I take back my first comment on Greinke. It looks like the Twins are showing a lot of plate discipline, and Greinke gets a lot of outs on the corners. Blame it on Angel Hernandez?

 

I take back my first comment on Greinke. It looks like the Twins are showing a lot of plate discipline, and Greinke gets a lot of outs on the corners. Blame it on Angel Hernandez?

I don't think Angel has missed a call yet tonight.

I take back my first comment on Greinke. It looks like the Twins are showing a lot of plate discipline, and Greinke gets a lot of outs on the corners. Blame it on Angel Hernandez?

There's a reason why he is consistently voted worst in MLB.

 

Do the D-Backs have anyone warming?

They're from Arizona.  Aren't they always slightly toasted/warm?

I'm just hoping Mauer doesn't ground into a double play.

A lead...

Against a play off team...

At home no less!

 

Don't stop now...

 

They're from Arizona.  Aren't they always slightly toasted/warm?

I know I'm getting all heated up here on my recliner in Tucson.

 

I know I'm getting all heated up here on my recliner in Tucson.

Ish

in play, run(s)!!!

I'm at work watching the game on my iPad while the 2nd Lord of the Rings movie is playing in the background. It's kind of a weird juxtaposition.

 

Beautiful bat control by Mauer, he aimed that ball right between 3B and SS.

in play, out(s).

Did Miguel bother running to first there?

Um ... what was that with Sano?

 

Beautiful bat control by Mauer, he aimed that ball right between 3B and SS.

Not to be pedantic, but I would say the direction was more SSSS3B

 

Did Miguel bother running to first there?

no.

Run hard, Sano. Kids are watching.

Bring it home, Jay Oh.

Met my wife-to-be's parents after I'd already proposed. I was a newspaper editor back in the day, and her dad -- who owned a construction company -- wasn't terribly impressed. "You've got no skills and you're not too smart," he told me. "Good thing you're marrying my daughter."

 

He was right, naturally.

 

(Sorry for my lateness. Work held me up. Last inning was a thing of beauty.)

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Beautiful, quick 12 pitch inning. Either a totally gassed Grienke comes out or he is replaced.

 

Met my wife-to-be's parents after I'd already proposed. I was a newspaper editor back in the day, and her dad -- who owned a construction company -- wasn't terribly impressed. "You've got no skills and you're not too smart," he told me. "Good thing you're marrying my daughter."

 

He was right, naturally.

 

(Sorry for my lateness. Work held me up. Last inning was a thing of beauty.)

A retro, Circus Boy, Circus Boy Update!

An ironic name for a mop up reliever.

I'm glad Glynn didn't send him on that.

Buxton!!

 

 

 

Unexpected to see Greinke walk a runner in. 

Not unexpected with Angel working the dish.

Byron up to .240

 

Not unexpected with Angel working the dish.

IMO Angel has had an excellent zone tonight.  Large and consistent for both pitchers.

Buxton has tripled his number of triples the last couple games.

 

Buxton has tripled his number of triples the last couple games.

That's not math in a game thread, is it??