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  1. What does that even mean? What exactly are the criteria for losing right? Period.
  2. Santana made it astronomically easier for the Yankee bats. Serving it up like Colon. Right in the sweet spots. That surely was visible from all TVs. The umpires call on pitch 5 to Gregorius should have been a strike out. Instead, it became a home run on the next pitch. That didn't help. (the fancy 3D tracking showed it even better. Definitely was a strike, all through the zone. A perfect pitch.)
  3. I watched the whole season of Brockmire again after the game just to calm down.
  4. I have never heard a pitcher blame the time it takes to get a 3 RUN LEAD after the first half of an inning, before they have even thrown a pitch..... I have never heard a pitcher use it as an excuse for not performing. Until Santana.
  5. "Granite did well. In his first at bat, he singled. In his second at bat, he grounded toward first. The first baseman flipped to the pitcher who dropped the ball. The ball went to second baseman Starlin Castro who was backing up the play. Castro tagged Granite who was called out. Had he turned the wrong way? No. He inexplicably did not touch first base. I'd offer some explanation, but as I noted, it was inexplicable. While some may say that it is some sort of sign that Granite 'gave up,' I don't think that's fair. No one was giving up. This was a resilient team and a bunch of gritty players. Granite wasn't giving up, but somehow his footwork got messed up to completely miss the bag. It's something that does happen, but you don't want it to happen in a playoff game, and unfortunately, it ends up being almost a microcosm of the Twins/Yankees situation." Seriously? He also threw to first - where there was no one even there to catch the ball - in LA! The only mission one has running down the first base line...... IS TO TOUCH FIRST BASE! There no explanation for both of these game affecting plays. It is not that he gave up..... it is that his brain just didn't work.... again.
  6. When I saw it live, I started jumping up and down and making a fool of myself. I thought I had seen it go out.!
  7. The next batter, Castro, flew out. 3 outs - inning over. It is history. To deny how the bad ball and stike calls change game after game after game is just not paying attention and disregarding the effect it has on the outcome of game after game after game. After game after game after game.
  8. where the game turned..... another umpire gaff. time for automation. Plate umpire gives the Gregorius the strike three call and calls a ball on pitch 5..... and he homers and he homers on the 6th pitch. Ervin has to throw 13 more pitches. The game should be 3-0 with Bird leading off the 2nd. Instead gifted by the umpire... the game is 3-3. At least the Twins earned their runs fair and square.
  9. h2oface

    Umpire calls

    How well are the plate umpires doing?
  10. I think playing the Dodgers in the World Series this year would provide a ton of fun! As a Twins fan. Losing in the series.... 7 games........ well, the only thing more fun that that would be winning it in 7.
  11. No need to wonder..... not on the roster. But I would have. Kirk Gibson didn't have to worry about how fast he ran........ and that is how you use him, if needed..... or.... would have used him.
  12. Again..... a vote that only includes twits. Very tired.
  13. John Harper: "The Yankees may own Ervin Santana, if you go by his 6.43 ERA over six starts in this Yankee Stadium, but it was only two weeks ago that they were locked up in a 1-1 game in the sixth inning against him, and if that’s the scenario on Tuesday night, the level of angst at the Stadium will be palpable." I hope we get the most recent Ervin in this game.......
  14. Punto should be happy about the Ryan era. Who else would have foolishly drastically overpaid him $8.5 million for 2 years? NO ONE! A god? Seriously? Is that why he never figured out that you don't get to first base quicker by diving?
  15. About 4 (at least) pitchers that it would be a sorry state to go to at all...... and no Sano. Anybody can strike out. But not everyone can change a game so drastically with one swing like Sano can. Color me pissed!
  16. Jimmy Kimmel, while saying goodbye to A-roid after his spot on Monday night's Jimmy Kimmel show, said the playoffs start on Thursday. Bite Me, Jimmy Kimmel!
  17. In this century, I have yet to see a Twins team perform in the playoffs with a relaxed "whatever happens, happens" attitude. Not one game. The fans? Maybe, some. Not mostly. Perhaps, now? Not me.
  18. Daniel Kramer and Joe Trezza / MLB.com say: It's a matchup few saw coming when the season began, with Minnesota coming off a 59-103 2016 campaign and the Yankees still thought to be a year or two away from legitimate contention. But both clubs rebuilt in what felt like record time, as both relied on the progression of several key young players to quickly turn into contenders again. Record time for the Twins rebuild. Yup. That's what 7 years has felt like to me.... record time.
  19. No Sano, but a bunch of worthless pitchers on the roster in the bullpen, that won't even be used. It is up to the bats tonight. Lots of runs and early.....
  20. I agree that it will come down to whether the Twins hit and how well the bullpen can perform. But there is no advantage to a low scoring game from the Twins. The bullpen needs as much cushion as possible. Hopefully, only the Yankees have trouble scoring early. The Twins need to score 5 plus runs by the 5th.
  21. Great to have Sano off the bench! He seems to have lost his eye and patience, though. It seems he hardly ever works walks, now. Grossman is valuable. Best to take Colon's spot. Colon is worthless. To not consider Colon's whole season for some lucky starts is a fool's gambit. I can't believe they are going to give him a start in the last two games. Hell, may as well give Perkin's or Turley a start instead of Colon.
  22. That took you long enough. I've been concerned about Duffey's stuff half the season.
  23. now just get 11 plate appearances in one game........
  24. octacycle.... single, double, triple, standard HR, inside the park HR, walk, HBP, strikeout not caught......
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