Yankees-Twins Wild Card game

[iortiz]

Here’s the thing that I don’t get from sox fans and something I’ve already admitted on my playoff spots. I clearly don’t think “rooting” for a team makes any difference on the game, but it does change perspective.

 

Would any sox fan want the Yankees to lose, even if it damages their team’s playoff hopes?

 

If the Twins pull off the upset tonight, then they’re going to get smashed by the Guardians. Santana and Berrios are their only two good starters and Santana would be relegated to a single game. Kluber and Carrasco will already have a 2-0 lead on the Twins by the time Santana returns. If the Twins win tonight, you are effectively getting the Guardians with their rotation intact. If the Yankees win, then all bets are off. You’re still getting the Guardians in terms of likelihood, but there’s a far greater chance of a Yankees upset and a far better chance that Kluber has to throw twice and likely delayed until game 3, which is always good. Also, if the Yankees win tonight and win the series with the Guardians, then the sox have a far greater chance to win the AL as any Yankee-Sox series is destined for 7 and when there’s a game 7, anything can happen. I cannot stand the sox. But if the Yankees win tonight, I am rooting for them to beat Houston because I know my team will have a better shot at a World Series with Houston out of the way. I anticipate sox fans who are rational would think the same way about NYY vs CLE, but how many rational sox fans are there, right? Lol

 

While you are rational here, my soul wants the yankees to fail big time tonight LOL!

[jacksonianmarch]

Not a good start

[jacksonianmarch]

Really bad start

[iortiz]

Severino is lost.

[Carpin]

Crap

[jacksonianmarch]

He doesn’t have his slider

[jacksonianmarch]

If he can not locate the slider, it’s time to pull him

[jacksonianmarch]

Pull him now

[moonslav59]

We shoulda beat this skanky team by 10 games this year.

 

Repeat after me...

 

The Yankess suck!

The Yankess suck!

The Yankess suck!

The Yankess suck!

The Yankess suck!

The Yankess suck!

 

THE YANKEES SUCK!!!!

 

 

[Thunder]

What's even better is even if they come back to win this game, their bullpen is trashed

[iortiz]

One more hit and call it game.

[jacksonianmarch]

Big spot for Green there. We need to come out hitting. Sevy had nothing

[a700hitter]

One more hit and call it game.

As usual, the Twins don't administer the kill shot, and it will only be a matter of time for them to crumble. SOS.

[Spudboy]

Holy f*** I did not expect that.

 

At least Girardi did not pull a Farrell and wait too long to pull Severino.

 

3-0 is not insurmountable if the Yankees pen can hold serve.

 

Oh but if Santana deals and the Twins get 3 more runs it bye-bye bad guys.

 

Break out the golf clubs.

[Spudboy]

God this bitch is insufferable.

[jacksonianmarch]

God this bitch is insufferable.

 

Mendoza is bad

[d-money]

Yankees will come back. The twins are a joke

[jacksonianmarch]

Didi!!!!!!!!!!!

[Thunder]

Holy f***ing s***

[a700hitter]

LOL! Good game Twins. Couldn't even hold the lead for 1 inning.

[Station 13]

twins are weak

 

Get rid of Mauer, the guy is the final taint from the Gardenhire era.

[iortiz]

As usual, the Twins don't administer the kill shot, and it will only be a matter of time for them to crumble. SOS.

 

Twins could be 5-0 and now are tied. They deserve to lose this game.

[NativeBostonian]

Twins will lose if they get into a slug fest with the Yanks.

[iortiz]

Santana has 40+ pitches and counting LOL!

[jacksonianmarch]

I think we might be seeing a battle of the second or third starters. I think Berrios has to come in for Minnesota. They don't have the relief depth to get through the next 8. NYY can toy with that idea, or we can stretch Green through 3, Warren for 2, then Kahnle, Robertson, Betances and Chapman. But I assume CC or Gray come in for a few

[Carpin]

We shoulda beat this skanky team by 10 games this year.

 

Repeat after me...

 

The Yankess suck!

The Yankess suck!

The Yankess suck!

The Yankess suck!

The Yankess suck!

The Yankess suck!

 

THE YANKEES SUCK!!!!

 

 

 

Not yet my friend

[jacksonianmarch]

Santana coming back out? Ron Gardenhire lives!!

[Carpin]

Santana coming back out? Ron Gardenhire lives!!

 

YEssss

 

We can get a couple more before Molitor wakes up

[Carpin]

The Toddfather needs to justify his roster spot

 

Let's go

[Thunder]

I just had a feeling somebody on the Yanks was gonna go deep in the 1st inning. I thought it would be Sanchez when he came to bat, but I wasn't too far off.