AlwaysinModeration

Well, that was a great experience going to the first World Series game ever in Nats Park with my son, and first WS game for either of us. Tough to see them lose, but the atmosphere was amazing. I will say, once they got down the crowd lost a lot of steam. In the ninth inning, a bunch of people in my section didn’t even bother to stand up and egg on a rally. I mean, you’re at the World Series, you’re down three, man on, Rendon and Soto up, and you can’t even be bothered to stand up? It would have been fun to see a Nats home run. Everyone in the stands was given a bracelet that lit up. I assumed the lights in the stadium would have gotten shut off and a light display was planned. Anyway, still a great time, and a fun moment to share with my son.

Absolutely the bullpen played a factor there. But they needed to plate that run.

Plus, Dozier (watch for a PH tonight), Suzuki, Rodney, and I suppose Anibal counts.

Checking in from Nats Park.... N - A - T - S Nats! Nats! Nats! (It’s my home team, my NL team, and hell, the organization has been great, with my sons meeting many players over the years through their connection and outreach to Capitol Hill Little League.)

ATTENTION downtrodden Twins Daily regulars! I’m leaving the country. I didn’t think it would have to come to this, but it has. For Monday’s game, I will literally be on an airplane leaving the United States. I won’t get back into the country until the series is over. It’s a work trip. You are welcome. You are welcome in advance for the change in the Twin’s fortunes, and you are welcome for the thrilling come-from-behind/oblivion series win. It’s a sacrifice of great proportion on my part, and frankly one that I am not that happy to make, this being the Twins first division title in ten years, but what has to be done, has to done. Baseball history is full of long-suffering fandoms, unbreakable curses, and seemingly insurmountable odds. The long suffering ends, the curses get broken, and the odds are overcome. There is no clock in baseball. Games don’t end until the 27th out is recorded. Series aren’t over until one team closes out the final victory. I refer you to the long history between the Red Sox and Yankees leading up to the ninth inning of Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS, when unanimously elected Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera had the lead. For a more recent example, I note the Chicago Cubs’ franchise history and century of being the (real) lovable losers. We don’t even need to go back further than Tuesday night, when the Nats, who hadn’t won a post-season series of any kind since moving to DC from Montreal, trailed the Brewers with Josh Hader on the mound. Remember when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? It’s always darkest before the dawn.

This team has been resilient all year. Tomorrow is a real test of that.

96 mph for Gibson.

Ok. Through six. Need May, Romo and Rogers to shut them out. The offense needs to put together an inning or two, starting now with the top of the order. Garver, shake of the nerves and play some ball.

Big inning here. If they hold them scoreless, top of the order, I think the Twins can take the lead.

Ottavino: check Kahnle: check They probably don’t have anyone left in their bullpen now.

What!?! They did?!?

Taking full advantage of Yankee Stadium. If the Twins played all their home games in this stadium, they’d set the all-time record for homers.

Halfway through the game, 2 hours +

They just showed the slow-mo replay of the Polanco single. The bat didn’t vibrate a single bit. Could not have hit it more square.

Love to start the postseason against a lefty.

I’m just glad there is no time stamp on voting.

True, it didn’t cost them the game. But it was way more crushing than just a plain single would have been. Especially with Soto getting thrown out, it was like a lightning bolt, and suddenly they are batting in the 9th with the season on life support in an instant.

You must have missed it, AlwaysInModeration is down for 95+ too. Easy mistake.

That was my son’s immediate reaction.

Actually you can. Write down the vote totals, then click “delete my vote.” See which one goes down one....

You were closer than most.

Great, great piece, Seth. Great backstory and I like the underdog mentality. I predict Sanchez wins the Silver Slugger too. I hope the Twins go into this series with the Yankees thinking about being underdogs, with something to prove.

So, updating this “how to build a bullpen” thread. Only two (Rogers and May) of the eight guys from the start of the season remainon this bullpen, which helped the Twins win 101 games in 2019: Free Agency - Ryne Harper Trade-Trevor May, Sergio Romo, Zack Littel, Devin Smeltzer Drafted/Developed - Taylor Rogers, Tyler Duffey, Cody Stashak, Randy Dobnak International signing/developed - Brusdar Graterol, Lewis Thorpe

No, but we will in late September, Platoon (aka “84ish”)

twinsporto for the win!