Game Thread: Twins @ Tigers, 9/25 @ 6:08pm CT

[ScrapTheNickname]

My favorite part of the 2014 season was discovering Twins Daily Game Thread. It has been great to find so much good humor to go along with baseball games. As good as a Grain Belt, no better.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

His ERA-to-Fip/xFip was awfully close to two to one tonight.

wow! Depressing!

[Riverbrian]

Ok... This is post #10,000... I believe I'm the only one to reach 5 digits. So... I apologize but to ensure that no one else gets here... I'm going to blow up the website. It will self destruct in 37 hours.

 

10,000 posts and here's the amazing part... I've never been banned!!!

 

So... Going forward... All my posts are going to be controversial.

 

I will only discuss topics on this list:

 

Abortion

Affirmative Action

Nazi's

Same Sex Marriage

Copyright Infringement

Walmart

South Park

Saskatchewan

The War on Drugs

Carl Jung

Sarah Palin

The Cold War

The Falkland Islands

L.Ron Hubbard

Smooth Jazz

Watergate

Selena Gomez

Gettysburg

Deforestation

Judas Iscariot

Napster

Ebola Virus

Lil' Wayne

Selective Service

Cochlear Implants

The Universe

Wife Swapping

Westboro Baptists

Bullfighting

Yoko Ono

Prisons

Rising Sea Levels

Creole Languages

Pirates in the Indian Ocean

Kathie Lee Gifford

 

And

 

Josmil Pinto

[LaBombo]

wow! Depressing!

Yeah.  Fixed.  Before tonight.  ERA's that start with something more than a 4 are not so great, but ones that start with an 8 are... Ponsonian.  Almost all his peripherals suggest he's on his way to becoming an effective starter.

[Bark's Lounge]

2014 no matter what... Was a special year.

 

I got to meet in person... Glunn... Ash... Bark... Chief... ChiTown... Diehard... North... Snepp and String.... And some drunk people who hung out with Snepp plus all the wife's. All... Are gonna be friends of mine until they say something mean about Ben Revere.

 

Because of this... Nothing on the field could sour the year.

 

Biggest disappointment... Learning that Sconnie was doin the pub crawl and I was probably 5 feet from him and still not knowing and not getting introduced... Also the disappearance of Gibby from the game threads... Where did he go?

No ****! I just assumed Gibby was banned for awhile as he can be very opinionated and crazy (in a fun way) ... which I love. I do recall him saying something about going to Japan for 6 months or so. I think it had something to do with his daughter's volleyball career. Don't quote me on that though.

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

"I do recall him saying something about going to Japan for 6 months or so. I think it had something to do with his daughter's volleyball career. Don't quote me on that though."

[Platoon]

Ok... This is post #10,000... I believe I'm the only one to reach 5 digits. So... I apologize but to ensure that no one else gets here... I'm going to blow up the website. It will self destruct in 37 hours.

10,000 posts and here's the amazing part... I've never been banned!!!

So... Going forward... All my posts are going to be controversial.

I will only discuss topics on this list:

Abortion

Affirmative Action

Nazi's

Same Sex Marriage

Copyright Infringement

Walmart

South Park

Saskatchewan

The War on Drugs

Carl Jung

Sarah Palin

The Cold War

The Falkland Islands

L.Ron Hubbard

Smooth Jazz

Watergate

Selena Gomez

Gettysburg

Deforestation

Judas Iscariot

Napster

Ebola Virus

Lil' Wayne

Selective Service

Cochlear Implants

The Universe

Wife Swapping

Westboro Baptists

Bullfighting

Yoko Ono

Prisons

Rising Sea Levels

Creole Languages

Pirates in the Indian Ocean

Kathie Lee Gifford

And

Josmil Pinto

I have seen everyone or thing on this list recently, but who is this Josmil Pinto guy??

[Squirrel]

Ok... This is post #10,000... I believe I'm the only one to reach 5 digits. So... I apologize but to ensure that no one else gets here... I'm going to blow up the website. It will self destruct in 37 hours.

 

10,000 posts and here's the amazing part... I've never been banned!!!

 

So... Going forward... All my posts are going to be controversial.

 

I will only discuss topics on this list:

 

Abortion

Affirmative Action

Nazi's

Same Sex Marriage

Copyright Infringement

Walmart

South Park

Saskatchewan

The War on Drugs

Carl Jung

Sarah Palin

The Cold War

The Falkland Islands

L.Ron Hubbard

Smooth Jazz

Watergate

Selena Gomez

Gettysburg

Deforestation

Judas Iscariot

Napster

Ebola Virus

Lil' Wayne

Selective Service

Cochlear Implants

The Universe

Wife Swapping

Westboro Baptists

Bullfighting

Yoko Ono

Prisons

Rising Sea Levels

Creole Languages

Pirates in the Indian Ocean

Kathie Lee Gifford

 

And

 

Josmil Pinto

What's wrong with smooth jazz?

[Platoon]

"I do recall him saying something about going to Japan for 6 months or so. I think it had something to do with his daughter's volleyball career. Don't quote me on that though."

[Bark's Lounge]

Ok... This is post #10,000... I believe I'm the only one to reach 5 digits. So... I apologize but to ensure that no one else gets here... I'm going to blow up the website. It will self destruct in 37 hours.

 

10,000 posts and here's the amazing part... I've never been banned!!!

 

So... Going forward... All my posts are going to be controversial.

 

I will only discuss topics on this list:

 

Abortion

Affirmative Action

Nazi's

Same Sex Marriage

Copyright Infringement

Walmart

South Park

Saskatchewan

The War on Drugs

Carl Jung

Sarah Palin

The Cold War

The Falkland Islands

L.Ron Hubbard

Smooth Jazz

Watergate

Selena Gomez

Gettysburg

Deforestation

Judas Iscariot

Napster

Ebola Virus

Lil' Wayne

Selective Service

Cochlear Implants

The Universe

Wife Swapping

Westboro Baptists

Bullfighting

Yoko Ono

Prisons

Rising Sea Levels

Creole Languages

Pirates in the Indian Ocean

Kathie Lee Gifford

 

And

 

Josmil Pinto

Remember this and remember it well. In the off season, post this to the Sports Bar section. We can have a fun filled off season with these kind of debates. It may be my desperation to have a game thread atmosphere in the offseason, but damn, it could fun diddlylicious!!!

[Riverbrian]

Damn!!!

 

I knew post 10,001 was gonna suck

[Bark's Lounge]

Damn!!!

 

I knew post 10,001 was gonna suck

Word up Brian. It does not suck... what the hell, I like it!

 

10,001... that is mind blowing.

[glunn]

I am going to miss the game threads until they resume next year.  I also miss JB and Gibby.

 

On the other hand, I am grateful for all of our other comrades and for the bright spots this season, especially Hughes, Gibson, Santana and Vargas.

 

RB, congrats on #10,000.  You have made the world a better place for me and a lot of other people.

[D. Hocking]

Ok... This is post #10,000... I believe I'm the only one to reach 5 digits. So... I apologize but to ensure that no one else gets here... I'm going to blow up the website. It will self destruct in 37 hours.

 

10,000 posts and here's the amazing part... I've never been banned!!!

 

So... Going forward... All my posts are going to be controversial.

 

I will only discuss topics on this list:

 

Abortion

Affirmative Action

Nazi's

Same Sex Marriage

Copyright Infringement

Walmart

South Park

Saskatchewan

The War on Drugs

Carl Jung

Sarah Palin

The Cold War

The Falkland Islands

L.Ron Hubbard

Smooth Jazz

Watergate

Selena Gomez

Gettysburg

Deforestation

Judas Iscariot

Napster

Ebola Virus

Lil' Wayne

Selective Service

Cochlear Implants

The Universe

Wife Swapping

Westboro Baptists

Bullfighting

Yoko Ono

Prisons

Rising Sea Levels

Creole Languages

Pirates in the Indian Ocean

Kathie Lee Gifford

 

And

 

Josmil Pinto

I guess Josmil Pinto was involved with Sara Palin in a wife swapping adventure that led to some problems with the law in Saskatchewan.  Josmil would whisper sweet nothings in Sara's ear in Creole while listening to Yoko Ono's new smooth jazz album which Sara could only hear because of her new cochlear implants.  This got back to Gardy and is the real reason for Pinto's limited play time since he has been called up.

[LaBombo]

What's wrong with smooth jazz?

This.

[LaBombo]

Damn!!!

 

I knew post 10,001 was gonna suck

Follow-ups to platinum albums are always a challenge.

 

Could have been much worse... like missing out on the 10,000 post bonus one post shy because the sprinklers went off inside the server farm.

[Riverbrian]

This.

Oh God... Why did I push on "this"

 

BTW

 

Is it possible his name is Kenny G because bullies stole all the rest of the letters from his last name?

[Riverbrian]

Could have been much worse... like missing out on the 10,000 post bonus one post shy because the sprinklers went off inside the server farm.

There should be a 10K post bonus!!!

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Yeah.  Fixed.  Before tonight.  ERA's that start with something more than a 4 are not so great, but ones that start with an 8 are... Ponsonian.  Almost all his peripherals suggest he's on his way to becoming an effective starter.

yeah, but fielding can't improve enough in one off season to make his outings winners.

[LaBombo]

Oh God... Why did I push on "this"

 

BTW

 

Is it possible his name is Kenny G because bullies stole all the rest of the letters from his last name?

Lunch money and backpack too.  Wedgies shortened the lifespan of his underwear to a WAR (wear-to-attrition ratio) of just under 5 school days per pair.

[Platoon]

Oh God... Why did I push on "this"

BTW

Is it possible his name is Kenny G because bullies stole all the rest of the letters from his last name?

Maybe it was the same guys who took that last I from Tori??

[LaBombo]

There should be a 10K post bonus!!!

Would be willing to pay double the current subscription rate to see that happen...

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Nice to hear Gardy speak well of May

[USAFChief]

There should be a 10K post bonus!!!

...for the rest of us.

 

BA dum tshhh

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Would be willing to pay double the current subscription rate to see that happen...

There should be a checkbox on the Twins Daily subscription form -- or are you only on the $59.95 basic level annual membership?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Ok... This is post #10,000... I believe I'm the only one to reach 5 digits. So... I apologize but to ensure that no one else gets here... I'm going to blow up the website. It will self destruct in 37 hours.

10,000 posts and here's the amazing part... I've never been banned!!!

So... Going forward... All my posts are going to be controversial.

I will only discuss topics on this list:

Abortion

Affirmative Action

Nazi's

Same Sex Marriage

Copyright Infringement

Walmart

South Park

Saskatchewan

The War on Drugs

Carl Jung

Sarah Palin

The Cold War

The Falkland Islands

L.Ron Hubbard

Smooth Jazz

Watergate

Selena Gomez

Gettysburg

Deforestation

Judas Iscariot

Napster

Ebola Virus

Lil' Wayne

Selective Service

Cochlear Implants

The Universe

Wife Swapping

Westboro Baptists

Bullfighting

Yoko Ono

Prisons

Rising Sea Levels

Creole Languages

Pirates in the Indian Ocean

Kathie Lee Gifford

And

Josmil Pinto

As long as we don't talk about the ending to Seinfeld -- that still bugs me more than anything

[ashbury]

There should be a 10K post bonus!!!

 

Carnac: "Ten Thousand Posts"

Ed: Ten thousand posts?  That is quite a lot of internet bandwidth.

Carnac: You might suppose so.  And yet, this may not be the gist of the contents of this envelope.

Ed: Which have been hermetically sealed.  You are correct, oh Magnificent One, as per usual.

Carnac: I'm glad if you finally show some respect.

Ed: I am always respectful.  But even if I slip up, I rely on your inscrutable intellect to see the true respect that underlies the words.

Carnac: So I should scrute the inscrutable, you're saying?  I'm not sure the censors will allow that.

Ed: Perhaps not, o Wise One.  Shall we open the envelope?

Carnac: Let's shall.

Ed: <expectantly> And...?

Carnac: May the fleas of a thousand hungry infants teach you the meaning of patience.

Ed: I am suitably chastened.

Carnac: "In Chief's long career in the military how many assigned locations has he had?"

[LaBombo]

There should be a checkbox on the Twins Daily subscription form -- or are you only on the $59.95 basic level annual membership?

It's even worse than that.  Package deal.  If I drop TD my land line gets disconnected, and I miss out on offers for vinyl siding, mail-order bride discounts, and class-action suits involving violas crushed by fellow motorists.

 

So we're stuck with each other. Sorry.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Seeing the nice crowd at Comerica got me thinking...

 

A lot of TD people were athletes or other types of performers -- music, primarily. What was the biggest group of people who ever saw you in the field of play or on stage?

 

Me, maybe a couple hundred. I'm like Spinal Tap. My public is very discriminating.

I've done some puppet shows -- in front of no more than a couple dozen though. California county fair circuit. Early 80s. Maybe we've met??

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

It's even worse than that.  Package deal.  If I drop TD my land line gets disconnected, and I miss out on offers for vinyl siding, mail-order bride discounts, and class-action suits involving violas crushed by fellow motorists.

 

So we're stuck with each other. Sorry.

I'll email Brock