That's a bad call by Ozzie. Mourneau might hit one 600 feet right here, but Mauer is hitting almost .400.

Mauer beats us. Stoney and Hawk wanted the intentional walk.

How predictable the M's get us in the Dome.

Our hitters need to show some balls and battle back again.

once it goes to 2-0 YOU HAVE TO WALK HIM! YOU CANNOT GROOVE A f***ING FASTBALL TO HIM

How do you let Mauer beat you....c'mon...

Yeesh, just have to score again top 8.

wait i thought we were walking him.....

 

Nothing like pitching to the best contact hitter in baseball with a runner on 3rd and 2 outs. It's like Ozzie goes brain dead whenever we're at Minnesota also.

once it goes to 2-0 YOU HAVE TO WALK HIM! YOU CANNOT GROOVE A f***ING FASTBALL TO HIM

yeah and the runner took third base as well

Talk about a team with low IQ.

Well Ozzie went out there and simply asked Matt what he wanted to do. Why bother? Any competitor will want to take a guy on.

 

I like that Ozzie doesnt overmanage, but...at least manage...

and please KW, trade Dotel immediately. Every game seems to be a disaster with him now. His fastball's velocity is way down (91 mph).

Oz made a mistake obviously.

But if Matt had the kind of stuff he had in that last outing, nobody coulda hit him. Not even Brett in his prime.

 

and morneau gets out wow

Let's score some runs!!!

 

There's two man in baseball right now you don't pitch to in this situation Albert Pujols and Joe Mauer.

Only thing I can think of is their individual numbers against Thornton....anyone know what they were?

If this weekend goes bad, Hawk will never end with the criticism of that move.

Oz made a mistake obviously.

But if Matt had the kind of stuff he had in that last outing, nobody coulda hit him. Not even Brett in his prime.

 

Mauer this season is better than Brett in his prime.

Oz made a mistake obviously.

But if Matt had the kind of stuff he had in that last outing, nobody coulda hit him. Not even Brett in his prime.

 

Mauer's batting average is also good stuff, so to speak.

Educate me please.

Would all teams in baseball let the guy steal third uncontested? Or just the Sox?

If this weekend goes bad, Hawk will never end with the criticism of that move.

god we fail to intentionally walk guys more than any other team in the majors...i'll never forget us pitching to miguel cabrera with men on 2nd and 3rd and 2 outs last year against detroit

Only thing I can think of is their individual numbers against Thornton....anyone know what they were?

 

17 for 35 IIRC.

I disagree. Brett also almost hit .400 one year.

Well Ozzie went out there and simply asked Matt what he wanted to do. Why bother? Any competitor will want to take a guy on.

 

I like that Ozzie doesnt overmanage, but...at least manage...

Al Leiter was on MLB network talking about how he hated when managers came out to ask him how he felt. He said there was no way he would ever tell them he was anything but fine or he needed to put a guy on. He said he thought the manager needed to make up his mind before he came to the mound.

Is there a WORSE manager in baseball in terms of decision making with his pitchers than Ozzie? I mean, seriously. Think about the Cubs game where he left Liney in after giving up the 3 run homer to Lee. It's absolutely disgusting, everyone in the world walks Mauer there, no brainer decision.

 

god we fail to intentionally walk guys more than any other team in the majors...i'll never forget us pitching to miguel cabrera with men on 2nd and 3rd and 2 outs last year against detroit

 

If Matt Stairs was up, we would have walked him.

This is the inning cmon