The lead is two. Do I hear three? Get 'er done, Jose. Go Twins!
94 thoughts on “Game 142: Twins at Royals”
I hope Jakob isn't a millennial spelling of Jeremy.
I wasn't serious, guys.
That was pretty easy.
The twins won the last two games and all, but the royals are super annoying to play.
Chattanooga and Montgomery have no score after one. Cedar Rapids and Quad Cities are just about to start.
That was pretty easy, too.
Brandon Moss has 18 HR and only 36 RBI. crazy
If anyone is so inclined, you should probably go to KC tomorrow to get a Drew butera star wars bobble head.
Does Atteberry ever shut up? He's got me missing Dazzle tonight.
Double play would be nice right now.
Thank you Baseball Gods.
Whew.
No more innings like that, please.
ESCOBAR!!!!!
ESCO!!!!! Tie game!!!!!!
That looked pretty easy, too.
That means we've got momentum! We're unstoppable! The Twins are going to win this game!
Molitor must have thought they had a little too much momentum.
Damn, Eddie!
Provus actually criticized the Twins for having Grossman bunt.
The Royals radio guy was pleasantly surprised
Chattanooga and Montgomery remain scoreless in the bottom of the third.
Ben Rortvedt delivers a two-run single for Cedar Rapids. The Kernels lead Quad Cities 2-0 and are still batting in the second.
Escobar's last 5 home runs have come off of Royals pitching. He's hit 6 total against them this year.
And we could say it together: the bunt was the key to the inning.
Still tied!
Joe is tall
Ugh, he's gonna be out.
I'm not sure how you write a rule that says you can be off the base if it's only for a fraction of a second, but I've come around on this one. Something needs to be different on slide plays.
Make it an umpire judgment call on "having control of the base." Reviews determine if a tag happened before reaching the base or if you overslide.
I like this idea.
Could do it based on time off bag. Human reaction time is at best 200 ms. Anything less than that shouldn't count and I would be fine if it was higher, such as 300 or even 400 ms. It would be "easy" to count the number of frames the player was off to determine whether they had control or not. Distance would be another measure and better in theory, but I think that would be a lot harder to review.
I'm ok with the idea that it's possible, but it needs to not be reviewable. If it's not noticeable by the human eye, then it didn't happen.
To expand on that, reviews shouldn't be used in situations where there's an ump right there. I'm ok with it being used for home runs or outfield catches where there is a lot of distance between the play and the ruling eye.
One caveat: reviews are mandatory for all plays involving Angel Hernandez.
Well, duh!
Both teams are leaving a lot of men on base tonight.
Chattanooga and Montgomery remain scoreless through five.
Cedar Rapids ended up scoring four in the second inning. The Kernels lead 4-0 in the top of the fourth.
An easy inning! Is that allowed?
Gameday must be wonky tonight ... says Berrios all three of those Royals out in order.
We're back to pretty easy again.
Keep it going, Jose.
Robo umps needed.
I'm trying to figure out why no challenge.
Rosario caught stealing? It looked like he was clearly out.
I thought it was pretty close, but admittedly didn't watch the replay all that closely on account of me being home by myself with the kids.
Buxton's back!!!!!
BUXTON!!!!
Spooky'd that one as soon as Rosario was thrown out
He got all of that one!
I spookied that.
Okay, boys, let's keep this lead and then expand on it.
Step one accomplished, at least for now.
Step two not, at least not yet.
Chattanooga and Montgomery remain scoreless in the top of the seventh. Montgomery is threatening, though, with men on second and third with one out.
Cedar Rapids continues to lead 4-0 in the bottom of the sixth.
Montgomery scored one on an infield grounder. Lookouts trail 1-0 in the bottom of the seventh.
Cory, if it was a "perfect" bunt, it wouldn't have gone foul.
Um why?
Maybe if Molitor tries it five more time the bunt might work.
Seriously
This has not been his best tactical evening.
Every time a player bunts, a Punto gets its wings
An error, the Lookouts' fourth of the game, brings home a Montgomery run in the eighth. Chattanooga trails 2-0 after seven and a half.
Quad Cities follows a walk with four consecutive singles. Cedar Rapids still leads 4-2, but the River Bandits have the bases loaded with one out in the seventh.
Apparently Molitor would prefer both Rosario and Garver against a lefty then Polanco.
Is Boshers ever really the best option?
Sure. When gimenez is unavailable.
The Ryan pressley experience.
The TWINS BASEBALL!!! experience.
Boshers has not been our buddy lately.
Ugh, this bullpen.
Just because we have 15 man bullpen doesn't mean they have to use them all.
They just need to find one that works.
Tweren't Duffey
I guess Rogers worked ... so why do I feel like this?
Years of experience?
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
OPNOG
The vaunted bullpen returns
Let's use the whole bullpen for one batter apiece. It seems to be working really well so far.
Everybody in the bullpen gets to give up a run!
If a reliever gives up a run but I'm no longer around to see it, does it really count?
This is what is bad about expanded rosters.
To be fair, Paul did this kind of crap even without a dozen bullpen arms.
And all of these pitchers were available before September.
Tomorrow we'll probably hear about how we need to add someone from Rochester because we need a fresh arm for the bullpen.
We're using the same pitcher for two batters. Is that allowed?
Our only hope now is if the Royals bring in Kelvin Herrera.
The hotel WiFi went wonky, but I had written a comment quoting Han Solo as soon as Pressly was summoned.
I know.
Definitely buck-worthy
Chattanooga trails Montgomery 2-0 in the bottom of the ninth. They have a man on first with two out.
Quad Cities ended up scoring four in the seventh. The Kernels are tied with them 4-4 after eighth.
Chattanooga loses to Montgomery 2-0. The series is tied 2-2. The co-championship of the Southern League comes down to one game, played tomorrow.
Cedar Rapids and Quad Cities are tied 4-4 going to the bottom of the tenth.
A walk, a bunt, an intentional walk, and an RBI single by Josh Rojas wins it for Quad Cities. The River Bandits take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. Game two will be played tomorrow, with the Kernels needing a win to stay alive.
Texas lost, Baltimore lost, Angels are about to lose. Not the worst day.
I hope Jakob isn't a millennial spelling of Jeremy.
I wasn't serious, guys.
That was pretty easy.
The twins won the last two games and all, but the royals are super annoying to play.
Chattanooga and Montgomery have no score after one. Cedar Rapids and Quad Cities are just about to start.
That was pretty easy, too.
Brandon Moss has 18 HR and only 36 RBI. crazy
If anyone is so inclined, you should probably go to KC tomorrow to get a Drew butera star wars bobble head.
Does Atteberry ever shut up? He's got me missing Dazzle tonight.
Double play would be nice right now.
Thank you Baseball Gods.
Whew.
No more innings like that, please.
ESCOBAR!!!!!
ESCO!!!!! Tie game!!!!!!
That looked pretty easy, too.
That means we've got momentum! We're unstoppable! The Twins are going to win this game!
Molitor must have thought they had a little too much momentum.
Damn, Eddie!
Provus actually criticized the Twins for having Grossman bunt.
The Royals radio guy was pleasantly surprised
Chattanooga and Montgomery remain scoreless in the bottom of the third.
Ben Rortvedt delivers a two-run single for Cedar Rapids. The Kernels lead Quad Cities 2-0 and are still batting in the second.
Escobar's last 5 home runs have come off of Royals pitching. He's hit 6 total against them this year.
And we could say it together: the bunt was the key to the inning.
Still tied!
Joe is tall
Ugh, he's gonna be out.
I'm not sure how you write a rule that says you can be off the base if it's only for a fraction of a second, but I've come around on this one. Something needs to be different on slide plays.
Make it an umpire judgment call on "having control of the base." Reviews determine if a tag happened before reaching the base or if you overslide.
I like this idea.
Could do it based on time off bag. Human reaction time is at best 200 ms. Anything less than that shouldn't count and I would be fine if it was higher, such as 300 or even 400 ms. It would be "easy" to count the number of frames the player was off to determine whether they had control or not. Distance would be another measure and better in theory, but I think that would be a lot harder to review.
I'm ok with the idea that it's possible, but it needs to not be reviewable. If it's not noticeable by the human eye, then it didn't happen.
To expand on that, reviews shouldn't be used in situations where there's an ump right there. I'm ok with it being used for home runs or outfield catches where there is a lot of distance between the play and the ruling eye.
One caveat: reviews are mandatory for all plays involving Angel Hernandez.
Well, duh!
Both teams are leaving a lot of men on base tonight.
Chattanooga and Montgomery remain scoreless through five.
Cedar Rapids ended up scoring four in the second inning. The Kernels lead 4-0 in the top of the fourth.
An easy inning! Is that allowed?
Gameday must be wonky tonight ... says Berrios all three of those Royals out in order.
We're back to pretty easy again.
Keep it going, Jose.
Robo umps needed.
I'm trying to figure out why no challenge.
Rosario caught stealing? It looked like he was clearly out.
I thought it was pretty close, but admittedly didn't watch the replay all that closely on account of me being home by myself with the kids.
Buxton's back!!!!!
BUXTON!!!!
Spooky'd that one as soon as Rosario was thrown out
He got all of that one!
I spookied that.
Okay, boys, let's keep this lead and then expand on it.
Step one accomplished, at least for now.
Step two not, at least not yet.
Chattanooga and Montgomery remain scoreless in the top of the seventh. Montgomery is threatening, though, with men on second and third with one out.
Cedar Rapids continues to lead 4-0 in the bottom of the sixth.
Montgomery scored one on an infield grounder. Lookouts trail 1-0 in the bottom of the seventh.
Cory, if it was a "perfect" bunt, it wouldn't have gone foul.
Um why?
Maybe if Molitor tries it five more time the bunt might work.
Seriously
This has not been his best tactical evening.
Every time a player bunts, a Punto gets its wings
An error, the Lookouts' fourth of the game, brings home a Montgomery run in the eighth. Chattanooga trails 2-0 after seven and a half.
Quad Cities follows a walk with four consecutive singles. Cedar Rapids still leads 4-2, but the River Bandits have the bases loaded with one out in the seventh.
Apparently Molitor would prefer both Rosario and Garver against a lefty then Polanco.
Is Boshers ever really the best option?
Sure. When gimenez is unavailable.
The Ryan pressley experience.
The TWINS BASEBALL!!! experience.
Boshers has not been our buddy lately.
Ugh, this bullpen.
Just because we have 15 man bullpen doesn't mean they have to use them all.
They just need to find one that works.
Tweren't Duffey
I guess Rogers worked ... so why do I feel like this?
Years of experience?
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
OPNOG
The vaunted bullpen returns
Let's use the whole bullpen for one batter apiece. It seems to be working really well so far.
Everybody in the bullpen gets to give up a run!
If a reliever gives up a run but I'm no longer around to see it, does it really count?
This is what is bad about expanded rosters.
To be fair, Paul did this kind of crap even without a dozen bullpen arms.
And all of these pitchers were available before September.
Tomorrow we'll probably hear about how we need to add someone from Rochester because we need a fresh arm for the bullpen.
We're using the same pitcher for two batters. Is that allowed?
Our only hope now is if the Royals bring in Kelvin Herrera.
The hotel WiFi went wonky, but I had written a comment quoting Han Solo as soon as Pressly was summoned.
I know.
Definitely buck-worthy
Chattanooga trails Montgomery 2-0 in the bottom of the ninth. They have a man on first with two out.
Quad Cities ended up scoring four in the seventh. The Kernels are tied with them 4-4 after eighth.
Chattanooga loses to Montgomery 2-0. The series is tied 2-2. The co-championship of the Southern League comes down to one game, played tomorrow.
Cedar Rapids and Quad Cities are tied 4-4 going to the bottom of the tenth.
A walk, a bunt, an intentional walk, and an RBI single by Josh Rojas wins it for Quad Cities. The River Bandits take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. Game two will be played tomorrow, with the Kernels needing a win to stay alive.
Texas lost, Baltimore lost, Angels are about to lose. Not the worst day.