Game Thread: Twins vs Mariners, 8/1/15, 6:10 PM CDT

[Riverbrian]

 

Sam Mele is a few months older than my father. Sam sounded good in his lengthy video tribute. But my dad does look better.

 

Hopefully your dad reads the gamethreads

[Riverbrian]

 

He may have dawdled. I'm not quite sure.

 

I wish I would they would have played a Camera angle of him out of the box.

[Gibby]

 

He may have dawdled. I'm not quite sure.

 

  Yeah, he's been doing that since he was 2.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Welll... What do we do different?

 

Send Suzuki?

 

Bunt Escobar?

 

Hit and run Mauer?

[ashbury]

  Yeah, he's been doing that since he was 2.

So, Gibby, how many drinks into your evening's quota are you, at this point?

[jun]

 

C'mon Mauer. Start earning your job.

I think Joe earned his job, he really needs to earn his salary though

[ashbury]

Hopefully your dad reads the gamethreads

Not with X-rated comments about ball boys, he won't.

[Bark's Lounge]

 

Hey Bark, 

 

How bout a photo of Terry Ryan sitting in a boat on a lake with a line in the water. 

Sorry about the delay. I am a fan of Kaat and I wanted to hear what he had to say.

 

[Gibby]

 

So, Gibby, how many drinks into your evening's quota are you at this point?

 

  Yeah, I've been at it since 10. One of those days. I reckon I'll bow out... before you bow me out.

[Riverbrian]

 

Could somebody explain why Joe is still hitting in the 3 spot?

 

Cuz Dozier is in the 1 Spot

[jun]

 

Could somebody explain why Joe is still hitting in the 3 spot?

Cuz he's Joe and Joe's making 23 million dollars a year.

[ashbury]

  Yeah, I've been at it since 10. One of those days. I reckon I'll bow out... before you bow me out.

Not at all. You are at your best when you are at your worst.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Sano grounds to 2nd as well, so not too much improvement over Mauer...

 

Plouffe does something with that ball though!

[Bark's Lounge]

Come on Trev. You couldn't honor your new born with a HR. I am insulted by your triple. You are a bad dad.

[JB_Iowa]

Is it too much to ask that someone gets the ball to the outfield?

[Gibby]

 

Not at all. You are at your best when you are at your worst.

 

  That's what she said.

[Riverbrian]

 

Sorry about the delay. I am a fan of Kaat and I wanted to hear what he had to say.

TR Fishing.jpg

 

OK... No Boat... That's Cool... Yours is better. With him looking to the left like that... Have a bunch of fish jumping behind him... Dolphins... Tuna... Walleye... 

[nicksaviking]

What's this? Plouffe said what? Background please.

During Plouffe's first AB, Morris said he talked to Ploufe today and implied that Plouffe didn't agree with some of his comments during last night's broadcast. I'm pretty sure Morris was talking about how not making trades was the right move last night.

 

Morris didn't say what the discussion was about, but I'd guess if Ploufee didn't agree about a critique of a teammates defense or something else trivial, he would have been more open about the contents of the discussion.

[Gibby]

Twin's baseball!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Way to bring him in, Rosario!

 

Way to take the wild pitch!

[stringer bell]

Plouffe taking third pays off.

[JB_Iowa]

So the Mariners do what the Twins can't do for themselves.

 

Whatever works, I guess.

[Riverbrian]

 

During Plouffe's first AB, Morris said he talked to Ploufe today and implied that Plouffe didn't agree with some of his comments during last night's broadcast. I'm pretty sure Morris was talking about how not making trades was the right move last night.

Morris didn't say what the discussion was about, but I'd guess if Ploufee didn't agree about a critique of a teammates defense or something else trivial, he would have been more open about the contents of the discussion.

 

Major League Players are probably OK with trading prospects who can take their job eventually for Major League Players who can help now... Unless they trade the prospects for someone who can play your position right now. Then they would rather keep the prospects. 

[ashbury]

OK... No Boat... That's Cool... Yours is better. With him looking to the left like that... Have a bunch of fish jumping behind him... Dolphins... Tuna... Walleye... 

Just no jumping sharks. We covered that already in the Simpsons thread.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

That's playin' hard.

 

I'll respect Rosario bein' retired on a play like that.

And no one here better suggest he was lolligagin'...

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

During Plouffe's first AB, Morris said he talked to Ploufe today and implied that Plouffe didn't agree with some of his comments during last night's broadcast. I'm pretty sure Morris was talking about how not making trades was the right move last night.

Morris didn't say what the discussion was about, but I'd guess if Ploufee didn't agree about a critique of a teammates defense or something else trivial, he would have been more open about the contents of the discussion.

Thanks.

[DaveW]

Another terrible non challenge

[sampleSizeOfOne]

So the Mariners do what the Twins can't do for themselves.

 

Whatever works, I guess.

Isn't that a classic strategy? Use the enemies' strength agin 'em?

[Craig Arko]

Isn't that a classic strategy? Use the enemies' strength agin 'em?

Sun Tzu.

[ashbury]

Major League Players are probably OK with trading prospects who can take their job eventually for Major League Players who can help now... Unless they trade the prospects for someone who can play your position right now. Then they would rather keep the prospects. 

Unless both the MLB player and the prospect play your position, in which case you complain that you've never seen umpiring worse than it is right now.