Sad news. Eduardo Escobar isn't leading the majors in doubles anymore.
Also, the Twins COULD still finish the season at .500. They'll have to win all eleven games, but it could happen.
They've started an opener today, Gabriel Moya, with Gonsalves coming later. I'm still not entirely sure how I feel about the opener idea, but it's here, and we've been sort of "meh" at it so far.
And now Grossman scores! 1-0 Twins. Let's keep that going.
I sort of just realized that with my new job, I get to listen to afternoon games on the radio. Exciting!
I'm not a fan of the opener, but I am a fan of the Twins at least trying it instead of pooh-poohing it outright.
I'm not a fan, but for silly, archaic-statistic-related reasons. As far as actual game theory is concerned, it seems sound. Of course, theory and practice don't always line up.
I'm open to it being used some next year if our rotation doesn't get a LOT more solid than it's been this year.
It's a lot better than praying for rain.
We could actually use some rain here...
We need canals criss-crossing the nation to collect abnormally large rainfalls to distribute elsewhere.
Already have them -- they're called "rails"
It would help if Molitor would actually take advantage of match-ups and use a righty in front of a lefty and vice versa.
Good inning by Gonsalves. He needs four or five more of those.
Man, La Tortuga's hype train has left the station and it is picking up steam. This is delightful.
Catcher of the future!
How have the Twins done in games he's caught? I know some of the young pitchers like his pitch calling.
5-5 for any game in which he's caught. One of those games was only a single inning. Excluding that game, he's 5-4.
Molitor has spoken favorably of his pitch-calling, too.
He managed to avoid one of his infrequent K's last AB due to the balk.
I enjoy it when Gladden starts telling stories, even if I don't always believe they're true.
Same. Slightly embellished stories are often the best stories, anyway.
This is the outing Gonsalves needed.
He did alright last game as well (four BB excepted)
Happy for the Twins, but feel bad for Gardy. Wouldn't want to be swept at home by the Twins, that's for sure.
On-field delay in the ninth?
Somebody ran onto the field.
Booze is bad.
Is that a comment on the on-field delay or the Twins' ninth-inning pitcher?
You know? It can be two things.
I really don't understand how Busenitz could've pitched so well for the Twins last year, and have pitched so well in AAA this year, and pitch so terribly for the Twins this year.
Holy crap, that was the first 3 game sweep in Detroit since 2003.
Gonzo pitches six shutout innings and A-Stud drives in three. Nice win!
Twins clinch 2nd place in the AL Central!