Game Thread: Twins @ Royals 7:10 10/1/21

[mnfireman]

Just can't beat KC...........

[Danchat]

4 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

Just can't beat KC...........

That's right, we played poorly against them last year too. Maybe that was a sign?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

5 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

Just can't beat KC...........

Not even simulated KC?

 

7-1 as Dozier (no not that one) clears the fence.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

8-1...

 

Momma said there would be days like this...

[mnfireman]

10 minutes ago, Danchat said:

That's right, we played poorly against them last year too. Maybe that was a sign?

Surprised to see they are 7-9 vs KC this year and 5-5 last year, seems like it was way worse,,,,

[Danchat]

5th Inning Report:

Buxton doubles to right.

Polanco singles, Buxton to 3B.

Donaldson singles, Buxton scores, Polanco to 2B (KCR 5-3)

Kepler strikes out.

Sano singles, Donaldson to 2B and Polanco to 3B.

-- Tapia now pitching

Rooker flies out to CF, Polanco scores. (5-4)

Gordon grounds out to SS.

 

Bottom of 5th:

Benintendi lines out.

Santana grounds out to 1B.

-- Farrell pitching

Dozier strikes out.

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, Danchat said:

5th Inning Report:

Buxton doubles to right.

Polanco singles, Buxton to 3B.

Donaldson singles, Buxton scores, Polanco to 2B (KCR 5-3)

Kepler strikes out.

Sano singles, Donaldson to 2B and Polanco to 3B.

-- Tapia now pitching

Rooker flies out to CF, Polanco scores. (5-4)

Gordon grounds out to SS.

 

Bottom of 5th:

Benintendi lines out.

Santana grounds out to 1B.

-- Farrell pitching

Dozier strikes out.

?

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Jeffers!!!!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

?

 

The premise of this game thread is Danchat is running a simulated game with statistical similarities to the real world, but based otherwise on chance.

 

And he reports what happens each inning concurrently.

 

That way we get a choice of which game to follow.

[Danchat]

2 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

The premise of this game thread is Danchat is running a simulated game with statistical similarities to the real world, but based otherwise on chance.

 

And he reports what happens each inning concurrently.

 

That way we get a choice of which game to follow.

Thanks for the succinct explanation!

[Winston Smith]

Gonna miss Buxton,,,,Wish they would just pay the guy.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

17 minutes ago, Winston Smith said:

Gonna miss Buxton,,,,Wish they would just pay the guy.

They still might. After all, they avoided arbitration last off season(s).

Negotiations are complex.

I bet agents are like wizards, in that they are subtle and quick to anger.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

21 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Thanks for the succinct explanation!

No prob. Just glad i got it close enough to right you aren't correcting some minor detail...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

And if i am not always alertly following the now 9-4 game with runners at the corners with 1 out in the bottom of the 6th, it is because i just got a sequel to The Skinner, a scifi book by Neal Asher i recently finished.

 

Er... 10-4 on a squeeze. They didn't get the runner at home...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

11-4.

 

But we got an outfield assist at second.

[Danchat]

6th Inning Report:

Jeffers walks.
Arraez singles, Jeffers to 3B.
Buxton out on fielder's choice, Jeffers scores, Arraez to 2B (5-5).
Polanco pops out.
Donaldson grounds out to 2B.

Bottom of the 6th:
Mondesi flies out to right.
Taylor strikes out.
Gallagher singles.
Merrifield singles, Gallagher to 2B.
Lopez grounds out to SS.
 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Buxton at the bat with 2 runners on, down by... 7.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

9 minutes ago, Danchat said:

6th Inning Report:

Jeffers walks.
Arraez singles, Jeffers to 3B.
Buxton out on fielder's choice, Jeffers scores, Arraez to 2B (5-5).
Polanco pops out.
Donaldson grounds out to 2B.

Bottom of the 6th:
Mondesi flies out to right.
Taylor strikes out.
Gallagher singles.
Merrifield singles, Gallagher to 2B.
Lopez grounds out to SS.
 

Tie game!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

11-6

Buxton gets forced at second, but his speed might have contributed to an overthrow of first.

[Danchat]

7th Inning Report:

Jake Brentz pitching.

Kepler strikes out.

Sano homers (MIN 6-5). 

Rooker doubles to right.

Gordon singles, Rooker to 3B.

-- Joel Payamps pitching

Jeffers flies out.

Arraez singles, Rooker scores, Gordon to 2B (7-5).

Buxton strikes out.

 

Bottom of the 7th:

-- Duffey pitching

Perez strikes out.

Benintendi strikes out.

Santana doubles to center.

Dozier walks.

Mondesi grounds out to SS.

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Runners at the corners with 2 outs and Jeffers at the bat.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Runners at the corners with 2 outs and Jeffers at the bat.

Sorry, top of 8th, still 11-6.

 

What would CB think my incompleteness?!

[Richie the Rally Goat]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Sorry, top of 8th, still 11-6.

 

What would CB think my incompleteness?!

Jeffers out

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2 minutes ago, Sconnie said:

Jeffers out

I should play more trombone...

[Danchat]

8th Inning Report:

Polanco homers (8-5).
Donaldson singles. 
Kepler singles, Donaldson to 3B. 
-- Gabe Speier pitching
Sano singles, Donaldson scores, Kepler to 2B (9-5).
Rooker flies out.
Gordon flies out to deep LF, Kepler to 3B, Sano to 2B.
Jeffers strikes out.

Bottom of the 8th:

--Thielbar pitching
Taylor strikes out.
-- Alberto pinch hits
Alberto strikes out.
Merrifield singles.
Lopez walks, Merrifield to 2B.
Perez walks, Lopez to 2B, Merrifield to 3B.
-- Alcala pitching
Benintendi strikes out.

 

Strat-O-Matic looks like it understands how often the Twins hit HRs. Also, it looks like I'll be playing the bottom of the 9th while the real game will not.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Yup, the fake game broadcast by a media conglomerate is over, with my team losing.

 

Hurry up with the real game update, pretty please with sugar on top! 

[Danchat]

9th Inning Report:

Arraez walks.

Buxton grounds into fielder's choice, Arraez out.

Polanco singles, Buxton to 2B. 

Donaldson grounds into fielder's choice, Buxton to 3B and Polanco to 2B.

Kepler strikes out.

 

Bottom of the 9th:

Santana strikes out.

Dozier singles.

Mondesi doubles, Dozier to 3B.

Taylor singles, Dozier scores, Mondesi to 3B (9-6).

Alberto strikes out.

Merrifield flies out to center.

Game over, Twins win 9-6

 

Thanks for reading!

[ashbury]

9 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Twins win 9-6

Thanks for reading!

Cardboard Chicken Dinner, at least!  (Some plucking may be required first.)

[sampleSizeOfOne]

10 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Cardboard Chicken Dinner, at least!  (Some plucking may be required first.)

Cooking it seems like a bad idea...

 

And i appreciate bad ideas as much as the next TD poster, but i would be sad to see harm come to this work of art.