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Linebrink didn't have a terrible inning, he just made a couple of bad pitches to Beltre... Although Thornton should have been in right there. I hate how Ozzie puts piece of crap relievers in when we're down. It's like he just concedes, as in we have no chance to come back or something.

That's game.

Yeah, this game might be over soon.

Win expectancy is at 14%.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 03:42 PM) 3-2 Twins after 4 1/2 innings. Blackburn seems to have turned the corner. Or the Rangers just suck right now.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 03:41 PM) Beckham at least continued with today's them of "take strikes, swing at balls". No surprise that Manny is the only one to show any f***ing discipline. The biggest pitch in that inning was the 3-2 to Alexei. If he takes that and walks, the inning is completely different.

Another wasted opportunity.

This is the same exact sequence he went on to Beckham. He's gonna get a fastball here.

Papelbon aced him.

I'm more worried that Beckham would chase a splitter than a high fastball.

That might have grazed him...

Pinch runner for Manny now.

Ball hit him.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 03:25 PM) Thornton's bad at holding runners on. Very bad. Who cares? You'd rather have the tying run in scoring position with two out as opposed to on first? You don't care because Buerhle was at 117 pitches and he was getting hit hard (as evidenced by the play before that). Had Vizquel not saved that ball from going into left field, it would be a 5-3 game right now. You don't give a s*** who can hold who on when the pitcher on the mound is out of gas.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 03:22 PM) but then theyll probably bring in paplebon Fine with me.

Damn it Alexei, learn how to take a f***ing walk.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 03:20 PM) Buehrle was kept in there to keep Patterson from stealing second. Matt Thonrton's left handed too.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 03:20 PM) Teahen Oh wait, yeah, you're right. So Manny should definitely be in there.

If you had to pick a time to pinch run for A.J. this is the time. You have two other catchers on the team right now.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 03:18 PM) Where is Manny to pinch hit? AJ will get an easy out against the lefty. You can't pinch hit Manny for Kotsay because nobody else would be able to play 1B.

Good hitting A.J.

Martinez vs. Buehrle - .872 OPS in 62 PAs Martinez vs. Thornton - .825 OPS in 21 PAs I'd rather have Thornton in there, fresh.

I think Thornton's pretty good against V-Mart too.

So uh, why was Buehrle in there at 118 pitches? I didn't know he was up that high until that pitch to Martinez.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 03:10 PM) Really wish Buehrle was out of this game. Just have a bad feeling that he's bound to let Martinez get one up by the monster. Wow, you were right.