Why Star Wars? Hell if I know.
Yohan Pino tries to keep the imperial troops from entering the base as the evil empire counters with David Phelps.
Here's hoping that this one deviates from the script. After this one and tomorrow's tilt, we don't get any more chances at these guys, and a season series win would sure be awesome.
After that feel good sweep in NY, this series is tarnishing the shine.
In discussing last year's gift to Mariano and this year's to Jeter --
Dazzle: "I'm not so sure, I mean what are some of his [Jeter's] hobbies that you could get him?"
A little black book?
*wgom buck*
Holy cats -- you could pretty much hear the whole back-and-forth between the ump and Gardy on the radio in that exchange leading up to Gardy's expulsion.
all FSN had was "go ahead" and "youre talking to me!" (?)
Gardy tossed because the umpire will not call a balk
The incompetent tend to be quick to silence criticism because they know they have no effective answer to it.
Dick Bremer going on and on (again) about batters striking out too many times. Back in the day, it was embarrassing to strikes out 100+ times. Then he mentions Harmon Killebrew's MVP season where he struck out only 84 times.
But when Bremer doesnt say is Harmon's struck out a lot. 162 game avg of 113. Top 10 in strike out 8 times. is 27th all time in strikeouts.
Perhaps I should put the mute on.
I'll listen to Dazzle and his handler any day over the alternatives (and I do). Not that Dazzle is the selling point, mind you.
oh, nice. No review on the SB out, and then he scores.
All right, time to score some runs.
The Ham is Willing!!!
woooooo!
Unless Parmelee is a better bunter than I think he is, I would not have him bunting here.
Let's make it two, Josh!
Bert : "a HR would be nice, but a hit would be better"
Bremer: "HUH?!?!?"
haha
siighh.
Well, that could've gone better.
Uh-oh. We're using our closer in a non-save situation.
I have a good feeling about the bottom of the ninth.
I guess it was just gas.
Perkins pumping in those speedballs.
Focus on the batter, Burton. If you get him out, what the runner is doing won't matter. And if you don't get him out, what the runner is doing probably won't matter, either.
Matt Thornton is in. Remember this game?
If we're going to use each reliever for one inning only, we're going to run out of good relievers rather quickly.
I think we have already burned up the good ones.
AHHHHHHHHH so close
Get him over, get him in. Or, just get him in. Make it so, guys!
A bit surprised they didn't walk Morales to set up the double play, but he hasn't been hitting very well.
That takes care of the "get him over" part. Now, get him in!
I was thinking pinch-runner, but the Twins don't have anybody.
3rd time this series Arcia has been hit by a pitch
Dazzle, I can't even begin to imagine that they would be throwing at Arcia there.
I love a suicide squeeze in this situation, but the Twins don't have the people in positions to do it.
TWINS BASEBALL!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
TWINS BASEBALL!!
Given the number of frustrating losses the Twins have had against the Yankees over the years, it's about time we got one like this.
All he had to do there is nail Plouffe in the back and it's runner interference. TWINS BASEBALL!! wins again.
Yankees great defense prevents Twins from tying the game yesterday so it seems only fair that the Yankees' bad defense hands the Twins a win today. Nice to see good pitching wasn't completely wasted, although it would have been nice to win it in 9.
Yeah, Plouffe! was definitely in fair territory quite a bit on the way to first, but the Yanks blew any chance at trying to get that call.