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IST 2019: ALDS — We've Got a Lot of Problems with You, Twins!

G-Fafif Oct 04 2019 12:04 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 05 2019 04:34 PM

Dear Minnesota, You know the way you've been vis-a-vis the MFYs? Don't be that way. Thanks and great luck, CPF

Centerfield Oct 04 2019 12:11 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

Interesting choice of thread name. I would have gone with "NYY FIRST ROUND BYE"

Ceetar Oct 04 2019 12:16 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

Think the Yankees go 4? I'd be surprised. Twins in 3. Bludgeon that pitching.

Lefty Specialist Oct 04 2019 12:24 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

I fear it'll be more of the same.... https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/4b8596da-194e-4ebb-af07-06e645363424_1.3173ebaf478abbf2819885beec13f46a.jpeg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF>

Centerfield Oct 04 2019 12:36 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

The Twins didn't impress me at all when the Mets played them. I remember thinking to myself "How can this team be a playoff contender?" MFY's in 3. No game is close.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 04 2019 01:04 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

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Gwreck Oct 04 2019 01:36 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

I remember thinking to myself "How can this team be a playoff contender?" They got to play a lot of absolutely terrible teams. 14-4 against the 114-loss Tigers. 14-4 against the 103-loss Royals. 13-6 against the 89-loss White Sox. 6-0 against the 108-loss Orioles. 5-2 against the 94-loss Mariners.

41Forever Oct 04 2019 01:42 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

I love the Twins! Tonight they go from the Mall of America's team to All of America's team. Jake Cave threw me a ball when I saw them at Comerica last month!

Centerfield Oct 04 2019 01:46 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

=41Forever post_id=23778 time=1570218143 user_id=69] I love the Twins!

I do too. Ever since they beat the asshole Cardinals in 87. What a fun team.



I loved the '85 Royals for the same reason. I have since fallen out of love with Kansas City. It's complicated.

HahnSolo Oct 04 2019 02:00 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

Yeah, the Twins are great when they're winning WS over the Cards and Braves. Not so much when they see the MFYs. It's been almost 30 years since you've given me some gratification Twinkies...you're overdue.

41Forever Oct 04 2019 02:05 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

=Centerfield post_id=23780 time=1570218400 user_id=65] =41Forever post_id=23778 time=1570218143 user_id=69] I love the Twins!

I do too. Ever since they beat the asshole Cardinals in 87. What a fun team.



I loved the '85 Royals for the same reason. I have since fallen out of love with Kansas City. It's complicated.


I was smack in the middle of the state in Columbia, Mo. for that 1985 I-70 Series. Intense - and fun. Cards fans - and I like the Cards - were cocky. I bought a Cards World Champs pennant obviously printed before the Series for my dorm room. Mets and Cards were intense rivals back then.

HahnSolo Oct 04 2019 02:07 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

The only reason I would've bought a Cardinals World Series pennant would have been to burn it. Just sayin

41Forever Oct 04 2019 02:14 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

=HahnSolo post_id=23783 time=1570219628 user_id=63] The only reason I would've bought a Cardinals World Series pennant would have been to burn it. Just sayin

Well, it was cool because they lost that series and it drove the Cards fans in the dorm nuts.

G-Fafif Oct 04 2019 02:22 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

The great Steve Rushin, in the once great Sports Illustrated, recently explored WTF with the Twins sucking (until now) vs this distasteful opponent. https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/09/20/new-york-yankees-minnesota-twins-curse As those two teams await the 2019 playoffs and another possible matchup, Minnesotans are keenly aware (as New Yorkers are not) that the Twins have lost a record 13 consecutive postseason games, an ignominious distinction they share with the Yankees' more famous rivals, the Red Sox. Minnesota's last playoff win was at the old Yankee Stadium on Oct. 5, 2004, in Game 1 of the AL Division Series. Of the 13 losses that have followed, all but three—a sweep by the A's in the '06 ALDS—were to the Yankees, most recently in the '17 wild-card game. For almost the entire 21st century the Bronx Bombers have had Minnesota's number, and that number is still stored in a Nokia flip phone. The Yankees' inexplicable domination in this century began very differently in the last one. In 1964, a recent graduate of George Washington High in Washington Heights—a Panamanian national then playing for a sandlot team in the Bronx called the N.Y. Cavaliers—traveled a couple of miles across the Harlem River to work out for the Twins at Yankee Stadium. After just a few swings Minnesota officials bundled the 19-year-old out of sight, lest he be seen by a Yankees executive with a fat book of blank checks. They spirited Rodney Cline Carew to an Italian restaurant in the Bronx, the Stella D'Oro, across from the breadstick factory of the same name, and signed the second baseman on the spot. It was a bank heist in broad daylight, and one for which there would be disproportionate karmic payback.

Frayed Knot Oct 04 2019 03:21 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

Sooner or later the Twinkies have GOT to have a good series, right? I mean even the stRangers beat the Yanx in the post-season (2010 ALCS 4-2) following a near similar, even if somewhat shorter, record of post-season ineptness. 1999 ALDS 0-3 1998 ALDS 0-3 1996 ALDS 1-3

Frayed Knot Oct 04 2019 04:47 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins! Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 04 2019 06:14 PM

=41Forever post_id=23778 time=1570218143 user_id=69]Tonight they go from the Mall of America's team to All of America's team.

I think it would be great if they actually were the Mall of America's team.



Foot Locker could provide the shoes. Uniforms from Eddie Bauers. Sbarro's controls all concession business.

Each dugout has its own Orange Julius dispenser and any ball hit into the gap would actually go in to a Gap (or a Gap for Kids).

If an outfielder doesn't have his sunglasses when the weather changes he'd have to go to the Sunglass Hut along the 3rd base line and purchase a pair.

And just over the fence would be a bed and a bath so naturally all Home Runs would have to go over them and ... (wait for it) ... beyond.

G-Fafif Oct 04 2019 05:58 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

Twins lead early. Nobody trusts them.

Fman99 Oct 04 2019 06:15 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

Brett Gardner hit 25 HRs this year? What the hell is the world coming to? In other news, Bob Costas is still a bag of gassy air.

Frayed Knot Oct 04 2019 06:22 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

=Fman99 post_id=23806 time=1570234542 user_id=86] Brett Gardner hit 25 HRs this year?

28 ... the most of his career ... by 25% ... he turned 36 during the season

Those 28 represent 22.5% of his HRs over his 12 season career.

The really odd part is that 16 of the 28 were on the road (I would have guessed the H/R ratio at more like 25/3).

LWFS Oct 04 2019 06:26 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

So, they're bat-flipping over non-run-scoring walks in the Bronx now, are they?

LWFS Oct 04 2019 06:44 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

It's beh-REE-os, not BEH-ree-os? Live and learn.

Frayed Knot Oct 04 2019 07:05 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

Two hours in and they're nearly halfway through!!! I wish I could blame this on being an AL game but it's not like yesterday's NL games -- 4:07 & 3:23 (for a 2-hit 8-1/2 inning shutout) -- were speeding along either.

Frayed Knot Oct 04 2019 07:45 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

See if you can get as many of your hits/HRs as possible with the bases empty, OK Minny? And while you're at it, see how many walks & errors you can gift the Yanx. It's this sort of strategy that has you with zero playoff wins since the Reagan administration.

LWFS Oct 04 2019 07:46 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

Still, watching opponent bullshit short-porch NYS home runs in the playoffs never gets old.

LWFS Oct 04 2019 07:50 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

Ottavino and Kahnle have been used and burned, and gotten 2 outs combined. Now Chad Green is in, and we're not out of the 6th. Christ, this league.

Frayed Knot Oct 04 2019 08:07 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

Already north of three hours and they're not yet 2/3 of the way through this game. Say goodnight Gracie

Fman99 Oct 04 2019 08:20 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

Why must they suck SO BAD against the MFY's? This shit gives me pain.

G-Fafif Oct 05 2019 04:25 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

Oh, honestly. Go fuck yourselves Twins.

Frayed Knot Oct 05 2019 04:35 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

Yup! I was just about to type the same thing. I'll start "liking" you guys when you show maybe the slightest tinge of being even vaguely competent. 2 runners on, goes 0-2 on the batter (G. Torres) ... "Hey I got a good idea, let's split the plate with a perfect set-up!!" That it was only a one-run single was the best of all possible outcomes *** VERY NEXT BATTER*** Gets to 0-2 ... "Hey I got a good idea, let's hit him (G Sanchez) and re-load the bases": *** VERY NEXT BATTER ** and AGAIN WITH TWO FUCKING STRIKES ... Grand Slam (Didi) And this is by the pitcher they brought in in the 3rd inning because the starter sucked too much.

Frayed Knot Oct 05 2019 05:11 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We've Got a Lot of Problems with You, Twins!

But at least on the plus side, the 5th inning just started and it's only taken them slightly over two hours to get there. This sport is killing itself in slow motion (emphasis on 'Slow') and they seem unable to do a fucking thing about it. Post-season games to date: 2:55; 3:23; 3:37; 4:15; 4:07; 2:46; 3:18; 3:24

kcmets Oct 05 2019 05:17 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We've Got a Lot of Problems with You, Twins!

I thought the Twins were supposed to be, ya know, like good!

Centerfield Oct 05 2019 06:56 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We've Got a Lot of Problems with You, Twins!

Useless. Might as well be the Pirates.

Frayed Knot Oct 05 2019 07:28 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We've Got a Lot of Problems with You, Twins!

So I'm taking it from these last few posts that the Twins didn't come back in this game after I turned it off?

Fman99 Oct 05 2019 08:30 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

=Fman99 post_id=23824 time=1570242018 user_id=86] Why must they suck SO BAD against the MFY's? This shit gives me pain.

Oh, wait, I posted this already. Well, uh, here it is again some more still.

Centerfield Oct 07 2019 08:30 AM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We Love You, Twins!

The Twins didn't impress me at all when the Mets played them. I remember thinking to myself "How can this team be a playoff contender?" MFY's in 3. No game is close. Like I said. Our only hope is Houston. Let's hope some of the MFY's get frostbite or some shit while they're in Minnesota.

Frayed Knot Oct 07 2019 07:36 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We've Got a Lot of Problems with You, Twins!

Oh FUCK YOU Twins!!! Bases-loaded/no outs, 2nd inning -- ZERO runs, ZERO balls out of the infield!!! Oh yeah, and my cable is going in and out, which means there are two games on and I'm having trouble watching either one of them! Not that I'm in a bad mood about any of this.

kcmets Oct 07 2019 08:14 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We've Got a Lot of Problems with You, Twins!

I just sat through a bunch of the Washington win, no way I'm turning in to Yankees humping each other celebrating a sweep.

Frayed Knot Oct 07 2019 08:16 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We've Got a Lot of Problems with You, Twins!

K w/three on to end the 2nd K w/two on to end the 3rd Cashing it in now because there's no way I'm staying up to 2AM (at this rate) to catch the end of this one anyway.

Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 07 2019 09:16 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We've Got a Lot of Problems with You, Twins!

Fuckin Twins

ashie62 Oct 07 2019 10:45 PM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We've Got a Lot of Problems with You, Twins!

L-A-M-E

Frayed Knot Oct 08 2019 03:41 AM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We've Got a Lot of Problems with You, Twins!

9 hits + 4 walks = 1 run (a garbage time solo HR). 11 LOB; 2-12 w/RiSP ... Way to be clutch! Only out-scored 23-7 in this year's version of three-and-out. Just forfeit next time.

Fman99 Oct 08 2019 03:59 AM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We've Got a Lot of Problems with You, Twins!

Mets season ended about 10,000 times better than the Twinks did.

bmfc1 Oct 08 2019 05:30 AM Re: IST 2019: ALDS — We've Got a Lot of Problems with You, Twins!

MFY fans will be patting themselves on the back (even more so than usual) after these comments in The Athletic, written by Marc Carig: [BLOCKQUOTE]Yet, privately, there was a feeling within the organization that the hostile environment in New York had indeed played a factor. The Twins had gotten punched in the mouth and they didn't know quite how to respond. This would be something to learn from moving forward. At least, that's the message that seemed to come from Tyler Duffey, the reliever who surrendered Didi Gregorius' grand slam in Game 2. “I'm trying to think of a nice way to say it,” Duffey said. “They hate you for no reason, which is what you want.” Indeed, the Twins' relievers got showered with beer and epithets and “a lot of expletives.” Mothers, daughters, wives, apparently they were all fair game for the hecklers who sought to rattle the visitors. “Someone told me they were going to do something to my wife while we were in New York,” Duffey said. “They take full advantage of whatever they paid for that ticket and they get their full money's worth.” ... “Boston's fun, they're baseball fans,” Duffey said. “Yankee fans, they just hate people.”[/BLOCKQUOTE] https://theathletic.com/1270365/2019/10/08/carig-for-twins-a-hope-that-lasting-lessons-come-from-failure/