USAFChief

There are multiple situations where the contact play is the smart and proper play. But not 2nd and 3rd, no outs.

NOBODY runs the contact play with runners on 2nd and 3rd, no outs. Nobody. Not even Rocco. It's not a situation for the contact play. Which is why, in this particular instance, I tend to think Outman went on his own, by mistake. If you watch the replay, Martin didnt break from second on contact. Further evidence. However, don't confuse this for removing blame from Rocco. His teams are annually among the worst situational base running teams in baseball. It's like they dont know how to play the game. And I'm not talking stolen bases. Or just stolen bases. Tuesday night I counted 4 or 5 bases the As gained on the bases just through proper and aggressive baserunning. 1 for thr Twins. Last night, tie game 9th inning. Fitzgerald on 1st. Buxton hits a high fly ball to the wall in deep CF. Fitzgerald absolutely has to tag up. The ball is easily read off the bat....it's either gone, or will be caught. And it's easily deep enough to tag and gain 2nd. But no. Fitzgerald is halfway and can't tag. Followed, of course, by what SHOULD have been Larnach's walkoff single. Only it's not a walkoff, because Fitzgerald is on 1st, instead of 2nd. We don't score, game goes 10, we lose. BTW, in said 10th inning, for some GD reason, down two runs, Martin tags from 2nd on a fly ball to left center. He makes it, but it's a ridiculously stupid play with no upside. You're down 2, Martin's run means nothing. Why ghe heck are you risking getting thrown out there when there's zero benefit? Just the latest examples of how this team, under this manager, DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO, OR DOESN'T CARE TO, play the game. Keeping Baldelli as manager simply ensures the Twins continue to piss away games, not due to talent, but due to dumbassery.

If I can drop 50 years, 100 lbs, change genders and get some serious plastic surgery, I'll be a supermodel.

Did we see extension details ruling that out?

The asshats cheering for draft lotto are happy.

Pffft It's only 2 of every 5.

They dont play the GD game of baseball.

Apparently

This game should never have gone to extras. Just play the GD game of baseball and its over in the 9th. Hell, for that matter, dont get Outman thrown out at the plate with no outs in the third. Until we have a manager that can fix this kind of continuous crap it won't matter who you trade for.

I know, right? "DRAFT CAPITAL!"

How in God's name does Fitzgerald not tag on Buxton's fly ball? Edit: walk off win now on Larnach single if he just does what's been done for 150 years. Edit to edit: this kind of **** is so effing costly, and so unnecessary. People say managers dont matter. Well, **** that. Of course they do. Play the GD game correctly FFS. Its not that hard

FWIW I thought his slider was really snapping tonight, which to my untrained eye it hadn't been. So there's that.

"Laughable"

Not good

Kriske makes his exodus, on comes Genesis

Those 2 ABs by the A's were positively Twins worthy.

Kriske creme on for the 9th. ... Outman on for laughs

No

Gonna be a hit Broadway play out of it I wager.

Lee read the Miranda comparison article, I presume?

To be fair, I cant name 3 Twins relievers RN

HEEEEEE Struck him out!!1!

Youre a right handed reliever behind. Its Justin Topa Topa cabana

Glad the Twins dumped Rooker. He'll never hit big league pitching

Justin Topa Topa cabana.