Article: Game Thread: Twins v Indidans, 4/25 @ 7:10pm CT

[Squirrel]

Meyer's been starting in Rochester right?  So he should be able to pitch quite a few innings tonight.  (if milone can't go deep)

You'll drink to that!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Wow, Target Field looks pretty empty tonight.  cheap seats from scalpers.

Don't know where you are located, but it's like zero degrees* and cloudy and gloomy all day**

 

* more like 50s

** as tomorrow will be

[jimbo92107]

what's up with HBO... not running thrones until 12:30 tonight.... now they know why everyone pirates it.

They lost me with the talking horse. I just can't suspend my disbelief that much. But I will admit, the Red Witch has an amazing beauty secret... ;-)

[nicksaviking]

Don't know where you are located, but it's like zero degrees* and cloudy and gloomy all day**

* more like 50s

** as tomorrow will be

That's what Surly's is for.

[ScrapTheNickname]

I missed the last two games. Is this one more fun than those were?

[ashbury]

Heh heh, it was sarcasm guys

So was mine. No calculation necessary, they are like minor leaguers.

[Aggies7]

I missed the last two games. Is this one more fun than those were?

We switched things up and gave up a run in the second inning, not the first, today,

[Danchat]

 

I missed the last two games. Is this one more fun than those were?

You should thank yourself for missing yesterday's game.

[Squirrel]

Wow, Target Field looks pretty empty tonight.  cheap seats from scalpers.

I got a text from spinowner. He's at the game. Keeps sending me texts with photos of the scoreboard, all in purple.

[diehardtwinsfan]

 

They lost me with the talking horse. I just can't suspend my disbelief that much. But I will admit, the Red Witch has an amazing beauty secret... ;-)

 

Mr. Ed made an appearance?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I missed the last two games. Is this one more fun than those were?

Ha ha, you are funny.

 

No joking around in the game thread, please.

[ashbury]

Well... if that's the way it works... 

 

Ash... Can you scatter them to the four winds?

 

It appears you are up. 

I don't scatter ash. I bury it. Duh.

[diehardtwinsfan]

hmm... no game of the thrones... milone pitching well enough to keep Meyer in the pen.  Sounds like Master of Orion is calling. 

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

We switched things up and gave up a run in the second inning, not the first, today,

Sounds great. Thanks.

[Aggies7]

I'm currently recording a cover of one of prince's biggest hits. It's going to be called, "when fans cry" and I'll have the twins players as backup singers.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

We switched things up and gave up a run in the second inning, not the first, today,

The unpredictability is what keeps us coming back!

[diehardtwinsfan]

 

I'm currently recording a cover of one of prince's biggest hits. It's going to be called, "when fans cry" and I'll have the twins players as backup singers.

 

Sadly, I still think the Vikings do a better job making their fans cry.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

That's what Surly's is for.

Is there a Surly Indoors? That would sound good tonight.

[Aggies7]

Sadly, I still think the Vikings do a better job making their fans cry.

Well, I am unfortunately one of those myself and that may be true. I did cry after the Gary Anderson miss (I was 12), but since then it's been less and less sad after each gut wrenching loss. I sort of just sat there after Walsh missed the 90 foot FG. One thing I can say about the Vikings in their defense is that they at least make the moves they think can bring them a winner. This franchise, handing out "lifetime contracts" and never really contending for big name FAs or trades, I'm not real sure how serious they are about winning.

[Aggies7]

Wild pitches are not conducive to helping the situation.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

You'll drink to that!

me too

[ashbury]

Sadly, I still think the Vikings do a better job making their fans cry.

So, for the Twins we instead do a cover of Prince's B-side, "When Doves Yawn."

[Danchat]

 

One thing I can say about the Vikings in their defense is that they at least make the moves they think can bring them a winner. This franchise, handing out "lifetime contracts" and never really contending for big name FAs or trades, I'm not real sure how serious they are about winning.

This. I have hope for the Vikings as their management and coaching staff are prudent and make wise choices and give out reasonable contracts. They've built a really good team that could compete for awhile. Now if the bad luck could just go away.... Walsh's missed kick makes me think they still have to get past the bad luck.

[diehardtwinsfan]

 

Well, I am unfortunately one of those myself and that may be true. I did cry after the Gary Anderson miss (I was 12), but since then it's been less and less sad after each gut wrenching loss. I sort of just sat there after Walsh missed the 90 foot FG. One thing I can say about the Vikings in their defense is that they at least make the moves they think can bring them a winner. This franchise, handing out "lifetime contracts" and never really contending for big name FAs or trades, I'm not real sure how serious they are about winning.

 

The worst part about Walsh is that I told my wife he'd miss it a minute before the kick.  But alas, 1998, 2001, 2009, Herschell Walker, Brad Childress, and the Blair Walsh project...  Just get kind of used to it.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

No one can say that Ziggy Wilf doesn't play to win. Big free agents, Favre, Jared Allen, firing non performing coaches like a normal team owner would, etc.

[Aggies7]

The worst part about Walsh is that I told my wife he'd miss it a minute before the kick.  But alas, 1998, 2001, 2009, Herschell Walker, Brad Childress, and the Blair Walsh project...  Just get kind of used to it.

Not to get too far off topic, but my dad is also a long suffering fan and we both accurately predicted the Peterson fumble. I did NOT expect Walsh to miss, but instead I expected him to make it and then Russell Wilson would take the remaining 20 seconds to get the Seahawks into FG range. That's what I fully expected.

[Aggies7]

No one can say that Ziggy Wilf doesn't play to win. Big free agents, Favre, Jared Allen, firing non performing coaches like a normal team owner would, etc.

Yep, the twins seem perfectly content to just exist. Although, I'm not sure how profitable the club can be when the shiny new ballpark is sitting less than half full a few short years after it opened.

[Danchat]

As for much complaining I see about Milone, it'd be nice if a Twin not named Joe Mauer could get a hit.

[David HK]

 

"We're gonna Win Twins... We're gonna Score... We're Gonna Win Twins... Watch that Baseball Soar" 

 

"Knock out a Home Run... Shout a hip hoo-ray... Cheer for the Minnesota Twins Today"

 

 

 

 

It's really a great song... It has all the elements of a hit.  

Prince shoulda covered that one.

[Aggies7]

This. I have hope for the Vikings as their management and coaching staff are prudent and make wise choices and give out reasonable contracts. They've built a really good team that could compete for awhile. Now if the bad luck could just go away.... Walsh's missed kick makes me think they still have to get past the bad luck.

I used to think it was all luck, but in the last 15 years, I've seen the Red Sox win the series 3 times, teams like the saints, bucs, white sox, Seahawks and other long suffering teams win titles. You gotta take advantage of the chances.