Game Thread 4/11/2018 Twins vs Astros 12:10pm CDT

[sampleSizeOfOne]

4th inning turned out better than the second after Buxton reached. 2 runs in for a lead, and i guess i'm jinxing the rest of the inning...

[Mike Sixel]

Nice

[Blake]

 

Squirrels don't hibernate.

We're talking our Northern Neighbors here. Things are different, to say the very least, in that weird yet fascinating place.

[twinsnorth49]

 

Squirrels don't hibernate.

The sleep a lot, like old people. Chief for example. 

[gocgo]

Yeah...send him to the minors.

[Borealis]

Man if only Rosario could do something to help his team win.

[twinsnorth49]

Moar runs!!! what?!!

[James]

I just got here.  Did we win yet?

[youngtwinsfan]

 

By early I assume you mean innings, not time. I live on the West coast, and I'm not sure this game will finish by bed time.

Lol. yes i meant innings, its always nice to see the Twins run somebody elses starter out early, instead of the other way around. 

[Mike Sixel]

Can anyone explain why mccullers is still in?

[twinssporto]

 

I'll send one of our runners over to read back your card confirming your bingo.  Everyone please hold your cards.

 

This is not some podunk, willy-nilly bingo hall, pal.  

Since you said it that way, I may have made a mistake on a square or two... No Bingo.  My bad.

[Riverbrian]

KEPLER

 

THE SHEPHERD

[twinsnorth49]

[wsnydes]

 

Can anyone explain why mccullers is still in?

Houston thought this was a night game and they think he's throwing BP?

[ashbury]

KEPLER!!!!

[FunnyPenguin]

Wowsers

[Puckett34]

 

Can anyone explain why mccullers is still in?

To serve up that Kepler bomb.

[ashbury]

Was about to post something snarky about Morrison's RBI single, on my arrival to the game, but Kepler changed my mind.

[Doubles]

Max is my gyro

[Doubles]

 

Since you said it that way, I may have made a mistake on a square or two... No Bingo.  My bad.

Apology accepted.  

 

We play on.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Well, this is fun.

[D. Hocking]

So is every game going to be like this when it is above freezing?

[twinsnorth49]

 

So is every game going to be like this when it is above freezing?

Above freezing?

[Blake]

I hope this game turns out to be a bit of payback for the shellacking of last year.

[wsnydes]

 

Above freezing?

The point where hockey must be played on wheels instead of blades.

[Riverbrian]

That's a crooked number

http://static.abeka.com/Shared/ABeka/ProductImages/ClipArt/283789/150x150y160fx160fh-w/283789-Crooked-Number-8-yellow-line-png.png

[ThejacKmp]

 

Confused by the lineup choices. McCullers is a righty but has pretty stark reverse platoon splits. Last year RHB put up a 754 OPS while lefties only had a 605 OPS. That's pretty similar to his career stats.

 

I like putting seven lefties out against righties in general but not today. Would've been a good day to get Grossman, Sano, etc. in the lineup.

 

Not sure why the Twins are running out this lineup but could be a day with few runs.

 

Man, I really had this wrong. Well played Molly, well played.

 

Also, we should cut Rosario.

[twinsnorth49]

http://jif.io/i-enjoyed-that.gif

[youngtwinsfan]

I suppose ill take an 8 spot and batting around in the inning. 

[USAFChief]

Anyone up for a lawyer joke?

 

Everyone??

 

OK

 

NASA is interviewing candidates for the first manned mission to Mars. The kicker is...it's a one way trip. The astronaut isn't coming back.

 

First up is an engineer. "What will it take" comes the question from the NASA crew. "One million dollars," he says.  "I'll donate it to my alma mater, Stanford University."

 

Next up, a doctor. "What will it take?" "Two million," comes the answer, "and I'll donate one million to my alma mater, the University of Minnesota, and give one million to my family."

 

Finally, a lawyer.  "What will it take?" "Three million," says the lawyer. "Why so much?" asks the interviewers. "Well, I'll give you a million to split, I'll keep a mil, and we'll send the engineer."