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Post by solomon69 on Sept 25, 2020 21:12:03 GMT -6
Buxton HBP so Cave in as a PR. Sano swinging at sliders in the dirt or off the plate trying to pull the ball SO. back of his helmet. hopefully he is ok.
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Post by vikingslore on Sept 25, 2020 21:12:40 GMT -6
Polanco keeps the inning aalive but hitting a blooper down the left filed line that the LF over ran after it dropped. Cave alertly advance to 3rd and Polanco took 2nd.
Twins 3rd base coach (I think his name is Diaz) was trying to hold Cave should be fired. This is not the first time he's made major mistakes getting in the way (physically) of Polanco and Rosario resulting in them being thrown at the plate and 1 time waving in a runner with no chance to score.
Garver SO...again... so its up to Marwin to put the ball in play which he did but FO to C. If Garver had been patient, at least gotten a BB with 1st base open, that would have been a SAC fly and bring the Twins back to within 1.
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Post by solomon69 on Sept 25, 2020 21:19:59 GMT -6
Cruz, Sano and Garver all struggling at the plate. Hopefully they can figure it out for the playoffs.
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Post by vikingslore on Sept 25, 2020 21:32:27 GMT -6
1st look at Colina. Hung a slider and gave up a HR on his 2nd pitch, issued a BB and an inf. single that Sano dropped resulting in runners at the corner, next one hits a solid single to RF scoring a run, then another BB loading them up still with no out.
Colina couldn't get his vaunted "100+ mph" FB (actually his best FB was 98, most were 95- 96) over for strikes and everything (FB and slider) were up in the zone or in the dirt. Even the Twins announcers were commenting about how embarrassingly bad his pitches were.
Yet Baldeli sat on his hands and just let this game go away. Unbelievably bad managing.
My nickname for Colina is going to be El Gordo Cerdo.
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Post by vikingslore on Sept 25, 2020 21:42:17 GMT -6
Cruz, Sano and Garver all struggling at the plate. Hopefully they can figure it out for the playoffs. Easy solution: extra batting practice exclusively devoted to breaking balls on the outside corner and forcing them to go the opposite field. If they don't do what they're taught to do, they run laps. I'm talking full sprints from home to first and 2nd) then come back for more until it finally sinks in or they starting "lose their lunch".
I don't care if they're "vets". They have to understand that SO's due to trying to pull everything is unacceptable.
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Post by vikingslore on Sept 25, 2020 21:51:34 GMT -6
El Gordo Cerdo's stat line: 3 runs on 4 hits, 2 BB's and only retired 1 batter on a FO at the plate with a PC of 24 (only 12 for strikes and until the last batter his strike to ball ratio was less than 1/2).
I understand that he had "1st MLB jitters" but why Baldeli used him in a tight, still winnable game is beyond me. He had Duffey, Alcala (who has much better stuff), Rogers, Romo available. At least let the kid get acclimated to being in the bigs for 1 game before using him in a non-critical situation.
Oh well on to the next game.
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Post by solomon69 on Sept 25, 2020 22:13:15 GMT -6
El Gordo Cerdo's stat line: 3 runs on 4 hits, 2 BB's and only retired 1 batter on a FO at the plate with a PC of 24 (only 12 for strikes and until the last batter his strike to ball ratio was less than 1/2). Everything he threw was high or in the dirt.
I understand that he had "1st MLB jitters" but why Baldeli used him in a tight, still winnable game is beyond me. He had Duffey, Alcala (who has much better stuff), Rogers, Romo available.
Oh well on to the next game.
Twins still in drivers seat. win next 2 and we are division champs. Donaldson and Buxton's health are a real concern at this point.
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Post by viperdk on Sept 26, 2020 6:28:02 GMT -6
I'm not one to point fingers and accuse, but Buxton getting nailed in the head seems a little too convient with just a few days before the playoffs...if you get what I'm saying
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Post by franklin99 on Sept 26, 2020 8:32:17 GMT -6
I understand that he had "1st MLB jitters" but why Baldeli used him in a tight, still winnable game is beyond me. He had Duffey, Alcala (who has much better stuff), Rogers, Romo available. At least let the kid get acclimated to being in the bigs for 1 game before using him in a non-critical situation.
Baldeli still has me doing a face-palm for the last 12 hours.
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Post by franklin99 on Sept 26, 2020 8:40:29 GMT -6
Cruz, Sano and Garver all struggling at the plate. Hopefully they can figure it out for the playoffs. Lately, our RISP average must be horrible. Garver looks completely lost. Sano the SO king. And Cruz can't figure out the low outside corner. This team is very different than last year's team. Last year we relied on hitting; this year we're forced to rely on pitching.
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Post by Prටudhටrn on Sept 26, 2020 10:37:00 GMT -6
Dustin Morse @morsecode
The @twins can clinch AL Central division & home-field advantage in the AL WC Series with a win over the Reds AND a White Sox loss to the Cubs. Additionally, #MNTwins can lock into the #3 seed with both of those outcomes & 2 wins by the A’s over the Mariners in their doubleheader
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Post by Prටudhටrn on Sept 26, 2020 17:04:23 GMT -6
LaMonte Wade and Edwar Colina optioned. Luis Arraez returns from the IL, and Devin Smeltzer called up.
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Post by solomon69 on Sept 26, 2020 17:08:09 GMT -6
Buxton and Donaldson both out tonight. No surprise there.
Buxton with mild concussion symptoms and Donaldson feeling much better today.
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Post by solomon69 on Sept 26, 2020 17:23:49 GMT -6
2 - 1 Reds in the 3rd.
Pirates 5, Indians 0 in 5th.
Cubs 5, WS 2 after 3.
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Post by vikingslore on Sept 26, 2020 17:45:44 GMT -6
LaMonte Wade and Edwar Colina optioned. Luis Arraez returns from the IL, and Devin Smeltzer called up. So the Twins outright Beetle Bailey for release, who had a decent but short lived 2nd outing but has valuable PO experience, to call up El Gordo Cerdo and he gets immediately optioned out in favor of Smelzer (1 of the Twins' relievers who I've been ragging on all season)?? What the H E double hockey sticks is wrong with Baldeli and the GM?
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