41 thoughts on “2019 Game 139: Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox”

1. Rain delay?

   1. Yep. Small storm however so shouldn't take long.

2. RHP Sam Dyson was sent home with a recurrence of minor soreness in his biceps, Derek Falvey said. “Just trying to get out ahead” of the problem, Falvey said.

   — Phil Miller (@MillerStrib) September 4, 2019

   This has been a frustrating trade.

   1. Do we have enough in the pen to cover for him? #cluelessStribber

      1. Good thing they have Hildenberger in the pen again.

3. Rain delay chatter from Smoltzie and Dazzle is shading GOML, but some good points as well

   6:55 start time

4. Woof

5. GOSO

6. I'm starting to doubt Eddie will even get to 30.

   1. One of the topics on the latest episode of Midwest Swing was postseason batting order. Brandon Warne had Rosario batting seventh; I wouldn’t argue with him on that.

      1. If I did it would be that Cave would be 7th and playing left

         1. His RBI total has been really hollow, particularly the last month or two. I don't know how he has as many as he does

   2. You were saying?

      1. He's not there yet

         1. Well, sure. But he's (*checks*) 3.33 percent closer after yesterday.

   3. One of these months is not like the rest.

      Split	Rosario HR
      April/March	11
      May	6
      June	3
      July	3
      August	4
      Sept/Oct	1

      He'll most likely reach 30. 33 seems really unlikely.

7. Astudillo’s a hoot.

8. Good Lord, what pitch are you calling for, Willians??

9. Schoop with RISP only ends one way.

10. Oh, my. Berríos didn’t want to be left out of the infield highlight reel.

11. I'm okay with Harper here; no need to buckle in here -- let's see what he's got now.

    1. Ha! well, I guess he passes.

12. I don't understand why Berríos is still sent out for another inning to reach 100 pitches. The team has 36 players now, there's zero worry about bullpen workload. Berríos is working through his struggles, no need to do it while tired too.

    1. I thought the same thing.

13. C’mon, Eddie. Hit the cut-off man.

14. MLB announcers rightly chastise Eddie's decision to throw home.

15. Indians winning; Yankees two HR...not our night tonight.

    1. White Sox have the go-ahead run at the plate in the ninth now.

    2. Now it's at first with the tying run at second, one out in the ninth.

    3. Indians pull Brad Hand with bases loaded and one out in the 9th leading 8-6.

    4. A lineout and a strikeout end the game.

16. What's the deal with Ryne Harper coming out after facing 1 batter?

17. Why have Graterol pitch a garbage inning when Kohl Stewart & Trevor Hildenberger are available?

    1. Deck chair shuffling.

    2. I dunno. Rocco seems like the kind of manager who’d be interested in getting his younger players the ‘experience’ of pitching/playing at a historic (and mentally challenging?) ballpark like Fenway for his future use in pacifying their jitters.

       1. Yea, I'm not in the least bothered by this. The kid has a live arm and needs some low-leverage experience to get his feet wet.

          1. Yeah, I mean, that was his second major league inning. I think at least a slight ramp up to higher leverage "facing Trout with the bases loaded and the pennant on the line" situation is merited.

             1. I appreciate that Rocco might be tempering Graterol with some low-leverage exposure against a good lineup. What concerns me more is him throwing junk innings after a shoulder injury earlier in the season.

18. Calling a Cruz homer here.

    1. aww shit. i forgot about that part.

       1. bad veteran miscue, that

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