Game Thread: Twins@Giants 5/24 9:05PM

[sampleSizeOfOne]

The sink isn't pronounced as usual... but it's there.

 

seenk?

[twinsnorth49]

Perhaps he could swing the dummy...

 

All joking aside, he could still connect.

 

Plenty of baseball left tonight.

 

Deciding whether to hold breath......will advise.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Deciding whether to hold breath......will advise.

Make sure to use a spotter

[twinsnorth49]

Make sure to use a spotter

 

I'm seeing spots, does that count?

[Richie the Rally Goat]

I'm seeing spots, does that count?

That's why you want a spotter, to catch you when you pass out, so you don't bump your head

[Riverbrian]

I'm seeing spots, does that count?

 

You need Spot remover.

[twinsnorth49]

What are we talking about again? And how did this game get to the 6th inning already?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I'm seeing spots, does that count?

 

Is that with or without holding your breath?

 

I don't think Kubel comes up again 'til the next inning...

[twinsnorth49]

Is that with out without holding your breath?

 

I don't think Kubel comes up again 'til the next inning...

 

Now he tells me......

[twinsnorth49]

Deduno's had the curveball working tonight but you have to throw a strike in that situation, make the hitter beat you.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Now he tells me......

 

Sorry, i'm slow...

 

Are the Giants playin' the shift on Kubel?

 

Maybe it's time to lay that bunt down the 3rd base line.

[twinsnorth49]

Sandoval with the RBI sand wedge......damn

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Hey, Hicks is on.

 

Can we do something with it?

[Whammy]

Bruce Bochey looks like a damn ogre next to that munchkin umpire.

[twinsnorth49]

Hey, Hicks is on.

 

Can we do something with it?

 

Hermann up, not holding breath. Fool me once.....

[jokin]

Hermann up, not holding breath. Fool me once.....

 

That was the spot for Oswaldo or Kennys....

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Hermann up, not holding breath. Fool me once.....

 

You were right.

 

But at least he wouldn't have made anyone hold their breath very long.

 

First pitch grounded out to short...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

(Go Pinto!)

 

I enjoy watching Pinto bat. For some reason he makes me think of a Kurosawa movie...

Not entirely sure which one or why.

[twinsnorth49]

Whoa, Pinto! Down 0-2 and homers, nice!!

[twinsnorth49]

Arcia and Hammer can't come back fast enough.

[jokin]

Arcia and Hammer can't come back fast enough.

 

Amen.

[Guest USAFChief]

Couple thoughts: AT&T is nice, but not as nice as TF. How do we let the Panda beat us twice in two nights? Tonight on 0-2 pitchestwice...ugh. I might be the only one...but I got the Boz Skaggs ref, Bri

[ashbury]

Couple thoughts: AT&T is nice, but not as nice as TF. How do we let the Panda beat us twice in two nights? Tonight on 0-2 pitchestwice...ugh. I might be the only one...but I got the Boz Skaggs ref, Bri

 

Nosebleed seats behind home plate, or anything up there in either direction really, has the nice view out on the water that shows off the park at its best. Tickets are pretty expensive, but they sell out so obviously they know their market. Our son had also seen the Twins in San Diego, and had that as a (very low) baseline to compare with.

 

Saturday's game was the classic "not as close as the score would indicate", as the Pinto homer in the ninth to break up the shutout didn't leave anybody at the park thinking the win for the home team was in real jeopardy. Twins did better in the field than the Giants this particular game, and Deduno was less wild and crazy (and also less fast) than I expected/remembered, but it still was about as decisive as any 2-1 win can be.