Possibly the fullest day of postseason baseball this year.
First game starts at 1:05 p.m. on FS1.
Tyler Glasnow
vs
Justin Verlander
Game two begins at 3:37 p.m. on TBS.
Jack Flaherty
vs
Mike Foltynewicz
Game three begins at 6:07 p.m. on MLBN.
Jose Berríos
vs
James Paxton
Game four begins at 8:37 p.m. on TBS.
Stephen Strasburg
vs
Clayton Kershaw
I'm surprisingly confident about the Twins being able to beat the Yankees. I have zero confidence if they advance and have to beat the Astros. They just have zero weaknesses to exploit. Go, Rays!
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN201904290.shtml
So, Adrianza for ALCS MVP?
That was just one of their wins over HOU. But, yes.
But, we don't have Blake Parker anymore!?!?!?!
Lowe ... oof.
Justin Verlander is pretty dang good.
Ooof, that was some bad baserunning
I will eat my hat if anyone on the MLBN crew mentions that the Bandbronx doesn’t conform to the rule on distance down the lines.
Harold Blah Blah Blah Reynolds
How I have not missed him.
Somebody at New New Yankme is incapable of appreciating the irony of playing the “Imperial March” during the introductions of the Twins.
Cardinals and Braves is shaping up to be a really good series. Assuming the Braves hold on to this lead, I think it could go 5 games. Although the constant replays of Acuna running out of the box (or not) will get annoying.
I'm hoping against hope I can listen to TIBN's MLB audio and hear ANYONE else broadcasting. Just audio clips currently
Stats during baseball broadcasts have gotten a lot cooler over the past 8 years.
Looking forward to seeing plenty of Gardner tantrums this series. He must be closing in on Paul O’Neill’s franchise record.
I added PlayStation vue for this series and it seems the pregame show is blacked out. Sure hope this isn't the case come game time.
Game on.
Yeahl, I’ve had Vue since day one. No problems there.
No cable or console, so I went with YouTube TV.
Don’t need a console for Vue
Well, we don’t have a smart tv, either; it’s a ten year old 47” 1080p set. I’m casting YouTube from our newish iMac to our 2012 Apple TV.
Same price for YouTube TV. I opted for that because had a laggy experience with Vue.
(Not) On The Grill: Tomato soup, grilled cheese, baby carrots and garden bell peppers, milk
Leftover chicken enchilada skillet with extra hot sauce & pickled jalapeños.
gonna make tacos as a proud american.
I’m almost positive I can’t take the stress of Twins playoff baseball anymore, but here we go.
Just cracked the evening’s first silo of Fair State. What are the rest of you sipping?
Laphroaig. Birthday bottle yesterday.
What happens when you need to reach back for a little extra?
Skim
costco scotch.
I’ve been on the local-ish only kick for a while, and the best ipa in the region by far is Wiseacer Ananda. Fabulous.
Got both kids wearing Twins caps tonight. Currently aged 8 and 6. The girl (6) is running around screaming "Win Twins, Yankees stink".
Here's hoping to a fun evening.
Currently aged 8 and 6. The girl (6)
We were young once..
The boy has already aged out of the Clash. They grow up fast these days.
I have no way of viewing this. We're in Vancouver for my brother's wedding, and our hotel room doesn't have the MLB Network. Let's do this.
Do you have MLB.tv? Playoffs might not be blacked out on that in Canada?
Gone fishing
WOOOOOOOO POLANCO!!!
BANDBRONX’D BOMBA!
Smoke.
TWINS BASEBALL!!!
Did I do that right?
Like falling out of bed
!!!!
Evening, sir. Hope all is well. Got the Chairman shirt on.
HAAAAAA! SPOOKIED THAT!
Cruz and Sano
Yeah, nice take, Eddie
Trying to type using the Roku remote is a pain, but I finally got signed up for the free sling TV trial.
Ugh, just in time to see Gardner's stupid, penis head.
stupid, penis head.
Is teixeira still playing for the yanks?
Nice K
Cool pitch.
Always with the encarnacioning
Wouldn't it be better if they just hit Encarnacion every at bat?
If by encarnacion you mean Gardner, then yes.
Porque no los dos?
Indeed. (although I like encarnacion.)
YES!
Shelton: “He’s out.”
Baseball has instant replay now?!?!?
It is most often used to see that a runners foot came 1mm off the bag at second.
Shades of Tottenham/Man City in CL! Instant replay rules.
I am about to be ok with replay.
I can tell you the exact moment I became okay with replay.
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9In favor of this
This.
Whew.
What a shock that the umpire would make a incorrect bang bang call in favor of the Yanquis.
Fuck Phil Cuzzi to this day - even with replay in place to fix things now.
It's right up there with Denkinger for me.
They got it right, but I did NOT expect them to do so.
The puppy is celebrating that by chewing on a shoe.
B A S E R U N N E R S
Paxton isn't sharp. Gotta take advantage.
High sky.
!
Hahaha
He lost it in the aura
Is that what that smell is?
No, that's the mystique
BITE ME YANKEE ERRORS
Nyuk nyuk
Lol.
where's beau? what are the HR rules now? i'm going cruz and sano if we're doing that tonight.
Good dig, Cron, good dig.
123 4 5 6 7 8 9This thing is going to go 4½ hrs+ isn't it?
As long as it's because the Twins get a conga line going around the bases, I'll be ok with it.
I don’t have enough laundry to keep myself distracted from the stress.
I'll have mine sent over.
Legit Lol.
Howdy, Mak.
I’d legit do it. I enjoy laundry. Particularly in this context.
Isn’t that what the Laphroaig is for?
Mmmm, peet.
It’s helping, yes.
I am ok with how this game is going so far.
"I am ok with how this game is going so far."
-hungry joe, 2017 wild card game
In fairness, that one fell apart earlier than we are now.
IIRC we blew that nice lead the bottom of the same first inning where we left a shit ton on base?
This game feels different. If Berrios can work out of this 3rd Inn jam..........
Yep. 3-3 after one.
BOMBAFIED
BOOM, BABY!
CRUZHED!
BOOM!
Heh. 299 foot bomba.
Painter.
good to have both of you fine gentlemen here.
/slides finger off side of nose
joe.
Who are you talking about?
Evening, Buffalo.
Long time no talk. Hope things are well.
How about you? I see your kids are closer to driving age than diapers.
Everyone is healthy, the bills get paid. Pretty tough to complain.
Don't know if I told you but the wife has been working at the Albright-Knox for the past two years. Gotten to meet a few pretty cool folks.
I think she had just started. That's a wonderful museum. Very cool.
They are closing next month for the next two years. Adding a new building to show off more of the collection.
Looks like she will be staying on as, while they may not be open, the fundraising can never stop.
the fundraising can never stop.
I have a friend who works at Mia (MPLS Art Institute.) This is a common refrain.
I love that he could strut out of the box on that one.
Bandbox lol
Oh baby!
Oh, for fun!
Too bad about Judge’s sweet catch.
I hate that Aaron Judge is so difficult to hate.
He has an NY on his hat, so I strongly dislike him.
Yeah, I’m not pulling it off as well as I’d like.
agreed, but at the same time, given the history, i thought, well, at least there's replay this time. just in case.
(that's a lot of commas)
Moments before Cruz’s homer, the Poissonnière donned the World Champs t-shirt I got in November 1987.
Berrios is not at his sharpest tonight, but so far so good.
He's given up 2, 5, 2, 0, 6, 3, 5, 3, 3, and 9 runs his last 10 games. What exactly is his "sharpest" that you were expecting or hoping for?
The zero one.
His pitch count is already Odorizzi-like high, though.
This.
Hoo boy. That had me fooled.
It feels like it was just a matter of when........
I think the last time a Twins pitcher got Encarnacion out was back in 2013
Twins Baseball.
Ugh.
Oh, Cron, you're better than that.
You are fucking kidding me.
Uuuuuugggghhhh
Cron has to catch that fucking ball.
Giving away outs makes sad puppies.
How many challenges do you get per game?
Is Gardenhose in the dugout? This feels curse-like.
The only tools left on this team are the cheap ass owners who refuse to pay for playoff worthy pitching.
GOPO?
For me that happened at the trade deadline.
lol
Berrios should be. Odo has the ability to be, if he could just be more efficient. Pineda was showing that he was until the suspension. It'll be interesting to see how Dobnak fares.
Bullpen wise, Rogers and Romo 100% are and I think Duffey has shown a lot this year. Gaterol looks promising as the absurd power pitcher good teams seem to have.
So, while I agree that ownership is cheap, I think Falvey and Lavine have set up a playoff quality staff with room to do quite a bit with it this off season.
And yet - Berrios is already in trouble (albeit not entirely his fault), another 3 game sweep feels so likely and we don't even know who is going to start tomorrow.
Sure we do -- Dobnak.
I blame Greinke's no-trade clause.
hey, sean, how many comments until we crash the site?
Over 9000.
sweeet
Cron needs redemption here.
Oy, what an ugly strike three.
Cron has an AB to match his 2 run fuck up earlier.
This has not been Cron's finest hour.
Luis!
Glad he had a moment of clarity after rounding second.
Man, I love Arraez.
Need some sauce here.
Got cheez wiz instead
still fishing season
For a place with as much diversity as New York City, judging by the TV feed the Bandbronx must have the highest dudebro per square mile density on Earth tonight.
It could definitely be used as a case study for inequality.
Can that diverse population afford postseason tickets?
Every crowd shot looks like a bunch of extras in a Scorsese's movie.
Tied!
Hip hip, Jorge!
JORGE!
Yuss!
W A R
Not dead yet, motherf%#}ers
I support this.
Great at bat by Polonco. Just too bad it gave the relief pitcher more time to warm up
My daughter (15) is on an overnight trip with the drama team to a Shakespearean festival - she just called and I feared the worst. Instead her response "I just wanted to call and talk for a minute before we go out for the night."
Small victories.
smallbig victorynice job
Daww
geez, just IBB Cruz and get Eddie on three embarrassing swings, eh?
Wow, got pitchers to burn, eh Boone
Ottavino getting burned facing just one batter is a good thing.
Cruz is such a pro, he’s so relaxed at the plate he could take a nap between pitches.
Do you send out Berrios for another inning? Or is that playing with fire and its bullpen time regardless of whether we score here or not?
I think it’s bullpen time, but score 3+ and we’ll talk
Judge to lead off? Uh, ...
I don’t have enough of E-6’s laundry left to deal with the stress of this game.
You might have to dump a couple drawers out.
I'm going to have to make and remake the bed a few dozen times until I have it juuuust right.
I've got some poopy dog blankets I can send your way.
I practically insist.
I got a ten week old puppy, I bet I could generate some of those as well.
Was surprised by the SB by Polonco. But thinking about it, if he's out, Cruz gets a new count next inning, and if he's safe he's in scoring position. I like it better now.
squawker pointed out it was a breaking pitch count, too, so that also
Eddie is squandering opportunities tonight.
Eddie gonna Eddie.
Hey, don't throw that pitch again, Littel.
That ball nicked the pole. Damn.
More Twins baseball
danny says this game has a playoff atmosphere...
Danny is right.
Not feeling great right now.
It was not Big Red’s night.
Jesus Christ. Tell me more about how nobody on this team is part of the 0-13 playoff losing streak or are intimidated by the Yankees team we lose to every October?
Come in off the ledge, friend, and I’ll tell you whatever you want.
Littel’s guy’s a rookie. Expecting him to go full Tug McGraw seems a bit steep.
I think I would have brought in Duffey first. Little is too much the rookie.
Holy shit, Duffey for the hall!
Costas with the "fans in Minnesota wondering about the quick hook" - I thought this was supposed to be good at his job?
“He hadn’t thrown that many pitches.”
Yes he had, you shank!
You thought wrong, dude. Costas has always been sanctimonious crap.
Well, he’s no Joe Buck.
He might be a chip Caray since he used fisted earlier.
I was thinking Chip also. shudder
What a disgusting display that must have been.
I like what you did there.
I hate the frigging Yankees so much.
Could have been worse.
More sad puppies.
I could go for a sad puppy right now. I'm trying to get her to stop chewing on my frickin shorts before she bites something I really don't want her to.
A little defense to help the cause would be nice. I thought Sano broke late to make that play.
...broke late to not make that play.
So far we’ve failed to make 3 or 4 plays you’d expect to be made. You don’t get that much margin for error with the Yankees.
he's no gaetti.
Okay, boys. Go rock ‘em.
God. Four more innings of this crap.
I genuinely dislike watching Yankee baseball. I don’t have enough of Rowsdower’s poopy dog blankets to deal with this.
Maybe you need to switch from Laphroaig to Malört.
We went to a wedding a couple weeks ago at a bar near devil's lake. My wife and her sisters have never had it so I wanted to buy them all a shot. I was super disappointed they didn't have it. I am definitely getting a bottle for Thanksgiving.
Have you heard about edibles?
I balls edibles.
I, uh, had a pretty bad edible experience last summer.
Bummer, man. I had a bad smoking experience back in college that left me unable to partake. But then I've found that vaping works and had a tremendous experience with an edible this summer.
Yeah, it was bizarre. Four hours waiting for my body to react, fifteen minutes of fun and then six hours of agony.
The waiting is normal. Took two hours for me. The rest is shitty. Bummer, man.
At least Laphroaig exists.
You got the munchies & ate a pregnant spider? Turns out edibles can contain E. coli? You fell asleep listening to The Conet Project?
I would have taken any of those
Uffda. Sorry, Milkman.
Ha!
The one i had came from a dispensary in Colorado and was like a tablet. It hit like a ton of pillows. So relaxing.
BandBomba!
There we go! Bandbronx’d!
BEAU! I NEED A RULING!!!
Bandbox Sano-doubter
Home runs are cool.
I think Nelson Cruz might be the best thing that every happened to Sano.
Hey look at that!
This game has more of a back and forth feel than previous twins - Yankees tilts, which is why I kind of wish it was over so I could relax and get drunk playing Farming Simulator.
What has Cron done right tonight?
I'm assuming that was a hit and run, but Kepler got a great jump and that ball was so far out that you just can't swing at that.
Cron's approach today has been... Not great.
Yeah, he’s obsessively pressing. It’s ugly.
I've watched a game on TBS, Fox, and MLB today and I just want to note how utterly terrible TBS is at graphics.
Throwing fastballs right down the middle of the plate is not ideal
Stashak isn't ideal.
That one had some hang time.
Eff.
Can I just say, fuck Brett Gardner.
i hate gardner so much...
Easily my last favorite player of ever
okay, now THAT'S officially a nightmare
I hate this
Im going to drink some rally whiskey
i got your back
Same
I'll be picking up the bottom shelf side of things.
Dear lord, it’s still only the 6th inning.
I think I’m done. I just can’t with the Yankees.
I'm damn close. I might see how they respond, but this game is on a short leash now. (short. Ha! A normal game would be done by now.)
okay, i just poured some rally scotch. let's do this!
Fuckin' Lurch...
Sigh.
Making things worse, I have to listen to GBA over the radio break. Stupid jingoism...
Welp, those potatoes aren't going to harvest themselves.
Hate him all you like, that big lug is good at baseball.
I still am sooooo annoyed at how good the Yankees have become at developing talent. They don't need a good farm system! Keep overpaying for hasbeens!!!!
I only hate them collectively. On their own, I’m pretty agnostic.
As my dad would say, shake your head but tip your cap.
I like your dad.
Gibson, eh? Hopefully he left the crudités back at the hotel.
If Gibby starts Gibbying I am officially through with tonight.
Geoffin' Gibson...
I fully support this.
I chortled.
Two entire batters and Gibson has yet to give up a run!
Gibson here just feels like a white flag.
That was my thought exactly. Reason for him to be on postseason roster - eat up innings of games already lost.
In other game, Clayton Kershaw has given up 3 runs.
I understand trying to use the rookies to get through things but boy it has not worked out. I hate the effing Yankees.
This is not a World Series championship team yet. But with this experience and some astute FO moves, maybe next year.
twins can't steal, can't throw anyone out...
Gibson has yet to give up a hit. Very solid outing for him.
heh. oy...
he's setting up the double play!!!
Good night, Irene.
Fucking Geoffing Gibson.
I took a nice fat in game bet on the OVER 12.5 runs when Gibson went into the game.
My Christmas budget just got a nice bump. Free money.
sadly, that's a solid strategy.
That’s the American dream, falling into a pile of shit and coming out smelling like a rose.
MTGA
Make the Twins Great Again?
Last one here turn out the lights.
Not it.
I’m remembering how much I hate this feeling.
don't worry, unlike 2017, you get to experience two more times!
And if those AAA studs our FO refused to trade for a pitcher that could actually help us win a game in October are any good - we might experience losing even more playoff game in the next 3-5 years as well!
Have to make it to the postseason to be swept out.
For Gibson, that last out always seems to come one out too late.
Time to let Ehire pitch so they can save Rogers & Romo for another game.
Leave Gibson out there to finish... he’s shown what he’s got (not much) so I’d assume this is it for him for the division series.
Edit: what Geoff said.
should we re-visit that gibson re-signing poll?
Im going to need to drink better rally whiskey
And lots more of it.
even the yankees fans are leaving.
feeling rage? screw it. let's rock out instead!
this game is
Cron making sure he still logs a worse game than Gibson
Schoop does what Schoop does.
good grief.
For a team in the top 6 for minimizing strikeouts this year, it sure feels like these guys strike out a lot.
I really dislike this movie.
who called a 4.5 hour game? we might hit the over. (will you clean up, geoff?)
If the online bookie offered a time of game bet - this degenerate would bet on it.
at least someone is winning tonight.
Emotional insurance betting.
Profiting off the inevitable pain of being a Twins and Vikings fan.
Someday I'll be happy to lose money on them - but not today.
vikings/giants, huh? bet the house.
I think the Vikings to win that game. The Giant's are bad.
Zimmer is a glorified D Coordinator who shouldn't be a head coach in the NFL - but he will make things tough for that rookie QB and Cousins knows how bad things will get if he has another game like last week.
Looking ahead to the game @ Kansas City 11/3 - that will be easy money.
haha, okay, go for it. the vikings will never let you down. after all, after the comments and news this week, cousins will be panic throwing to diggs and thielen as much as possible to make sure they're included. how do you think that will go? but, it's the giants, so i'm sure you have nothing to worry about...
You are right - the team is in disarray. It would probably be better in the long run if they lost in NY and got closer to getting rid of Zimmer and blowing everything up. Winning this week puts perfume on the pile of shit which is why its the most Vikings thing to happen.
graterol does his job at least.
Here’s hoping Garvsauce, Eddie and Cron can figure out their jobs tomorrow.
Nice game Eddie.
I really like Heironymus Bosch’s work, but hate living in one of his paintings.