Game Thread: Twins @ Astros, 8/11 @ 7:10pm CT

[Squirrel]

Lineup Change: Plouffe moves from 7 to 5, Parmelee in LF batting 7.

Thanks, Scotty ... I'll adjust the lineup in the OP.

[JB_Iowa]

Wow... Robin Williams!!!

 

I dont know what to say... I've always been a fan.

 

He was over the top... Many times... Too much over the top... But... I've always appreciated people who went for it and Robin went for it... Every single time.

 

One of the funniest guys on the planet and to hear it was a suicide just leaves me shocked.

 

I guess it's another example of comedy and tragedy being very closely linked together.

 

Flip side of the mania and all those highs .... are the lows.

 

Profoundly sad.

[mikeee]

I am excited for the new starter and to listen to this game!

[ashbury]

 

Riverbrian wrote:

pretty much the straw that broke my camel's back

 

That's one injury prone camel.

[Winston Smith]

Nano nano!

 

 

[Riverbrian]

Riverbrian wrote:

pretty much the straw that broke my camel's back

 

That's one injury prone camel.

Those humps would suck with a broken back.

[Riverbrian]

Missing a Grand Slam by... (Don Adams Voice)... This Much.

[ashbury]

This being Snark Week, I can only say: typical.

 

^{_{/ oh wait, Shark Week? Never mind.}}

[Riverbrian]

1-0 after 1 inning... That should be all Milone needs.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

So when is Santana going to play SS now?

[ashbury]

Missing a Grand Slam by... (Don Adams Voice)... This Much.

Would you believe... a run scored via a missed double play?

[ashbury]

1-0 after 1 inning... That should be all Milone needs.

Tommy's got this.

[ashbury]

So when is Santana going to play SS now?

2015.

[Riverbrian]

3 pitchers and K... That's how you start

[Riverbrian]

Next batter... Home run... That's how you erase the good feeling of the K.

[ashbury]

HR by Altuve.  No worries.  Tommy's got this.

[Riverbrian]

HR by Altuve.  No worries.  Tommy's got this.

How does a 5 7 guy hit the ball on the train tracks?

[Danchat]

That was one huge HR by a really short player. DANG. That's kinda auspicious for Milone.

Speaking of auspicious, I read in the newspaper today that no team but the Twins would give Milone a spot in the starting rotation....

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

NOOOOOO!!!  I had to look this up ... apparent/possible suicide.  

Hi ChiTown.. that was my reaction to both those pieces of news

[stringer bell]

Unspectacular Escobar makes a nice play in the hole.

[Thegrin]

Interesting first inning. Malone can sure pitch down and away.

[stringer bell]

Parmelee will get a fair shot for the remainder of the year.

[ashbury]

How does a 5 7 guy hit the ball on the train tracks?

His height is perfect for the Astros.  They have a "Five Seven Grille" at the ballpark, named in honor of their Killer B's.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

So when is Santana going to play SS now?

you want Schafer to move to center??

[Circus Boy]

How does a 5 7 guy hit the ball on the train tracks?

 

He thinks he can! He thinks he can! He thinks he can!

[stringer bell]

Its not very often that Escobar towers over another player, but he does over Altuve.

[ashbury]

you want Schafer to move to center??

His bat plays better there than in Left.

[ScottyB]

Lineup Change Again: So I guess they flip-flopped Schafer (LF) and Parmelee (RF).

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Black Jack just lost a ton of credibility... Santana above average CF? Passable, sure, hit well, yeah... Above average CF? No...

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

His bat plays better there than in Left.

I just watched his last at bat. You sure about that?