Due to the schedule irregularities this time of year, we have another Sunday game with Jose Berrios starting for the Twins. In three starts he's compiled a 1-1 record, a 2.18 ERA and 21 strikeouts. He has a 0.726 WHIP and 2.94 FIP. His ERA+ is 203, and he has a WAR of 0.8. He's pretty much everything we hoped he would become. It's nice to see a young man with great talent and skill in the early years of his career. But I have to admit that my attention today will be divided as I watch an older man try to reclaim some of the accolades from the glory days of his career by winning another major tournament and another green jacket. Play ball!
Honest Abe (changing nicknames for the kids because the Valet just wasn't working) got Miguel Sanó's autograph today. He was very starstruck.
Tiger birdies 15 to take a one stroke lead at -13. As Dan Jenkins would say, the tournament just started.
I suppose the NBA playoffs can wait a bit.
And a birdie on 16 extends his lead to 2 strokes. The crowd went nuts.
FINALLY getting to watch. This is pretty amazing.
Too bad he couldn't run that first putt out.
This made me laugh:
Not quite long enough.
Hey, maybe if he'd known about that last part he wouldn't have died!
It's really nice if the bauble to be making a crap load of noise in the kitchen. He's preventing me from being able to gear "get on the hole" guy.
Watching Gameday on the phone hanging with the gang at Mellow Mushroom waiting for my pizza
Jose workin' the pitch count
Striking some fools out, though.
Good thing
Tiger wins!
Unbelievable. I honestly thought it was over.
It's okay if Tiger wins as long as The Tigers lose.
Amen
Eddie making those hits count
Twins and Tigers tied at two over par
Just saw a fan in a Denny Green (first and last name) Twins jersey. Huh?
Maybe the fan's name is Denny Green.
Only plausible explanation. Also a kid wearing a Bad News Bears jersey
"Doubles" Buxton.
Buxton is locked in. So good to see.
I heart Buxton.
Buxton has tied his 2018 total bases in 59 fewer plate appearances.
I suspect all those people who were calling him"Buston" last year are now saying "I always knew he'd be a good player. "
I said it last year, and so far this year is massive proving my case, that he was dealing with some injury issues all year.
I fully agree. It's just amazing to me how many so-called Twins fans seemed to be rooting for him to fail.
Totally willing to admit I was wrong about Buxton. I never root for a player to fail - but I was certain Buxton was a bust. As its said "Pessimists are either proven right or pleasantly surprised." Im happy for Buxton to be proving me wrong.
He's not out of the woods yet.
How......HOW did he catch and hang onto that??
Wow.
Wow
So, good catch by Buxton?
Was decent.
I heart Buxton
Cron!
Spooky'd
Zimmerman's not fooling anyone here.
Even Gonzalez...
CRON!!!!!!
cHRon!
González can hit, sometimes.
That Cron shot was a frozen rope.
The poor fan in the front row tried* to chest trap it like a soccer player.
*Might be using the wrong verb
'Bout time for CJ and Marwin to show up
I hope this new and improved Garver is for real.
Whoa. I've felt like Polanco is destined for second base, but that arm has some power behind it.
Fun inning for Polanco.
SEND HIM!!!
Buxton sneaking a swing in on a 3-0 count. Keeping them in their toes.
Now...
SEND HIM!!!
Should've sent him.
Good defense is fun.
Twins Radio opening up a half inning with “November Rain” is kind of weird.
I'll go out on a limb and say Berrios has settled down.
In fact, I've been able to use this day to teach my son what "filthy" means.
The first couple innings he looked like he didn't have great command, but he seems to have it now. And the defense has helped, too.
The strike zone had been pretty good today, but Blue sure missed strike three to Kepler.
Hahaha haha, someone dropped their phone on the field on that Cruz foul.
cory and dazzle really in bustin’ chops mode today.
Pork or mutton?
Well, I've got a pork shoulder in the slow cooker at any rate.
Good enough answer for me.
HRosario!!!
Agh! One minute
HRosario
I really, really like the Kepler-Polanco-Rosario-Cruz part of the lineup.
Big fan of the way that the Buxton part leads into it, as well.
Yeah, and he's definitely making a case that he should be hitting first, second, or fifth.
Honest Abe called the homerun (and was congratulated by the fan two rows down who heard him)
He cannot tell a lie, after all. Would you mind asking him to exclusively make spooky calls?
May ain't got it today.
I'm not a big fan of the way this inning is unfolding.
After those two preceeding sliders, I can't imagine Beckham was expecting a breaking ball there.
Wiggle wiggle wiggle.
I'm not a big fan of how this inning is unfolding.
Gameday is broke. It keeps repeating "Mound Visit"
That's a good description of what it feels like to be watching it.
Ugggggghhhhhhh, just get someone out.
Does anyone in the bullpen have a two-strike pitch? Twelve two-strike foul balls for the Tigers the last two innings
Hildenberger, apparently. That was a huge effin strikeout.
And another!!
That was well met.
I can’t watch. Someone watch for me?
I'm buzzing like crazy, so I got this for you.
Buzzing helped me through as well.
This guy helped me through that. (I know ale Asylum is available in MN, so if the Hopalicious continuum 12 pack is there, get it.)
Haven’t met that guy yet. Thanks for the introduction.
The continuum project is fun. Their flagship is an IPA using cascade hops. Now they're making that recipe with other single hops. The sample 12-pack has the base beer, plus beers made using mosaic, sky rocket and Citra.
Great job, Hildy. He's been deadly so far.
Bring out the brooms!
I lied; I watched. Not bad, Hildenberger.
Twins win!
Exhale.
SWEEEEEEEEP
You know, a not crappy team is a lot of fun.
A bunch of non-days-off in a row is also fun. Let’s sweep this four-gamer.
Dont look at the midweek forecast.
Oh, snickerdoodles
We welcome you with open arms, competent baseball team!
Polanco and Rosario are a huge step towards that competency.
Let's not Battey Buxton so soon!