Game Thread: Twins@White Sox - Traveling Edition 5/7@4:10PM PT (6:10PM CT)

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Suzuki is either immune to concussions or great at faking it.

 

Hopefully the first one.

[Platoon]

You can spend hours analyzing a roster, running the numbers, and checking on scouting reports. Or you can look at the lineup and think, "If Trevor Plouffe is the cleanup hitter, that ain't a very good team!"

[Craig Arko]

Without additional explanation, I'm going to assume it was square in the nuts.

Just below the right knee.

[Craig Arko]

Looking Good Arko

Oh, good. I was waiting for 'You one ugly mofo.'

[Riverbrian]

 

Just below the right knee.

 

Yep

 

Right in the SHNEE

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

Yeah... Those players should bat One Thousand. 

 

Yeah... Those players should bat One Thousand. 

My favorite book as a kid.

(I mentioned this last year - it was written by Bob Allison, but not that Bob Allison!)

[Aggies7]

Rememeber when the starting pitching was good?

[Riverbrian]

 

My favorite book as a kid.

(I mentioned this last year - it was written by Bob Allison, but not that Bob Allison!)

 

Now that I think about it

 

If you actually batted 1000

 

Eventually you'd get bored and you'd quit to join the Geek Squad at Best Buy. 

[Rigby]

 

Just below the right knee.

So it was square in the nuts....

[bird]

 

I miss the dreadlocks.

 

I miss Camilo Pascual.

[Danchat]

 

So I'm guessing Tommy Milone is still with the team?  I was kind of hoping someone would claim him.  Although I'm guessing if he asked for a trade over being sent to the bullpen they can always point to the fact that no other team would take him, even for nothing in return.

Yep, he flew to AAA today. According to Darren Wolfson: 

Hard to say no to AAA w/ contract.

 

If Milone can pitch well in AAA, he'll probably be back at some point.

[spinowner]

 

My favorite book as a kid.

(I mentioned this last year - it was written by Bob Allison, but not that Bob Allison!)

I had that book too!

[wickedslider]

 

 

My favorite book as a kid.

(I mentioned this last year - it was written by Bob Allison, but not that Bob Allison!)

I remember that book. IIRC, the kid walked all the time because he fouled off so many pitches. Then he gets a big hit at the end of the season or something like that.

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

Oh... I can do stuff. 

 

I'll declare no scholarships for managers. I'd hire 5 Managers and rotate them. If you manage and win... you get to manage the next day. If you lose... you get moved to the back of the rotation. 

 

After a couple of months... I'll fire the two managers with the worst record. Not just fire them... Firing Squad right in front of the Kirby Puckett statue. Chief will be the guy who yells Fire. 

 

With the remaining three managers... I'll be able to manager by match up... I'll use the guy who does a better job against pitchers with high fly ball ratios for example. 

 

Oh... I can do stuff. 

This is the post of the hour (I don't want to over-complement you. (Actually, you should write a damn baseball book!)

Edited May 8, 2016 by ScrapTheNickname

[wickedslider]

 

Yep, he flew to AAA today. According to Darren Wolfson: 

If Milone can pitch well in AAA, he'll probably be back at some point.

he always pitches well at AAA. That seems to be his current ceiling.

[Rigby]

 

I miss Camilo Pascual.

And Earl Battey.

[USAFChief]

My youngest son came to me for dating advice recently.  "Find a girl with a tatoo, son," I told him.  "She's already proven herself capable of making a bad decision she'll later regret."

[ScrapTheNickname]

Sano's attitude with homeplate umpires is grating. I'm a huge fan, but he will get nowhere with this attitude.

[Riverbrian]

 

Yep, he flew to AAA today. According to Darren Wolfson: 

If Milone can pitch well in AAA, he'll probably be back at some point.

 

I'm going to say something and then duck to avoid getting hit with the rotten tomatoes. 

 

Ready

 

I'm glad Milone is still with us for depth. 

 

OK... I'm going to run over to page 9 now to keep myself clear. 

[USAFChief]

Plouffe reinjured the rib muscle on that swing and miss.

[Riverbrian]

 

My youngest son came to me for dating advice recently.  "Find a girl with a tatoo, son," I told him.  "She's already proven herself capable of making a bad decision she'll later regret."

 

I don't know... I can see getting married and having a couple of kids but...

 

A Tattoo? That's so permanent. 

[bird]

 

And Earl Battey.

 

And George Mitterwald. And Hal Narragon.

[stringer bell]

I know it is SSS, but Santana is o-fer against LHP. My amateur eye has always viewed Danny's RH hitting as weaker than the left.

[Craig Arko]

I predict Molitor will get tossed this game.

[wickedslider]

 

My youngest son came to me for dating advice recently.  "Find a girl with a tatoo, son," I told him.  "She's already proven herself capable of making a bad decision she'll later regret."

My current wife's ex was so bad that she had exactly what I needed in a wife...low standards.

[Aggies7]

Sale has settled in.

[HitInAPinch]

 

Sano's attitude with homeplate umpires is grating. I'm a huge fan, but he will get nowhere with this attitude.

He's still young.  But I agree.

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

I remember that book. IIRC, the kid walked all the time because he fouled off so many pitches. Then he gets a big hit at the end of the season or something like that.

Right. Perfect fodder for a kid - the come-from-behind-team-person-always-wins-in-the-end ... Well, is this appropriate in this thread, now that I think of it?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I'm going to say something and then duck to avoid getting hit with the rotten tomatoes. 

 

Ready

 

I'm glad Milone is still with us for depth. 

 

OK... I'm going to run over to page 9 now to keep myself clear.

 

Agree.

 

With the first part about still having Milone.

[spinowner]

 

I predict Molitor will get tossed this game.

I would be easy to do. Just HBP Abreu a couple times.