Article: Game Thread: Twins @ A’s, 7/28@9:05pm CT

[Riverbrian]

Our Twins are in Oakland tonight for a 3-game series against the A’s. Things can sure change quickly in a mere week of time. Last Friday the Twins were chasing the Indians and this Friday the Twins are chasing the A’s. The Twins went 1-5 while the Indians won 7 in a row and the Royals have won 8 in a row. This turns things around from .5 back to 6 games back; the exit velocity required a helmet.

When you consider that Jaime Garcia trade rumors are in full force before he has even thrown a single pitch for the Twins… you can’t help but realize that Falvey/Levine have become the baseball equivalent of day traders. Stocks falling on predictions of speculation of rumors of negative indicators became reality. The Brooks Bollinger Band has been broken and we got us a trend reversal. Was Jaime Garcia purchased with a trailing stop?

Here are some things to think about:

 

1. Oakland – In the battle between San Francisco and Oakland… San Francisco has won and should be congratulated. If you don’t believe me… what is the name of the bay? It’s not the Oakland Bay… it’s the San Francisco Bay. Oakland has the largest port but San Francisco is called the City By the Bay. San Francisco has Chinatown and Oakland has Guam Town. San Francisco has all the tourist attractions... Fisherman’s Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge... while Oakland’s biggest tourist attraction is one of the world’s largest telescopes, which people use to see what is going on in San Francisco.

2. Our Twins – One good hot streak and the Twins are right back in this thing!!! Well… actually… one good hot streak and simultaneous cold streaks from 3 or 4 other teams and the Twins are right back in this thing. So I’m telling you… there’s a chance.

3. The A’s – Can you remember a trade deadline that didn’t involve the A’s somehow? All the players whose numbers have been retired by the A’s have been traded by the A’s. It’s an endless cycle. The A’s have been stuck in an infinite loop… they have fur and then trade that fur for animals who produce fur.

4. Today’s Joe M Conversation:

Maddon: Guys… I’d like you all to meet Joe Morgan.

Mauer: Hey, Joe.

Montana: Good to meet you.

Morgan: Yes, it is.

McCarthy: Judging by your name, you’d like to join our club, I assume?

Morgan: What group?

Maddon: Our 'Joe M' group

Morgan: What does it take to join your club?

Mauer: First name 'Joe' and last name with the initial 'M.'

Morgan: I’ll call Pete Rose and let him know that he can’t get in here either.

5. Oysters – I like oysters but when you look at them… you can’t help but wonder… how hungry was the very first person to find an oyster and say, "Screw it… I’m eating this."
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Lineups:

TWINS
Brian Dozier 2B
Max Kepler RF
Miguel Sano 3B
Joe Mauer 1B
Eddie Rosario LF
Robbie Grossman DH
Zack Granite CF
Ehire Adrianza SS
Jason Castro C

Jaime Garcia P

ATHLETICS
Rajai Davis CF
Marcus Semien SS
Ryon Healy 1B
Khris Davis LF
Jed Lowrie DH
Matt Chapman 3B
Ryan Lavarnway C
Matt Joyce RF
Adam Rosales 2B

Daniel Gossett P

Weather: 65 deg F, partly cloudy, winds at 14mph.

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[Blake]

Ah, an RB thread. All is right with the baseball world again.

[ashbury]

The Brooks Bollinger Band

That required some googling as I didn't recognize either half of this play on words. Kudos.

[Han Joelo]

I Googled "Joe M" to find out who might eventually show up in these conversations.  Joey Martarano is an Idaho kid who was maybe a top 100 draft pick type a couple three years ago.  He's from the same town (or the next one over) that produced Harmon.  He chose to play football at Boise State, but wisely retired and took the Cubs money.  He's in rookie ball now, with much less fanfare than Tim Tebow.

 

Googling "Josef M" yields a result I'd hope doesn't make an appearance in these conversations.

 

Oysters--smoked or breaded and deep-fried.  Nature's Viagra.

 

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

That required some googling as I didn't recognize either half of this play on words. Kudos.

I was wondering if they were available for gigs...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Is it bad to be entertained by little things?

 

I am riding a bus on an interstate, and the weigh station is open.

 

I think this may be my first time going through one.

 

Evidently i am not too fat...

[Vanimal46]

Shameless plug: Get ready for an ACTION PACKED trade deadline game threaddin' weekend with me! It's gonna be fun..... 

[Craig Arko]

 

Shameless plug: Get ready for an ACTION PACKED trade deadline game threaddin' weekend with me! It's gonna be fun..... 

Don't trip on the forks.

[Vanimal46]

 

Don't trip on the forks.

 

No forks allowed! Well, unless we talk about state fair food... 

[Dave The Dastardly]

"3. The A’s – Can you remember a trade deadline that didn’t involve the A’s somehow? All the players whose number has been retired by the A’s have been traded by the A’s. It’s an endless cycle. The A’s have been stuck in an infinite loop… they have fur and then trade that fur for animals who produce fur."

 

Great analogy Brian. And something we should all keep in mind.

 

 

"5. Oysters – I like Oysters but when you look at them… you can’t help wonder… How hungry was the very first person to find an oyster and say… Screw it… I’m eating this."

 

I've always wondered who invented pickles. Did she see this green tube-like thing growing in the woods and think I bet if I jam a bunch of these tuberosities into a pickle jar, shove some of this other weed in there, too, pour in some vinegar and boil the pi$$ out of it the old man will have something to go with his beer while he watches cavemen in suits draw out football plays on the cave walls?

 

Did cavemen have pickle jars?

[Mike Sixel]

I've never understood the appeal of food you don't want to chew and really savor for a few seconds.

[Blake]

 

Shameless plug: Get ready for an ACTION PACKED trade deadline game threaddin' weekend with me! It's gonna be fun..... 

Just remember, you set the bar really high last year.

 

Anything less and it'll be a failure.

 

But, no pressure.

[Puckett34]

 

No forks allowed! Well, unless we talk about state fair food... 

I'm more of a spork guy myself.

[Blake]

 

I've never understood the appeal of food you don't want to chew and really savor for a few seconds.

You're not supposed to chew oysters? Really?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Shameless plug: Get ready for an ACTION PACKED trade deadline game threaddin' weekend with me! It's gonna be fun.....

Do shameless plugs leak?

 

How do you unpack action?

 

Irregardfully i willfully enjoy the game threads! Fully.

[spinowner]

 

Montana: Good to meet you.

Morgan: Yes, it is.

 

Reminds me of this:

 

If someone says, "You have a good one", the correct response is, "Yes, I do."

[spinowner]

The Joe M thing reminds me of something someone said to me once. I found out that her name was Lois, and I told her about a club in the Twin Cities called the Lois club. (It actually exists, and you can probably figure out the requirement for membership.) She told me that, yes, she was aware of it. Although she was not a member she said that she had heard that they were a very tight knit group and that everyone was on a last name basis.

[wsnydes]

 

No forks allowed! Well, unless we talk about state fair food... 

Wouldn't the proper utensil be a stick in that case?

[spinowner]

 

Wouldn't the proper utensil be a stick in that case?

So during state fair time Dave's threads should be stick a stick in (insert name here).

[diehardtwinsfan]

 

Do shameless plugs leak?

 

 

They do in politics all the time.

[Jerr]

 

No forks allowed! Well, unless we talk about state fair food... 

You confused forks with sticks......

[Jerr]

 

Wouldn't the proper utensil be a stick in that case?

Oops someone beat me to it, kudos as sooooo correct!

[Vanimal46]

 

Do shameless plugs leak?

How do you unpack action?

Irregardfully i willfully enjoy the game threads! Fully.

 

These are questions about life WE ALL deserve the answer to. 

I would imagine if you unpack action, you're going to get some sort of injury in the process. 

Also, where did the phrase action packed come from?

[Craig Arko]

These are questions about life WE ALL deserve the answer to. 

I would imagine if you unpack action, you're going to get some sort of injury in the process. 

Also, where did the phrase action packed come from?

West Side Story.

[Blake]

 

These are questions about life WE ALL deserve the answer to. 

I would imagine if you unpack action, you're going to get some sort of injury in the process. 

Also, where did the phrase action packed come from?

Sounds like a mission for the "Whine Line."

 

Been MIA this season. 

 

Hard to believe there's nothing Twins fans care to whine about.

[Pardon My Dinger]

I'll be there tonight! Planning being a real loudmouth out of town guy. If I don't get socked in the face, I'll be pretty disappointed, really.

[Craig Arko]

I'll be there tonight! Planning being a real loudmouth out of town guy. If I don't get socked in the face, I'll be pretty disappointed, really.

Pics or it didn't happen.

[Squirrel]

 

Shameless plug: Get ready for an ACTION PACKED trade deadline game threaddin' weekend with me! It's gonna be fun..... 

Hmm ... there are certainly going to be some disappointed ... that we didn't sell or buy 'enough' or 'right' ... it's the way of it because we all enjoy the 'if I were GM, this is what I would do' discussion, and often have differing opinions ... and I mean that sincerely ... but ... some will be disappointed because that's the nature of it and there is no way to satisfy everyone ... so given that long-winded lead-up, my question/comment is this ... define 'fun.'

[Squirrel]

 

I've never understood the appeal of food you don't want to chew and really savor for a few seconds.

I used to like oysters ... fried or smoked or in a stew ... good stuff. Then I ate a bad one. What followed was not good, but what it left me with was a high intolerance for them in the future. My body detects them as poison ... oyster anything, even oyster juice which is used in some sauces ... and what follows isn't worth it. No more oysters. No clams, either ... same reaction. Won't test out scallops or mussels, either. So not worth it.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Pics or it didn't happen.

I am unclear on what we want pics of.

 

Socked in face? Loud out of town guy?

 

Really pretty disappointment?

 

Or just at the game?

 

And i feel obligued to point out, the two options are not mutually exclusive. There are many things of which we have pics that didn't happen.

Edited July 29, 2017 by sampleSizeOfOne