Game Thread, Blue Jays v. Twins May 22 1:10pm

[HitInAPinch]

 

That's almost a great line. 

 

If you allow me... How Bout' "Dozier pulls everything except himself out of the lineup" 

 

I don't know... Is that better? 

 

I think we got the start of a great slogan here. 

"Stop trying to pull everything,  you'll go blind"

[Riverbrian]

 

Off the top of my head, I'd like to watch the sandhill crane migration, also college world series

 

The Sandhill Crane's and the Baseball teams eventually go elsewhere. 

[Squirrel]

Okay, Twins ...

[spinowner]

 

Have driven through Nebraska multiple times. Can confirm there is 0 reason to stop.

Miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles. Although I do like me a Runza for lunch.

[Riverbrian]

 

"Stop trying to pull everything,  you'll go blind"

 

That explains it. He's Stevie Wonder up there by now. 

[Bark's Lounge]

A lot of Dozier talk around these parts. Nice hair and Handsome...

 

This is the Dozier I see on the field.

[formerly33]

 

Okay, Twins ...

Lol ... you say that as though we have hope.

[Circus Boy]

No need for CBUs anymore. So sad.

[ashbury]

Finally caught up on the thread, in time for the bottom of the 9th. To read the posts up to here, you'd think we were losing 21-0.

[Squirrel]

Lol ... you say that as though we have hope.

No, I say that on one big sigh of defeat.

[spinowner]

Lowe's commercial: Flawed premise. Magnets do not stick to stainless steel.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

 

Finally caught up on the thread, in time for the bottom of the 9th. To read the posts up to here, you'd think we were losing 21-0.

Might as well be...

[Rigby]

 

I still have faith that at some point, someone in this organization is going to realize that Dozier isn't good enough to play everyday in the Majors.  It has to happen.

Wish we had figured it out before all the other GM's did though....

[ashbury]

The interesting question for me is why Hughes comes out so flat to start the game. Before today's game his season ERA was 5.70, but in 8 first-inning tries the ERA was 10.12. Obviously after today's outing the differential is even more pronounced. Isn't there something more he can do in preparation to come out there ready to fire?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Great moments in broadcasting:

 

Cory Provus delivers a well-argued informational speech on how Mauer might bunt against the shift leading off the ninth, finishes speech as Mauer falls behind in count 0-2

[Riverbrian]

 

Finally caught up on the thread, in time for the bottom of the 9th. To read the posts up to here, you'd think we were losing 21-0.

 

We Wasn't? 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

The Sandhill Crane's and the Baseball teams eventually go elsewhere.

 

solid comeback

[USAFChief]

 

The interesting question for me is why Hughes comes out so flat to start the game. Before today's game his season ERA was 5.70, but in 8 first-inning tries the ERA was 10.12. Obviously after today's outing the differential is even more pronounced. Isn't there something more he can do in preparation to come out there ready to fire?

I didn't see much different in the first inning today.  A couple three rockets didn't find gloves in the first,  most of the rest of the rockets he gave up did from there on.

[USAFChief]

Although I give solid props to Hughes for doing his part to change the swings of the Toronto team.  

 

About time someone had to at least dodge an inside pitch.  

[Riverbrian]

 

The interesting question for me is why Hughes comes out so flat to start the game. Before today's game his season ERA was 5.70, but in 8 first-inning tries the ERA was 10.12. Obviously after today's outing the differential is even more pronounced. Isn't there something more he can do in preparation to come out there ready to fire?

 

If he was moved to the bullpen... He would never see the 1st... Unless Berrios or Meyer was pitching. 

[ashbury]

We Wasn't? 

It was an Optical Delusion.

[Rosterman]

33,000 people. Came to see the Twins play baseball. The food better be darn good! Hey, I blinked and missed a Twins baserunner!

[ashbury]

If he was moved to the bullpen... He would never see the 1st... Unless Berrios or Meyer was pitching. 

The cynic in me says that he does this on purpose so that he won't be banished to the bullpen.

[Riverbrian]

 

33,000 people. Came to see the Twins play baseball. The food better be darn good! Hey, I blinked and missed a Twins baserunner!

 

It was all Canadians... I think I saw Martin Short up in the party deck. 

[Bark's Lounge]

Brunansky was a low BA, HR hitter for the entirety of his career. I am not sure that is the type of guy you want teaching the hitters we have. It seems like it is all or nothing and there is no savviness to this teams hitting approach... right in line with Tom's career. It does not seem like Bruno has an art about what he does, but a stream lined trade school, nuts and bolts approach to the trade. The power generation ended a good amount of years ago. I know he is not the guy for the job. We need to chop the head off of this god forsakened Trojan Horse that has become the MN Twins.

[Craig Arko]

Brunansky was a low BA, HR hitter for the entirety of his career. I am not sure that is the type of guy you want teaching the hitters we have. It seems like it is all or nothing and there is no savviness to this teams hitting approach... right in line with Tom's career. It does not seem like Bruno has an art about what he does, but a stream lined trade school, nuts and bolts approach to the trade. The power generation ended a good amount of years ago. I know he is not the guy for the job. We need to chop the head off of this god forsakened Trojan Horse that has become the MN Twins.

Cut off one head, two more will takes its place.

[formerly33]

Throughout this whole series, I had this gut feeling that something just wasn't right, that the force of the Rally Roger was in jeopardy. Following some frantic research, I discovered an underground plot with the moniker of "Blue Jays Daily," an unauthorized affiliation which has gone unnoticed by the Canadian government for some months now.

 

Faithfully perusing the ignominious, moderator-less forums of their private website for hours on end, I finally discovered a disgraceful rally icon which has been used repeatedly throughout this season, not so much to lead Toronto's baseball team to victory, but rather to blaspheme the Rally Roger. Of course, the icon had to be destroyed at once; this photo is proof of the culmination of my efforts.

 

 

Unfortunately, as the series is now over, this may be seen as an unnecessarily vile act by some, but it was an action which needed to be taken in order to protect the sacred image of the Rally Roger.

 

I would like to dedicate this act to Twinsnorth49 and Bark's Lounge.

 

Long live the Rally Roger!

[DrNeau]

It would be great to reverse time and give him the knees, hips, back, shoulders, elbows, eyesight and muscles he used to have, also.

It would be great if Mauer would start hitting. Then we wouldn't need to hear 1,000 different excuses as to why he is not hitting (like we have to now, since he is not hitting).

[Bark's Lounge]

 

Cut off one head, two more will takes its place.

I subscribe to the notion "Kill a body and a head will die". It's happening to the body, but the head is not dieing. Enough is enough.

[Bark's Lounge]

 

 

Throughout this whole series, I had this gut feeling that something just wasn't right, that the force of the Rally Roger was in jeopardy. Following some frantic research, I discovered an underground plot with the moniker of "Blue Jays Daily," an unauthorized affiliation which has gone unnoticed by the Canadian government for some months now.

 

Faithfully perusing the ignominious, moderator-less forums of their private website for hours on end, I finally discovered a disgraceful rally icon which has been used repeatedly throughout this season, not so much to lead Toronto's baseball team to victory, but rather to blaspheme the Rally Roger. Of course, the icon had to be destroyed at once; this photo is proof of the culmination of my efforts.

 

bluejaysroger.jpg

 

Unfortunately, as the series is now over, this may be seen as an unnecessarily vile act by some, but it was an action which needed to be taken in order to protect the sacred image of the Rally Roger.

 

I would like to dedicate this act to Twinsnorth49 and Bark's Lounge.

 

Long live the Rally Roger!

Raise it high with god damn pride!