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

[rwilfong86]

It took Houston 1 pitch to score as many runs as Toronto did in the Wild Card series

[Schmoeman5]

Welcome to the playoffs Mr. Ober says altuve 

[CoastiePilot08]

What a momentum shift 

[USAFChief]

Lewis missed that.same pitch twice.

[Aggies7]

That’s baseball, Susan 

[glunn]

Ober not rattled.

[AlwaysinModeration]

Just had to get that out of the way, now go to work.

[Azviking101]

You cannot get 3 baserunners in an inning and fail to score. Wake up bats 

[rwilfong86]

Let's keep this 1-0. 

[CoastiePilot08]

1 minute ago, Azviking101 said:

You cannot get 3 baserunners in an inning and fail to score. Wake up bats 

Yep. Particularly the first two. 

[rwilfong86]

1 minute ago, Azviking101 said:

You cannot get 3 baserunners in an inning and fail to score. Wake up bats 

Let's hope Houston strands a runner here

[Aggies7]

Two things need to go:

In game interviews

Umpire cam

[howeda7]

Could have been worse. Hopefully Bailey got the nerves out and goes 6 now. 

[2wins87]

This Astros lineup is not the Jay's.

Gotta score some runs. Don't let Verlander settle in. 

[howeda7]

Where is the pitch clock on FS1? Am I blind? 

[glunn]

No big deal. Now let's continue to have quality at bats against Verlander.

[Parfigliano]

Only 1.  No biggie.  Make Verlander throw a lot of pitches again+score.

[CRF]

Gotta get runs in when the chances present themselves. Perfect opportunity in the 1st and we let it slip by. 

[Azviking101]

1 minute ago, howeda7 said:

Could have been worse. Hopefully Bailey got the nerves out and goes 6 now. 

He’s not gonna pitch more than 2 times through the order 

[Beast]

Grooving those 93 mph fastballs in the top of the strike zone….that’s not going to be the last long home run today.  

[CoastiePilot08]

Baseball. Royce had two drivable pitches. 

[Jocko87]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Two things need to go:

In game interviews

Umpire cam

Agreed on the interviews but I would watch a full feed of umpire camera on a second screen. It doesn’t work for a live broadcast though, replays only. 

[CRF]

Verlander is struggling with his command. We have to take advantage of that. 

[glunn]

Amazing that Verlander  can still throw at 95 mph at age 40.

[Tuffjuff]

5'6 Altuve just homers on the first pitch against our 6'9 Ober. Has to be the biggest height differential Hr in history 

[rwilfong86]

Nice hit by C4, needed that last inning

[CoastiePilot08]

Good response 

[howeda7]

2 minutes ago, Azviking101 said:

He’s not gonna pitch more than 2 times through the order 

OK John Schneider

[rwilfong86]

I thought that was another double play

[rwilfong86]

Verlander is all over the place