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Game Thread: Twins vs Brewers, 5/28/19, 7:10 CT

Mill1634

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IndianaTwin Wichita Wind Surge

IndianaTwin

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Dick: Sano digs for second.

 

Me: Yeah, he managed to leg out a triple standing up at second.

 

Reminds of the time in one of my first Vintage Base Ball games (1858 rules) on the 90-foot bases after a few years of slow-pitch softball. Smacked a sure double into the right-center field gap and almost got thrown out trying to stretch it into a single. 

 

 

ashbury GOAT

ashbury

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Gonzo is good in LF

I've heard that said. Haven't see an inning there yet. But the way he's butchered plays twice in short duty in RF that I've been witness to caught me by surprise based on the LF reputation.

ashbury GOAT

ashbury

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Reminds of the time in one of my first Vintage Base Ball games (1858 rules) on the 90-foot bases after a few years of slow-pitch softball. Smacked a sure double into the right-center field gap and almost got thrown out trying to stretch it into a single. 

I've played some of that style in my day (the Quicksteps, for anyone in the Twin Cities who might happen to know the team), and I completely concur about the change from my accustomed slow-pitch to regulation basepaths. I felt like I was running in molasses - "are we there yet?"

 

Fielding is also an adjustment. I have a terrible arm, and one of my shining lifetime accomplishments was a solitary routine 5-3 putout when pressed into emergency duty at third base on a 90-foot diamond for that team. I don't know who was more shocked, me or the first baseman. No wait, it was definitely me.

Aggies7 MVP

Aggies7

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I don't mean to be insensitive, but this is kind of weird, right?

Hahaha he really is choked up, especially for a guy who’s usually a curmudgeon

snotboogie First Round Pick

snotboogie

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I don't mean to be insensitive, but this is kind of weird, right?

Nah, I get it. I’m hurtling to senior citizen status and I find myself getting choked up over things and thinking, “Where did that come from?”

jimbo92107 Cedar Rapids Kernels

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Smeltzer knows how to pitch. Gets a lot of whiffs with the sweeping curve and spotting his heater in effective places. He's keeping it off the barrel, and not walking anybody. A lot to like. I wonder how good he'll be after his catchers understand his game better...

IndianaTwin Wichita Wind Surge

IndianaTwin

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I've played some of that style in my day (the Quicksteps, for anyone in the Twin Cities who might happen to know the team), and I completely concur about the change from my accustomed slow-pitch to regulation basepaths. I felt like I was running in molasses - "are we there yet?"

 

Fielding is also an adjustment. I have a terrible arm, and one of my shining lifetime accomplishments was a solitary routine 5-3 putout when pressed into emergency duty at third base on a 90-foot diamond for that team. I don't know who was more shocked, me or the first baseman. No wait, it was definitely me.

 

Sounds like we could have saved scouts some ink by letting them use the same scouting report on both of us.

 

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Meh. I don't agree, I'd rather they play the long game. They don't need to beat the Brewers to prove anything to anyone. But, I guess both of our posts are opinions, not facts.....and the "truth" may be in the middle. Who knows? Not me. I'm just a rando poster....

Given your post count, you are hardly a rando poster. Just sayin ...

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