Game Thread: Twins @ Astros, 5/4 @ 7:10pm CT

[Hrbowski]

Things to think about:

 

Texas - Texas is one of the best baseball states in the country, with only California and Florida having more active Major League Baseball players, and compared to Minnesota's measly 6 native born players the 69 from Texas are quite a lot. Baseball is not the most interesting aspect of Texas, because they have rednecks, which by definition is a working class white person, especially a politically reactionary one. Rednecks like things big, and they especially like big guns, which is why big, bullet throwing pitchers come out of Texas.

 

Exciting teams that do bad - This is something that the Twins and Astros both are, so what they should try to do is become boring teams that do good. I actually do not know if there is such a thing, except the Yankees doing good.

 

Unwanted Ramifications - Once upon a time a former Minnesota Twin got mad, and well he was trying to vent his anger he accidentally hurt his star teammate:

 

The moral of the story? Watch your posting.

 

Entropy - Entropy is a thermodynamic quantity representing the unavailability of a system's thermal energy for conversion into mechanical work, often interpreted as the degree of disorder or randomness in the system. This got me wondering, is there anyway to measure disorder in baseball?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmXacL0Uny0

 

Lineups:

 

TWINS
Danny Santana(S) CF
Brian Dozier(R ) 2B
Joe Mauer(L) DH
Miguel Sano(R ) RF
Trevor Plouffe(R ) 3B
Byung-ho Park(R ) 1B
Oswaldo Arcia(L) LF
John Ryan Murphy(R ) C
Eduardo Nunez(R ) SS

 

Phil Hughes P

 

ASTROS
Jose Altuve(R ) 2B
George Springer(R ) RF
Carlos Correa(R ) SS
Colby Rasmus(L) LF
Carlos Gomez(R ) CF
Preston Tucker(L) DH
Marwin Gonzalez(S) 1B
Luis Valbuena(L) 3B
Jason Castro(L) C

 

Mike Fiers P

 

Game-time forecast: 81 deg F, clear and sunny, no chance of rain, winds from the NW at 10mph.

[Halsey Hall]

We've got some power in the lineup tonight.  Let's score a bunch.

[Vanimal46]

Everything's bigger in TX.. The food, the state flag, the margaritas... You name it.

 

The More You Know:

 

BBQ is everywhere down here, and it's no different at Minute Maid Park. Baby back ribs, brisket, chopped beef... One of their new offerings this year is a Guoda stuffed meatball on top of Mac and cheese...

 

How amazing does that sound?

[USAFChief]

I hid the other one, lets use this game thread.

 

Sorry to those who posted in the other!

 

And ... Please ... Lets try to stay away from vitriol in the game threads. Don't like something? Fine, have your say. But don't attack other posters, and lets leave discussion of long term issues to those threads.

 

If you absolutely feel the need to blast someone, blast my choice of joke(s). You'll be wrong, of course, and demonstrate to EVERYone you lack my highly evolved sense of humor, but nobody will take offense.

 

Lets get a W tonight.

[Squirrel]

 

I hid the other one, lets use this game thread.

Sorry to those who posted in the other!

And ... Please ... Lets try to stay away from vitriol in the game threads. Don't like something? Fine, have your say. But don't attack other posters, and lets leave discussion of long term issues to those threads.

If you absolutely feel the need to blast someone, blast my choice of joke(s). You'll be wrong, of course, and demonstrate to EVERYone you lack my highly evolved sense of humor, but nobody will take offense.

Lets get a W tonight.

No worries, Chief ... I moved those posts over to this thread. Yes, we can do such magic! It's fun, too!

[USAFChief]

No worries, Chief ... I moved those posts over to this thread. Yes, we can do such magic! It's fun, too!

She's a WITCH! Burn her!!

[Squirrel]

 

She's a WITCH! Burn her!!

Ha! I'm impervious to your tricks, you amateur!

[MindFreak]

Let's get our first road series win of the season!! 

[USAFChief]

Ha! I'm impervious to your tricks, you amateur!

She's a "perv!" Burn her!

[Squirrel]

 

She's a "perv!" Burn her!

Hey ... takes one to know one ... is that what you are saying?

[Craig Arko]

She's a WITCH! Burn her!!

She weighs the same as a duck?

[Comrade Bork]

So if Park gets another home run today he is on pace for 46+ homeruns. Thome will always be my homie but Park is making a serious bid to be my favorite twins slugger

[Comrade Bork]

She weighs the same as a duck?

Very small rocks?

[Riverbrian]

 

She's a WITCH! Burn her!!

 

ChiTown: And this isn't my nose... it's a false one

 

(lifts up carrot)

[Riverbrian]

 

So if Park gets another home run today he is on pace for 46+ homeruns. Thome will always be my homie but Park is making a serious bid to be my favorite twins slugger

 

Comrade... you can do the on pace stuff

 

But... Just to be clear... The Home Runs Per AB are all mine 

[USAFChief]

I got a round of golf in this afternoon with Halsey. As we were standing on the 18 th tee, he was taking forever. Checking the wind, checking his alignment, agonizing over club selection, rechecking the wind.

 

"Halsey, lets go," I said. "Mrs Chief is waiting for us in the clubhouse. I gotta get going."

 

"I know," said Halsey. "That's her standing on the deck, watching us, isn't it? I want this last shot to be perfect."

 

"Yeah, that's her, Halsey. But you're dreaming. You"ll never hit her from here."

[sampleSizeOfOne]

...

 

If you absolutely feel the need to blast someone, blast my choice of joke(s).

 

...

 

 

Little known fact...

 

Jokes actually choose the teller.

 

So Chief is actually the chosen one.

[Riverbrian]

Park currently has a home run every 10.85 AB's.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

ChiTown: And this isn't my nose... it's a false one

 

(lifts up carrot)

Carrot is one of my favorite fictional characters.

[D. Hocking]

 

She's a WITCH! Burn her!!

 

Ha! I'm impervious to your tricks, you amateur!

 

I would not take Chief's threats too lightly,rumor has it he was very instrumental for the fiery end of Joan of Arc.

 

[USAFChief]

I would not take Chief's threats too lightly,rumor has it he was very instrumental for the fiery end of Joan of Arc.

The rest of her, too.

[Craig Arko]

As far as baseball entropy is concerned, you may be better off trying to estimate the Kolmogorov Complexity. Which you can measure as the length of the shortest computer program that can produce all of baseball as an output.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolmogorov_complexity

 

I'd start with Tom Kelly.

[Squirrel]

 

I would not take Chief's threats too lightly,rumor has it he was very instrumental for the fiery end of Joan of Arc.

True ... but I've learned a trick or two in my reincarnation.

[Riverbrian]

 

I would not take Chief's threats too lightly,rumor has it he was very instrumental for the fiery end of Joan of Arc.

 

Mr. Hocking... I have to ask you to please refrain from using "Fire or Fiery" or any similar words until the Houston Starting Pitcher is removed from the game.  

 

 

 

Thank You... Now you may continue on with your incredible style. 

[Riverbrian]

 

As far as baseball entropy is concerned, you may be better off trying to estimate the Kolmogorov Complexity. Which you can measure as the length of the shortest computer program that can produce all of baseball as an output.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolmogorov_complexity

I'd start with Tom Kelly.

 

Craig Arko 

 

You are probably my favorite geek. Either you or Ash.  

[Comrade Bork]

Comrade... you can do the on pace stuff

 

But... Just to be clear... The Home Runs Per AB are all mine 

Hah! I just got that from your post last game and did the math . My enthusiasm just got the better of me. Not too much to cheer for so far this year lol

[Riverbrian]

Enthusiasm getting the better of you is a good thing.

 

You don't get invited to many parties but overall it's a good thing. 

[Craig Arko]

Craig Arko 

 

You are probably my favorite geek. Either you or Ash.

 

You're still young enough to get over it.

[jimmer]

jeez.

[Riverbrian]

Balls just kinda fall out of Minute Maid.