It's been a while since I posted a game log. Let's see what happened since my last one...
Oh....oh no.
Over the past few weeks we've gone from "stay the course. This will get better" to "I wonder how much we can get for Berrios and Cruz".
Put simply, this sucks. A lot. The season isn't truly lost yet, but it's very, very close.
We can argue over where exactly the blame lies. As is often the case during seasons like this, there are a LOT of targets. It's an exercise in misery either way.
Today, our best pitcher tries to best one of the few teams who is unquestionably worse than us. Let's make sure that lead is nice and big by the time that bullpen comes in.
Also, IT'S LARNACH SZN! Good luck, kid. We need you.
Heck of a save by Simmons to save a disaster
Larnach with 4 LOBs already. Welcome to the big leagues kiddo!
Another welcome to the big leagues: If you don't get the ball in quickly, runners will take an extra base on you.
All right Donaldson!!!!
Tie game!
Sigh-nó.
Wish we could have got more but we are not getting shut out so that's good.
Ah yes the ol 8-1-5 double play
Check that 8-3-5
Tigers help us out by doing Tiger things.
Whew!
It took 104 pitches but Berríos gets his strikeout. An effectively wild outing to walk five but only give up two runs.
Oh, sure. Contact play works.
Josh Donaldson misplays a ball late in the game drink
Radio guys said nice play, but mishandled on the transfer.
As far as I can tell, this dude is no relation to Vance Law
Sadly, no Rule of Law today.
They fought the Law and the Law lost.
Provus said earlier that the Twins had not overcome a deficit of more than one run to win all season.
Well, this has been fun.
At least we won't have to worry about extra innings today.
Oofta
If the Twins don't score in the ninth, it will be 19 of 32 games in which they have scored three or fewer runs.
And there it is.
Well, I see I went to eat supper at the right time. I think I would’ve lost my appetite if I’d lingered any longer.
It would be awesome if Kepler tied it with a grand slam. I don't expect it, but it would be awesome.
And Kepler went out almost before I could finish typing that sentence.
Are we at the point where we simply say, in the words of Bill Parcells, "You are what your record says you are"?
I'm there now.
Stages of grief. I’m bargaining. “But, but...I bought the MLB Audio this year!...”
I "missed" this game driving to central IA. Dang.
This game, or central Iowa? Hmmm.
Grinnell > Carleton
Them's fighting words.
Also, my boss is a Grinnell grad, so this is a hill I will not yield.
Grinnell is the Carleton of Iowa.
They're both the same, as far as I'm concerned.