140 thoughts on “Game 147. Angels at Twins. And game 148!”

1. Another night of a rain delay.

2. welp

   Postponed. Split doubleheader Saturday: 12:10 and 6:10 p.m. #MNTwins #Angels

   — Mike Berardino (@MikeBerardino) September 19, 2015

3. Some days you win, some days you lose, and some days it rains.

4. Obviously from looking at the post photo, Miguel knows how to make it rain as well as Sano

5. game on!
   (game on!)

6. Gibby with a Snapper Mow Em Down inning!

7. Kyle Gibson has pitched 20 consecutive scoreless innings

8. Plouffe ends the perfect game. But MLB At Bat still has the "no hitter" tag on the game.

9. Fan reaches over and just grabs a fair ball when it hits the stands. His obliviousness about it might have been for the best. Scioscia came out to argue about it, presumably thinking the runner on first could have scored without the interference. He might be right.

10. SOMEONE HIT IT OVER MIKE TROUT!

    Eddie!

    1. The play description is going to be good. Triple to deep left-center, fielded by the right fielder.

       1. Rosario hit it over Trout, the ball caromed off the wall and scooted past Trout.

    2. Eddie's 14th triple of the season, tying himself with Guzman, Guzman, and Knoblauch for 3rd all-time for the Twins in a season. Behind Carew (16) and Guzman (20).

    3. Another game, another Rosario triple

11. Lots of strategery going on right now.

12. Holy hell that was a foul ball. How did the ump miss that IT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM

    1. It's not the first time an ump has miss -called a foul ball involving Joe Mauer.

       Probably won't be the last.

13. Bunts are so stupid that both teams were angry at the result of that play.

14. Reliever coming in to face Mike Trout with multiple runners on base. That's worked out well before, right?

    1. I guess it's Kalhoun first. Trout on deck.

15. Is there any chance Perkins pitches twice today? Do we really want to use that up when we're already down 2 runs in the first game?

    1. Seems unlikely.

16. Trout doesn't have big splits. Molitor must have no faith in Perkins right now.

    1. Can't say I blame him that much either.

    2. He's pitched 1 inning this month before that strikeout.

       1. And that was on Sept. 1.

17. Wow. Gameday had strike 3 down the middle. Trout fooled on that. Probably expecting the Twins to hope he would chase.

    1. Most of Fien's pitches were on the outside, so yeah, makes sense. It was a cut fastball, but it didn't bite that much.

18. Can't imagine Heaney would be pulled here if Plouffe or Hunter were batting cleanup. And it wasn't that long ago that the Yankees brought in a lefty after Mauer to face Sano because he had reverse splits in SSS.

19. The drought is over!!

20. HOLY FUCKING SNOW BALLS

21. Holy crap, that was crushed.

22. Holy balls, Sano absolutely clubbed that one.

23. SAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNONONONONONONONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

    1. "The Legend Continues"

24. Twins were 2-for-19 off Heaney. Now 2-for-2 off Gott.

    1. 3-3

25. Twins pull off a Scioscia. Some stupid overly aggressive base running that works in their favor.

26. well well well.

27. oh, so close.

28. at least it wasn't a double play.

29. jiminy christmas

30. ughhhhhhhhh.

31. So, the Twins pinch run for Plouffe and give up the DH in a tie game the other day and then today they try a safety squeeze with him on third? Seriously?

    1. Question is, would Robinson have been safe?

    2. Ah, puke

32. It could be because I just got MLB.TV for the end of the season, but I've seen entirely too many Twins throw out at the plate this week.

    1. That makes two of us.

33. That squeeze play was another Scioscia. You can't expect those to work twice in one inning.

34. For how awesome The first half of the inning was, the second half really sucked.

35. You can't take Fien out already can you? If we use May now, then if we go extras, we're screwed with our depth (assuming you use May in the 8th and Jepsen in the 9th.)

    1. Well, we've got two innings to win this game at most.

36. good play by plouffe

    1. Very. By Mauer, as well

37. Twins have led at the end of an inning just three times in last 4 games, including Thursday's 1st inning.

38. Its cute that FSN using Fielding Percentage to tell viewers how good defensive player are.

39. Hopefully, May's magic continues here.

40. uh, the bunt bro? Really?!?

    1. Wasn't intentional

41. sooooooooo close. sooooooooooooooo. close.

    1. it's all right. Mauer's going to single him home

42. Damn... so close

43. OOOH so close to a home run

44. Joe + RISP? Automatic, right?

    1. A RHP with first base open and they don't walk Mauer in a tie game late? How times are changing.

       1. but they wise up and walkfear sano.

45. The home plate ump has not a had good game.

46. Well, at least Molitor didn't pinch run for Sano.

47. Crax

48. The catcher with the infield double (might as well be because the pinch runner will soon be on second).

49. Need to win it here.

50. Scoscia is going to use his entire 40 man roster in this game.

51. Twins have used 4 relievers for 2 2/3 innings. Angels have used 2 for 2 1/3 innings. Now brought in third reliever.

52. Well, Jepsen still in there, apparently, so we still have hopes, although Trout and Pujols due up.

    1. At least Sano and Plouffe are still in the lineup

       1. No doubt.

       2. Plus Hunter and Rosario.

53. Okay Dozier, NOW you can hit that homerun!

54. Why does it seem like every extra inning game the opposing team sticks with relievers that are pitching well and the Twins don't. I really wish we had used Fien in the 8th since he was already in there.

55. Get on first, Mauer, so they have to pitch to Sano. OK, if you have to hit an extra-base hit, I'll accept that too.

56. TWINS BASEBALL!!!!!

57. Not the finest few minutes for the middle infield

58. is this a goso kind of situation?

    1. I've grown significantly less optimistic about the playoffs the past week.

    2. Not when we started the day just a game out.

59. Want to take a moment to express my displeasure in Boyer, regardless of how great he supposedly is.

    1. I thought it was Mauer's fault.

       1. Oh, it was (!!1!), but I still have displeasure in Boyer

          1. Yup

60. Angels empty their bench to bring in pinch runners and then those bench players come up and the Twins go error, wild pitch, walk, bunt, and FC (should be error) to take the lead. They're just falling apart now.

61. ...

62. cripes, and now they can't find the strike zone.

    1. give him the hook.

    2. Just Pujols-itis.

63. I am about to head out to purchase a steak for dinner. I hope that means rib-eyes for the Twins.

64. SEND HIM!!

    1. Kinda wish they'd sent him first before bunting.

65. Why have Rosario bunt? I could see doing that with Suzuki, Buxton, etc, but Rosario's had some power. I don't think bunting is something you want to reduce Rosario to.

    1. This

66. well turds.

67. Another 12 inning loss. Not looking good.

68. Another wasted opportunity

69. Mind as well make this a night time game thread

70. The Twins obsession with bunting the last week is worrying.

71. Albert Pujols breaks an 0-25 streak with a single through the infield. He asked for the ball, and they sent it to the dugout. hhahahahah

72. Tonight on the grill: Grass fed and finished locally produced NY strip steaks, pom frites, and a big green salad. I'm about to crack into a Le Freak.

    1. Mmm, LeFreak.

       I made buttermilk fried chicken strips with (frozen, it's just me and the kids today) fries. Washed it down with Fulton Sweet Child of Vine which is recently available in the area.

       1. I had a great beer trip in Abq. So many breweries I thought I was back in Ft. Collins.

          1. I can't decide if it's awesome for a wasteland to turn into a beer town or of it sucks that it did so after leaving.

             1. Moar good beer makes the worl a better place.

                1. True, true.

             2. Wasteland? Now, bro, I know you ain't messing with the 'burque. I'm just going to assume you meant Ft. Collins.

                1. I meant no offense, just hyperbole. I spent many of my best years in what I would call a wasteland only to see it blossom after I moved to the best city in America.

                   1. Was joak. Abq wasn't much when we lived there, though Marble Brewery opened, and a few interesting restaurants followed. The beer 'splosion was a happy development.

       2. Grilled cheese-n-turkey sammiches and a Ballast Point something or other. Assuming this large Margarita I just finished doesn't tell me otherwise.

          1. Will the margarita tell you to order pizza?

             1. It whispered. But I made the sammies anyway. Turkey, cambozola, pepperonchini, dijon, and mayo. Mmmmm.

73. This would be a great time for an 8 run inning.

74. I'm calling it: GOSO.

    1. I think I beat you to it.

       1. Nah - that was a question. : /
          BTW - Dr. Dog is an awesome live act.

          1. live? Yeah. I totes enjoy them on stage.

    2. #itainthappening

75. 

    1. This is tremendous. LOL

76. Well, now we know the answer to the questions "Does Hughes give up the obligatorily solo shot when he's pitching in relief?"

77. Joe Mauer has reached base in 39 straight games.

    1. And yet, for many, #boomauer persists

       1. When they boMauer crowd finally gets their way and Mauer is dumped for peanuts, then they will be whining because Mauer is hitting like .330 for the Red Sox, just like David Ortiz.

          1. you forgot the #mypersonalnightmare

          2. I get that he's not what he was the year the Twins signed him, but he's better than most MN fans acknowledge. If he ever waives that no trade clause, I'll enjoy every moment that he confounds his hometown detractors as he succeeds on a new team.

78. The LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Angles have 130 people on their roster, why the hell is Richards still out there?

79. Alright boyos, it was a good season, and there will be some exciting baseball in the next couple of weeks. If the local squad makes the play offs I'll be surprised, and delighted, but I'm not going to hang any of my hopes.

80. This season kind of feels like the 2001 season (no expectations, a bunch of youngish players coming up) except this year the free fall happened in September not August

    1. I'm thinking 1984ish, but disappointing in any case.

       1. Man, the Twins went 1-11 against Toronto that year.

       2. So you're anticipating 3 years before the Twins are good again?

          1. No, I'm saying that the team was surprisingly good yet disappointing after some really sucky seasons.

             1. So, who is Ron Davis, and why do we have to keep him next season, Rhu?

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