I'd like to find out if Molitor gave him the green light or if that was on his own. Either way, after 2 straight walks a swing could have waited until 3-1.

Personally, I'd rather see him swing 3-0 more often.

 

But, y'know, you'd like to think he could get that one in the air to the right of second base.

 

 

Now is the time on sprockets when we dance

 

And so is Kepler.

 

And his agent.

Kepler has reached the point where I'd watch the Twins just to see him play.

 

Come to think of it, until Sano came back that's almost exactly what I was doing.

It's always good to have that insurance player on your roster

Safe. Misplayed by Andrus.

Let the little dogs eat nom nom nom

Suzuki had time to JOG to second base between the hit and the throw back to third from C. 

OMG he's safe! 

 

Missing cutoff, bad

Missing tag at 3rd, IDK.  I got nothing..

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Great call by the umpire.  We call them out too often, IMO.  

Great call by the third base ump

 

Suzuki had time to JOG to second base between the hit and the throw back to third from C. 

Apparently you are mistaken.

Smalley can go several innings without saying anything of worth and then suddenly come up with something like taking the Ranger player to task for that dreadful lunging tag attempt instead of protecting the base.  I'm amazed how often it happens and how seldom it's mentioned.

Buyers at the deadline at this point

A laugher. Haha haha.

 

Buyers at the deadline at this point

It's happening?

Buxton with a walk, hit and no strikeouts tonight. 

It's happening?

Red dog would be smelling them tonight.

 

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By my estimation, if we don't lose till mid-April, we're right back in this thing.

 

Suzuki had time to JOG to second base between the hit and the throw back to third from C. 

So you're saying Suzuki's three-on-the-tree transmission has a higher gear than JOG?

Great day for Eduardo Nunez. What a year he's having. 

Rangers still got that catcher who can throw a knuckler around?

Twins doing in the 8th what they almost did in the 3rd - thanks yall

By my estimation, if we don't lose till mid-April, we're right back in this thing.

2018, yes.

 

Red dog would be smelling them tonight.

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Ribeyes!

Bring it home boys, I need my 14 hours of sleep.

 

Still looking for game thread vols for this Sat and Sun.  PM me.  You know you should.

 

Buxton with a walk, hit and no strikeouts tonight. 

Last game he was 2 for 3 with no Ks and a walk.

 

His outs haven't been putrid either.

 

Progress.

We're going to make a run at losing less than 100 at this pace.

 

We're going to make a run at losing less than 100 at this pace.

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Great day for Eduardo Nunez. What a year he's having. 

 

He has been the best leadoff guy we've seen in a long while - hits stolen bases, the whole works.

So the Ranger's have managed their MiLB system that they have NO pitchers?  A catcher pitching before and now and outfielder.  That's embarrassing.