ALDS Game 2: Text Messages
October 9, 2009
Throughout the course of the regular season, the two writers of Twins Digest, Andrew Alba and Jason Graening, have shared their in-game thoughts with one another via text messages.
With the Twins making it to the postseason, emotions were high as the Twins traveled to New York to face the Yankees. As Game 2 of the ALDS progressed, the two fans went through a bevy of emotions over the span of three hours.
The following is the series text messages (edited for content) sent between Andrew and Jason as they watched a two run lead turn into a one run defeat at Yankee Stadium on Friday night.
After five innings
AA 6:37 PM: As usual, Blackburn pitching well only to have the bats fail to score RISP!
JG 6:38 PM: What else would you expect?
Top of the eighth
AA 7:55 PM: RISP with Punto up. Queue sadtrombone.com
JG 7:56 PM: Now batting, number 8, rally killer… Nick Punto!
AA 7:58 PM: Have never enjoyed being wrong so much! (Nick Punto’s RBI single)
JG 7:58 PM: No kidding.
JG 8:02 PM: That ball was fisted for an RBI. (Denard Span RBI single)
AA 8:03 PM: I am sick of that term on TBS!
Bottom of the eighth
AA 8:07 PM: What I wouldn’t give to have Matty go 1-2-3.
AA 8:11 PM: Yes! Now it is up to Nathan!
Top of the ninth
AA 8:14 PM: Nathan’s going to have his work cut out for him in the 9th… Tex,A-Rod and Matsui.
AA 8:17 PM: Kubel needs to get back to the dome. He is horrible @ Yankee stadium. (After Jason Kubel’s fourth strike out of the game)
Bottom of the ninth
AA 8:29 PM: Nathan looks rattled already.
AA 8:32 PM: What do you do? Can’t beat the F**KING Yankees! (After Nathan gave up 2-run homer to Alex Rodriguez to tie the game)
Top of the tenth
AA 8:40 PM: What are our odds now in extra innings? I can handle Wednesday’s loss, but this one will sting for a while!
JG 8:41 PM: Nathan is on my s**t list.
AA 8:42 PM: He has been on mine since the end of August.
AA 8:45 PM: Gardenhire better not even put Nathan in with the Yankees again. His numbers are horrible.
JG 8:46 PM: I hope Span fists one over first base.
AA 8:46 PM: lol
AA 8:47 PM: I hope Gardenhire fists Nathan in the 10th.
AA 8:51 PM: Please get a hit Orlando Cabrera! (Two on, two out in which Cabrera would hit a fly ball to right field to end the inning)
Bottom of the tenth
AA 9:03 PM: Who’s team is he on? (Nathan’s failed pick off attempt at second base)
AA 9:07 PM: Crain has a good pick off move & should have come in.
Top of the eleventh
AA 9:10 PM: Twins are killing me! I wish they could just win or lose!
AA 9:20 PM: Nice they can have an extra umpire right there to MISS the call. (Joe Mauer’s ground rule double ruled a foul ball)
AA 9:23 PM: Bull s**t Delmon Young.
AA 9:24 PM: Bull s**t Gomez.
That was the final text message of the night as the Twins had just left the bases loaded in the top of the eleventh. Shortly after, the Yankees would win Game 2 in dramatic fashion with a walk off home run from Mark Teixeria. It was the fourth walk off win the Yankees had over the Twins this season in New York.
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