Plouffe does not seem to have regained his mojo since his return from the DL. I wonder if the thumb is still sore.

Plouffe does not seem to have regained his mojo since his return from the DL. I wonder if the thumb is still sore.

 

Keep the faith my friend. It will all work out.

Plouffe does not seem to have regained his mojo since his return from the DL. I wonder if the thumb is still sore.

 

Keep the faith my friend. It will all work out.

 

I am hoping for something good every time he comes to the plate.

OK, help my ignorance here. Is there a reason he didn't go for the force at home?

 

With the bases loaded and no outs, getting two outs is a godsend. Its better to concede the run and be one out away from getting out of the inning than hope for one out and still have the bases loaded with one out. The odds are still there for a big inning, at least compared to one already in the bank and a runner on third with two outs. Anything but a double play is probably going to score that run anyway.

 

Take away the run that was walked in and with the decision to go for two they just held them to one run in a bases loaded, no out situation. You can't ask for more than that.

 

Thanks! I've watched the game for years but I never played it, and I'm just now picking up some of the finer points of game strategy.

 

You're welcome. Another good way to think about it is that if you get the out at home, but the guy on deck homers or otherwise scores in the inning, four runs will come in. On the other hand, if you get the double play and the guy on deck ends up scoring he will only represent the third run. That is where the big inning point comes in. Getting the double play is not only getting a second valuable out, but it is eliminating one guy that is already on base from scoring contention (while also getting the batter out, so you are left with just one man on base as opposed to three).

Dick Bremer just announced that when the Twins get back from the road trip, Bert Blyleven will back back in the booth for the rest of the season. Be still my beating heart!

Dick and Coomer are busting Casilla's balls a bit over that but he did the right thing. What was he supposed to do, try to instigate the famous "three man collision, out at second"?

Past a diving Flor...

 

Wait, he actually caught that ball. Nice.

Great catch by Florimon. No way Dozier would have caught that one.

If Deduno keeps pitching like this I'm going to have to bump up my hypertension medicine!

If Deduno keeps pitching like this I'm going to have to bump up my hypertension medicine!

 

The guy is entertaining, I'll say that much.

Now would be an EXCELLENT time for Plouffe to get a big hit.

Plouffe needs to do something positive here.

Plouffe needs to do something positive here.

 

We are reading each other's minds.

The Twins should see if the Mariners are open to a Capps for Capps trade.

OK, rook, let's see what you can do.

Fatt crapps!!

Suicide squeeze?

Did we get the wrong Capps?

 

Maybe Ryan got the two mixed up.

Yikes, the ump is squeezing the rookie. Capps has been throwing some pretty good pitches that could have easily been called for strikes.

Meh.

What a waste.

Oh good, Jeff Gray is warming up.

 

Thanks for the DP ball M's.

Oh good, Jeff Gray is warming up.

 

Thanks for the DP ball M's.

 

Right now Gray is the least of our problems - we need those bats to wake up, SOON, or this is gonna be a long road trip.

Oh good, Jeff Gray is warming up.

 

Thanks for the DP ball M's.

 

Right now Gray is the least of our problems - we need those bats to wake up, SOON, or this is gonna be a long road trip.

 

Deduno has not been pretty, but 2 runs in 6 innings should be enough to have a chance. But the Twins' bats seem dead.

Good grief.

Love me some Gray

Poffy is done for he has had his glory.

Plouffe has to get it figured out. Twins threw all their eggs into that basket. Now he can't get hits since coming off the DL.

 

And Gray Stinks. Again.

 

The Blackburn of the bullpen.

Plouffe has to get it figured out. Twins threw all their eggs into that basket. Now he can't get hits since coming off the DL.

 

And Gray Stinks. Again.

The Blackburn of the bullpen.

 

Dont need to use that. It's a given

I really, really dislike Jeff Gray. Why is he even here? No fanbase should be forced to watch both Gray and Blackburn pitch.