I didn't see a game log, so here's one. We need to win this base ball game. Go Twins!
70 thoughts on “2019 Game One Hundred Twenty-six: Chicago at Minnesota”
Did anyone else listen to the manager show on the radio tonight? Rocco was talking about why he didn't challenge the Sano play. Rocco should and probably does know the rule better than I do, but his explanation made no sense to me.
Got through the top of the first with no score. Let's get some early runs again, boys.
Wow. That was a really fast bottom of the first.
Fast bottom of the second, too.
Gonzo double play.
Another very quick inning for the Twins batters.
They should try getting hits and scoring runs, that often makes innings last longer,
There you are with those analytics again.
Pineda’s looking pretty solid tonight, but the offense needs to wake up.
Jake Cave and the Bad D is just horrific out there. He broke the wrong way on Skole's routine flyball and turns in into an adventure. Then, he charges maniacally at Sánchez's single and almost turns it into three bases. (Nice catch on Garcia's fly, though.)
And that happened
Wow. Cave didn’t dive when he shouldn’t have and did dive when he should. Loaves and fishes for everyone.
And then he does that. Oy.
It would sure be nice if we could play a few games without making any errors.
How in the fuck is Cave a professional baseball player getting time in late August for a team in first place?
depth
Since I posted this tweet (which was ridiculed by plenty of peeps in my replies) two weeks ago, Cave is hitting .500/.542/.636 in 7 games and has raised his OPS by almost 100 points. He's also made a few slick plays in the field.
Strong nuclear force between Buxton and all hard surfaces in the universe.
Way to take advantage of the easy schedule, Twins.
Suck is contagious, I guess.
That’s consecutive nights of surrendering three runs with two outs against a mediocre division opponent.
Seemed like a lot of those two-out hits were also two-strike hits.
And now we’ve hung 14 runs on them.
Honestly - I think the Twins are just an inconsistent .500 baseball team that had a lot of things go right for a crazy good start.
How do you sweep 4 in Texas than come home and do this?
Good news is that all those early wins are banked
How long have you been watching baseball? Just kidding. All snark aside, the Twins are a little more than an inconsistent .500 team. Most power rankings have them listed as a top 5 team in baseball. They are clearly not in the league of the Dodgers, Yankees (threw up in my mouth typing that) or Astros, but did anyone anticipate they would be a top 3 team this season during spring training? All the other teams in the next tier (Braves, A's, Rays, etc) have all had stretches of mediocre ball. Let's just hope the baseball gods smile upon us like they did in '87 and '91.
That one had some sauce on it.
Kepler to the Max! We needed that one!
Winner!
Maxed out!
We need a zero here. NO GIVE BACK RUNS!
A Cruz missile!
Bats are waking up
Kruz 'n' Kep! Kruz 'n' Kep! Kruz 'n' Kep!
Brand new ball game. Now, NO GIVE BACK RUNS!
That's why it helps to be playing a bad team. Now let's take advantage of it.
What is with the squirrels at Target Field all of a sudden?
Through Kepler's legs!
Return of the Mack... the Twins' squirrel is back and ran right through Max Kepler's legs pic.twitter.com/u2nD7M6V0a
During the National Anthem, a squirrel (the same one?) was running along the right field wall and then completely startled two boys when it jumped into the first row. Hilarious
Loves me some In play, run(s)!!
score four, give back one...I guess I'll take that pattern
Jeesh, a guy takes his dog out for a little moonlight Frisbee and the Twins score four runs. But I'm not complaining.
Sorry about spacing out on the game log. Long day today.
Human Resources will contact you to schedule your beating. Have a nice day.
I need Polanco to go yard before this is all over, I'm half way to my quinella.
*buffs fingernails*
luck, friend.
Bada bing, bada boom.
You dog
nice up here, right?
I don't like hearing about how the bullpen is overworked when Rocco is making pitching changes like this.
Of course, I look silly after that result, but still...
Honestly, it's an AL team with no very obvious holes in the lineup. Three pinch hitters seems fine to me.
Yes, but Romo threw three (excellent) pitches today, but he'll probably get used for an inning tomorrow and then Rocco will lament how he doesn't want to use him three days in a row. It's not the number of relievers that bothers me, it's the needless pitching changes. What's the worst-case scenario if Duffey pitches to Anderson? A homer and Romo can still come in with the bases empty and a 2-run lead to face Abreu.
excellent
Bases loaded runs? Huh.
Based on intentionally walking Gonzalez, I imagine the white Sox are equally as surprised.
Bingo!
Criminently.
Does it just take this team six to eight innings to figure out how to score?
Kelvin Herrera and Hector Santiago certainly help matters
Equivalent cycle for Cruz tonight.
I love it when the conveyor belt offense gets rolling.
Team RISP tonight: 9 for 14. They found the clutch.
Did anyone else listen to the manager show on the radio tonight? Rocco was talking about why he didn't challenge the Sano play. Rocco should and probably does know the rule better than I do, but his explanation made no sense to me.
Got through the top of the first with no score. Let's get some early runs again, boys.
Wow. That was a really fast bottom of the first.
Fast bottom of the second, too.
Gonzo double play.
Another very quick inning for the Twins batters.
They should try getting hits and scoring runs, that often makes innings last longer,
There you are with those analytics again.
Pineda’s looking pretty solid tonight, but the offense needs to wake up.
Jake Cave and the Bad D is just horrific out there. He broke the wrong way on Skole's routine flyball and turns in into an adventure. Then, he charges maniacally at Sánchez's single and almost turns it into three bases. (Nice catch on Garcia's fly, though.)
And that happened
Wow. Cave didn’t dive when he shouldn’t have and did dive when he should. Loaves and fishes for everyone.
And then he does that. Oy.
It would sure be nice if we could play a few games without making any errors.
How in the fuck is Cave a professional baseball player getting time in late August for a team in first place?
depthWhen will his defense bust out of the slump?
Strong nuclear force between Buxton and all hard surfaces in the universe.
Way to take advantage of the easy schedule, Twins.
Suck is contagious, I guess.
That’s consecutive nights of surrendering three runs with two outs against a mediocre division opponent.
Seemed like a lot of those two-out hits were also two-strike hits.
And now we’ve hung 14 runs on them.
Honestly - I think the Twins are just an inconsistent .500 baseball team that had a lot of things go right for a crazy good start.
How do you sweep 4 in Texas than come home and do this?
Good news is that all those early wins are banked
How long have you been watching baseball? Just kidding. All snark aside, the Twins are a little more than an inconsistent .500 team. Most power rankings have them listed as a top 5 team in baseball. They are clearly not in the league of the Dodgers, Yankees (threw up in my mouth typing that) or Astros, but did anyone anticipate they would be a top 3 team this season during spring training? All the other teams in the next tier (Braves, A's, Rays, etc) have all had stretches of mediocre ball. Let's just hope the baseball gods smile upon us like they did in '87 and '91.
That one had some sauce on it.
Kepler to the Max! We needed that one!
Winner!
Maxed out!
We need a zero here. NO GIVE BACK RUNS!
A Cruz missile!
Bats are waking up
Kruz 'n' Kep! Kruz 'n' Kep! Kruz 'n' Kep!
Brand new ball game. Now, NO GIVE BACK RUNS!
That's why it helps to be playing a bad team. Now let's take advantage of it.
What is with the squirrels at Target Field all of a sudden?
Through Kepler's legs!
During the National Anthem, a squirrel (the same one?) was running along the right field wall and then completely startled two boys when it jumped into the first row. Hilarious
Loves me some In play, run(s)!!
score four, give back one...I guess I'll take that pattern
Jeesh, a guy takes his dog out for a little moonlight Frisbee and the Twins score four runs. But I'm not complaining.
Sorry about spacing out on the game log. Long day today.
Human Resources will contact you to schedule your beating. Have a nice day.
I need Polanco to go yard before this is all over, I'm half way to my quinella.
*buffs fingernails*
luck, friend.
Bada bing, bada boom.
You dog
nice up here, right?
I don't like hearing about how the bullpen is overworked when Rocco is making pitching changes like this.
Of course, I look silly after that result, but still...
Honestly, it's an AL team with no very obvious holes in the lineup. Three pinch hitters seems fine to me.
Yes, but Romo threw three (excellent) pitches today, but he'll probably get used for an inning tomorrow and then Rocco will lament how he doesn't want to use him three days in a row. It's not the number of relievers that bothers me, it's the needless pitching changes. What's the worst-case scenario if Duffey pitches to Anderson? A homer and Romo can still come in with the bases empty and a 2-run lead to face Abreu.
excellent
Bases loaded runs? Huh.
Based on intentionally walking Gonzalez, I imagine the white Sox are equally as surprised.
Bingo!
Criminently.
Does it just take this team six to eight innings to figure out how to score?
Kelvin Herrera and Hector Santiago certainly help matters
Equivalent cycle for Cruz tonight.
I love it when the conveyor belt offense gets rolling.
Team RISP tonight: 9 for 14. They found the clutch.
This was a really fun one to watch.
And, hey, guess who lost today!
Indians AND Yankees. +1 on the HR separation, too
Twayn jumps ahead many spots.
HJ extends his hold on second place
And Marco Estrada is available!