Game Thread: Twins vs. Tampa Bay 6/26/19 @ 7:10pm CST

[MMMordabito]

Disaster

[snotboogie]

Wow, Turtle. Nice.

[LVTwinsfan]

Astudillo is the real deal

[VATwinsFan]

 

That was ugly..who gets a call up?

Wade is on the 40 man roster.  Otherwise sign Leonys Martin?

[MMMordabito]

Nothing falls but raindrops -> Everything falls but balloons

[mickeymental]

what happened to eddie?

[snotboogie]

 

Astudillo is the real deal

It's like he makes up for his chubby body by having his head in the game.

[David HK]

Whoa...

 

Was that Dick with a call on the K?

 

 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

just like you drew it up in the infield dirt

[MVP Nick Punto]

Big oof

[David HK]

Jake.

 

Solid.

 

That was awesome.

 

Again--

 

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

what happened to eddie?

He came up lame after rounding first trying to stretch a single into a double. It's unclear what part of which of his legs are hurting or how badly. All we know is that he wasn't able to reach second (I believe he would have been out of by mile) and threw his helmet angrily to the ground and then proceeded to limp back to the dugout.

[Blake]

Astudillo in some ways reminds me of Rosario when he first came up. Much like Rosario, Astudillo has his frustrating and yet also his amazing moments.

 

And, good job, Mr. Odorizzi, getting out of that one!

[LVTwinsfan]

It's like he makes up for his chubby body by having his head in the game.

hes a good ball player. Who cares what he looks like

[twins_89]

Rooker has been on fire at Rochester, I'm wondering if he gets called up.

[David HK]

Heh...  

I have a love/hate relationship with those mlb highlights they show between innings, but--

 

How do you show a highlight-reel catch, when your "MLB Highlights" logo completely obscures the play you're trying to highlight?

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

hes a good ball player. Who cares what he looks like

Exactly my point about sideline reporters! (ha ha?)

[Riverbrian]

 

very superstitious

 

writing on the wall. 

[snotboogie]

 

Rooker has been on fire at Rochester, I'm wondering if he gets called up.

Falvey is thumbing through his Rolodex.

[David HK]

 

He came up lame after rounding first trying to stretch a single into a double. It's unclear what part of which of his legs are hurting or how badly. All we know is that he wasn't able to reach second (I believe he would have been out of by mile) and threw his helmet angrily to the ground and then proceeded to limp back to the dugout.

It looked to me like he really twisted his ankle just after he rounded 1st- but that can also be a knee injury- whichever, it looked nasty...  I hope he's OK soon.

[Pius Jefferson]

 

writing on the wall. 

Hot rumor is ladders are about to fall.

[LaBombo]

 

hes a good ball player. Who cares what he looks like

 

Completely agree, but will also add... my daughter cares. Her assessment of WA: 'He's pretty good, he's really fun to watch, and he's what [our dog] would look like if she could play baseball'. Our dog is a pug, and ever so slightly on the portly side.

 

Not coincidentally, one of her favorite Twins is Kirby, who left the game years before she was born. I'm guessing she's not the only casual fan who likes WA because of that bit of body type similarity.

 

Edit: Almost forgot; she also likes his "crazy hair".

[snotboogie]

 

Hot rumor is ladders are about to fall.

If you believe in things you don't understand...

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Watching Rays broadcast.

Why is nearly every sideline reporter a pretty blond woman?

1) How does MLB get away with this obvious sexism?

2) Wouldn't Marney Gellner be better than Dan Gladden in the radio booth? And better than Dick or Jack in the TV booth?

she is (present tense). The spring training games she called play by play on were great!

 

https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/marney-gellner-wraps-up-twins-play-by-play-stint

 

I’d love for her and Morneau to take over for Dick and Bert

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

she is (present tense). The spring training games she called play by play on were great!

https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/marney-gellner-wraps-up-twins-play-by-play-stint

I’d love for her and Morneau to take over for Dick and Bert

You are a voice of reason in a world gone mad.

[snotboogie]

 

she is (present tense). The spring training games she called play by play on were great!

https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/marney-gellner-wraps-up-twins-play-by-play-stint

I’d love for her and Morneau to take over for Dick and Bert

I think she needs a little more Spring Training seasoning, but pull Attebeberry over from the radio and those 3 are a winner.

[LVTwinsfan]

If you believe in things you don't understand...

then you suffer, superstition ain’t the way

[bighat]

Looks like the Twins have gone deep in their bench - Sano's playing!

 

Seriously though, just saw the news about Rosario. Hopefully it's just a tweaked ankle. Would hate to hear if it's a hamstring or groin pull. Did anyone speculate yet as to what it was?

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

I think she needs a little more Spring Training seasoning, but pull Attebeberry over from the radio and those 3 are a winner.

I guess like in any bureaucracy dead wood tends to float. 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

I think she needs a little more Spring Training seasoning, but pull Attebeberry over from the radio and those 3 are a winner.

I liked the Atteberry-Provys combo on ‘CCO a couple weeks ago.

 

Gellner is a pro, after a week, she’d have the rough edges smoothed. No more seasoning needed. She’s ready, I hope she gets her shot next season, at least a large chunk of next season.