Game Thread: Twins @ Kansas City, 7/21/18 @ 4:15 PM PT (6:15 PM CT)

[Blake]

Yesterday, the game just didn't quite go the way we, as Twins fans, really wanted.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haWRUpPw_tI

 

*Teenage girls screaming and fainting at Mr. McCartney. Twins fans groaning and fainting as the Twins lose....okay, maybe a tad overstated. 

 

 

However, today is a new day of fun, frolics and angst!

 

 

*Had to go with the live performance because the marketing video was a bit, shall we say, risqué? 

 

 

Which brings me to my point, which is, well, I have no real point to make. After all, this is just a game thread and I'm your humble host.

 

 

*The future of Twins marketing?

 

And now for something completely different:

 

 

*When in doubt, go with Monty Python! Or, "The Princess Bride." "Spinal Tap?"

 

Which brings me to thinks that may or may not be worth thinking:

 

 

Some random observations from last night:

 

1. Costly error by the Twins.

2. Duffy seems to have, shall we say, issues? But, the man can pitch!

3. Gibson continues to impress. 

4. The team kept fighting but fell just a wee bit short.

5. I laughed because KC didn't exactly celebrate the win. It looked like they knew they were lucky to pull out the win.

 

 

Play ball!

 

 

 

[Blake]

I hope everyone has a great Saturday and enjoys some baseball. Win or lose, still the greatest sport on the planet.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I hope everyone has a great Saturday and enjoys some baseball. Win or lose, still the greatest sport on the planet.

Some mountaineers might disagree.

As may a few tiddly-winkers.

 

Hurray for local maxima!

 

Sport at 11*

 

*going with the above sources when in doubt seems oxymoronic...

[Otto von Ballpark]

All games on MLB.TV are free this weekend, if you want to check it out! Blackout restrictions still apply, however.

[mickeymental]

yesterday

all those losses seemed so far away

now i fear they might be here to stay

oh i believe in yesterday

 

suddenly

it's not the team it used to be
sano and buxton remain absentee
oh, yesterday came suddenly

 

why they had to go 

we all know, we all could say
they did something wrong

now i long for yesterday

 

yesterday

ball was such an easy game to play
then those two found a place to hide away
oh, i believe in yesterday

[sampleSizeOfOne]

My homework today includes hosting a half-hearted half-cleaned apartment open house for half my friends what don't half anything better to do.

 

Didn't specify a time, so i should be here all day. Which is okay by me if no one shows up and i spend all that time slowly cleaning.

 

If my homework impacts the fame at all, we half got this already.

 

Sorry... we have half...

 

We halve this game in hand!

[Don Walcott]

 

yesterday

all those losses seemed so far away

now i fear they might be here to stay

oh i believe in yesterday

 

suddenly

it's not the team it used to be
sano and buxton remain absentee
oh, yesterday came suddenly

 

why they had to go 

we all know, we all could say
they did something wrong

now i long for yesterday

 

yesterday

ball was such an easy game to play
then those two found a place to hide away
oh, i believe in yesterday

Brilliant.

[Blake]

I suppose posting the lineups might be a good idea:

 

 

[Don Walcott]

Classic Mauer double. Congrats to Joe for passing Kirby.

[Nine of twelve]

Noteworthy factoid - Mauer's leadoff double gives him the most doubles in Twins history. And the fact that he scored as a result is a nice bonus!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Joe also said he was going to pull the base out of the dirt, but didn't, so... disappointed

[Otto von Ballpark]

Joe also said he was going to pull the base out of the dirt, but didn't, so... disappointed

The Twins media department is busy photoshopping this:

 

[jokin]

Joe also said he was going to pull the base out of the dirt, but didn't, so... disappointed

What? Compared to Joe Mauer's stoic self, Joe DiMaggio is Ricky Henderson.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

The Twins media department is busy photoshopping this:

henderson_rickey_939.jpg

Rickey and Joe -- two of the biggest egos in the game

[jokin]

The Twins media department is busy photoshopping this:

henderson_rickey_939.jpg

Wow, Spy mad internet skills are faster than my mundane composing skills. Still, all roads lead to Ricky, don't they. . Well, at least we stoic but proud Twins fans got the anti-Ricky bragging rites.

[mickeymental]

"i am not the greatest of all time."

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Did Joe tweet that between innings, after his double?

[IndianaTwin]

yesterday

all those losses seemed so far away

now i fear they might be here to stay

oh i believe in yesterday

 

suddenly

it's not the team it used to be

sano and buxton remain absentee

oh, yesterday came suddenly

 

why they had to go 

we all know, we all could say

they did something wrong

now i long for yesterday

 

yesterday

ball was such an easy game to play

then those two found a place to hide away

oh, i believe in yesterday

Let’s hope that watching this game doesn’t turn into a hard day’s night...

[GCTF]

 

What? Compared to Joe Mauer's stoic self, Joe DiMaggio is Ricky Henderson.

Kirby Puckett was a great doubles hitter. Today, I am also a guy who hit quite a few doubles.

[mrmpls]

Dozier nice quick throw, Knew u had it in ya- nice play

[VATwinsFan]

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[operation mindcrime]

Let’s hope that watching this game doesn’t turn into a hard day’s night...

I looked up some Beatles song titles after your post. I think "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" would best describe the last 27 years!

[yarnivek1972]

Lance Lynn: 3 true outcomes

[Danchat]

Lance Lynn: 3 true outcomes

None of them include going more than 6 innings.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Lance Lynn: 3 true outcomes

traded, released, and ... what's the third one?

[Aggies7]

One of these teams is one of the worst teams in baseball.

 

The other is the royals

[operation mindcrime]

traded, released, and ... what's the third one?

Cy Young award?

[mrmpls]

And tomm, at least we get Odorizzi to see if he can throw more pitches per inning than Lynn, Players gotta hate playing behind both of them, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[mrmpls]

Worse??lynn pitching or Smalley ??  not a fan of roy on tv.

[VATwinsFan]

I always find it amazing how often batters will squat down to watch pitches that are low and then see the pitch called a strike.  Why not just maintain your normal batting stance instead of helping the other team?