Game Thread "Mike" Twins vs Red Sox 7:10 pm cdt 6/19/2019 ad

[LaBombo]

Translation of Poppen's facial expression as he left the field after getting the 3rd out:

 

"Hey, that wasn't so bad!

 

Also, I can't feel my face."

Edited June 20, 2019 by LaBombo

[Danchat]

I didn't know Poppen touched 97 like that... this dude might just have a future in the majors. His stuff looked good!

[jz7233]

 

He at least hustles

He needs to make contact first.

[operation mindcrime]

Wow--

 

this kid has some SERIOUS movement. That fastball at 97, and screaming inside to righties...

 

But- I still gotta go with the earlier posters, and call him Mr. Fresh.

You can call him Mary!!!

[USAFChief]

 

Poppen graduated with honors from Harvard, double majoring in Chemistry and Physics, and Engineering Sciences.

 

Smart dude,

also.

I'm no Harvard honors grad, but that seems like three majors.

[LaBombo]

 

I didn't know Poppen touched 97 like that... 

 

It's for real. 96 came forward and confirmed that it had been touched by Poppen like that as well...

[jz7233]

 

I didn't know Poppen touched 97 like that... this dude might just have a future in the majors. His stuff looked good!

He just needs to have more control of his pitches.

[ashbury]

Somebody get that man a qualude. 

 

And one for me, if you please.

No lude remarks, please.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

He definitely seems as hittable as May was, just not as wild.

oh I don’t know... maybe, maybe not. The 83 pots of coffee didn’t help.

 

He showed a good hard slider, and a fastball that seems to tail back on righties. But we can go 15 rounds on another thread sometime.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Wow--

 

this kid has some SERIOUS movement.  That fastball at 97, and screaming inside to righties...

 

But- I still gotta go with the earlier posters, and call him Mr. Fresh.

 

agree—you ninja’d me

 

(I was too busy gushing? )

[LaBombo]

 

No lude remarks, please.

 

Or at least don't make them on the quay.

[Soft Tosser]

 

Harvard pitcher pitching to a Stanford catcher, wonder where Astudillo went to college.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Did we win yet?

[LaBombo]

 

I'm no Harvard honors grad, but that seems like three majors.

 

I'm waiting for your joke about the time they walked into an O club...

[jokin]

 

It's for real. 96 came forward and confirmed that it had been touched by Poppen like that as well...

 

Spit take worthy

[USAFChief]

So instead of stopping off at my usual little beer joint on the way home from work today, I thought I'd stop by the public pool and take a swim. It's June in Tucson...100 plus every day, and humidities in the single digits.

 

So anyway, I got there, and I really had to ... pee. Can I say that here? I think so. I had to pee, so I went to the deep end, and just sort of casually let it go. 

 

Well, the stupid life guard blew his whistle at me. Loud! So loud, it scared me so bad I nearly fell in.

[PseudoSABR]

That was a good play all around.  Good on Astudillo not to get caught up in the run down.

[USAFChief]

Sean Poppen. Great pitcher, or greatest of all time?

 

 

[operation mindcrime]

ASTUDILLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jimbo92107]

Poppin found his command the moment he pitched from the stretch. 

[PseudoSABR]

 

So instead of stopping off at my usual little beer joint on the way home from work today, I thought I'd stop by the public pool and take a swim. It's June in Tucson...100 plus every day, and humidities in the single digits.

 

So anyway, I got there, and I really had to ... pee. Can I say that here? I think so. I had to pee, so I went to the deep end, and just sort of casually let it go. 

 

Well, the stupid life guard blew his whistle at me. Loud! So loud, it scared me so bad I nearly fell in.

What pool was this.....

[twinsnorth49]

This guy could Poppen in a bit more imo.....

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Good job, Popp-sie. You are done tonight.

 

I am taking you out of the game because you are one pitch from imploding.

[Mill1634]

Poppen back down after this game for another arm, or no?

[USAFChief]

 

What pool was this.....

uh, "the public pool."

 

Reading is important for lawyers, no?

[jokin]

 

Poppen back down after this game for another arm, or no?

 

Probably. Smeltzer due to start on Friday in Toledo.

 

The Twins really want to mess up my Ohio vacation/

[wabene]

I wanna see some grill marks on brazier tonight!

[Soft Tosser]

Glad we had a Poppen fresh arm for this game anyway

[USAFChief]

How is Rodriguez still pitching in this game?

[AlwaysinModeration]

Sean Poppen. Great pitcher, or greatest of all time?

yes