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Wild Card Game Two: Blue Jays (Berrios) vs Twins (Gray): 10/4/23, 3:38pm

Brock Beauchamp

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Amazingly, our plan coming in was to buy tickets for Tuesday and then plan to watch the game at a sports bar downtown on Wednesday.  Yesterday before the game we came to our senses and bought tickets

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Just signed up for an account today - going to have to update the answer to that first security question (in what year did the Twins last win a playoff game?) 😆

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The Twins signed Matt Shoemaker two days prior. We were all pretty stoked from what I recall.

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Well...that was a lot of fun! However, we better wake up the bats for the next series. 

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22 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

No way did I think they could win a series back in June/July. Happy to be wrong 

I didn’t know if they would, but I certainly thought the potential was there

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1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Where does pulling berrios rank along the all time worst managerial decisions 

It’s gotta be high. That changed the game right there. 

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Toronto had one of the best pitching staffs in baseball this year. Gausman and Berrios were on their game and their bullpen was really good. The Twins need to play good fundamental baseball and keep forcing batters to earn their way on base. The bats are coming and Houston only has one left-handed pitcher. Good at bats and situational hitting is a key. One small change might be a consideration of bunting when called for. I thought Farmer might be a good candidate to bunt today. Twins have a shot because the team is very balanced. 

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37 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Is he seriously saying "Doo-ron" over and over again?

He did yesterday, too

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5 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

It’s gotta be high. That changed the game right there. 

I couldn’t watch, but on the radio they said not only did Berrios looks mad, but so did the players. It turned the tide of the mental side of the game, me thinks

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I wouldn't be shocked if Schneider gets the boot, with the Jays losing this series. 

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4 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Where does pulling berrios rank along the all time worst managerial decisions 

Kepler, Kirilloff, and Wallner were pretty good in September. I'm thinking that the manager overreacted but didn't want to leave a dominant lefty in the bullpen while the Twins scored with that trio against Berrios.

I thought Jose looked really locked in and threw pitches outside the zone on purpose because Royce took a couple of really good swings. I'm also thinking that Berrios knew that Lewis would be extremely slow running the bases and clog the bases.

Managers have tough jobs. I would have left Berrios in as long as he was spotting that fastball and commanding the curve.

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23 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

 

July? A lot had doubts in Sept. And the excuse train was fueled and loaded. Now it's on to Houston. I missed the last 15 pages of threads while grilling steaks baked potatoes and asparagus. It tasted so good going down as the Twins finished off Toronto. Without all those clamored for runs and agonizing over every bullpen decision. 

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40 minutes ago, snotboogie said:

Listening to the postgame interviews.  Dave St Peter is drunk off his ass.

Good for him.

He almost threw the fans under the bus, but didn’t. He must be trashed, cuz sober-DSP throws the fans under the bus every time I hear him

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58 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Where does pulling berrios rank along the all time worst managerial decisions 

It was mind boggling to say the least.

I wish Rocco would have let Walner hit instead of pinch hitting for him again!

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2 hours ago, twinkies said:

i've never been more turned on by a pickoff move in my life.

I'm normally anti replay but the stadium experience for that play was awesome. It wasn't until the 3rd or 4th angle that showed the obvious out and the crowd swell and mocking vladdy was tremendous fun.

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4 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

I’m reporting LIVE in front of a tattoo shop. The same one you got a Joey Gallo face tat on your thigh. We’re thinking of getting an Emilio Pagan face tat. Thoughts?

Do it!  Do it!  Do it!

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Berrios is probably trying to reach all his friends on the Twins and asking them....'is there any way you can get me back here in 2024'?

Interesting that all 4 series were 2 game sweeps. Now its time for Twins to beat up on public enemy #1. Meanwhile the O's don't have to face TB again. That O's-Twins showdown could realistically happen.

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