Article: Game Thread: Twins v Tigers, 9/14 @ 7:10pm CT

[Riverbrian]

The Rangers and the Twins seem to be in sync right now. The Rangers win... the Twins win... the Rangers lose... the Twins lose. This is exactly how you don't lose ground or gain ground. If you are bowling against someone... If they throw a strike and you throw a strike. the bowlers might as well have not even rolled at all. If they pick up 9 pins and you pick up 9 pins... nothing is going to get decided that way.

Hopefully the Twins knock down all the pins for a bunch of frames in a row.

Put the Blinders on so they see nothing but those little spots on the floor. Don't look at the pins.

Here are some things to think about:

 

1. Tigers -- When you talk about extreme failed expectations, the conversation will naturally drift to almost every president in U.S. History... Custer... any skydiver whose chute didn't open and Waterloo. Not Napoleon's Waterloo but the actual city of Waterloo, Iowa. The 2015 Tigers have matched this level of failed expectation and Mr. Dave Dombrowski is out as a result. The Tigers were supposed to be contenders and the ended up pretenders and this led to selling. I don't think the Tigers will be looking to fill from the farm in 2016. I believe they are going to be major FA players in 2016.

2. Ron Gardenhire -- Since it's the Tigers and since Ron Gardenhire has been rumored as the potential manager in 2016, I thought I'd take a moment and think about Gardy. I haven't thought about Gardy for awhile to be honest with you, and I've kinda forgotten what he looks like. Gardy has probably spent the year around the house and Gardy's wife probably thought it was nice for a month or so but she is probably ready for him to go back to work right about now. Will it be the Tigers? Will it be any team at all? I don't have that answer right now and I doubt that Gardy has that answer right now.

3. Blinders on -- In Horse racing... horses often wear blinders. For the longest time I thought that blinders were a horse fashion statement. Something that made them look tough and cool. Turns out that they wear them for job purposes. Crowds can be distracting as can other horses and jockeys. By wearing blinders it keeps the horse focused on what is front of them. Obviously horses tend to look around while running full speed. If they don't wear blinders... they notice blonds in the front row... people tearing up their losing tickets before the race is over... screaming and yelling... basic mayhem... and they also will attempt to read the racing form to see what the experts are saying about them. With blinders on... they can't do any of that.. they are forced to look ahead. Hopefully the Twins equipment manager is placing these things in each locker as we speak.

4. Tyler Duffey -- The guy has a big time curve ball and if he can get ahead of hitters with it or without it, Duffey has a chance to keep the Tigers hitters in check. If he doesn't get ahead of the hitters... the Tigers have the bats that can make him pay for that: Miggy... J.D... Kinsler... Victor. The Tigers record sucks mainly because of pitching; however, this team can still stroke the ball.

5. Canterbury Tales -- I actually like going to horse races and putting some bets down and watching them run. It's kinda exciting and your heart rate does go up. I remember the first time I placed a bet at the track... I walked up to the window and said #4 and I handed them 10 bucks. The guy behind the counter handed me a Burger, Fries and a Coke and gave me some change back. Wrong Window but the lines were shorter.

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Game-time forecast: Clear, sunny (until sunset), 76 deg F, 0% chance of precipitation, winds from the SSE at 9mph.

Lineups:

TIGERS
Gose CF
Kinsler 2B
Cabrera 1B
J.D. Martinez RF
V. Martinez DH
Castellanos 3B
Moya LF
McCann C
Romine SS

Lobstein P

TWINS
Hicks LF
Dozier 2B
Mauer 1B
Sano DH
Plouffe 3B
Hunter RF
Escobar SS
Suzuki C
Buxton CF

Duffey P

Go Twins! Get turnt! Yaaaaassssss!

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[twinsnorth49]

Bowling analogies? How much did Chief pay you?

[diehardtwinsfan]

chances are you got more value on #4 with the shorter line too.

[Blake]

I have to admit, I'm on the edge of my seat every game right now.

 

Roller Coasters are overrated compared to a baseball playoff race.

 

[David HK]

Get 'em, boys.  Payback time for the Tiggers rubbing our faces in what was left of the spring snow earlier this year.  

 

Oops, almost forgot this, jest fer funn....

 

Edited September 14, 2015 by David HK

[twinsnorth49]

 

Get 'em, boys.  Payback time for the Tiggers rubbing our faces in what was left of the spring snow earlier this year.  

 

Oops, almost forgot this, jest fer funn....

 

Damn those are some fine jackets!

 

Buck and Don, what a duo.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Bowling analogies? How much did Chief pay you?

And what's the going rate for Tiddlywinks analogies?

[Willihammer]

Twins throw a strike

http://i.imgur.com/Ysddbam.gif

Rangers throw a strike

http://i.imgur.com/mv897Ld.gif

Twins throw a strike

http://i.imgur.com/RbHTfet.gif?noredirect

Rangers throw a strike

http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Epic_646b06_508186.gif

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Get 'em, boys.  Payback time for the Tiggers rubbing our faces in what was left of the spring snow earlier this year.  

 

Oops, almost forgot this, jest fer funn....

 

I hope we win too, but i wouldn't want to get vindictive... I was satisfied with the original success of the conga line.

 

and fer fun jest, ya made me think o' this...

 

 

"Wherever you go..."

[stringer bell]

Here's an additional thought. If the Twins win their next four games, they WILL be in the second wild card position. Texas is playing Houston, who leads them by 1.5 games. If Texas wins 3 of 4, the Twins will be tied with the Rangers and half a game ahead of the Astros. If they split, the Twins will be a game up on the TRs and a half game behind Houston.

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

Yeah - the Tex v Houston series makes me happy because the Twins can make up ground regardless of how that series goes. They can beat each other up and the Twins emerge in the driver's seat.

[Craig Arko]

Yeah - the Tex v Houston series makes me happy because the Twins can make up ground regardless of how that series goes. They can beat each other up and the Twins emerge in the driver's seat.

Ah, the driver's seat.

 

[David HK]

 

I hope we win too, but i wouldn't want to get vindictive... I was satisfied with the original success of the conga line.

and fer fun jest, ya made me think o' this...

"Wherever you go..."

Awesome!  The Buckster!  Made me think of this---

Shot an episode of Monk back in the day w/ Buckaroo himself!      What great fun, and a great guy.

 

[big dog]

Man, I don't know what I want more- one of those Buckaroo suits, or a glitter-finish Telecaster.  Getting both just seems like more than I can even dream about.

 

Now I'm a-gonna go listen to "Streets of Bakersfield".

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Twins throw a strike

http://i.imgur.com/Ysddbam.gif

Rangers throw a strike

http://i.imgur.com/mv897Ld.gif

Twins throw a strike

http://i.imgur.com/RbHTfet.gif?noredirect

Rangers throw a strike

http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Epic_646b06_508186.gif

I wasn't paying attention.

 

Which one was Chief?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Awesome!  The Buckster!  Made me think of this---

Shot an episode of Monk back in the day w/ Buckaroo himself!      What great fun, and a great guy.

Never got around to following Monk, though i am a fan of what Shalhoub i've seen.

 

Was Weller a recurring character, or just a cameo?

 

I certainly was pleased to see him in the recent Star Trek movie.

 

Anyway, i think i owe a small apology for responding without actually watching your video...

 

Now i have. Is good. And on topic, being about Tigers and all. I think my favorite tiger related lyrics at the moment are:

 

"Catch the tail by the tiger.

Take the horns by the bull.

A bird in need is a friend indeed

So pull the eyes over the wool."

 

(lyrics written by someone of Canada, as i recall)

[jimbo92107]

For some reason while I was reading Brian's intro I was hearing professor Harold Hill (Robert Preston) do his "Trouble in River City" speech from the Music Man.

 

Rollicking prose!

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

Twins throw a strike

http://i.imgur.com/Ysddbam.gif

Rangers throw a strike

http://i.imgur.com/mv897Ld.gif

Twins throw a strike

http://i.imgur.com/RbHTfet.gif?noredirect

Rangers throw a strike

http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Epic_646b06_508186.gif

I don't know why I like this, but I do.

[Craig Arko]

This may be the best game thread ever.

 

Guys better win.

[twinsnorth49]

 

Man, I don't know what I want more- one of those Buckaroo suits, or a glitter-finish Telecaster.  Getting both just seems like more than I can even dream about.

 

Now I'm a-gonna go listen to "Streets of Bakersfield".

Lol, me too! The Tele that Don Rich is playing in that video doesn't look like his famous sliver sparkle, it looks more gold. I wonder what became after his silver one after Buck died, apparently he had got it from Rich's widow when he went on tour with Dwight Yoakam. I bet it's worth a pretty penny, hope it's not wasting away in a museum somewhere..........................the suits on the other hand.

 

[twinsnorth49]

 

Never got around to following Monk, though i am a fan of what Shalhoub i've seen.

Was Weller a recurring character, or just a cameo?

I certainly was pleased to see him in the recent Star Trek movie.

Anyway, i think i owe a small apology for responding without actually watching your video...

Now i have. Is good. And on topic, being about Tigers and all. I think my favorite tiger related lyrics at the moment are:

"Catch the tail by the tiger.
Take the horns by the bull.
A bird in need is a friend indeed
So pull the eyes over the wool."

(lyrics written by someone of Canada, as i recall)

 

http://images.rapgenius.com/b38941d26dfe9578440eec4ccd34fbfe.1000x1000x1.jpg

 

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

This may be the best game thread ever.

...

Wait 'til we get going!

 

...

 

Where were we?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

http://images.rapgenius.com/b38941d26dfe9578440eec4ccd34fbfe.1000x1000x1.jpg

Indeed.

 

I confess that some day i wanna learn a bunch of the music from the show, and go a-buskin' with it.

 

Long term hope... but i think the music's worth it.

 

Er, play ball!

[Blake]

 

Lol, me too! The Tele that Don Rich is playing in that video doesn't look like his famous sliver sparkle, it looks more gold. I wonder what became after his silver one after Buck died, apparently he had got it from Rich's widow when he went on tour with Dwight Yoakam. I bet it's worth a pretty penny, hope it's not wasting away in a museum somewhere..........................the suits on the other hand.

The suits are probably in the Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, CA.

 

Guess how I might know that...

[twinsnorth49]

 

The suits are probably in the Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, CA.

 

Guess how I might know that...

You have my attention.........how?

[mlynch16]

This ump is squeezing Duff right now.  There were a bunch of pitches that the home team usually gets for strikes (esp to Gose), but not so far tonight. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

You have my attention.........how?

I think we're supposed to guess...

 

Um... Are they visible from space?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Time to strand a few runners...

[twinsnorth49]

Not liking this start.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Time to strand a few runners...

Done and done.

 

Good Job, Mr. Duffey.