DOUBLEHEADER GAME THREAD: Twins vs. Guardians 08/09/2024; 1:10 p.m. (BSN & MLBN) & 7:10 p.m. (Apple TV+ exclusive)

[Cap'n Piranha]

3 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

How the bleep do you let Margot bat there?

I'm at an utter loss for how both Farmer and Margot were allowed to hit for themselves.

[Parfigliano]

Poop

[William K Johnson]

Just now, Schmoeman5 said:

Ask Rocco. If it were a lefty throwing in that spot, Wallner or Larnach would be ph for. 

Because he has this intense fascination with Margot.  He has had it all season.

[Parfigliano]

Just now, Cap'n Piranha said:

I'm at an utter loss for how both Farmer and Margot were allowed to hit for themselves.

Im not.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Glad Castro swiped another base. I hope he makes the next one less interesting. And more significant, although i suppose that is on the restof the team by driving him in.

 

Good clutch work.

[jaimedude]

Is Margot really that much faster than Wallner or Larnach on defense? I mean Margot has lost some balls in the sun a couple times too. I hope letting him hit doesn't hurt at the end. Rocco always pinch hits for Wallner and Larnach in similar situations. 

[mnfireman]

14 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

What about on the road?

Yes!

[karcherd]

This love affair with Margot is inexplicable, and don't say he hit so he could stay in the game for defense.  Larnach and Wallner are not that inferior to him on defense.

[Mike Sixel]

Plus, if they bring in a lefty to face Wallner, that guy MIGHT not be available in game 2......

[mnfireman]

5 minutes ago, Cap'n Piranha said:

I'm at an utter loss for how both Farmer and Margot were allowed to hit for themselves.

You play for the lead on the road, you play for the tie at home....

[Cap'n Piranha]

2 minutes ago, karcherd said:

This love affair with Margot is inexplicable, and don't say he hit so he could stay in the game for defense.  Larnach and Wallner are not that inferior to him on defense.

To say nothing of the fact that with 7 innings gone, there's not likely to be more than a couple balls hit to left anyways.

[Randy Griffith]

Way to go, Griffin Jax!  Let him pitch the 9th, too.

Edited August 9, 2024 by Randy Griffith
Spelling and punctuation correction.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Solid getting an insurance run across. Farm Dog!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

5 minutes ago, karcherd said:

and don't say he hit so he could stay in the game for defense

Why not?

[gregens]

1 minute ago, Randy Griffith said:

Way to go, Griffen Jax!  Let him pitch the 9th, too.

Good call, he only throw 12 pitches.

[Parfigliano]

5 minutes ago, jaimedude said:

Is Margot really that much faster than Wallner or Larnach on defense? I mean Margot has lost some balls in the sun a couple times too. I hope letting him hit doesn't hurt at the end. Rocco always pinch hits for Wallner and Larnach in similar situations. 

Rocco's not a Wallner-Larnach groupie.  He's team Margot.

[Aggies7]

Those comments made it sound like the next time we see Joe, it’ll be in fort myers

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

Those comments made it sound like the next time we see Joe, it’ll be in fort myers

what comments (other than what we've seen online)?

[USAFChief]

14 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

How the bleep do you let Margot bat there?

A LH pinch hitter would have faced a LH reliever.  One was warmed and ready in the pen.

For what it's worth 

[Schmoeman5]

5 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

You play for the lead on the road, you play for the tie at home....

So don't try to get some insurance runs?

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, USAFChief said:

A LH pinch hitter would have faced a LH reliever.  One was warmed and ready in the pen.

For what it's worth 

great! Then he's unlikely to pitch in game 2!

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Bounce back in game 2, Royce.

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Bounce back in game 2, Royce.

I bet he sits.......just a guess. No data.

[mnfireman]

Just now, gregens said:

Good call, he only throw 12 pitches.

Might need him tonight or tomorrow, bring on Duran

[Parfigliano]

Thats Falvey saying "done for the year" without using those words.

[USAFChief]

Just now, Mike Sixel said:

great! Then he's unlikely to pitch in game 2!

Nit sure it works that way

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Nit sure it works that way

You think if a guy faces at least three batters in game 1, he's likely to pitch in game 2? Likely to? And if he does, he's almost certainly not pitching tomorrow. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Just now, Mike Sixel said:

what comments (other than what we've seen online)?

Was that Falvey on the recent recordings of comments about Ryanon the tv an inning or so ago?

 

I wasn't paying much attention

[mnfireman]

1 minute ago, Schmoeman5 said:

So don't try to get some insurance runs?

Sorry, sarcasm is very hard to show on the interweb....

[USAFChief]

Duran time.