Game Thread, Twins@Royals, 7/3, 7:10 PM CDT

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Small sample size.

 

I will be surprised if he finishes the season above .375.

Yeah, Sano. Hit a large sample size this at bat.

[JB_Iowa]

CRARko,

 

In all your 1776 posting, I don't think I saw one of my favorites.  (Especially appropriate for me this year with my obsession with our National Bird.)
Since it's quiet in here, I'll indulge myself with my tribute to Independence Day.

 

We're waiting for the chirp, chirp, chirp

Of an Eaglet being born

Waiting for the chirp, chirp, chirp

On this humid Monday morning in this 

Congressional Incubator.

 

Lord knows the temperature's hot enough to hatch a stone but will it hatch an egg.

 

We're waiting for the scratch, scratch, scratch

of that tiny little fellow

Waiting for the egg to hatch on this

Humid Monday morning in this Congressional incubator.

Lord knows the temperature's hot enough 

To hatch a stone, but will it hatch an egg?

 

The eagles going to crack the shell

of the egg that England laid.

Yes, sir, we can tell, tell, tell

On this humid Monday morning in this Congressional incubator

 

And just as Tom here has written,

Though the shell may belong to Great Britain,

The eagle inside belongs to us.

 

And just as Tom here has written,

We say to Hell with Great Britain,

The eagle inside belongs to US!

 

 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

OPS, 2015:

Suzuki: .606

Herrmann: .554

 

Sano: .500

 

Chief will be updating these numbers as the night progresses

[stocker08]

Boom.  Nice hit, Sano!

[mickeymental]

who knew sano would be a .500 hitter?

[jimmer]

Bert and Richard attempting to justify their stance on giving away outs.   

[USAFChief]

 

Chief will be updating these numbers as the night progresses

three for seven.  Can't do the math in my head, but if he can keep up that pace, I'll get out a calculator before the playoffs.  

 

EDIT:  three for six, I had it right pregame:  .500  

[Craig Arko]

CRARko,

 

In all your 1776 posting, I don't think I saw one of my favorites.  (Especially appropriate for me this year with my obsession with our National Bird.)

Since it's quiet in here, I'll indulge myself with my tribute to Independence Day.

 

We're waiting for the chirp, chirp, chirp

Of an Eaglet being born

Waiting for the chirp, chirp, chirp

On this humid Monday morning in this 

Congressional Incubator.

 

Lord knows the temperature's hot enough to hatch a stone but will it hatch an egg.

 

We're waiting for the scratch, scratch, scratch

of that tiny little fellow

Waiting for the egg to hatch on this

Humid Monday morning in this Congressional incubator.

Lord knows the temperature's hot enough 

To hatch a stone, but will it hatch an egg?

 

The eagles going to crack the shell

of the egg that England laid.

Yes, sir, we can tell, tell, tell

On this humid Monday morning in this Congressional incubator

 

And just as Tom here has written,

Though the shell may belong to Great Britain,

The eagle inside belongs to us.

 

And just as Tom here has written,

We say to Hell with Great Britain,

The eagle inside belongs to US!

 

As requested.

 

[Craig Arko]

Nice to see Hicks pick up the RBI.

[JB_Iowa]

 

As requested.
 

 

 

Thanks!!

 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Gosh I hope this game doesn't come down to bullpens.

[David HK]

Mr. Sano looks a world more comfortable already than young Mr. Buxton did, in this handful of ABs.  So great to see him laying off nasty sliders, and going the other way.  I missed his double tho- damn you, sizzling bacon that needed turning just then!!

[USAFChief]

Did someone say bacon??

 

I'm hungry.

[David HK]

Whew-  loud foul from Cain.  I'm hoping he can't score All-Star Omar Infante from 3rd...

 

[Craig Arko]

Gosh I hope this game doesn't come down to bullpens.

Looking pretty likely.

[USAFChief]

Does Milone come out for the 6th?

 

 

[David HK]

Good battle w/ Milone and Cain there.  Sad, tho, more pitches means more of a chance we'll have to dip into our vaunted bullpen.  (says silent prayer)

[mickeymental]

hard to see milone as the odd man out -- especially when considering his otherworldly stint at aaa.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Does Milone come out for the 6th?

Does Rosario catch another liner?

 

Does Sano hit yet a larger sample size?

 

Tune in next inning. Same bat time... Same bat channel.

[Blake]

It's quiet around here. It's almost like it's a holiday weekend or something.

[mickeymental]

Does Milone come out for the 6th?

meyer time?

[David HK]

Nice catch of that popup by Omar Infante.  Handled that like a true All-Star.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Go ahead, Guthrie.

 

Challenge Sano.

[USAFChief]

"Challenge...accepted."

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

The high and inside pitch is always hard to lay off on 0-2 count, unfortunately.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

We didn't make them regret the errors of their ways...

 

Oh well.

 

Keep up the pitchin' and the fieldin'.

[David HK]

Ooops- Mr. All-Star Omar Infante looked a little less starry on that one.  Sorry, I'm just pissed at the ridiculousness of this all-KC AL roster.  When Mike Moustakas gets nearly as many votes as Bryce Harper- well, time to sort out the stupid net-voting thing.   

[Blake]

Dick n Bert were rattling on about Gibson and the confidence shown to Gibson last night, blah blah blah.

 

Dick n Bert were being kind. It wasn't confidence in Gibson so much as it was lack of confidence in the bullpen.

[David HK]

Gosh, it's nice to see outfield D from guys in Twins uniforms.

[USAFChief]

Got through 6, over 100 pitches, my guess is Milone is done.

 

Can't complain about that start.  He's earned the right to stay in the rotation, IMO.