Game Thread: Twins @ Rays, 8/7 @ 12:10 CT

[operation mindcrime]

Bert says you know Florida you need a roof. The Buccaneers, Jaguars, Dolphins and Marlins don't as we all know. 

[notoriousgod71]

"What impresses me the most about Polanco is his calmness when bunting."- Molitor

 

 

Are you kidding me?

[USAFChief]

Polanco currently sporting a .933 OPS and it's his "calmness when bunting" that impresses you the most, Molitor?

 

Huh.  

 

edit:  ninja'd by notoriousBIG, or somebody.

[Jham]

 

I was thinking by "put to sleep" you meant kind of like executed in a quiet way like they do to ailing cats and old dogs.

I thought the same thing, and did consider a line-up shift in which no one is humanely executed would be a slight positive despite the relative unlikeliness of the alternative...

[jimbo92107]

At the end of the day, the sum of Gibson just always seems to add up to less than the parts. 

Something small goes wrong, and Gibson's game falls apart. He has a very fragile "zone" where everything is working. I'm not sure if he's ever going to mature into a reliable starter. Maybe after he leaves the Twins..?

[Riverbrian]

 

I was thinking by "put to sleep" you meant kind of like executed in a quiet way like they do to ailing cats and old dogs.

 

Yeah

 

That's what I meant.

 

Some players know what happening and don't want to get out of the car when they see it pull up to Molly's Office. 

[Riverbrian]

 

I'm wondering where was the cutoff man? I didn't see anybody waving for the ball between Rosario and the pitcher's mound. So, Rosario threw it at the pitcher's mound.

 

Vargas was running toward the cut position. 

 

It appears that Vargas may have been delayed for some reason. 

[USAFChief]

 

Vargas was running toward the cut position. 

 

It appears that Vargas may have been delayed for some reason. 

None of which excuses Rosario even making that throw home, much less a rainbow that hits the mound on the fly.

[Riverbrian]

 

None of which excuses Rosario even making that throw home, much less a rainbow that hits the mound on the fly.

 

I disagree

 

If he was aiming for the mound... I consider that very impressive!!!

[USAFChief]

http://blog.primewagers.com/uploads/2/0/0/5/20053397/2495495.png?308

 

AMF, Alex.

[USAFChief]

 

Well, my TV died, so I guess it's back to watching the game on MLB Gameday... I'll cheer for a 'In Play - No out(s)'.

Not that it's ever needed, but this seems like a good excuse to run out and spend $1500 or so on a new TV.  

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

Pop quiz: what do Max Kepler, Robbie Grossman, Trevor Plouffe, Eduardo Escobar, and Byungho Park have in common?

Can you give a clue? Like 20 of them?

[mickeymental]

what if gibson walked 27 hitters and picked them all off of first?

[USAFChief]

 

Can you give a clue? Like 20 of them?

The answer can be found on the Twins page at Baseball Reference.

[Danchat]

 

Not that it's ever needed, but this seems like a good excuse to run out and spend $1500 or so on a new TV.  

Well, the TV's fine, it was just the cable box. That needs to be replaced. But it's working now...

[USAFChief]

 

Well, the TV's fine, it was just the cable box. That needs to be replaced. But it's working now...

Well if you say so.  Seems risky to me.  I'd rather be safe than sorry.  In fact, $2000 sounds even safer.

[HitInAPinch]

Seems like the whole world comes to a halt when Gibson is pitching.  And not in a good way...

[jimmer]

So, are we still calling Danny Santana the 25th man and a backup?  He has started seven of the last nine games.

[kydoty]

 

Bert says you know Florida you need a roof. The Buccaneers, Jaguars, Dolphins and Marlins don't as we all know. 

 

The Marlins have a retractable roof.

 

And the rest are football, so not a fair comparison.

[kydoty]

Okay, I knew it was bad, but I didn't know it was THIS bad!

 

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

[bluechipper]

Seems like the whole world comes to a halt when Gibson is pitching.  And not in a good way...

He is maddening to watch.

[Riverbrian]

 

So, are we still calling Danny Santana the 25th man and a backup?  He has started seven of the last nine games.

 

You forgot to mention that he has hit .360 during that stretch. 

[USAFChief]

 

The answer can be found on the Twins page at Baseball Reference.

I just realized you asked for 20 clues, and I only gave you one.

 

Try this:

 

The answer can be found on the Twins page at Baseball Reference, by listing the 20 Twins with the most PAs in 2016.

[ScrapTheNickname]

Kepler is brainy and brawny (I exaggerate) to boot. A player's player. Etc.

[USAFChief]

SANOZEE!!!

 

[Riverbrian]

That was Sano saying "don't send me down". 

[jimbo92107]

Looks like Sano straightened out that pop-up from last year.

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

 

I just realized you asked for 20 clues, and I only gave you one.

 

Try this:

 

The answer can be found on the Twins page at Baseball Reference, by listing the 20 Twins with the most PAs in 2016.

They rank one after the other?

[HitInAPinch]

THERE WE GO!  SANO !!

http://www.wibc.com/sites/g/files/exi441/f/article-images-featured/495541-305026.jpg

[drivlikejehu]

Looks like a AAA player to me.