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  1. ashbury
    That guy on the mound for Oakland turns his cap just like our guy!
  2. ashbury
    AUSTIN!!!! ^ 2 (No Piscotty heroics on that'un.)
  3. ashbury
    That was a reeeeally nice catch in RF by Piscotty on Kep. I thought he was going to come up just short.
  4. ashbury
    They say many traits are established at conception.
  5. ashbury
    Ah, if only there were a theme to this game thread so far....
  6. ashbury
    How did the Hipster burn his hand?
  7. ashbury
    And speaking of.... AUSTIN!!!!
  8. ashbury
    No argument here. But hopefully he watches video of that play, and agrees he needs to participate in limberness/flexibility training, to get that board out of his back.
  9. ashbury
    We missed Mauer's first-base stylings on that low throw from Logie Bear, denying us the DP. Just a fielder's choice, not E3 since you can't assume the double play, but it's a play that the traditional defensive stats don't catch. Hopefully DRS, or whatever, dings Austin for that.
  10. ashbury
    That was not a beautiful swing by Sano, for the third out.
  11. ashbury
    Also, he's getting ahead in the count. Which is a pleasant change from certain recent games by other pitchers. Just a little of this, a little of that, standing between him and a really good game today. No jinx.
  12. ashbury
    That was a beautiful curve to strike out Davis for the second out here in the third.
  13. ashbury
    Command is the problem, not stuff, in my book for Gonsalves. His fastball is good enough if he's careful, and his other stuff plays, I think, but he can't put it where the catcher places the mitt, pitch after pitch. It needs to be a high percentage of the time, not here and there, now and then. That doesn't make him unique, by a long shot, but then there's plenty of guys who never make it. I didn't get around to asking, during last night's game thread, whether you'd prefer a guy with great stuff but questionable command, or great command but questionable stuff. I think I'd go for the latter. I'm not quite sure Gonsalves's stuff is "great" enough to make up for his command, which is kind of why I didn't bother asking the question.
  14. ashbury
    Polanco, what the....?
  15. ashbury
    Pretty big jump Laureano got on Berrios.
  16. ashbury
    I'll have to defer to you on this one, sir.
  17. ashbury
    We're getting our share of close plays at first, so far this game.
  18. ashbury
    Kind of high-falutin' language from a deadhead. Nah, his actual quote was, "man, this music SUUUUCKS!"
  19. ashbury
    Hey Miguel, get ready for some curveballs.
  20. ashbury
    His inning was a mixed bag. The rest of the game may put it in one context or a different one, depending. Nice challenge by the dugout crew to give Mauer a base hit.
  21. ashbury
    None, they're pretty comfortable around burnouts. So, what did the deadhead say when he ran out of weed?
  22. ashbury
    OAK:Chris Bassitt ( R ) 2-3 3.38 ERA MIN:Jose Berrios ( R ) 11-8 3.69 ERA Nick Martini ( L ) LF Matt Chapman ( R ) 3B Jed Lowrie ( B ) 2B Khris Davis ( R ) DH Matt Olson ( L ) 1B Stephen Piscotty ( R ) RF Marcus Semien ( R ) SS Ramon Laureano ( R ) CF Josh Phegley ( R ) C Joe Mauer ( L ) DH Logan Forsythe ( R ) 2B Jorge Polanco ( B ) SS Miguel Sano ( R ) 3B Max Kepler ( L ) CF Tyler Austin ( R ) 1B Jake Cave ( L ) RF Mitch Garver ( R ) C Robbie Grossma n( B ) LF The beat reporter asked Max Kepler how many Germans it takes to change a lightbulb? He said, jost vun, becoss ve are efficient, und also not wery funny. --------- Go Twins!
  23. ashbury
    What did you think of his demeanor in his fifth inning? Chewing his lip, rolling his eyes, I don't remember exactly what. As I said in the game thread, I don't usually go much for mind-reading, but I thought he was throwing a "Skip, come and get me" vibe right around then.
  24. ashbury
    Game of inches.
  25. ashbury
    With Gonsalves's command not being ideal, I think that that is an accomplishment. I recall only one dropped pitch, to Astudillo's left, which he corralled quickly enough to not give the runner any thoughts of advancing. That'll happen to any catcher. I also thought he looked admirably "quiet" behind the plate. He got in position and then there wasn't a lot of wiggling around. I am led to understand that umpires prefer that. And it also just seems like good form, giving the pitcher as steady of a target as possible. FWIW that's my impression of Ben Rortvedt down on the farm, as well. Molitor saying "just fine" is pretty high praise for a rookie, methinks. Behind the scenes it may be "here's four or five things to clean up, but all in all I think you'll see some more action there."
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