A fifty-pitch limit seems awfully low, but then I don't know what May may have told Molitor or Neil Allen.
Ive been really busy, did anyone catch why Brian Dozier is not playing?
As far as I know, it's just a day off.
Trevor May will never pitch long into this game if he keeps trying to strike people out!
Ummmm, whoops.
Grooved fastballs are never good.
HOLY ROSARIO'S ARM
That was a ridiculous throw
Indeed. How did it get around the runner?
Sano is doing such a good job of staying patient. That was a great plate assistance.
Not as good of one by Plouffe.
No-hitter alert. Berrios hasn't allowed a hit through six innings after striking out the side in the inning. He's got 8 Ks and has thrown only 66 pitches. No walks. Only base runner was an HBP.
The fact that he's not in the major league club tells me that they're not serous about a playoff run. I'm not necessarily saying that's a bad thing - I dont think this is a playoff club - but a team without Berrios is not the best team they could be fielding.
I should elaborate...i don't think it's a bad thing that the brass doesn't think this team can make the playoffs. I think it's absurd that they haven't called up Berrios.
Especially when you essentially decided to go with a bullpen game instead.
Really, what's the hurry? September call-ups are almost here.
Kennys Vargas with an RBI single following an RBI groundout to give Berrios a 2-0 lead.
Rob Refsnyder breaks up the no-hitter with a leadoff homer in the 7th on a 3-2 count. Challenged the guy with a two-run lead instead of walking him to preserve the no-hitter.
Berrios falls apart after the home run. A single, hbp and another home run make it 4-2. Two more singles followed and still no outs. Don't know why he's still in there.
Another single makes it 5-2 and they finally pull him. Still two runners on base that are his with no outs.
Berrios no-hitter thru 6, but he went 3 balls to a hitter that last inning, so still plenty to work on
Yesterday on his show, the 1500 Twins guy called in about the rotation. He started the call with "I'm going to defend the Twins not calling up Berrios" and Mackey immediately hung up on him before he finished the sentence. It was great.
That is awesome. hahahahaha
So Rosario, Hunter, Nunez, Suzuki, Escobar, Robinson all have sub -300 OBPs. Is it any wonder the offense has died?
Between that and Hicks earlier, impossible to make an error at Target Field unless you kick ball, pick it up, then throw it out of park
Dazzle has never heard of the idea of a team error?
The team never made errors back when he played.
This would be a great time to score a run or 8.
Well, they scored a run, but not eight.
PAUERED.
BOMB
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think Mauer stole one of Sano's bat. Thats the only explanation for him hitting a ball that far.
In the mascot race, the guy in Bullseye spotted the others about 100 feet, then began sprinting, plowed over the mosquito, and overtook the leaders in the final ten feet. Second best Bullseye performance of the season behind the time he got to the finish line and then scooted across like he needed his glands drained.
Guys, I am thinking we are not going to win this game.
I'm starting to think we see Shane Robinson on the mound again tonight.
His minor league numbers are nice, but Tonkin is always terrible up here.
Who was that guy the Twins had a couple years ago that was always in the minor league striking people out yet the Twins never gave him a callup?
Anthony Slama
Craig James?
No, he was Eric Dickerson's caddy at SMU. 🙂
I bet it's hard to squeeze in a few rounds while you're busy killing five hookers.
Terrible idea to run on Rosario there.
YDROER
Last time I was here on a Friday, they were losing 6-1 going into the ninth and then got Bulldoze'd.
Reusse sums this game up nicely. Dont even have to write a recap
It's 95 and humid and Corey Kluber hasn't sweated all night.
8 of the first 14 batters hit the ball in the air (including the homerun). 0 of the last 14 did. Also, Cleveland was playing two third basemen in the outfield.
Now that I'm home and not on phone, a few other random observations:
A. Every time the Twins use the extreme shift against a lefty, Trevor Plouffe steps on second base before angling off to his new position.
B. Jersey/shirsey count:
Mauer 31
Hunter 13
Morneau 7
Puckett 4
Dozier, Nathan 3
Killebrew, Sano, Buxton 2
Valencia, Thome*, Vanek, McCutcheon, LeBron, Gaetti**, Johan, Rosario, Redmond, Hicks, Cuddyer, and Johnny Football 1
And, most random of the night: Charles Nagy***!
*Twins, not Clevelanders
**Wasn't even me!
***Yes, I realize he was a Clevelander unlike McCutcheon, but c'mon. If you're getting a 90's Clevelander jersey, wouldn't he be behind Thome, Belle, Lofton, Manny, and Vizquel for sure, and then also probably also both Alomars?
If I remember right, I think toward the end of his career Nagy was more popular than you would expect for a guy of his ability. I think he got some sort of scrappy reputation or something like that.
Yeah, I am thinking that too. He was that bridge player from the crappy late 80's/early 90s teams to the mid 90s dominate teams. (Think Brad Radke)
Radke, exactly
These complaints are originating from a guy who identified closely (and whose wife identified even more closely) with a catcher who couldn't throw the ball to second base?
Nagy was a three-time All Star and got Cy Young votes three times as well (and deserved some votes two of those times!). I can see somebody being sufficiently enamored to buy a jersey.
Yes, but I would fully expect someone to be amused if they saw someone wearing a LeCroy jersey. Plus, none of the other people on that list were too random compared to earlier games featuring Worley, John Castino, etc. I suppose Redmond is the closest, but he was always irrationally loved for being Not Joe Mauer.
LeCroy is about as fun a Twins jersey as one could have, for anyone who played in the last 15 seasons*.
You're not picking a front-runner, but you haven't picked an obscurity.
No Mauer-hating. But also not engaging Mauer-haters.
No face-of-the-franchising, like a Hunter or Cuddy.
LeCroy never came up short in a really unfortunate place for the team, and he didn't alienate fans when he left.
There's no pain, no cyncism, no critique.
Only joy.
Joy and Frank Robinson's tears.
I doubt wearing the jersey gets you many people saying "Oh, I hated that guy." You probably get many people who say they remember him and they liked him.
When I bought my DePaula jersey, there were some LeCroys on the same rack, but they were way too big for me.
*Except maybe Terry Mulholland. But he's probably too obscure.**
**OK, Nate Dammann is the most fun because he's the most obscure.
to be clear, I'm all in favor of the Snapper jersey, for all the reasons mentioned.
A fifty-pitch limit seems awfully low, but then I don't know what May may have told Molitor or Neil Allen.
Ive been really busy, did anyone catch why Brian Dozier is not playing?
As far as I know, it's just a day off.
Trevor May will never pitch long into this game if he keeps trying to strike people out!
Ummmm, whoops.
Grooved fastballs are never good.
HOLY ROSARIO'S ARM
That was a ridiculous throw
Indeed. How did it get around the runner?
Sano is doing such a good job of staying patient. That was a great plate assistance.
Not as good of one by Plouffe.
No-hitter alert. Berrios hasn't allowed a hit through six innings after striking out the side in the inning. He's got 8 Ks and has thrown only 66 pitches. No walks. Only base runner was an HBP.
The fact that he's not in the major league club tells me that they're not serous about a playoff run. I'm not necessarily saying that's a bad thing - I dont think this is a playoff club - but a team without Berrios is not the best team they could be fielding.
I should elaborate...i don't think it's a bad thing that the brass doesn't think this team can make the playoffs. I think it's absurd that they haven't called up Berrios.
Especially when you essentially decided to go with a bullpen game instead.
Really, what's the hurry? September call-ups are almost here.
Kennys Vargas with an RBI single following an RBI groundout to give Berrios a 2-0 lead.
Rob Refsnyder breaks up the no-hitter with a leadoff homer in the 7th on a 3-2 count. Challenged the guy with a two-run lead instead of walking him to preserve the no-hitter.
Berrios falls apart after the home run. A single, hbp and another home run make it 4-2. Two more singles followed and still no outs. Don't know why he's still in there.
Another single makes it 5-2 and they finally pull him. Still two runners on base that are his with no outs.
Yesterday on his show, the 1500 Twins guy called in about the rotation. He started the call with "I'm going to defend the Twins not calling up Berrios" and Mackey immediately hung up on him before he finished the sentence. It was great.
That is awesome. hahahahaha
So Rosario, Hunter, Nunez, Suzuki, Escobar, Robinson all have sub -300 OBPs. Is it any wonder the offense has died?
Between that and Hicks earlier, impossible to make an error at Target Field unless you kick ball, pick it up, then throw it out of park
Dazzle has never heard of the idea of a team error?
The team never made errors back when he played.
This would be a great time to score a run or 8.
Well, they scored a run, but not eight.
PAUERED.
BOMB
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think Mauer stole one of Sano's bat. Thats the only explanation for him hitting a ball that far.
In the mascot race, the guy in Bullseye spotted the others about 100 feet, then began sprinting, plowed over the mosquito, and overtook the leaders in the final ten feet. Second best Bullseye performance of the season behind the time he got to the finish line and then scooted across like he needed his glands drained.
Guys, I am thinking we are not going to win this game.
I'm starting to think we see Shane Robinson on the mound again tonight.
His minor league numbers are nice, but Tonkin is always terrible up here.
Who was that guy the Twins had a couple years ago that was always in the minor league striking people out yet the Twins never gave him a callup?
Anthony Slama
Craig James?
No, he was Eric Dickerson's caddy at SMU. 🙂
I bet it's hard to squeeze in a few rounds while you're busy killing five hookers.
Terrible idea to run on Rosario there.
YDROER
Last time I was here on a Friday, they were losing 6-1 going into the ninth and then got Bulldoze'd.
Reusse sums this game up nicely. Dont even have to write a recap
sweated?
Doesn't look like Reusse "sweated" as well.
8 of the first 14 batters hit the ball in the air (including the homerun). 0 of the last 14 did. Also, Cleveland was playing two third basemen in the outfield.
Now that I'm home and not on phone, a few other random observations:
A. Every time the Twins use the extreme shift against a lefty, Trevor Plouffe steps on second base before angling off to his new position.
B. Jersey/shirsey count:
Mauer 31
Hunter 13
Morneau 7
Puckett 4
Dozier, Nathan 3
Killebrew, Sano, Buxton 2
Valencia, Thome*, Vanek, McCutcheon, LeBron, Gaetti**, Johan, Rosario, Redmond, Hicks, Cuddyer, and Johnny Football 1
And, most random of the night: Charles Nagy***!
*Twins, not Clevelanders
**Wasn't even me!
***Yes, I realize he was a Clevelander unlike McCutcheon, but c'mon. If you're getting a 90's Clevelander jersey, wouldn't he be behind Thome, Belle, Lofton, Manny, and Vizquel for sure, and then also probably also both Alomars?
If I remember right, I think toward the end of his career Nagy was more popular than you would expect for a guy of his ability. I think he got some sort of scrappy reputation or something like that.
Yeah, I am thinking that too. He was that bridge player from the crappy late 80's/early 90s teams to the mid 90s dominate teams. (Think Brad Radke)
Radke, exactly
These complaints are originating from a guy who identified closely (and whose wife identified even more closely) with a catcher who couldn't throw the ball to second base?
Nagy was a three-time All Star and got Cy Young votes three times as well (and deserved some votes two of those times!). I can see somebody being sufficiently enamored to buy a jersey.
Yes, but I would fully expect someone to be amused if they saw someone wearing a LeCroy jersey. Plus, none of the other people on that list were too random compared to earlier games featuring Worley, John Castino, etc. I suppose Redmond is the closest, but he was always irrationally loved for being Not Joe Mauer.
LeCroy is about as fun a Twins jersey as one could have, for anyone who played in the last 15 seasons*.
You're not picking a front-runner, but you haven't picked an obscurity.
No Mauer-hating. But also not engaging Mauer-haters.
No face-of-the-franchising, like a Hunter or Cuddy.
LeCroy never came up short in a really unfortunate place for the team, and he didn't alienate fans when he left.
There's no pain, no cyncism, no critique.
Only joy.
Joy and Frank Robinson's tears.
I doubt wearing the jersey gets you many people saying "Oh, I hated that guy." You probably get many people who say they remember him and they liked him.
When I bought my DePaula jersey, there were some LeCroys on the same rack, but they were way too big for me.
*Except maybe Terry Mulholland. But he's probably too obscure.**
**OK, Nate Dammann is the most fun because he's the most obscure.
to be clear, I'm all in favor of the Snapper jersey, for all the reasons mentioned.
Or should I have said Roach Motel?