Game Thread: Twins v Dodgers double-header, 5/1 @ 12:10pm and 6:10 CT

[stringer bell]

The Dodgers might be the worst-fielding good team in MLB.

[big dog]

This is the most expensive fundamentally crappy team I've ever seen. Happy to have the gift run!

[Ultima Ratio]

I've seen enough of Herrmann for the rest of this decade.

[big dog]

OK Tonkin, put yourself in position to keep this win.

 

--crap. I will ban myself for jinxing.

Edited May 2, 2014 by big dog

[Riverbrian]

Put down the dilly bars, RB.

 

Before the brain freeze does any permanent damage to your ability to speak English.

 

Sorry about that... Auto-Correct... I meant to type... 3 parts Flour.

[Riverbrian]

Tonkin pissed off Adrian

[Guest USAFChief]

Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-rap.

[cmathewson]

Well, at least there were no inherited runners on for the dinger.

[snepp]

See what happens when you let Tonkin pitch to more than one batter?

[Guest USAFChief]

Up here in the big leagues, they get three outs per inning, Hicksie.

[stringer bell]

So many pitches! I remember when games only went about 2 and a half hours.

[Fatt Crapps]

Oh man, just put it on a tee for Butera. He still won't hit it.

[Riverbrian]

Uff Da

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Isn't this where Tonkin came in?

[Fatt Crapps]

That might be the lowlight of my sports watching career.

[Oldgoat_MN]

Walking Drew suggests that Tonkin hit his pitch limit.

[Guest USAFChief]

That might be the lowlight of my sports watching career.

Hell, it's not even the lowlight of the doubleheader.

[cmathewson]

After the homer, Tonkin started dropping his shoulder and yanking everything outside. I'm just shocked they let him walk the bases loaded.

[GCTF]

How does a team walk Buterrible twice in one game?

[LaBombo]

The Dodgers might be the worst-fielding good team in MLB.

 

Yes. Had briefly considered calling their defense 'dodgey', but didn't want some Zuckerberg savant to make the mouse come alive and strangle me.

[Gibby]

Steely Dan can gargle my ba... oops. Not even for a game thread.

 

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PS. Actually a fan of their music.

 

PS2. Ricky don't lose that xFip, 'cause it's not on Ant's PC...

 

Shortened Antony to Ant to fit the phrasing of the song. Oh, that's right, rule of comedy: if you have to explain, humor fail.

 

I have a couple buddies in Boston named Anthony. Their screechy girlfriends call them Anth, or Antney.

[GCTF]

That might be the lowlight of my sports watching career.

 

Hang on, they might let Florimon hit again.

[JB_Iowa]

So many pitches! I remember when games only went about 2 and a half hours.

 

 

I'm hoping that someday Mark Buehrle will be the czar of game times.

[cmathewson]

Up here in the big leagues, they get three outs per inning, Hicksie.

 

I don't blame him for losing track of the outs. It's been a long inning and he did just have his bell rung.

[LaBombo]

Eleven walks for the 'Aim at their bats' pitching staff.

 

Dozier on his way from 'poor man's Knoblauch' to 'affordable Knoblauch Light'.

Edited May 2, 2014 by LaBombo

[snepp]

Doziersie says, "you're ****ing welcome."

[Danchat]

Brian Dozier for gold glove, anyone?

[Riverbrian]

I'm serious... I can't think of a better defensive 2B in baseball right now.

[cmathewson]

We need to move him off second base. He sucks.

[Fatt Crapps]

How does a team walk Buterrible twice in one game?

 

OMG, it happened TWICE!?!?