Wild Card Game One: Blue Jays (Gausman) vs Twins (Lopez): 10/3/23, 3:38pm

[stringer bell]

Roster comment: in my mind the last player picked was Funderburk over Buxton or Luplow. I guess we'll see Wallner face lefties (Jays have two lefty starters, at least one should make postseason plus Mayza). 

[Azviking101]

1 minute ago, stringer bell said:

Roster comment: in my mind the last player picked was Funderburk over Buxton or Luplow. I guess we'll see Wallner face lefties (Jays have two lefty starters, at least one should make postseason plus Mayza). 

Jays activated Kikuchi, but not Ryu. Kikuchi to be available out of the pen.

[Puckett34]

23 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

And here I thought you were going with a Dick Bremer over-reacts to an infield pop up joke.

Hey, most of those make it out of the infield.

[Craig Arko]

I predict there will be a few strikeouts in this game.

[Azviking101]

1 minute ago, Craig Arko said:

I predict there will be a few strikeouts in this game.

Yup lol. Twins and Jays pitching finished 1 and 2 in strikeouts.

Pretty crazy the Twins finished with the most strikeouts hitting and pitching

[PDX Twin]

Just now, Azviking101 said:

Yup lol. Twins and Jays pitching finished 1 and 2 in strikeouts.

Pretty crazy the Twins finished with the most strikeouts hitting and pitching

Makes for thrilling baseball...

[FlyingFinn]

18 minutes ago, Azviking101 said:

Ok, lineup guesses now.

Gausman gives up an OPS 100 points higher against lefties 

Julien
Polanco
Lewis
Kepler
Correa
Kirilloff
Jeffers
Wallner
MAT

Gausman that much worse against LH's. Could we see Castro in CF instead of MAT........

[Azviking101]

Just now, FlyingFinn said:

Gausman that much worse against LH's. Could we see Castro in CF instead of MAT........

I did think about that but Taylor is just so much better defensively than Castro is in center.

[Jocko87]

1 minute ago, Azviking101 said:

I did think about that but Taylor is just so much better defensively than Castro is in center.

Castro is much more valuable off the bench than any difference in center.

[wsnydes]

2 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I'm attending my first Twins postseason home game so if they win and break the streak, I'm taking all the credit.

You can't take all of it.  I'm NOT attending for the first time since before the streak started!

[wsnydes]

15 minutes ago, Craig Arko said:

I predict there will be a few strikeouts in this game.

Bold prediction!  Very, very bold.

[chpettit19]

26 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Roster comment: in my mind the last player picked was Funderburk over Buxton or Luplow. I guess we'll see Wallner face lefties (Jays have two lefty starters, at least one should make postseason plus Mayza). 

Jays carrying 3 lefties. Kikuchi, Mayza, and Cabrera. Rocco going to have to be on top of his game.

[Aggies7]

For the love of god please just win a game 

[Musk21]

1. Julien - 2B

2. Polanco - 3B

3. Lewis - DH

4. Kepler - RF

5. Kirilloff - 1B

6. Correa - SS

7. Jeffers - C

8. Wallner - LF

9. M.Taylor - CF

[Battle ur tail off]

Pablo needs to really buckle down today. Giving up more than a hit per inning lately. I'm more worried about that than anything else. 

[nicksaviking]

55 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

That’s why I always have gameday running along with the video … so I know when to watch and when to close my eyes 🙂

I'd venture a guess that more 45-year-olds than not knew that one. 

That show was definitely a weird phenomena for a very small demographic window.

[umterp23]

I like the lineup.  Correa in 6-hole isn't a bad thing.  Let's jump the Jays early and hang a crooked number on them.  

[Jocko87]

Middle of the lineup looks like a lefty trap. You would probably let Kep hit but then he would have to stay in for Solano and Correa.  Same for Wallner spot.  Lineup is set to give maximum pinch hit value to make their lefties pitch to righties.

[Squirrel]

27 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

I'd venture a guess that more 45-year-olds than not knew that one. 

That show was definitely a weird phenomena for a very small demographic window.

Did you quote the wrong post? My, you got started early today! 😉

[Puckett34]

2 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Did you quote the wrong post? My, you got started early today! 😉

This thread is three pages long already.  I think its safe to say a lot of us have started early today.😄

[Mike Sixel]

Just got back from the future, you're going to like today's result. 

[Puckett34]

1 minute ago, Mike Sixel said:

Just got back from the future, you're going to like today's result. 

[Craig Arko]

21 minutes ago, Puckett34 said:

This thread is three pages long already.  I think its safe to say a lot of us have started early today.😄

Beer or champagne?

[Nine of twelve]

3 hours ago, Puckett34 said:

If they win today, I'll set up a go fund me account for you to attend the next 12 games.

In the best possible scenario there will be a total of only 7 postseason home games.

[Nine of twelve]

3 minutes ago, Craig Arko said:

Beer or champagne?

What makes you think you are limited to only one or the other?

[Puckett34]

4 minutes ago, Nine of twelve said:

In the best possible scenario there will be a total of only 7 postseason home games.

I had a whole thing typed out and then figured out you meant sweeps.

[Puckett34]

11 minutes ago, Craig Arko said:

Beer or champagne?

[nicksaviking]

36 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Did you quote the wrong post? My, you got started early today! 😉

I'm just going to assume you used your moderator powers to make me look foolish.

But it is a nerve wracking day, it'd probably best to get them under a layer of booze to get a head start on the game.

[wsnydes]

40 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Just got back from the future, you're going to like today's result. 

The Blue Jays simply forfeited in order to relieve of us all of a lot of undue angst?

[wsnydes]

18 minutes ago, Nine of twelve said:

What makes you think you are limited to only one or the other?

Perhaps he's asking in order to make that last might liquor store run and he's inviting us all over to celebrate?  He's simply asking our preference.  

That's how I read that anyway.