55 thoughts on “Game 129: tigers @ twins”

1. It is the absolute best weather here tonight, stomach is full of cheese brat and corn on the cob, relaxing on the deck listening to the game competing with the tree frogs, with Mrs Runner reading her historical romance novel, watching the hummingbirds and hover flies ... is this heaven, Ray?

2. Jeff--winner!

3. Shoot I was thinking Kep. I’ll do Cruz and Sano.

4. Gotta give Kyle "Double Play" Gibson credit - he can field his position well

5. Bases loaded, just where we want them. Time for a triple play.

   1. Screwed that up.

6. Bad, bad baseball

7. Make sure that the last one out turns off the lights.

   1. Can I eat all the victory cake?

8. Tigers are 7 for 11 on balls in play. Twins are 0 for 7.

9. Tigers batters vs. Gibson from the windup: 5-for-5 with a HR, double and hbp.

   1. I don't understand why pitchers don't always pitch from the stretch. Seems a lot easier to have only one motion.

      1. Especially tonight. Now 6-for-6 with another double.

10. Wheels Cruz.

11. San-oh!

12. SANO!!!!!!!

13. Thank goodness for peak journeyman Jackson.

14. So, can we actually hold the lead?

    1. I'll be honest, I'm surprised that Rocco's answer to that involves more Kyle Gibson.

       1. 7 Ks, 0 walks, hr was on a pitch below the strike zone. 1 run unearned. Another should be.

          1. 10 hits in 24 at bats with a double and a HR. FIP is nice and all, but it is not the end all be all.

             1. Almost all singles were rollers through the infield. Extremely bad luck. The only thing I question is letting him pitch from the windup. Plus bottom of the lineup to start the inning.

15. That was a fast turnaround. I remember it wasn't that long ago that some were wanting Sano sent down to AAA. With that HR, I believe Sano has a better OPS on the season than he had as a rookie.

    1. Lots of risk/reward. 116 Ks in only 329 PA going into today.

       1. and, fwiw, I think his OPS+ is still below his rookie year. Not that I'm complaining about his OPS this year.

          1. League OPS is higher overall, so probably but his OPS is trending up. He's always going to K a lot. The key is him taking walks and forcing pitchers to throw him pitches in the zone and improve odds of getting mistakes.

             Also, Sano this year has hit a bunch of dramatic home runs, such as his walk off against Braves.

             1. 1 walk per every 7.83 PA. Is that a lot?

                1. That's 12.8%. League average is 8.45%.

    2. Still lower OPS+however. Teams are scoring half a run more per game than in his rookie year.

16. so, we got Acceptable Gibby today? Not Good Gibby, not Bad Gibby. Maybe Wriggle-Wriggle Gibby.

    1. Eh. We got "mostly mediocre Gibby"

       1. And yet somehow Twins still set up for the win

    2. Bad Gibby from the windup and very good Gibby from the stretch.

17. Shutdown Sam Dyson would be appreciated.

    1. Can Not Haz.

       1. Hoping we get him by October

18. A little spritz of sauce to lead off is nice. How about a few take-back runs?

19. Caveman!

20. The Cave-Man!!!!!!

21. Cave's OPS .852, Polanco's .854, who would have predicted that a couple of months ago?

22. I guess we're conceding that we can't retire the leadoff batter and are limiting the damage with the leadoff walk.

23. Bremer clarifies that Rosario did not in fact hoist the rally squirrel.

24. Puppies!

    Spiders win, lead still 2.5 games.

    Outhomered the Yankees 3-1, lead up to 13 homers with two games in hand. Next team to pass, 2016 Orioles.

    1. And the '96 Orioles (plus 2010 Blue Jays*) after that. 1996 had a lot of home runs.

       * It wasn't just the Twins giving them up that year.

       1. If you say so!

          [Twins gave up 233, next to last in the AL]

          1. Fourth most for the Blue Jays that year. But the three ahead were intradivision opponents. The Rangers were fifth, only one home run less, but they had an additional game. The Twins gave up a home run to the Blue Jays once every 13.5 PAs. the Rangers every 16 PAs. The Diamondbacks (only three games) were once every 11.8 PAs.

25. Who wore it better? #PlayersWeekend pic.twitter.com/0REktlGHkV

    — Trevor May (@IamTrevorMay) August 25, 2019

    1. BWA
       (Bullpen Wit Attitudes)

    2. This is very good.

26. Andrew Luck to retire.

    1. So you're saying I shouldn't draft him for my fantasy team.

       1. One of my optimistic friends drafted Barry in 1999

       2. Someone at the draft I was at yesterday spent $15 on him in an auction draft.

          1. Apparently OJ drafted him too. Oh, the comments.

    2. He has a wife, a kid on the way, and a lot of interests that have nothing to do with football.

       I've always kind of had an affection for the guy, so I've felt badly for him the last couple of years. I'm glad he's made the right call.

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