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The Great American Game Thread Intro

 

Call me Ish-male. Some years ago, i found myself betwixt and between, not knowing what to do with myself. And somehow i found myself unconsciously drawn to crack of the bat, the cheers of the crowd, feeling the irresistable urge to chase after a ball as it hurtles through the air much as a canine retriever might.

 

Not knowing what i was doing, i signed up to write a game thread for a motley bunch of game threaders, who probably wouldn't terribly appreciate me likening them to fictional characters from an ancient Melville text. But i won't stop them from identifying themselves as such.

 

Together we searched the diamonds for the mythical big bat what could wreck stadiums with single swing, although single was rarely the result.

 

But of course, this season our ship sunk, and only i remain afloat on coffin whose dedication is to spoiler alerts.

 

Twins

Kyle Gibson ( R)

 

1. Joe Mauer (L) DH

2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS

3. Jake Cave (L) CF

4. Robbie Grossman (S) LF

5. Tyler Austin (R ) 1B

6. Max Kepler (L) RF

7. Ehire Adrianza (S) 3B

8. Chris Gimenez (R ) C

9. Gregorio Petit (R ) 2B

 

Athletics

Trevor Cahill (R )

 

1. Nick Martini (L) LF

2. Matt Chapman (R ) 3B

3. Stephen Piscotty (R ) RF

4. Khris Davis (R ) DH

5. Matt Olson (L) 1B

6. Ramon Laureano ( R) CF

7. Marcus Semien ( R) SS

8. Chad Pinder ( R) 2B

9. Jonathan Lucroy ( R) C

 

Gametime Forecast: 68°F • Clear • 1% PoP

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I suppose everyone is glued to the Viking's game, eh?

 

They sure know how to make it interesting...

[mickeymental]

twins should play vikings. either sport.

[Winston Smith]

 

I suppose everyone is glued to the Viking's game, eh?

They sure know how to make it interesting...

At least the Twins can't look as bad as the Vikes today can they?

[yarnivek1972]

At least the Twins can't look as bad as the Vikes today can they?

They have at times. Just about any series against KC for example.

[IndianaTwin]

On the bright side, after today the Twins can't have any more walk-off losses this season!

 

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At least the Twins can't look as bad as the Vikes today can they?

Don't hatch yer chickens before they count.

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It's always a bit of a melancholy feeling when the Twins' season ends. But one thing I'm really looking forward to is that after 8 days from now I'll probably never again hear Marney say "Pizza Ranch for the win!"

[yarnivek1972]

It's always a bit of a melancholy feeling when the Twins' season ends. But one thing I'm really looking forward to is that after 8 days from now I'll probably never again hear Marney say "Pizza Ranch for the win!"

Too bad Mr. Pizza doesn’t do ads on Twins games. Now THAT is great pizza. Of course, they hardly need to advertise. They already do good business.

[yarnivek1972]

Is it my imagination, or was Kepler’s swing more compact in that at bat than it typically is? Could that be the suggested adjustment to be able to use all fields and force defenses to not shift which will open up the right side when he does pull the ball?

 

Hmmmm.

 

We shall see I guess.

[Winston Smith]

Twins could out score the Vikes today.

[Nine of twelve]

Molitor knows the Twins need to try to win this game because of the fact that the A's have not yet clinched the postseason. Otherwise he wouldn't be running Gibson out for the 8th.

[Nine of twelve]

Very nice win. We actually outscored the A's in the series. Glad to see we played them tough.

[mrmpls]

Good game Gibson,

[Platoon]

Is it my imagination, or was Kepler’s swing more compact in that at bat than it typically is? Could that be the suggested adjustment to be able to use all fields and force defenses to not shift which will open up the right side when he does pull the ball?

Hmmmm.

We shall see I guess.

I had heard earlier in the year Kepler was not a big fan of launch angle, etc. He felt his game was more suited to line drive hitting. Perhaps he was right?

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Winnah.

 

And we didn't get walked off.

 

What a novel feeling...