Sweeps are always nice, but they're a little sweeter against the BSox. Hoping for a satisfying matinee. A little "afternoon delight" if you will...
33 thoughts on “August 31, 2017: The Johns”
Jay Jaffe has a piece on Buxton & the Twins up on SI this morning. It's not anything you don't already know, but it's still nice to read.
Even though I did know most of what he had to say, it was fun to see it laid bare.
The DSL Twins play the DSL Dodgers2 in the playoffs today. I suspect updates will be hard to come by, but I'll let you know if/when I find out anything.
The Dodgers2 lead 1-0 in the top of the third. In typical DSL fashion, the run scored on a wild pitch.
Score remains 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth.
Still 1-0 in the top of the sixth.
Now 2-0 going to the ninth. The Dodgers2 scored in the sixth on a walk, a hit batsman, and a single.
The Dodgers2 scored five in the ninth to put it out of reach. 7-0 final.
Two cups of joe today!
sooo much coffee!
Last night did wonders on the Twins' run differential; currently sitting at 39.5% playoff odds.
Need to win: Twins (duh)
Big help if they lose: Angels, Orioles, Yankees, Indians (in descending order)
I dunno, I'd be fine if the Yankmes went on a skid that left them out of the wild card entirely.
I'm all for that scenario, but first things first man
At the time last night, I didn't think much of him coming out, figuring it was due to the large lead.
Doctors believe the problem is in the hamate bone...
Crap. Here's a rundown on hamate bone injuries & treatment, focused on explaining Giancarlo Stanton's own situation a couple years ago, written by a doctor who follows the Marlins.
I have the game on and, so far, they have't said a single word about the injury and there's something about that that is really bothering me.
Also, does Smalley always do games drunk? Because he sounds like he's had a few...
This probably ends his season. On the plus side, he'll have extra time in the offseason to heal. The dude can't catch a break.
Lighten up, Francis. It's a contusion. He might even PR in today's game
There's a decent chance we'll end the day tied with the Yankees for the wild card lead; Boston is throwing Sale against them tonight. A week ago I thought we had a decent shot to catch Cleveland, but that was before they won seven in a row and Sano's prognosis soured. I'll be content to get to the playoffs any way we can, I want the Twins to be the first team to make the post-season the year after losing 100+ games.
I wish Sale wasn't such an enormous d-bag. Dominant lefties are always fun and a nice antidote to "lefties who are still in the league because they're lefties".
After starting the season with a .225 BA in April, Joe Mauer is one 3-for-3 game away from hitting .300 on the year.
Joe went on a doubles tear this month: 8 of his 28 in August.
and he's still not good enough /strib.
Fifth place in the AL in OBP. But that only matters if you believe getting on base leads to scoring runs.
Can't imagine how that could be.
Justin Verlander is an Astro. Huh.
Tigers also traded away Upton. They freed up a lot of money but still have Cabrera. I think he sticks with them until the end.
Well, I mean, I'm pretty sure she just goes along with Verlander.
Jay Jaffe has a piece on Buxton & the Twins up on SI this morning. It's not anything you don't already know, but it's still nice to read.
Even though I did know most of what he had to say, it was fun to see it laid bare.
The DSL Twins play the DSL Dodgers2 in the playoffs today. I suspect updates will be hard to come by, but I'll let you know if/when I find out anything.
The Dodgers2 lead 1-0 in the top of the third. In typical DSL fashion, the run scored on a wild pitch.
Score remains 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth.
Still 1-0 in the top of the sixth.
Now 2-0 going to the ninth. The Dodgers2 scored in the sixth on a walk, a hit batsman, and a single.
The Dodgers2 scored five in the ninth to put it out of reach. 7-0 final.
Two cups of joe today!
sooo much coffee!
Last night did wonders on the Twins' run differential; currently sitting at 39.5% playoff odds.
Need to win: Twins (duh)
Big help if they lose: Angels, Orioles, Yankees, Indians (in descending order)
I dunno, I'd be fine if the Yankmes went on a skid that left them out of the wild card entirely.
I'm all for that scenario, but first things first man
I missed this at the time. Charming.
Yeah, I remember him going on and on about that one.
I was really pissed off.
Any chance, already minuscule, for ii to redeem my perception of him died that day.
So we really can't have nice things, can we?
At the time last night, I didn't think much of him coming out, figuring it was due to the large lead.
Crap. Here's a rundown on hamate bone injuries & treatment, focused on explaining Giancarlo Stanton's own situation a couple years ago, written by a doctor who follows the Marlins.
I have the game on and, so far, they have't said a single word about the injury and there's something about that that is really bothering me.
Also, does Smalley always do games drunk? Because he sounds like he's had a few...
This probably ends his season. On the plus side, he'll have extra time in the offseason to heal. The dude can't catch a break.
Lighten up, Francis. It's a contusion. He might even PR in today's game
There's a decent chance we'll end the day tied with the Yankees for the wild card lead; Boston is throwing Sale against them tonight. A week ago I thought we had a decent shot to catch Cleveland, but that was before they won seven in a row and Sano's prognosis soured. I'll be content to get to the playoffs any way we can, I want the Twins to be the first team to make the post-season the year after losing 100+ games.
I wish Sale wasn't such an enormous d-bag. Dominant lefties are always fun and a nice antidote to "lefties who are still in the league because they're lefties".
After starting the season with a .225 BA in April, Joe Mauer is one 3-for-3 game away from hitting .300 on the year.
Joe went on a doubles tear this month: 8 of his 28 in August.
and he's still not good enough /strib.
Fifth place in the AL in OBP. But that only matters if you believe getting on base leads to scoring runs.
Can't imagine how that could be.
Justin Verlander is an Astro. Huh.
Tigers also traded away Upton. They freed up a lot of money but still have Cabrera. I think he sticks with them until the end.
Well, I mean, I'm pretty sure she just goes along with Verlander.
Solid.
You can give one of your negative dollars back.