Game Thread Twins @ Yankees 3:05 ET 9/7/22

[KirbyDome89]

Feels weird watching NY be the team that can't get out of its own way during a matchup. I could get used to it though...

[Aggies7]

Unreal with this guy

[Mike Sixel]

6 of 8 games with a home run.  It isn't how they pitch him. Or, don't give him credit. Up to you.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

3 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

I hope we advance some of our pawns to the other side of the board. Er... i mean our prospects.

Advance them as far as they can possibly go. Promote them, even.  

[Brock Beauchamp]

Well that was bound to happen.

[Azviking101]

Why pitch to him with the lineup being what it is? It just doesn’t make any sense. 

[KirbyDome89]

At least nobody was on right? Jfc....

[CRF]

Judge is just a beast. 

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, Azviking101 said:

Why pitch to him with the lineup being what it is? It just doesn’t make any sense. 

What would you like? To walk him every at bat. He makes outs more than he hits home runs. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, Mike Sixel said:

What would you like? To walk him every at bat. He makes outs more than he hits home runs. 

Judge is just a beast. What you do is try to contain him and not let him beat you. Solo homers won’t beat you most of the time. 

[RpR]

Varland has to quit putting himself in an early hole gave Judge an advantage.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Hell of a comeback after the Judge homer. 

[Aggies7]

Louie starting to labor 

[Aggies7]

You pitch to him in that situation 100 times out of 100. It’s the other situations where you shouldn’t 

[Danchat]

So far, so good for Varland. Helps that the offense finally decided to show up in the early innings.

[LVTwinsfan]

Guzman called out on strikes twice, disagreed with both calls, yet in his case, both calls were correct

[MMMordabito]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

Louie starting to labor 

Yeah, that first pitch grounder for the third out was a godsend.  He'll only get the 5th.

[Mike Sixel]

4 innings, one run, two hits? 15 pitches per inning? 

I'd take that 100% of the time.

Also, dang, more people live on my block than are at this game *

*slight exaggeration.

[LVTwinsfan]

4 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

What would you like? To walk him every at bat. He makes outs more than he hits home runs. 

I agree, you have to pitch to him, especially with bases empty

[downunder twins fan]

OK let's get that ERA up!

[Tlaker]

With the pen being what it is, chances are good the next time Judge comes up, there will be men on base. That solo homer will loom large.

[Battle ur tail off]

3 minutes ago, MMMordabito said:

Yeah, that first pitch grounder for the third out was a godsend.  He'll only get the 5th.

Why? 60 pitches after 4. If he ends the 5th with 75-80, let him keep rolling. Especially if we add on here this inning. 

[Aggies7]

Good lord was Miranda crawling down the line?

[MMMordabito]

1 minute ago, Battle ur tail off said:

Why? 60 pitches after 4. If he ends the 5th with 75-80, let him keep rolling. Especially if we add on here this inning. 

Oh, I'd let him go, but I just don't think Baldy will.

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Good lord was Miranda crawling down the line?

He is not a fast man. 

[Battle ur tail off]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Good lord was Miranda crawling down the line?

No doubt, that's twice this game I think the Twins could have had gotten on, had they hustled hard out of the box. Urshella earlier and now this one.

[Aggies7]

Varland for 5 duran for 4? ?

[LVTwinsfan]

1 minute ago, Battle ur tail off said:

No doubt, that's twice this game I think the Twins could have had gotten on, had they hustled hard out of the box. Urshella earlier and now this one.

Neither of those guys are fast

[Aggies7]

IKF acted like he was a Twin during that AB

[MMMordabito]

1 minute ago, Battle ur tail off said:

No doubt, that's twice this game I think the Twins could have had gotten on, had they hustled hard out of the box. Urshella earlier and now this one.

They're just making Cave look good. He needs something to differentiate himself and keep a job.