Article: Game Thread: Twins @ Indians, 5/13 6:10pm CT

[ScrapTheNickname]

And ... that is how you met your wife, Brian? Or ... is that another story?

Edited May 13, 2016 by ScrapTheNickname

[Bark's Lounge]

 

I read a pretty compelling conspiracy theory that New Coke was designed to fail. As the theory goes, Coke was switching from sugar to the much cheaper corn syrup but knew folks would flip out. So instead they changed the entire formula knowing there would be riots. After a few months of looting and anarchy they "caved in" and brought back original Coke -wink wink-* and everyone rejoiced.

*wink = corn syrup

That does sound feasible and it would not surprise me.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I read a pretty compelling conspiracy theory that New Coke was designed to fail. As the theory goes, Coke was switching from sugar to the much cheaper corn syrup but knew folks would flip out. So instead they changed the entire formula knowing there would be riots. After a few months of looting and anarchy they "caved in" and brought back original Coke -wink wink-* and everyone rejoiced.

 

*wink = corn syrup

What would they have done if people liked New Coke?

 

And i'm trying to come up with a clever Dr. Strangelove reference to insinuate into the conversation... Any suggestions?

[Cap'n Piranha]

No offense to anyone else who does these game threads, but I don't know that this one can ever be topped.  We should just dispense with the 5 point intros from here on out.

[HitInAPinch]

eeesh, those stats on the Twins starters were, umm, something...

[glunn]

 

Speaking of Waterloo.

 

Where the recording legend began:

 

For more than 30 years I have aspired to stand in front of Agnetha's house in rain, sleet and snow until she marries me.

[Riverbrian]

That one went far

[Dozier's Glorious Hair]

Yeah, Sano's getting his home run stroke back.

[HitInAPinch]

OH BABY

[Cap'n Piranha]

Bert: "23 of the 29 homeruns the Twins have hit have all been solo homeruns".

 

60% of the time, Bert is right every time.

[jimbo92107]

Sano is extra large man. Hit ball many far for distance.

[USAFChief]

No offense to anyone else who does these game threads, but I don't know that this one can ever be topped. We should just dispense with the 5 point intros from here on out.

Concur.

[Craig Arko]

What would they have done if people liked New Coke?

And i'm trying to come up with a clever Dr. Strangelove reference to insinuate into the conversation... Any suggestions?

I'd offer one but it might impurify our precious bodily fluids.

[HitInAPinch]

 

I'd offer one but it might impurify our precious bodily fluids.

I believe that's how they make Coke Zero

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

 

 and I flew across the front table… knocking every drink off that table... ending up face first in some surprised girls lap with my feet up in the air...

 

For some reason (probably because it's funny? not sure) this reminded me of the scene in Naked Gun when Leslie Nielsen slides across the table with Queen Elizabeth, so I was going to post a jpeg of that photo.......

 

 

but then I made the naive mistake of googling: "Naked gun queen elizabeth"

 

uh oh

 

 

http://basementrejects.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/naked-gun-from-the-files-of-police-squad-frank-drebin-tackles-queen-elizabeth-leslie-nielsen-jeannette-charles-review.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

I believe that's how they make Coke Zero

 

Coke Zero is unique amongst pops in that it has both the brand name, and the amount of flavor in that name.

[Riverbrian]

 

I read a pretty compelling conspiracy theory that New Coke was designed to fail. As the theory goes, Coke was switching from sugar to the much cheaper corn syrup but knew folks would flip out. So instead they changed the entire formula knowing there would be riots. After a few months of looting and anarchy they "caved in" and brought back original Coke -wink wink-* and everyone rejoiced.

*wink = corn syrup

 

Very Plausible... The same method was used by Selig and Pohlad using Charlotte, North Carolina instead of sugar. 

[Riverbrian]

PARK BANG

[NoCryingInBaseball]

Wamma wamma ding dong!

[Cap'n Piranha]

PARK BANG!

[HitInAPinch]

THERE'S ANOTHER

[Cap'n Piranha]

Can we have both Park and Sano in the HR derby please?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I always thought it was abandoning the cursive writing that brought it down, huh

 

http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2015/05/hungry-new-coke-AP_260821232821.jpg-E.jpeg

[Thrylos]

 

^_ROUGH draft

 

I see you and raise you one

[Cap'n Piranha]

Bert: "so far the Twins have their hitting shoes on".

 

I DEMAND TO KNOW WHY THE TWINS HAVE NOT BEEN WEARING THESE SHOES ALL YEAR!!!!

[HitInAPinch]

Arcia should be able to kill this guy

[jimbo92107]

I just start typing and whatever spills out... stays. 

 

BTW... What does "Seriously" mean? 

Brian, you have a gift for bringing the goofy and fabulous. Keep it coming, brother!

[HitInAPinch]

 

Arcia should be able to kill this guy

nevermind.......

[Riverbrian]

 

And ... that is how you met your wife, Brian? Or ... is that another story?

 

That's another story but I did meet my wife when she got all dolled up on a Saturday Night and showed up at a small bar we were playing in Donaldson, Minnesota. 

 

It was a gig that we didn't even get paid for... We just liked the owner and he let us drink for free so we packed everything into the corner of a small bar called the Bear's Den. 

 

It was fate and my wife often thinks about that night and the odds of us getting together at random like that. 

 

She has reached the point after nearly 26 years where she is now wondering OUT LOUD why she didn't go to a different bar. 

[Cap'n Piranha]

If Danny Santana is 0-10 batting right-handed, why would we let him bat against lefties?