Game Thread: Twins @ White Sox, 6/28/18 @ 11:10 AM PT (12:10pm CT)

[Mike Sixel]

 

They figured you probably have better things to do with your time anyways.

 

the dishes? work? picking weeds by hand?

[Cap'n Piranha]

What in the world is Jacob Cave doing swinging first pitch?

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

the dishes? work? picking weeds by hand?

 

2 out of 3 times you're right every time.

[FunnyPenguin]

 

the dishes? work? picking weeds by hand?

Watching paint dry?  

[VATwinsFan]

4 under .193 and 2 more at .230 or less.

 

Seriously?

[FunnyPenguin]

Wilson's batting average didn't even really change

[Cap'n Piranha]

Matt Davidson has 92 k's now, in 212 AB's.  That makes even Miguel Sano blush.

 

<checks fangraphs>

 

Never mind.  

[Cap'n Piranha]

Fox runs a promo for Girls on the Run.  I find that horribly discriminatory.

 

Not all girls want to run.

[Vanimal46]

Fox runs a promo for Girls on the Run. I find that horribly discriminatory.

 

Not all girls want to run.

But they do want to have fun.

[wsnydes]

 

the dishes? work? picking weeds by hand?

Cutting the grass with scissors.  Painting the house.  Moving back to MN, remember that you liked Oregon better and moving back.  The list is virtually endless really.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Bold challenge by the White Sox here--a two out double isn't a bunch of upside.

 

Then again, one run beats this Twins lineup, so why not.

[FunnyPenguin]

Probably going to need a lot more clean innings from Odo just to keep us in the game

[FunnyPenguin]

I'm confident that at some point, a twins fly ball is going to land we are going to get a hit, patience 

[Cap'n Piranha]

The White Sox apparently are having a reunion for their 1993 team this year.  That seems ridiculous, as that team didn't even make the World Series that year, let alone win it.  Why not celebrate the 2008 team, which accomplished exactly as much?  Or more logically, just wait two years for the 15 year anniversary of the 2005 team that actually did do something.

[Cap'n Piranha]

If the Sox are not swinging at the high heat just above the zone, this is going to be a long game.

[FunnyPenguin]

Wow, Odo is cooking with gas

[FunnyPenguin]

On pace for 21 K's and only 150 pitches

[Aggies7]

Omg PLEASE let us get no hit by Lucas giolito. How great would that be

[Cap'n Piranha]

Yes, this is a getaway game, but the Twins batters are aware they don't have to get on a plane, and can therefore take their time in batting, right?

[S.]

 

Yes, this is a getaway game, but the Twins batters are aware they don't have to get on a plane, and can therefore take their time in batting, right?

They have a 4pm tee time though, so they don't want to take too much time.

[Aggies7]

I have to wonder if a guy ever loaded the bases in the first inning and recovered to throw a no hitter.

[Vanimal46]

The rotting corpse of James Shields entered the game with 4.59 ERA and had a vintage 2011 James Shields outing yesterday.

 

Today Lucas 'Beach Balls' Giolito came into the game with a 7.01 ERA and is tossing a gem.

 

Disgusting.

[Aggies7]

This might actually happen folks.

 

And it does, there should be a new hitting coach here for the cubs series

[USAFChief]

Gladden: "Strike three, and boy that's another strike out...that's just the second strikeout for Giolito."

 

 

[wavedog]

Question - do we have a hitting coach?  Or are our players so bad that a hitting coach is useless?    

[S.]

 

This might actually happen folks.

And it does, there should be a new hitting coach here for the cubs series

Lets replace Molitor and let the new coach bring in whoever he wants for his own staff. 

[wavedog]

Been a long time since I have seen a lineup with 4 players batting under .200   ....other than the first week of the season of course.  I should preface that with this late in the season.   

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Lets replace Molitor and let the new coach bring in whoever he wants for his own staff.

 

The front office hired many of the present coaches?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

This might actually happen folks.

And it does, there should be a new hitting coach here for the cubs series

agree, cheaper to fire the coach, but the 5-9 guys in the order were brought in by the current front office

[wavedog]

Quick check - the White Sox have no one batting under .200 and they are not exactly an offensive juggernaut.