Game Thread: Twins @ Red Sox, 7/23 @ 6:10pm CT

[Willihammer]

Safe!

Or he should be.

 

Ninja Vargas!

[Aggies7]

Great slide. He's safe

[jimmer]

 

Hurt his knee in the 4th? inning yesterday.

ah, didn't know that.  I was at a Triple A game yesterday night.  Just knew the Twins won.

[spinowner]

Safe!

[big dog]

OK, new rule.  I don't care if there are two outs.  Don't send Vargas home from second on anything less than a triple.

 

Replay looks like he might have been safe, but who knows.  I say we stick with the new rule.

 

If we lose both Nunez and Vargas to calls where they made great slides to avoid the tag, but the umps called them out...

 

-- nice overturned call there.  Saved the big dog from going all Stay-Puffed Marshmallow man on his laptop.

[formerly33]

 

The game is ridiculous.  Certainly not a 'how to' clinic of baseball play.

Wait a minute ... you're not actually implying that ridiculous and how to's don't go hand in hand, are you?

 

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

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Unbelievable slide

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

This is back to being a 4 hour game

[big dog]

OK, here are two interesting things.

 

1)  I would have bet $20 Rosario would run through that stop sign at third and be out by 40 feet.

 

2)  Nolasco gave up 6 runs in 2 innings against the Red Sox and David Price, and doesn't get a loss.

[big dog]

And now Buxton takes a walk.  What alternate reality IS this?

[spinowner]

 

OK, here are two interesting things.

 

1)  I would have bet $20 Rosario would run through that stop sign at third and be out by 40 feet.

 

2)  Nolasco gave up 6 runs in 2 innings against the Red Sox and David Price, and doesn't get a loss.

3) Vargas makes a ballet move to tie the game.

[jimmer]

 

And now Buxton takes a walk.  What alternate reality IS this?

Manager says to his pitcher: 'You walked BUXTON?!  yeah, you're done' :-)

[operation mindcrime]

I just caught up on DVR what a crazy game!

[spinowner]

 

Manager says to his pitcher: 'You walked BUXTON?!  yeah, you're done' :-)

On four pitches. By a left-handed pitcher.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I assumed Rosario would barrel through that stop sign too

[big dog]

 

3) Vargas makes a ballet move to tie the game.

Kennys actually learned that slide in spring training when Kepler's parents came to visit.

[operation mindcrime]

Nolasco gets off the hook!

[Willihammer]

Edwahdo!

[operation mindcrime]

Omfg!

[jimmer]

Way to go NUNEZ!!!!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

And now Buxton takes a walk. What alternate reality IS this?

You entered...

 

The TwinsDaily Zone?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Damn that Nunez, always swinging at ball fours

[wickedslider]

I think this is a real confidence builder for the team. To keep coming back again and again vs. a very good team in their park is impressive. Shows that they are starting to "get it" between the ears.  

[big dog]

Wow, just freaking wow.

 

Centeno was motoring there to score from second.

[Aggies7]

I think this is a real confidence builder for the team. To keep coming back again and again vs. a very good team in their park is impressive. Shows that they are starting to "get it" between the ears.

I agree. And I was down on them after last nights first inning

[dgwills]

Grossman makes outs 1 and 3 for the inning. That's got to sting a little. Great 2 out hitting for the other guys

[wickedslider]

_{Vargas's slide was quite reminiscent of a certain Randy Bush slide.}

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I agree. And I was down on them after last nights first inning

Are you at Fenway?

[operation mindcrime]

Never stop fighting till the fight is won! Kevin Costner as "Elliott Ness" in the Untouchables.

[Aggies7]

Are you at Fenway?

Nope, tomorrow.