So an up and down night at Chavez Ravine Monday with poor starting pitching, a Twins team that battled back to take a late lead, crappy umpiring, and then a bullpen implosion. Hollywood is just down the way from the ballpark, it should take notes on the drama and villains from last night. Now the Twins have to bounce back with a depleted bullpen and a shot at Clayton Kershaw. Hopefully, Phil Cuzzi is no longer behind the plate and along the 3rd baseline where he belongs. (Narrator: Cuzzi in fact should not be along the 3rd base line either).
Bailey Ober on the mound for the Twins and he's done really well and making a case for staying up in the bigs. Thing I learned today: Bailey Ober is tall! He's listed at 6'9". Unfortunately for the Twins, Clayton Kershaw putting up great regular season numbers again. Perhaps we can use some Hollywood CGI magic and convince him today's outing is a playoff game.
First pitch at 9:10p Central and looks like a glorious night for baseball out in southern California.
Kershaw is only 6'4" though. Game. Set. Match.
that was not a strike 3 to Buxton
On the board!
Danny Trejo tossed out the first pitch; I happen to know it's his birthday today
Wiggle.
No harm, no
foulHRHollywood is not watching, professionally. The writers are on strike.
Who is this guy behind the plate, Cuzzi's apprentice?
Cuzzi is the crew chief, so yes, literally.
Buck, it’s not worth that.
Kershaw is tired of Barnes allowing base thievery, so he’ll just balk Taylor over himself.
Taylor on third, Castro up; I feel a squeeze play coming.
A surprise base hit!
Castro owns Kershaw.
Nice caught stealing!
Whoa. Nice play on the double steal.
SEND HIM!!!!!!
I'm enjoying the worst base stealers in the league running all over Barnes tonight, and meanwhile turning the nice CS back at them
I do feel for a noodle-armed catcher, since some of my favorites (Harper, Kendall) were not great at controlling the running game. But sometimes it’s so bad it wraps back around to comical.
Dave Roberts is no Frank Robinson.
AK taking 'em for the team
Loud outs are loud.
happy to see ober out for the 6th.
happy not to eat my words.
Moran owes Taylor a plate of birria tacos.
Mmmm, birria.
Plouffe in the booth again tonight, nice.
Can’t say I agree with his suggestion to add bonus points too .SLG for each stolen base, but he’s been solid & insightful.
He’s a pretty nice Twitter follow.
Farmer in the dell!
Puppies and fireworks!
Love that inning for Jax.