Game Thread: Twins vs. Royals 8/5 @ 11:10 AM PT (1:10 PM CT)

[mrmpls]

If Cave can be average against leftys , think he has a good chance of sticking around , robbie grossman will be history ??

[tvagle]

Duffy has a long history of histrionics with umpires and it may well have cost him there...plus walking off before the call didn't help earlier either...maybe don't trade for him

[Don Walcott]

For those watching, and not trying to go back to sleep, has Duffy gone full-psycho yet?

Not yet, but . . . tick, tick, tick. . . .

[tvagle]

Cave must have read the minor league report from last night...Luis Gil who??

[mrmpls]

Hey Bremer, whit merrifield is not Babe ruth, and he is 29 years old, late bloomer decent player, But cmon Richard

[tvagle]

 

For those watching, and not trying to go back to sleep, has Duffy gone full-psycho yet?

Surprisingly no...give it time

[Don Walcott]

If Cave can be average against leftys , think he has a good chance of sticking around , robbie grossman will be history ??

I’d really like to start reminiscing about our favorite Grossman moments when he was still a Twin (he’ll probably end up as a Tiger).

 

I loved seeing him stumble into fly balls and seven hop throws into the infield.

[tvagle]

Big Erv has ZERO downward dog plane on all his pitches today...that doesn't bode well

[tvagle]

Getting harder to tell a FB from a ChangeUp from Erv 81-87 on most pitches hit 90 on a couple so that's encouraging

[Circus Boy]

A Major League grand slam has got to be one of the best things in life. Right behind crushing your enemies, seeing them driven before you, and hearing the lamentations of their women.

[VATwinsFan]

A Major League grand slam has got to be one of the best things in life. Right behind crushing your enemies, seeing them driven before you, and hearing the lamentations of their women.

...and drinking alcoholic beverages from their jewel encrusted skulls.

[tvagle]

 

A Major League grand slam has got to be one of the best things in life. Right behind crushing your enemies, seeing them driven before you, and hearing the lamentations of their women.

Is someone missing GoT?

[Blake]

Watching Erv, it almost looks like he's thinking, "Why am I still trying to do this?"

[tvagle]

 

Watching Erv, it almost looks like he's thinking, "Why am I still trying to do this?"

I can give him 14 Million reasons

[bighat]

A couple non-productive outs from Garver when all he had to do was get the runner over.

 

Great job Adrianza by just doing it the old-fashioned way!

[ashbury]

Big Erv has ZERO downward dog plane on all his pitches today...that doesn't bode well

Most pitching coaches do NOT advocate this stance, and stick with the tried and true "stretch" or "full windup".

 

[ashbury]

Is someone missing GoT?

That turn of phrase considerably predates the recent teevee show. Not quite biblical, but an ancient text by now.

[tvagle]

 

Most pitching coaches do NOT advocate this stance, and stick with the tried and true "stretch" or "full windup".

I would counter with it takes outside the box thinking like this to take the game to the next level...anyone remember Sidd Finch?

 

 

(kind of reminds me of Oliver Twist's delivery)

[ashbury]

A Major League grand slam has got to be one of the best things in life. Right behind crushing your enemies, seeing them driven before you, and hearing the lamentations of their women.

I didn't see the play. How badly did CF Phillips misjudge Cave's sinking line drive?

[bighat]

Santana looking OK. In his defense there's only been really one hard-hit ball against him. These dinks and dunks are killing him.

[notoriousgod71]

At least there are no arms in the bullpen that I care if they fall off with MOY at the helm.

[Blake]

 

I didn't see the play. How badly did CF Phillips misjudge Cave's sinking line drive?

Duffy didn't realize that Cave can hit fastball down the middle a long way.

[tvagle]

Big Erv 2018 looks a lot like Big Sexy 2017

[bighat]

Taking Santana out with a 3-run lead and just 1 more out to get? Molitor proving he's not a "player's manager" that's for sure. Slap in the face to a team leader who's pitched pretty well.

[ashbury]

Taking Santana out with a 3-run lead and just 1 more out to get? Molitor proving he's not a "player's manager" that's for sure. Slap in the face to a team leader who's pitched pretty well.

I'm not ready to jump to conclusions. Other possibilities include that Erv's not in mid-season shape for innings-eating quite yet and gave a nod to the dugout to say come and get him.

[tvagle]

Not to 2nd guess the MoY...but I'm gonna 2nd guess

 

If the starter is throwing 80-90 wouldn't it help to bring in someone with a little more velo just to throw a different look at them??

[tvagle]

 

Taking Santana out with a 3-run lead and just 1 more out to get? Molitor proving he's not a "player's manager" that's for sure. Slap in the face to a team leader who's pitched pretty well.

Theres was only one out in the inning

[Squirrel]

For those watching, and not trying to go back to sleep, has Duffy gone full-psycho yet?

Just got up from my nap ... what happened?

[bighat]

 

Theres was only one out in the inning

 

You're right. My bad.

[tvagle]

Checking Elias for most foul pop-outs to 1st baseman in a game...