Game Thread: Twins v Cleveland, 4/27 @ 7:10pm CT

[jimmer]

 

Yep... So you had to choose when you went Yard. 

 

Nobody on base... You would just poke at it. 

I never had to worry about that. I had one out of the park HR in my life.  I was a singles/doubles guy. Did carry an OBP over .500 for my high school baseball career, though (even higher in softball leagues).

[LaBombo]

 

Helmet

 

off

 

Ouch.

 

http://jpupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bris.jpg

[ScrapTheNickname]

If Nunez hits .400 this year a physicist will study why his helmet always falls off, otherwise we'll just wonder.

[Reider]

Nice stolen base, but does anyone know why Nunez refuses to wear a proper fitting helmet?

[jimbo92107]

Chipping away at that lead... This game can definitely go either way. Let's see Meyer!

[Aggies7]

Ouch.

 

http://jpupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bris.jpg

Potn

[Ultima Ratio]

 

Ouch.

 

http://jpupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bris.jpg

Tisk, tisk. Not culturally sensitive.   I'm triggered now.

[jimbo92107]

 

Nice stolen base, but does anyone know why Nunez refuses to wear a proper fitting helmet?

I keep thinking just a little strip of Velcro would work wonders.

[jimbo92107]

The ABM strategy... Anybody But Meyers. Come on Mollie, let the kid play!

[jimmer]

 

The ABM strategy... Anybody But Meyers. Come on Mollie, let the kid play!

After being called up two days ago, he just got off the original plane built by the Wright Brothers this afternoon, he can't come in today :-)

[Brock Beauchamp]

The ABM strategy... Anybody But Meyers. Come on Mollie, let the kid play!

It sounds like Meyer could start this weekend.

 

In which case, I'll take a Meyer start over an appearance tonight every time.

[Riverbrian]

 

I never had to worry about that. I had one out of the park HR in my life.  I was a singles/doubles guy. Did carry an OBP over .500 for my high school baseball career, though (even higher in softball leagues).

 

I remember playing in a tourney with no home run rule. 

 

We were a bunch of rabbits and we thought we could beat anybody. The first team we faced started the game with 12 home runs in a row. 

 

These were... don't even bother turning around type shots... they all cleared the fence by at least 50 feet and usually a 100 feet or more and they ended up hitting 21 in the inning. 

 

The 2nd inning was also pretty bad. 

 

In case you were wondering

 

We lost. 

[jimmer]

 

The ABM strategy... Anybody But Meyers. Come on Mollie, let the kid play!

after being brought up to help the pen, he may start this weekend.  One may wonder why he was brought up so early if that's the case, but someone must know that.

[LaBombo]

 

Tisk, tisk. Not culturally sensitive.   I'm triggered now.

 

You're triggered?    Think how the kid must feel.

 

 

Courtesy of an image search for 'bris'.

 

The first idea was selecting an image from what I imagine would be a potentially visually appalling smorgasbord when searching for 'circumcision'.

 

You're welcome.

 

[ScrapTheNickname]

When Nunez is asked about the helmet, he just laughs. It’s a problem he had during his four seasons with the New York Yankees, and it’s followed him to Minnesota. It wasn’t an issue in the minor leagues, he said, perhaps due to what he said were heavier helmets.

 

Were the helmets really heavier? Or was it that just that minor league Nunez had nothing to hide? The Twins have tried adding extra padding inside Nunez’s helmet, to no avail. “It still fell off,” Nunez said, twirling an imaginary mustache. “I don’t know what’s going on.”

 

“We’re all like, ‘Here it goes! Here it goes!’” Brian Dozier said, describing the gullible dugout’s anticipation. “We’re waiting for it.”

 

"Baseball’s Secret Scandal: The Player Who Hits Popups on Purpose." Grantland.com. March 17, 2015

 

[Riverbrian]

 

I remember playing in a tourney with no home run rule. 

 

We were a bunch of rabbits and we thought we could beat anybody. The first team we faced started the game with 12 home runs in a row. 

 

These were... don't even bother turning around type shots... they all cleared the fence by at least 50 feet and usually a 100 feet or more and they ended up hitting 21 in the inning. 

 

The 2nd inning was also pretty bad. 

 

In case you were wondering

 

We lost. 

 

That was also the last time we let Bert Blyleven pitch for us. 

[jimbo92107]

Nice double play. Does Nunez look like he's finally stabilized as a player? I'm not seeing the mental lapses of previous seasons. 

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

That was also the last time we let Bert Blyleven pitch for us. 

Until you added that, I didn't think you were telling the truth.

[Riverbrian]

Look Chief

 

A 

 

Bunt

[Willihammer]

I think McCallister was just suprised Rosario swung at it. And hit it. Into fair territory.

[jimmer]

nice call.  bunting in the 7th down one run.

[Puckett34]

Maybe they should just give up the bunting for a while

[DiscGolfer]

 

The ABM strategy... Anybody But Meyers. Come on Mollie, let the kid play!

 

 

After being called up two days ago, he just got off the original plane built by the Wright Brothers this afternoon, he can't come in today :-)

 

Actually they gave him an old VW bus to drive in from Rochester, reports are he'll be here by Sunday

[Brock Beauchamp]

Sigh.

[Intramural Legend]

Calling Jack Goin....calling Jack Goin

 

Does that dude still work for the Twins?

[Riverbrian]

 

Until you added that, I didn't think you were telling the truth.

 

Yeah... My Fault

 

I forgot to use my Special Brackets

[Aggies7]

We are befuddled by the art of bunting

[LaBombo]

Man,   when we find out what's behind this air bunt campaign,   it's gonna be the mother of all reveals...

 

http://img.sparknotes.com/content/sparklife/sparktalk/bigreveal_Large.jpg

[jimmer]

 

Maybe they should just give up the bunting for a while

Old school type manager doing things using old school thinking.  Doing things, or not doing things, because of how they've always been done...

[David HK]

Off to class for a while, came back to see that pathetic attempt at base-balling.  W.  T.  F.   How in the bloody h can you mess up a play like that so badly?  How can you get to the major leagues and not be able to get a bloody bunt down, if you are a guy like Santana.  There is just no excuse.  My 50-something year old butt could get a dang bunt down.