ALDS Game 1 thread: Twins (Ober) v ASTROS (Verlander), 10/7@3:45pm CT

[Brock Beauchamp]

Uh, AJ the Berrios situation being scripted and the Ober situation being scripted don’t share a lot in common. 

[Aggies7]

It’s Pablo, Gray and pray pray pray it seems like

[Aggies7]

I don’t see how using maeda here is a waste

[tony&rodney]

6 minutes ago, CoastiePilot08 said:

Wallner looking overmatched 

Well, in all fairness that has been the case more than 10,000 times thus far against. Justin Verlander.

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Uh, AJ the Berrios situation being scripted and the Ober situation being scripted don’t share a lot in common. 

Both happened in a baseball game.  Other then that...

[Squirrel]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

It’s Pablo, Gray and pray pray pray it seems like

Was that kind of how the 87 series was?

[Aggies7]

Just now, Squirrel said:

Was that kind of how the 87 series was?

I don’t know I was an infant lol

[IndianaTwin]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

Was that kind of how the 87 series was?

Pablo and Gray weren’t born yet. 

[Longdistancetwins]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

Was that kind of how the 87 series was?

Viola and Blyleven and pray to heaven.

I was hoping things would be different this year.  And they will be.

 

[Aggies7]

Nibbling with altuve on deck. Not ideal

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

It’s Pablo, Gray and pray pray pray it seems like

The Twins can start Lopez and Gray on regular rest in 3 of the 5 games.

There's no excuse. Get it done.

[howeda7]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

Was that kind of how the 87 series was?

Yes. I'd take Ober or Joe Ryan over Les Straker any day. 

[Schmoeman5]

Hopefully the Moldanado walk doesn't haunt

[insagt1]

If Twins could get some runs its not a waste. But if they have him out there for 4 innings and Twins don't come close, can he pitch again in either 2 or 3?

If its 1-0, I think its a different story. But Verlander, 3-0, and Twins not getting it done at the plate, I just wonder what the bigger plan is? Thats all. They need Maeda for several innings of a game they could win.

But we'll see.

[Parfigliano]

Not first time I've said this but I really loathe these M hats.

[rwilfong86]

Argh

[Aggies7]

Cmon we still have 5 ABs left 

[glunn]

Tough inning for Maeda but he recovered when he needed to.

[Squirrel]

4 minutes ago, howeda7 said:

Yes. I'd take Ober or Joe Ryan over Les Straker any day. 

And wasn’t 91 kind of like that, too?

of course, in a 7 game series, you can schedule that better than in a 5-game series

[USAFChief]

Altuve is a guy who almost always seems to have the pitcher on the defense

 

[Squirrel]

5 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Not first time I've said this but I really loathe these M hats.

You know, I’ve kind of gotten used to them. Still don’t like them, but don’t hate them

[glunn]

Twins need to be patient at the plate and move their runners.

[rwilfong86]

This game isn't out of reach, just need to chip away by getting a run here 

[mrtwinsfan]

To beat the Astros,    we need our Castro,

[JDBrocks]

Just missed that one

[howeda7]

3 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

And wasn’t 91 kind of like that, too?

of course, in a 7 game series, you can schedule that better than in a 5-game series

No. Jack Morris, Kevin Tapani and Scott Erickson were all solid, though Erickson faded a bit at the end, he was dominant pre All-Star game. 

[RpR]

35 minutes ago, CRF said:

We've definitely got some bad luck happening so far. 

Luck has zip to do with it, simply poor play.

[rwilfong86]

Taylor wearing that one, needed that base runner

[mrtwinsfan]

Atta boy Dorn,   i mean M.A.T.

[glunn]

Julien has a good eye.