73 thoughts on “2017 Game 20 — Twins v. Rangers”

  1. Bert pronouncing the Ranger pitcher's name like the Led Zeppelin song Kashmir

    good times.

  2. Atteberry taking Dazzle's place by proclaiming Dozier's caught stealing to be a good, aggressive play.

    1. Cashner can't find the plate and Fairchild rings up Kepler on a pitch two inches inside.

  13. Santana facing Napoli made me curious about his splits with LAAA catchers:

    Catcher IP ERA OPS
    Mathis 485.0 3.84 .706
    Napoli 244.1 5.01 .832
    Wilson 210.0 3.94 .743
    J. Molina 188.1 5.16 .752
    B. Molina 110.0 4.34 .788
    Conger 88.0 3.07 .642
    Iannetta 83.0 3.90 .730

  18. My younger self would be sorely tempted to say something arch to Fairchild about Cashner's control today, were I Kepler.

  19. Of all the things I don't care about, the NFL draft might top the list. It's pretty stiff competition. In any case, I shouldn't be hearing about it during an April baseball game.

    2. I flipped to ESPN earlier and got mad that they were airing a Mock Draft instead of actual sporting events.

      1. The 4ltr is pretty much sucking water without the footballs; they might as well stop pretending they care about any other sports.

  24. So Cashner giver up about 20 walks and a few hits , but the only damage done is to solo HRs.

  27. I keep thinking its former Twins great Brian Bass out there pitching. It's not him.

      1. ... oh ... /sad trombone/
        guess I'll go back to reading the toilet paper wrapper.

      1. He was at .082 going into Friday's game. I am so glad the Twins have been patient with him. I imagine he would have been sent down if he didn't have his big month of September last year. Of course, when the only other options are putting Grossman or Danny Santana in the outfield, I guess that encourages to be patient as well.

        1. I know we've covered this a lot, but his incredible defense continues to make me feel certain his hitting will translate at some point. Vain hopes, maybe, but I'm hanging on.

          1. Hard to imagine a guy having a month like he did in September as well as the numbers he put up in the minors and not be at least close to average as a MLB hitter. If he hit like Delmon he'd be hugely valuable.

      2. Joe is about ready to go off. He's been on everything and had no luck at all. Nice to see him turn on a pitch and take advantage of the defense.

          1. His groundball rate is by far the lowest of his career and his line drive rate is the best of his career. That bad luck includes taking away a lot of possible doubles.

    1. Just came from Junior's game. His team gave up a 10-run inning. Fortunately, he was only responsible for the final run. Next inning, he pitched a 1-2-3 inning.

        1. He's a freshman playing on the high school team, although it is a really bad high school team. He's started the last couple games at third and has also started at first, mostly right field. Did start 1 game at pitcher. His team has no seniors and only 1 junior playing a key position. Trey's junior high team made the playoffs this year, so we expect the high school team to be pretty good Junior's junior and senior years. His senior year will be the 1 year that he and Trey will play on the same team, assuming Trey makes the high school team as a freshman. He started at second base as a sixth grader for the junior high team.

  32. On the Flex Plan ad, it always sounds to me like instead of saying "making sausages," he's saying "naked sausages." Which is also a good reason to be unavailable, but probably wouldn't show up on an FS North commercial.

  33. After the first two innings I was worried Santana was going to get Berted. Not tonight.

  35. Can I get a reminder - was it a 7-run inning that was the "GreekHouse special request" ... was that even GreekHouse's?

        1. Seven guys in the pen – gotta get them some work somehow. (Not implying I approve.)

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