Article: Game Thread: Twins @ Reds, 6/29 @ 6:10pm CT

[LaBombo]

 

 

Twinkies need a shot of this young lady-  (my new favorite rugby player!)

 

My guess is that the Reds would still overtake them down in Juarez Mexico... or in Mauer's case, just outside the employee entrance to the stadium.

[Gibby]

 

  I miss the Hammer.

[David HK]

Oh, gosh, now Chapman in-  it brings to mind a long-ago Gopher afternoon, when Ray Christensen was practically giving thanks that no Gophers were actually killed by the Buckeyes that day

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Grey skies are gonna clear up

 

Put on a... Aww screw it

Longer face.

 

Why the long face?

[notoriousgod71]

Dick in awe of Chapman, who throws 10 mph faster than any Twins pitcher.

[FattCrapps]

Ump has been terrible all game.

[notoriousgod71]

I love that Chapman is wild enough to not know where the hell the ball is going. Can't be a comfortable AB.

[notoriousgod71]

 

 

Ump has been terrible all game.

 

 

Davidson is in the same category as Angel and West.

[FattCrapps]

 

Davidson is in the same category as Angel and West.

And Cuzzi.

[David HK]

 

I love that Chapman is wild enough to not know where the hell the ball is going. Can't be a comfortable AB.

If I were a lefty, I'd do the John Kruk thing...

 

[LaBombo]

 

Dick in awe of Chapman, who throws 10 mph faster than any Twins pitcher.

Not quite true.  May can hit 98 as long as the catcher knows which hemisphere to set up in.

[Platoon]

How come Chapman doesn't throw any change ups?

[Gibby]

 

If I were a lefty, I'd do the John Kruk thing...

 

  Eat yourself out of the game?

[David HK]

 

How come Chapman doesn't throw any change ups?

When he dips below 97, those are his changeups.

 

[LaBombo]

 

 

If I were a lefty, I'd do the John Kruk thing...

Spin-o-rama, or retire?

 

There's also the Larry Walker option...

 

http://enquirer.com/editions/1997/07/09/walker_450x407.jpg

[LaBombo]

 

 

When he dips below 97, those are his changeups.

 

He's also working on a faster-than-light no seam fastball that can go back in time and strike you out three games ago.

[David HK]

 

Spin-o-rama, or retire?

 

There's also the Larry Walker option...

 

http://enquirer.com/editions/1997/07/09/walker_450x407.jpg

Argh-  I stand corrected-   wrong pudgy professional hitter there, on my part.  (My next guess was Matt Stairs...)

Edited June 30, 2015 by David HK

[LaBombo]

 

Argh-  I stand corrected-   wrong pudgy professional hitter there, on my part.  (My next guess was Matt Stairs...)

Had to look it up myself.    Knew one was righty and one was the crazy flailing spin like your grandma batting in the family reunion softball game, but couldn't remember which was which.    They were both terrified.

 

And yes, if Stairs never actually took an at bat like either of theirs against Johnson, you know he probably thought about it.  The Wonder Hamster is on my top ten list of non-Twin MLB players I'd like to have a beer with.

Edited June 30, 2015 by LaBombo

[Bark's Lounge]

 

That and anything Kardashian … I mean, cmon Bark … it's a respectable baseball game and you throw a Kardashian out there? For shame!

I am at a loss. I no longer have the Olsen twins.

[formerly33]

 

I am at a loss. I no longer have the Olsen twins.

Try Caitlyn Jenner on a $10 bill.

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I am at a loss. I no longer have the Olsen twins.

"TC" Escher?

[Linus]

 

I love that Chapman is wild enough to not know where the hell the ball is going. Can't be a comfortable AB.

Shouldn't that make Meyer a shoo in for the Hall of Fame?

[Bark's Lounge]

 

Try Caitlyn Jenner on a $10 bill.

 

[David HK]

 

Shouldn't that make Meyer a shoo in for the Hall of Fame?

If there was a Hall for only against right-handed batters...

[formerly33]

 

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Hahaha ... I had a hard time liking that, but I had to since I requested it.

[Bark's Lounge]

 

Hahaha ... I had a hard time liking that, but I had to since I requested it.

I lost my electricity for a few hours tonight. I was hoping to unveil the Rally Roger's replacement during the game. No go - but here is a preview.

 

"Flag of Our Fathers"

 

[David HK]

 

I lost my electricity for a few hours tonight. I was hoping to unveil the Rally Roger's replacement during the game. No go - but here is a preview.

 

"Flag of Our Fathers"

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Oh, man-  my milk is all down the front of my bib now...  Haw haw haw--

 

I'm glad you had enough room on the banner to include several of Hrbek's chins!  

[Bark's Lounge]

 

Oh, man-  my milk is all down the front of my bib now...  Haw haw haw--

 

I'm glad you had enough room on the banner to include several of Hrbek's chins!  

Without the chins, It would not be Kent Hrbek. It was a necessity.

[Bark's Lounge]

 

That and anything Kardashian … I mean, cmon Bark … it's a respectable baseball game and you throw a Kardashian out there? For shame!

I made her much, much, much, much more attractive than she is in real life. That has to count for something?