Twins Game Recap (9/28): Cruz Homers, Arraez Injured, Twins Top KC 4-3

Maybe he's just banged up, some R & R and good to go.

Twins site says Arraez has a sprained ankle, and is going to have further testing.

All fingers crossed at this time...

I didn't see Arraez walk off with help. I saw him put on a cart and wheeled off. Isn't that what happened?

Bad news, but this team has great depth.

It's why they are where they are today.

I agree about Astudillo, And I also hope that Adrianza can go. If he's healthy enough, he will contribute.

Another reason why the W-L 'stat' is kinda useless. Twins used 8 pitchers today. The least effective was Duffey. He blew the save...gave up a two run HR to tie the game....but he got the 'W' because Cruz homered immediately after Duffey's inning was over.  Crazy huh!

However those runs were the first he gave up in many many weeks...so its OK.

Did we see a dress run today for a planned bullpen game in the playoffs?

Crazy how we had injuries during the season but nothing really bad and nothing we couldn't overcome with depth.

And then suddenly suspension and bad injuries at the end! Who ticked off the baseball gods?

Someone grab a bucket of KFC please!

If anyone had to get hurt on that collision, it should've been the one that they don't need for the playoff roster.

If Arraez and Adrianza both can't go in the ALDS, does that mean Torreyes makes the roster so they have an emergency SS?

If the bench is Torreyes, Castro, Astudillo, and Cave, I'm not real pumped about that at all.

This would be a huge loss. Not a series ender but a big loss if Arraez is out against the Yanks.

Why arent people pointing out the obvious again with Rocco when it comes to the point of playing people that are going to be starters in the playoffs? This game was completely meaninless.

Mlb network just spent 10 min going over what should of been done on that play , saying it was Arraez ball all the way -  they slowed it down to where Arraez was waving and calling, and theres a practiced rotation that went ALL wrong,, broke it down real well, bottom line to them Duffey looked lost on standing there, and turtle also wasent paying attention , Arraez ball according to the way its all practiced in spring training and ??.didnt matter what area of the mound which surprised me. And even said Duffey should of been moving Tortuga out of the way,  neat seeing how Harold and them spent alot of time on it,  Arraez  hope ur not hurt , 

Okay ... I can buy that ... what is your lineup then, with no starters in it?

 

Castro C

Torreyes SS

Schoop 2B (I guess, since you consider Arraez a starter)

Wade, Miller and LaMarre in the outfield

Um ... okay ... who else is on the bench that can play infield? Hmm ... okay, move Wade to 1B and put Cave in the outfield.

Almost there ... Astudillo 3B

 

Looks like a winner to me.

 

Wait, who's the DH? Can't play Cruz, he's a starter.

 

Seriously ... you can't sit ALL the starters. Unless your plan is to play a couple pitchers in position roles.

 

I guess Rocco should have just forfeited all these games against KC and the 3rd game against Detroit. Because, can't play any starters until the playoffs.

 

Yeah, most definitely Rocco's fault for writing Arraez into the lineup.

Mlb network just spent 10 min going over what should of been done on that play , saying it was Arraez ball all the way -  they slowed it down to where Arraez was waving and calling, and theres a practiced rotation that went ALL wrong,, broke it down real well, bottom line to them Duffey looked lost on standing there, and turtle also wasent paying attention , Arraez ball according to the way its all practiced in spring training and ??.didnt matter what area of the mound which surprised me. And even said Duffey should of been moving Tortuga out of the way,  neat seeing how Harold and them spent alot of time on it,  Arraez  hope ur not hurt , 

Well maybe all the talk about post season rosters on TD made the Turtle think he had to knock someone out in order to make the 25.

JK

Well maybe all the talk about post season rosters on TD made the Turtle think he had to knock someone out in order to make the 25.

 

JK

Kel, don't kid about stuff like that...

Yeah, I know, but I would rather  laugh than cry. Which I feel like doing. 

I expected Luis to have 2 hit games all playoffs. Man, I'm bummed

This would be a huge loss. Not a series ender but a big loss if Arraez is out against the Yanks.

Why arent people pointing out the obvious again with Rocco when it comes to the point of playing people that are going to be starters in the playoffs? This game was completely meaninless.

Keeping your starting players sharp certainly isn't meaningless. I can't think of any manager who would sit his starters for over a week in preparation for the playoffs. It'd be nuts. Heck, the Dodgers have been playing meaningless games for a while now, yet Bellinger and Seager are still out there playing.

It's a bummer what happened to Arraez, but that's baseball. Wrapping him in bubble wrap until October 4th was never an option.

Mlb network just spent 10 min going over what should of been done on that play , saying it was Arraez ball all the way - they slowed it down to where Arraez was waving and calling, and theres a practiced rotation that went ALL wrong,, broke it down real well, bottom line to them Duffey looked lost on standing there, and turtle also wasent paying attention , Arraez ball according to the way its all practiced in spring training and ??.didnt matter what area of the mound which surprised me. And even said Duffey should of been moving Tortuga out of the way, neat seeing how Harold and them spent alot of time on it, Arraez hope ur not hurt ,

That’s what happens when you have guys playing positions they aren’t accustomed to playing.

I'm not totally buying what mlb says. I rather agree with what Kaat used to do...the pitcher is the QB on these plays. He calls who takes it and in Kaat's case he used to push anyone else out of the way. Doesn't look like Duffey did that so instincts took over. Its easy to sit an watch a monitor and a replay over an over and say...this is how it should have been done. It was an unfortunate accident and I'm sure everyone is very bummed about it.

Here's an innovative idea: Just let the darn pitcher catch the ball. We're treating them like babies out there. These guys have been catching pop-ups since they were little kids. The pitching mound is not an obstacle course from American Ninja. Baldelli can solve this problem pretty easily. Just tell them that pop-ups in front of the rubber are the pitcher's call. Behind the rubber, it's the shortstop's call, and he's not going to give it to the pitcher. This particular pop-up would have been an easy catch for Duffey, but he's not going to stand there and get sandwiched by Torts and Arraez, so I don't blame him for bailing out. 

Keeping your starting players sharp certainly isn't meaningless. I can't think of any manager who would sit his starters for over a week in preparation for the playoffs. It'd be nuts. Heck, the Dodgers have been playing meaningless games for a while now, yet Bellinger and Seager are still out there playing.

 

It's a bummer what happened to Arraez, but that's baseball. Wrapping him in bubble wrap until October 4th was never an option.

Stupid, unfortunate crap happens. As you say, and Carol stated, you have to put players on the field to play the game. Someone could have caught a spike somewhere and the same thing could have happened. It's just tragic and unfortunate, especially with all that has transpired the past 30-40 days.

Let us all hope a few days of rest and therapy will make this a "no big deal" event. Attrition sucks, but is part of a season in any sport. Just stinks we've had a ton of it so late in the season. Still, you don't win over a 100 games by being a weak team without depth and resolve. And this is not the first time we've had to adapt to a wounded player this season.

A healthy Marwin and Kepler will go a long way. And IF, Arraez is hurt worse than we hope, how great is it to have a guy like Schoop to step In? Never had that depth before.

Yesterday was Saturday, September 28 and it was the 161st game of the year.  The Twins hit 1 home run for a season total of 304 home runs.  The Twins are now 1 home run behind the Yankees for the new MLB single-season home run record.  Tomorrow is the final day for both teams and the games begin between 2:00 and 2:20 Central Time.  It should be interesting.

I'm watching the game on replay so I hope Luis is ok. He is 22 and I think he is a tough kid that would play with a broken finger if he could go to a World Series....Twins need to have a meeting and fix the fielding. I'd hate to get hit by a fast moving Turtle! And I still want May and the Duffer to kick azz on NY!

Crazy how we had injuries during the season but nothing really bad and nothing we couldn't overcome with depth.

And then suddenly suspension and bad injuries at the end! Who ticked off the baseball gods?

Someone grab a bucket of KFC please!

...and candlesticks make a good wedding present!