Game Thread: Twins @ Indians. 8/2 @ 6:10pm CT

[ScrapTheNickname]

Placid Max.

[Jham]

I still like Gibby, but his inconsistency and corner picking is pretty frustrating...

[Aggies7]

Even magnificent max is no match for the big MO

[LaBombo]

 

There are things to get on Mauer for without making stuff up.

 

 

But making stuff up is more fun!  Like how he's conveniently the same height as Darth Vader and you never see them together in the same place...

 

 

http://www.tshirtvortex.net/wp-content/uploads/Vader-at-the-Bat.jpg

[jimmer]

 

But making stuff up is more fun!  Like how he's conveniently the same height as Darth Vader and you never see them together in the same place...

 

 

http://www.tshirtvortex.net/wp-content/uploads/Vader-at-the-Bat.jpg

awesome pic!

[Aggies7]

Ha, Mauer may have just made the biggest defensive play of the game

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Or the Equator, for that matter.

And south of the Equator, that pitch becomes a screwball, made famous by the old Dodgers pitcher Fernando Venezuela.

[HitInAPinch]

Yeah, that bum Mauer again......

 

[Aggies7]

I really hope we don't blow this lead. But man are we due

[Jham]

Yeesh... close...

[Aggies7]

GULP

[HitInAPinch]

Bert said someone is warming up.  Didn't catch the name..

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I knew I should have got in on Cleveland when it was 8-0. Total meltdown. What's Gibby's trade value this offseason? He's Kevin Slowey 2.0. Only slightly improved.

 

Antony offered Gibson. Angels said no way, but what about Nolasco?

[dgwills]

Easy out

Edited August 3, 2016 by dgwills

[LaBombo]

 

awesome pic!

Thanks! Joe is actually a righty as Darth, so the Topps reversed misprint is even more valuable than Darth's rookie card...

 

http://img.comc.com/i/Non-Sports/2015/Topps-Star-Wars-Chrome-Perspectives-Jedi-vs-Sith-Medallions-Bronze/ASCD/Anakin-Skywalker-Count-Dooku.jpg?id=bfbb80cc-393d-471f-9b25-4f5ec7e6d5a6&size=zoom

 

[LaBombo]

 

And south of the Equator, that pitch becomes a screwball, made famous by the old Dodgers pitcher Fernando Venezuela.

Poor Gibby, done in by the Coriolis Effect again...

 

[HitInAPinch]

http://orig03.deviantart.net/50c6/f/2013/200/a/5/08a_by_ti_king_graphics-d6e6p8a.jpg

[Taildragger8791]

I posted this in the Max Kepler thread, but it was worth sharing here too. The Cleveland Indians Wikipedia page seems have a new owner listed.

[jimmer]

 

I posted this in the Max Kepler thread, but it was worth sharing here too. The Cleveland Indians Wikipedia page seems have a new owner listed.

post of the game?

[ashbury]

http://www.tshirtvortex.net/wp-content/uploads/Vader-at-the-Bat.jpg

And now for something completely different:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVRaDI0O9Z4

[HitInAPinch]

LA optioned Puig to AAA?

 

EDIT:  just looked at his stats.  that explains it   

Edited August 3, 2016 by HitInAPinch

[jimmer]

two very good rookie shortstops out for the season with thumb injuries.

 

[jimmer]

 

LA optioned Puig to AAA?

 

EDIT:  just looked at his stats.  that explains it   

and needed room for Reddick and Chavez

[jimmer]

yeah, that's the kind of pitch you throw on a pitcher's count. not right over the plate.

Edited August 3, 2016 by jimmer

[HitInAPinch]

I wouldn't discount Rogers in the late innings......

[Taildragger8791]

two very good rookie shortstops out for the season with thumb injuries.

That's unfortunate. Rookie of the year was looking like a good race in the NL.

[HitInAPinch]

 

 

two very good rookie shortstops out for the season with thumb injuries.

Liked, but don't  'like'.

[LaBombo]

 

LA optioned Puig to AAA?

No, that's a misprint. LHP Pug was the player sent down to the Dodgers' OKC AAA affiliate.

 

http://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/assets/4625643/sFJwJc7.jpg

 

2015 scouting excerpt:  "Dodgers southpaw lacks prototypical power pitcher size, compensates with dogged determination on the mound. Struggles in warm temperatures. Control can be a problem when left in too long.

Edited August 3, 2016 by LaBombo

[jimmer]

 

That's unfortunate. Rookie of the year was looking like a good race in the NL.

thanks for sharing that Cleveland Indian wiki page.

[SwainZag]

 

I posted this in the Max Kepler thread, but it was worth sharing here too. The Cleveland Indians Wikipedia page seems have a new owner listed.

 

If you print screen you don't have to take a picture of the monitor.  Shift+Sysrq, above the Insert key on most keyboards.

 

Like:

 

http://i.imgur.com/RXtXR3X.jpg

Edited August 3, 2016 by SwainZag