113 thoughts on “2019 Game 20: Minnesota Twins vs. Houston Astros”

1. Arenado would’ve had Cruz.

2. Two run double! Nice piece of hitting by Cron.

3. That was swell.

4. If Gonzalez wants to pick up the offense he left behind at his old locker, that’s be fine.

5. Dick just called gonzalez's offensive numbers "a bit modest".

   1. That’s a generous use of the word.

      1. He did kind of pause before that word, so he may be tangentially aware that that is stretching it. Like, I would have accepted something along the lines of "he's not off to the kind of start he maybe would have liked."

6. Confession: I have some kind of mental block that conflates Brad Peacock with Brad Penny.

   1. Meh, they both pitch like Brad Pitt.

7. My gut feeling after two batters is that odorizzi looks a bit hittable tonight.

   1. Luckily, Peacock does, too.

8. Looks like Angel Hernandez will be “calling” balls & strikes tomorrow.

   1. I wonder which angel we'll get: the one who sucks or the one who.... Uh, sucks.

      1. Angel of Death or Angel of Darkness

9. Castro!

10. I really dislike the mlb blackout rules. I'm more than 5 hours drive from Houston, and I live in a city that had absolutely no interest in baseball at all, and yet I can't watch this game live because proximity. Boo-urns.

    1. On the plus side, you miss Dick’nBert.

       Wasn’t there some impending change to blackout rules coming? I thought it was this year, but maybe not.

11. Jason "Mitch Garver" Catro

12. So close, Max.

13. That was an interesting slide from Polanco.

14. I'm going to say we're getting our money out of the catcher position this season

    1. Twins lead the majors in OPS by their catchers. Castro hasn't hit much but they keep walking him.

       1. They've done well playing out of position, too.

15. If Pizza Ranch has "the worlds best chicken" shouldnt they change their name to Chicken Ranch?

    1. The wife would divorce me if I took her to the Chicken Ranch.

16. I already miss the innings where they score.

17. However, there is good news, I've got crawfish etouffee for dinner.

    1. Winner, winner, seafood dinner. We went to Raising Cane’s at my wife’s request. Sadly, she’s not into aquatic meats.

       1. Chick-fil-A is across the street, though

          1. Fingers > Sandwiches

             1. A-si-ago

       2. I’ve been known to convince the skeptical that the bounty of the gulf is real.

          1. Also, kinda surprised raising cane’s is in Minny.

          2. I had an aunt and uncle that lived in NOLA for many years and they turned me on to Cajun and Creole long time ago, and I’ve always liked (most) seafood.

18. Angel hernandez made the wrong call. Drink!

19. We had a lightning strike just now that was so close I could feel it before it hit. Sounded like a howitzer going off in the back yard.

    1. I feel like I'm being robbed. I can see some lightning off in the distance but can't hear any thunder.

20. Astros 1, Castro 1

21. Nice relay!

22. NICE THROW!

    1. Dick said it was the perfect relay throw by Polanco, but it was actually Schoop that made it since Rosario overthrew Polanco. Schoop has a good arm for a second baseman and quick hands.

23. Killer relay.

24. Heh, I like how nonchalant Castro was able to look making that tag because of how good the relay was.

25. I remember a time where I had more hope for Oswaldo Arcia than I did Rosario

    1. Because of the PED suspension? Or when he sputtered in his second go-‘round in AA?

       1. he had way more plate discipline in the minors and was a hitting beast through 2013

    2. Yep.

       1. I knew there was a reason beau's comment sounded familiar.

          1. Holy crap, can't keep any secrets around this joint.

             Any predictions on when I make this comment in 2020?

             1. I predict 2021.

                1. Or August this year.

             2. Hopefully late October

                1. +1

             3. I was trying to remember if klawitter simply favored Arcia or picked him over Rosario. Your previous comment was unfortunately near the top and I couldn't resist. If it helps, I didn't remember the last one but even if I did, re-reading something is more fun than we expect!

                1. You rang?

                   Boy, did I place my bet on the wrong horse.

                   1. !?!

26. I think they’re over hyping this lottery commercial. Also, why use a voiceover talent with an English accent for a Minnesota themed ad, eh?

27. Schoop’s started to earn my respect.

    1. I was talking to my sister in law's fiance who's a brewer fan and he was genuinely shocked when I mention that Schoop's been pretty solid so far.

       1. He's been inconsistent. He has 8 extra-base hits and 5 of them came in 2 games. He has 3 walks on the season and 2 of them came in 1 game. He's started 17 games and gone hitless in 10 of them and didn't reach base at all in 8 of them.

28. That thin white border around the minute maid sign behind the plate keeps throwing me off. It seems like a second, but very wrong, strike zone display.

    1. I'm glad that I'm not the only one that this is happening to.

       1. I'm glad that, now that someone mentioned it, it isn't now happening to me.

29. Nice knock, and a freebie base to boot.

    1. The power of paying attention. Neither of my kids would have made it to second there.

30. Throwing to third there was pretty dumb.

31. Reddick’s having a bad inning

    1. Carlos Santana-esque

       1. At least he didn’t Jacque Jones any throws.

    2. it's spreading

       1. Like the measles.

32. Criminitly.

33. Cruz was credited with his second infield hit. Nice, but not exactly what he’s around for.

34. I hope Baldelli is shortening that leash up right about now.

    1. Hope is a strategy after all.

       1. He pitched fine, just needed to turn more of those foul balls into strikeouts.

          1. Considering the opponent, he did very well.

35. Goodness sake, that was an amazing throw by Schoop, even if it didn't end up beatng the runner.

    1. Uh huh. Can't believe it was even close

36. That was pretty close.

37. It's been fun watching Harper hold on to his spot in the 'pen. That curve has been a favorite since the first time I saw it.

    1. Rotation on it’s tight as a harp string.

38. Nothing against Harper, but May only faced two batters last inning.

39. Uffda.

40. There goes the .000 ERA.

41. I like Rocco so far, but bullpen management seems like a growth opportunity for him.

    1. I’m starting to worry about over-reliance on Rogers & Hildenberger.

    2. I agree, but I also think another good arm might help. I feel like Falvey/Levine have a growth opportunity here too.

       1. I think that’s pretty fair.

          1. No arguments here.

42. Twins batting .500 with RISP tonight.

43. Can’t make a better CS throw than that.

44. By Jorge! 4-4!

    1. 4-for-5 actually. GIDP in the first which looked to be very costly (certainly cost at least 1 run), but in the end, didn't matter.

45. Polanco Power!

46. A wall scraper!

47. Nice to get two out of three back.

48. So, Jorge Polanco, then.

    1. Aye.

    2. Single, Double, Single+2-base error, Homer.

       Maybe the official scorer can be bribed to get a cycle out of this?

       1. I don't think Reddick even touched it, so a possibility however unlikely.

          1. Oh he did alright, at the very least it was off his shin.

49. Oy. Ball 4 didn’t miss by more than a hair.

50. Not for nothing, but I’d like to see the Twins hang a really crooked number on Osuna.

    1. Next time.

51. Puppy up!

52. Nice result.

53. Every Twin with a hit tonight*

    *Marwin excepted

    1. He did get a walk!

54. That's a good win. They were a little sloppy against Baltimore, I thought. This was looking good against a good team.

55. I was really going they'd get at least one out of Houston. Now I'd like a second and third.

    1. Unfortunately, the rainout in Baltimore robbed us of a Berrios v. Verlander matchup in Game 3, so it will be Verlander v. either the Twins bullpen or someone called up from AAA. At least Berrios will pitch against the Astros in Minnesota next week.

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