Game Thread: Twins @ Dodgers, 7/26 @ 9:10pm CT

[snepp]

 

How does Puig not take at least one fastball to the ribs every series?

 

Even Morris just gave Puig a pass, hell has frozen over.

[nicksaviking]

The Dodgers' announcers talk a lot about the drills that players are doing on game days and what each player is focusing on. I wonder how well the Twins' coaches are doing with creating innovative and personalized drills.

I heard the Twins were working with Rosario to switch from Black and Decker to Dewalt.

[nicksaviking]

How does Puig not take at least one fastball to the ribs every series?

I'd prefer the pitchers just go overboard showboating after striking him out.

[USAFChief]

 

I heard the Twins were working with Rosario to switch from Black and Decker to Dewalt.

 

ba-dum-tschhhhh

[glunn]

The Dodgers' announcers seem very confident that they will come back and win.

[gil4]

 

4) Books. Anyone read anything good lately? Just thought i'd ask... I keep meaning to read. It's the summer after all, with summer reading lists for everyone and their mother.

I don't read much other than the Bible, but I do go through a lot of audiobooks.  Agent Zigzag was a great, true spy story. I like Daniel Silva's Gabriel Alon series, Louise Penny's Armand Gamache series, Alex Berenson's John Wells series. All are very different, but the writing is a step up from Baldacci, Patterson, Clancy & Co., etc, and about three steps up from Cussler (who I still occasionally like to listen to.) 

 

Our library has audio books available for 10-day download on two apps - Overdrive and One-click Digital.  The don't have nearly the selection of Audible, but they're free vs $15/month.

[snepp]

 

I heard the Twins were working with Rosario to switch from Black and Decker to Dewalt.

 

Maybe even given enough time they can convince him to upgrade from Dewalt to a quality tool.

 

 

 

/contractor humor

[TwinsCD]

 

The Dodgers' announcers seem very confident that they will come back and win.

 

They have our bullpen scouted real well.

[USAFChief]

 

Maybe even given enough time they can convince him to upgrade from Dewalt to a quality tool.

 

 

 

/contractor humor

Like you?  

 

You're a quality tool.

 

/chief humor

[Danchat]

 

They have our bullpen scouted real well.

Is that why Roberts rigged that double switch yesterday to make sure Belisle wouldn't throw in that game?

[gil4]

 

The Dodgers' announcers seem very confident that they will come back and win.

After the last two days it's hard to be too confident the are wrong.  That 1-2-3 6th by Santana helped.  I see he's hitting in the 7th, so Molitor must be developing a realistic view of the bullpen too. 

[glunn]

We need insurance runs.

[USAFChief]

uffda.

 

ANOTHER 0-2 hit.

[USAFChief]

Puig is 6-9 in this series.

[PDX Twin]

Gibby catches that one.

[snepp]

 

Like you?  

 

You're a quality tool.

 

/chief humor

 

I'm the energizer bunnies of 'tools', I keep going, and going...

 

 

 

 

...and going, and going...

 

 

 

...and going, and going, and going...

 

 

 

...and, hell, I'm out of juice.

[gil4]

Puig again - a DP would be nice (or a shot to the ribs.)

[snepp]

 

We need insurance runs.

 

Emphasis on the plural.

[h2oface]

Granite in center is such an arm compromise. Dodger Stadium has the fever

[snepp]

Attaboy Erv.

[nicksaviking]

He should have pimped that Puig strikeout.

[Don Walcott]

What a great pitch!

[snepp]

Pretty sure that doesn't drop with Byron out there.

[h2oface]

Granite. Noodle arm. We need Buxton.

[PDX Twin]

Easy for Buxton. Crap!

[h2oface]

Granite. Afraid of the wall.

[USAFChief]

I think I'm off to bed while I can still imagine the bullpen holding onto a 1 run lead.

 

g'night all.

[Suicide Skweez]

 

Easy for Buxton. Crap!

 

Yep, wasn't Granite's fault at all...but thats a ball that Buxton absolutely catches.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I don't read much other than the Bible, but I do go through a lot of audiobooks.  Agent Zigzag was a great, true spy story. I like Daniel Silva's Gabriel Alon series, Louise Penny's Armand Gamache series, Alex Berenson's John Wells series. All are very different, but the writing is a step up from Baldacci, Patterson, Clancy & Co., etc, and about three steps up from Cussler (who I still occasionally like to listen to.) 

 

Our library has audio books available for 10-day download on two apps - Overdrive and One-click Digital.  The don't have nearly the selection of Audible, but they're free vs $15/month.

I have heard of the Bible, but the others are new to me. Well, i assume it's Tom Clancy? Again i've been spoiled by movies. I have read a bunch of Alistair Maclean a while back.

 

Local libraries have books on cd available for 3 weeks, which is enough time to take them on a road trip.

 

I should also take advantage of that soon...

[snepp]

Dick giving Belisle the Bremer Kiss o' Death.