Was anyone else fully expecting Buxton to catch that drive to center? 

 

*raises hand*

 

 

Was anyone else fully expecting Buxton to catch that drive to center?

Yep.

 

Was anyone else fully expecting Buxton to catch that drive to center? 

Yes.

As glad as I am that Goodrum is up, I'm not happy Gimenez and Goodrum are both in the lineup.

Edited September 3, 20179 yr by Blake

 

As glad as I am that Goodrum is up, I'm not happy Giminez and Goodrum are both in the lineup.

Upton would have looked pretty good at DH.

 

Upton would have looked pretty good at DH.

I'm a bit slow today, I admit. In retrospect, it should have been obvious from the beginning playing Goodrum and Gimenez wasn't a good idea. 

Rogers...your job is sort of to get LH hitters out.  

 

As glad as I am that Goodrum is up, I'm not happy Gimenez and Goodrum are both in the lineup.

 

Exactly.  This Goodrum thing is cute and all but I was a bit surprised to see him in the starting lineup for a pretty crucial game.  And Gimenez needs about 4 games off with as bad as his bat is.

I've been listening to Bremer talk about the wonderful job Molitor has done, yet, I look at today and have to wonder if Molitor understands the team is in a playoff hunt and this isn't the time to bat a rookie behind someone else who isn't hitting.

Bremer has been especially ridiculous today.

I've been listening to Bremer talk about the wonderful job Molitor has done, yet, I look at today and have to wonder if Molitor understands the team is in a playoff hunt and this isn't the time to bat a rookie behind someone else who isn't hitting.

Except he had a hunch. Went with his gut.

Why would you pinch hit one of your better hitters for Garver??

Big at bat here for Garver.

Why would you pinch hit one of your better hitters for Garver??

Splits.

Because he hits .100 something against lefties?

Big PA for Garver here.

 

Edit: Ninja'd by glunn.

Edited September 3, 20179 yr by Danchat

Garver looks petrified.

 

Big PA for Garver here.

 

Edit: Ninja'd by glunn.

Great minds think alike.

Damn, can't ask for more than that from a hitter.

Good cut by Garver, but not quite enough.

 

Damn, can't ask for more than that from a hitter.

Especially a rookie in a clutch situation.

Garver hit that on the screws

"Great at bat for Garver, but the tying run [is left at third]." 

 

WTF?? Bremer and I have different definitions of "great at bat."

I've been listening to Bremer talk about the wonderful job Molitor has done, yet, I look at today and have to wonder if Molitor understands the team is in a playoff hunt and this isn't the time to bat a rookie behind someone else who isn't hitting.

He sure plays a lot of hunches.

This game and the first game of the series..... could be where a playoff birth is made or lost.

Sorry to crash the game thread late, but,..

 

this is playoff atmosphere.

 

I'm not even sure we had this in 2015

twins need a longer call-up bench.

The one Twins pitcher that got the biggest whiffs used to be Tyler Duffy, but now it's Hildenberger. Guys missing by a foot or more on that sweeping curve.

Good job, Hildenberger.

Why would you pinch hit one of your better hitters for Garver??

Ouch, haven't followed the game and didn't even realize Garver was a PH until I caught up to your post