ALDS Game 4: Astros (Urquidy) vs Twins (Ryan): 10/11/23, 6:07pm

[Aggies7]

Gettin reeeeeal late

[MMMordabito]

Tick. Tock.

[USAFChief]

Again...the difference in quality of ABs is pretty stark. 

 

Please don't tell me MLBers are immune to pressure, or never succumb to the moment 

 

 

[wabene]

Duran Duran next

[howeda7]

Just now, bighat said:

Castro's been awful today also. 

Guy usually plays with some fire and makes an impact. He's just an icebox today. 

These strikeouts are unacceptable. 

That was the perfect time to drop down a bunt. 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

It’s all setting up for the bottom of the 8th!

[Aggies7]

I’ve never seen a team be completely overmatched by mediocre Stuff down the heart of the plate

[wabene]

If it goes extra, the local boy, Louie. Buck up kid

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Just now, wabene said:

Duran Duran next

I might prefer a song from Duran Pagan or Pagan Duran, but we might get Duran Duran for two innings tonite 

[HokieRif]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

Again...the difference in quality of ABs is pretty stark. 

 

If this team is serious I cannot see how Popkins is on the staff next year

[AlwaysinModeration]

If Duran can hold them…Solano, and…PH for Taylor, then top?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

1 minute ago, howeda7 said:

That was the perfect time to drop down a bunt. 

Yeah I agree, would have caught some folks by surprise 

[insagt1]

If Twins can't pull this one out, this season has to be remembered for all the strikeouts.  Its so discouraging to see so many whiffs. Wasted outs.

and I know many here don't like Vazquez but wow has Jeffers ever stunk out the joint this post season.

[ewen21]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

Kepler, Wallner, Jeffers, MAT all picked a bad time to fall off the table 

To be honest, Kepler was dreadful for a long time and had a nice run for a couple of months.  Jeffers and Wallner are not proven commodities and Taylor never was a good hitter.  They look REAL bad in a lot of their at bats. but my expectations for these players in bigtime baseball games just was not that high.

[whosafraidofluigirussolo]

Radio says Duran is in. Almost certain that they try to get two innings from him unless the Twins hang a crooked number in the 8th.

[Parfigliano]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

I’ve never seen a team be completely overmatched by mediocre Stuff down the heart of the plate

I saw tons off it but then I probably watched around 140 TC games this year.

[CoastiePilot08]

These at bats are frustrating beyond belief. Some of these pitches are ****ing middle-middle

[ewen21]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Again...the difference in quality of ABs is pretty stark. 

 

Please don't tell me MLBers are immune to pressure, and sometimes can't handle the moment.

 

This has been the case in the playoffs forever with this organization.  Many of the hitters look catatonic.

[CoastiePilot08]

It’s hard because of you watched more than 5 games this season, you knew this was possible or even likely. 

[ewen21]

Just now, CoastiePilot08 said:

These at bats are frustrating beyond belief. Some of these pitches are ****ing middle-middle

This is why we lose in the playoffs.  Year after year, game after game.  We have seen so many games like this one where it looks like scoring a run is darn near impossible.

[HokieRif]

1 minute ago, ewen21 said:

This has been the case in the playoffs forever with this organization.  Many of the hitters look catatonic.

I didn’t expect the entire lineup to channel their inner playoff Shane Mack…

[RpR]

2 minutes ago, ewen21 said:

To be honest, Kepler was dreadful for a long time and had a nice run for a couple of months.  Jeffers and Wallner are not proven commodities and Taylor never was a good hitter.  They look REAL bad in a lot of their at bats. but my expectations for these players in bigtime baseball games just was not that high.

Kepler was hitting .250 when this game started, with several doubles, so you are simply wrong.

[wabene]

3 minutes ago, insagt1 said:

If Twins can't pull this one out, this season has to be remembered for all the strikeouts.  Its so discouraging to see so many whiffs. Wasted outs.

and I know many here don't like Vazquez but wow has Jeffers ever stunk out the joint this post season.

I'll remember it for breaking the streak and, you know, good stuff

[RpR]

1 minute ago, HokieRif said:

I didn’t expect the entire lineup to channel their inner playoff Shane Mack…

Julien finally showed his skill tonight.

[CoastiePilot08]

Urquidy threw a bunch of hittable pitches 

[Irishman]

Both hitting coaches Popkins and Hernandez need to let go!  Bring Rowson back!

[nicksaviking]

6 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Kepler, Wallner, Jeffers, MAT all picked a bad time to fall off the table 

I think you’re not taking into consideration that for their careers, they are usually off the table, but just so happened to all be on the table at the same time the last two months of the season.

[wabene]

Too bad Julien can't walk to get on base for himself

[RpR]

Two innings left to win the game.

[Aggies7]

Man if you told me we’d only allow 3 runs through 8 with the pitching situation today, I’d have felt pretty good about our chances