Hrbowski Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Game Thread: White Sox @ Twins, 6/24 @ 12:10pm CT Christopher Allen Sale (6-3, 2.74 ERA) vs. Phillip Joseph Hughes (5-6, 4.47 ERA) Things to think about... 1- Computers -- Yesterday I was just standing around, minding my own business, but all of a sudden I heard a conversation that caught my attention, and the subject of this conversation was about electronic devices, mainly computers and hand-crank radios. Well I won't repeat everything that was said, but a certain member of the TD community was talking to a ten year old boy, and she was telling him that her computer burned fuel quickly, and then she got him all confused about it, and before you knew what had happened, he was talking about computers' "engines." All I can say is that they were corrected, but I think they realized their error quickly. 2- Twitter -- I was just talking about computers, and a common thing associated with computers is the internet, and one of the most visited sites is Twitter. After the conversation above took a turn to Twitter, we got unto the interesting topic of, "What if Stalin had a Twitter account?" You might be wondering why we would talk about that, but just to let you guys know, we often ask each other thought provoking questions. I have been thinking about Stalin's Twitter account that wasn't, and I have an idea what it might be like. It would go like this: Username @TheGreatHelmsman Bio Great Master of Daring Revolutionary Decisions, Leader of Progressive Humanity, Transformer of Nature, Driver of the Locomotive of History, Best Friend of all Children Normal Tweets "@jvribbentrop I didn't brush my teeth today. #dailyroutine" "Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs" "Just approved 3167 murders, then watched The Merry Fellows, had a great time!" He would also sign an executive order commanding that every Soviet had to clap for five minutes straight every time he tweeted. 3- Eduardo Nunez -- King Eddie the 2nd was once considered Derek Jeter 2.0, but what many called "lackadaisical play" hurt him in his time in Noo Yoik, but now that he has gotten out of the Apple on Steroids he has performed so well that if he was on the Royals he would be leading the DH spot in the ASG vote, but he isn't on the Royals, so he isn't leading any position, whether it is DH, outfield, third, or short in voting, but that is a good thing, because if he was on the Royals there would be only one thing to do, go through his clothes and look for loose change since the Royals are dead. 4- Modems -- Recently we got a new modem, it was advertised as making the internet an 80 runner, of course I didn't believe it, but we needed one out of necessity since we can't go by a day with out hanging out reading good for nothing, obnoxious comments on websites, which is now the new national pastime, but for me, it's still baseball, although I enjoy listening to classical music and reading, but anyways this modem turned out to be so fast that it is actually slow, so my guess is that it is running so fast that it is tripping over itself, therefore making it harder to do it's job. 5- Tchaikovsky Competition -- I hate to keep pounding this into you, but I can't help it, I have selective OCD, and this is one of the things I selected to have OCD over, just to let you know I haven't finished watching all of the contestants, but my favorites so far are Leonard Elschenbroich, Anastasia Kobekina, Bruno Phillipe, and Pablo Ferrández-Castro. One other note, Elschenbroich is going to perform with the Minnesota Orchestra next year. I think I might have bored some of my readers with my prattling, but I was pinch-hitting. http://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/chris-sale-royals.jpg
Hrbowski Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Author Posted June 24, 2015 Lineups and weather... Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Kenneth Smith Harrelson's boys Adam Cory Eaton CFConor Michael Gillaspie 3BJose Dariel Abreu Correa 1BDavid Adam LaRoche DHMelky Astacio Cabrera LFAvisail Antonio García Yaguarin RFAlexei Fernando Ramírez Rodriguez SSCole Tyler Flowers CYolmer Carlos Sánchez 2B Rik Aalbert Blijleven's boys Byron Keiron Buxton CFJames Brian Dozier 2BJoseph Patrick Mauer DHTorii Kedar Hunter RF Trevor Patrick PlouffeEduardo Michelle Núñez Méndez SSKurtis Kiyosh Suzuki CKennys Vargas 1BShane Michael Robinson LF
DaveW Old-Timey Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Chicago1. Eaton CF2. Gillaspie 3B3. Abreu 1B4. LaDouche DH5. Cabrera LF6. Garcia RF7. Ramirez SS8. Flowers C9. Sanchez 2B Minnesota Twins(hold for applause) 1. The Future CF2. The Bull Dozer 2B3. Baby Jesus DH4. Old Man Hunter RF5. The man who is blocking Sano 3B6. The failed heir to Derek Jeter SS7. The 2nd best Suzuki in MLB C8. Kenny Kennys Kenny's 1B9. Why is this guy playing for Rosario? LF
sampleSizeOfOne Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 ... 4. Old Man Hunter RF ...Ol' Man Hunter, he just keeps rolling along...
sampleSizeOfOne Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 ... 6. The failed heir to Derek Jeter SS ... Would that be... "the new number 2?" and batting... and playing... 6, i see? (Initially i saw that second line up, i just felt glad i wasn't the only one. Now i'm seeing added levels of brilliance.)
spinowner Provisional Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Chris Sale, last 5 games:0.72 ERA, 65 K, 6 BB.Yikes.
sampleSizeOfOne Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Chris Sale, last 5 games: 0.72 ERA, 65 K, 6 BB. Yikes. Challenges are good.
GCTF Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Chicago1. Eaton CF2. Gillaspie 3B3. Abreu 1B4. LaDouche DH5. Cabrera LF6. Garcia RF7. Ramirez SS8. Flowers C9. Sanchez 2B Minnesota Twins(hold for applause) 1. The Future CF2. The Bull Dozer 2B3. Baby Jesus DH4. Old Man Hunter RF5. The man who is blocking Sano 3B6. The failed heir to Derek Jeter SS7. The 2nd best Suzuki in MLB C8. Kenny Kennys Kenny's 1B9. Why is this guy playing for Rosario? LFSpankind, McSuckin, Senor Excitemento, and a gold glove second baseman with a .300 average all sitting today?
Hrbowski Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Author Posted June 24, 2015 Wow, Buxton struck out on a 3-0 count.
Hrbowski Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Author Posted June 24, 2015 What was Chris Sale doing at the end of the inning?
sampleSizeOfOne Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Wow, Buxton struck out on a 3-0 count. At least 3 pitches later, i hope? 0-0 after a 123,456 first inning. CBU.
sampleSizeOfOne Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Okay, Phil. Bases empty again. Now a 234 inning?
Hrbowski Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Author Posted June 24, 2015 That was inside, ump. Stick a fork in all the umpires...
Hrbowski Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Author Posted June 24, 2015 If Sale retires every batter for the rest of the game, should he be credited with a perfect game?
sampleSizeOfOne Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 That was inside, ump. Stick a fork in all the umpires... I think a fork is too partial for umpires. This calls for impartiality. Which means a spork. I think i figured out why they ruled that an error too...
Halsey Hall Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Hughes has a few gopher balls under his belt this year.
sampleSizeOfOne Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 If Sale retires every batter for the rest of the game, should he be credited with a perfect game? (And that's why it's an error, for the nose.) Nah, only if they like using astrics, like the fellow who relieved Ruth after he walked a fella and got tossed, if i remember the story.
sampleSizeOfOne Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Hughes has a few gopher balls under his belt this year. Shouldn't the gophers be playing for us?
Hrbowski Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Author Posted June 24, 2015 I would like to see Vargas bunt against Sale.
70charger Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Featured story in Fangraphs today: Maybe It's Time to Blow Up the White Sox. Yes. Yes it is.
70charger Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Featured story in Fangraphs today: Maybe It's Time to Blow Up the White Sox. Yes. Yes it is. Okay, i just read it, and apparently they mean that they should blow up the White Sox' roster! False alarm.
sampleSizeOfOne Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 I would like to see Vargas bunt against Sale. Anything to get on base. Sadly, it was not to be...
sampleSizeOfOne Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 ... 9. Why is this guy playing for Rosario? LF I read this, and promptly assumed Escobar was there... Robinson as a right hand batter makes more sense against Sale. And he's on!
HitInAPinch Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Buxton is leading off against Sale? So much for hiding him in the 9 hole against good pitching
sampleSizeOfOne Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Hunter brings in Dozier with another double to tie the game. Hope springs anew...
Hrbowski Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Author Posted June 24, 2015 Nunez looks like an all star.
sampleSizeOfOne Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 So how is that ruled? A double? A single, and advancing on the absence of a throw? Fielder indifference? An error for leaving 2nd uncovered?
James Verified Member Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Hunter brings in Dozier with another double to tie the game.Hope springs anew...Of course this happens when I have left the radio for a few minutes. But, I'll take it anyway.
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