Game Thread: Twins @ Chicago Cubs @ 11:20 am PT (1:20 pm CT)

[Aggies7]

Good gracious that was a bomb

[yarnivek1972]

See, Lynn should have pinch hit yesterday. He’s got game.

[bighat]

 

Captain CAVE maaaaaan!

 

...and son.

[yarnivek1972]

Baez should have picked that grounder. It was likely an easy play. Grossman isn’t exactly fast.

[jun]

This lineup would look a lot better with Mauer and Kepler in both offensively and defensively. Mauer 1st, Kepler RF and Grossman DH. Kepler hits LHP.

[D. Hocking]

 

Captain CAVE maaaaaan!

 

Kids today will never realize how exciting it could be when you found out what the new Saturday morning cartoons were going to be and how you looked forward to the fall previews.

[Circus Boy]

Lester doesn't like the heat.

[Aggies7]

Man Escobar has been roughhhh since that HBP. Darn shame our manager didn’t feel it necessary to retaliate that day

[bighat]

 

Man Escobar has been roughhhh since that HBP. Darn shame our manager didn’t feel it necessary to retaliate that day

 

I'm not sure how retaliating would help Escobar's arm....

[Aggies7]

I'm not sure how retaliating would help Escobar's arm....

Clearly it wouldn’t have done anything other than supplying some revenge for knocking out our best hitter at the time.

[Mike Sixel]

Man Escobar has been roughhhh since that HBP. Darn shame our manager didn’t feel it necessary to retaliate that day

How would that help Escobar be better now?

[Aggies7]

How would that help Escobar be better now?

Who said it would????

[drock2190]

Russell wanted to get the Cubs out of the inning by bunting but Lynn wouldn't have it.

[GCTF]

This is how we baseball.

[S.]

Ouch. At this pace, we're going to get 5+ innings of relief pitching.

[Aggies7]

Can’t make this stuff up.

[bighat]

Ugh. Lester with the 3-run bomb...never in a million years...

[Aggies7]

Probably just too hot outside again, that’s all.

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Good signing guys

Can this season end yet

[Danchat]

Wow, Lester is not a good career hitter... I think we're back to bad Lynn.       Where's the puking smiley?

 

Also, that's another reason not to bunt and give the Twins a free out. I mean, there's really no way to anticipate Lester hitting a HR there but still, when you swing away, good things happen.

[Aggies7]

And Lynn doesn’t cover first base. That might be enough for me.

[Vanimal46]

Wow... Pathetic. Fundamentals, boys.

[Aggies7]

There’s one (family friendly) word that comes to mind with this year’s team: SOFT. Top to bottom.

[drock2190]

I don't know what is pissing me off more, Lynn sucking or all the Cubs hitters I have in fantasy that are not the ones doing the damage!!

[Danchat]

It baffles me why the Twins didn't call up any fresh relievers. It wasn't hard to see coming that they were going to need some today, and just in case of a bad start... hopefully Magill is ready to go another 3 innings today.

[Vanimal46]

We'll be lucky to get 4 innings out of Lynn today.

[S.]

Great. Bullpen already up in the 2nd. Over/under on 10.5 runs for the Cubs today?

[Blake]

 

Provus just recommended reading this Berardino article about Escobar:

 

https://www.twincities.com/2018/06/30/twins-eduardo-escobar-has-turned-into-ozzie-guillens-greatest-discovery/

 

Gonna give it a read now.

great read.

[Blake]

 

It baffles me why the Twins didn't call up any fresh relievers. It wasn't hard to see coming that they were going to need some today, and just in case of a bad start... hopefully Magill is ready to go another 3 innings today.

Yeah, me too.

[Aggies7]

We'll be lucky to get 4 innings out of Lynn today.

Innings? We barely have that many outs.