Game Thread: Twins@A's 9/20 9:05PM

[Squirrel]

Twins: SP Andrew Albers

 

CF Alex Presley

C Chris Hermann

2B Brian Dozier :o

RF Oswaldo Arcia

DH Josh Willingham

1B Chris Parmelee

3B Eduardo Escobar

LF Clete Thomas

SS Pedro Florimon

 

A's: SP Bartolo Colon

 

CF Coco Crisp

3B Josh Donaldson

SS Jed Lowrie

DH Yoenis Cespedes

C Derek Norris

LF Chris Young

2B Alberto Callaspo

RF Josh Reddick

1B Daric Barton

 

I won't attempt to duplicate RiverBrian's '5 Things to think about,' so I will leave that to you. Start with 1. and fill in your thoughts ... then 2. and so on. Please keep the first 5 things A's/Twins related but after that, random thoughts are welcome!

 

Thanks and enjoy the game! (Well, as best as we can!)

[Winston Smith]

2. Think about Oct 6, 2002 that was the day a Gardy managed team won it's only playoff series, against the A's in the same stadium as tonight's game.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.aolnews.com/media/2010/10/ron-gardenhire-200ml101110.jpg remembering the good old days!

[Guest USAFChief]

Think about Coco Crisp...when did he get this good?

[Squirrel]

3. Think about numbers (and the two posters above forgot theirs!). 3 is Gardy's magic number. The half full side of me is all 'Yay for Gardy! What a milestone!' The half empty side of me is all 'At this rate he's not gonna make. Not with this team.' The 'it's a half a glass of water' side of me is ... it's a number. And today it's 3.

[Squirrel]

4. Think about more numbers. The A's magic number is 4. I really don't want to be the team standing out on the field watching the A's celebrate winning their division. We have to win the next 3 and we will have achieved 3 and 4.

[ashbury]

5. Think about this starting lineup:

 

Alex Presley CF

Chris Herrmann C

Brian Dozier 2B

Oswaldo Arcia RF

Josh Willingham DH

Chris Parmelee 1B

Eduardo Escobar 3B

Clete Thomas LF

Pedro Florimon SS

 

Plouffe should probably think about it more than any of us.

[stringer bell]

5. Think about this starting lineup:

 

Alex Presley CF

Chris Herrmann C

Brian Dozier 2B

Oswaldo Arcia RF

Josh Willingham DH

Chris Parmelee 1B

Eduardo Escobar 3B

Clete Thomas LF

Pedro Florimon SS

 

Plouffe should probably think about it more than any of us.

Plouffe has a sore wrist that has bothered him since he came off the DL in June according to the PP. He finally revealed this after he left the game in the eighth inning last night.

[Squirrel]

Plouffe has a sore wrist that has bothered him since he came off the DL in June according to the PP. He finally revealed this after he left the game in the eighth inning last night.

I thought maybe the tumble he took caught up with him.

[glunn]

I am going to dinner with my wife, son and son's girlfriend tonight, but will be hoping for a good game and a great game thread.

[mikeee]

Hey!

They are still playing, so I am still here!

[mikeee]

Pour me a cold one! lol

[mikeee]

Base Hit!!!

[Squirrel]

My 'pour me a cold one' is likely going to be a milkshake instead of a beer.

[Winston Smith]

music tonight?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HTIbLOn3UaI/TC1To7778GI/AAAAAAAAABs/rDoFL36dP50/s320/564dbf7d0846515b_landing.jpg

[Squirrel]

Well, not such a great at bat, but he's one of the players I tune in to see.

[Squirrel]

music tonight?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HTIbLOn3UaI/TC1To7778GI/AAAAAAAAABs/rDoFL36dP50/s320/564dbf7d0846515b_landing.jpg

 

ha! two rehearsals today, I'm done! Until tomorrow ... another rehearsal!

[Willihammer]

Tonight's performer is an Oakland fan with a dog whistle!

[Willihammer]

Does Albers balk all the time?

 

edit: interesting. He doesn't need to come to a complete stop if the bases are empty.

 

The pitcher, following his stretch, must (a) hold the ball in both hands in front of his body and ( come to a complete stop. This must be enforced. Umpires should watch this closely. Pitchers are constantly attempting to “beat the rule” in their efforts to hold runners on bases and in cases where the pitcher fails to make a complete “stop” called for in the rules, the umpire should immediately call a “Balk.”

Rule 8.01( Comment: With no runners on base, the pitcher is not required to come to a complete stop when using the Set Position. If, however, in the umpire’s judgment, a pitcher delivers the ball in a deliberate effort to catch the batter off guard, this delivery shall be deemed a quick pitch, for which the penalty is a ball. See Rule 8.05(e) Comment.

[Squirrel]

Always some nuance to learn.

[Willihammer]

It never ceases to amaze me. Bert Blyleven, who owes his HoF induction to sabermetrics, doesn't know the difference between a PA and an AB

[ashbury]

music tonight?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HTIbLOn3UaI/TC1To7778GI/AAAAAAAAABs/rDoFL36dP50/s320/564dbf7d0846515b_landing.jpg

 

[Squirrel]

Heh, well, the nice thing about Extra Innings or MLB.TV ... you get a break from the local broadcast from time to time. Although, the time I really, really, really would rather listen to Bert is when I'm forced to listen to Hawk, and can't do nuttin' 'bout that.

 

 

 

 

Edit: Although, i will NOT be ordering MLB.TV again next year as I just can't stand it over all.

[Winston Smith]

It never ceases to amaze me. Bert Blyleven, who owes his HoF induction to sabermetrics, doesn't know the difference between a PA and an AB

He knows all the unwritten rules, however.

[ashbury]

Heh, well, the nice thing about Extra Innings or MLB.TV ... you get a break from the local broadcast from time to time. Although, the time I really, really, really would rather listen to Bert is when I'm forced to listen to Hawk, and can't do nuttin' 'bout that.

 

[ashbury]

It never ceases to amaze me. Bert Blyleven, who owes his HoF induction to sabermetrics, doesn't know the difference between a PA and an AB

 

What did he say?

[Squirrel]

aww, sheesh ... again ... swing the bat ... just like you can't win the lottery without buying a ticket, you can't get a hit without swinging the bat.

[Willihammer]

What did he say?

 

"Parmelee was 3-4 with a walk yesterday"

[ashbury]

aww, sheesh ... again ... swing the bat ... just like you can't win the lottery without buying a ticket, you can't get a hit without swinging the bat.

 

So Florimon's the example you'd like the others to follow?

[Squirrel]

So Florimon's the example you'd like the others to follow?

 

Well, no, of course not ... but you still aren't going to get a hit when you stand there and let the strikes go by.

[ashbury]

"Parmelee was 3-4 with a walk yesterday"

 

Walks are unmanly. Swing the bat.