Game Thread: Twins vs White Sox, 8/20, @ 7:10 CT

[Bandit34]

BIG inning right here! Take it to the LIMIT! LIMIT!!

[mrtwinsfan]

cRUZ mISSLE, Nelson cant let Max get 2 far ahead

[Richie the Rally Goat]

BOOM!

[MNT1996]

He's back!

[LaBombo]

 

Went to make dinner, came back and see I missed all the fun.

 

Nelson Cruz took this personally

[Bandit34]

Hurrah for Nelson Cruz and hurrah for the Mets!!

[Squirrel]

 

 

Nelson Cruz took this personally

 

Lol ... stop doing that! Heh ... I keep looking at those posts and wonder what I'm missing.

[Danchat]

 

Hey Rocco , ya might wanna watch how ya pitch to  Abreau, both Homers i think ?  1st was open let him chase - but no MEAT

Last I checked, Rocco wasn't pitching... and Abreu isn't some amazing hitter who should be walked whenever possible. Get him out, pitchers!

[VATwinsFan]

Mets leading the Indians 4-2, bottom of 7th.

I'm sorry, did I say 4-2? I meant to say it is 8-2, Mets, bottom of the 7th.

[Danchat]

 

I'm sorry, did I say 4-2? I meant to say it is 8-2, Mets, bottom of the 7th.

It turns out the Mets are a decent squad... getting swept by them isn't quite as shameful as it originally appeared to be.

[stringer bell]

Don’t look now, but this Chicago team is going to be pretty good, maybe as soon as next year.

[Bandit34]

 

It turns out the Mets are a decent squad... getting swept by them isn't quite as shameful as it originally appeared to be.

I remember at the beginning of the year, the Mets were being touted as a contender this year. 

[Danchat]

 

I remember at the beginning of the year, the Mets were being touted as a contender this year. 

It's a New York team... they're either a World Series contender, or a dumpster fire according to the media. 

 

They made a bunch of sexy moves over the offseason, and decided to acquire Stroman... but they're not much more than a .500 team.

[Bandit34]

 

Don’t look now, but this Chicago team is going to be pretty good, maybe as soon as next year.

I hope not. Because there usually isn't enough room for three great teams in a single division. We know Cleveland will be good for a long time and I am really hoping that Levine is putting in place a strong Twins dynasty in the division. There isn't enough room for three teams. Here's hoping Chicago, KC, and Detroit are bad for a long time! And yes, I admit to being biased against Chicago, they have always been my number two rival, right behind the Yankees. My mantra has been: "Beat Chicago" for the last 17 years!

[Linus]

What a pleasure to watch a Twins pitcher throw the ball over the plate. I like Big Mike and think next year he could be even better

[John Kelsey]

 

Don’t look now, but this Chicago team is going to be pretty good, maybe as soon as next year.

 

They'll get Moncada and Kopech back and Luis Robert will be called up soon. 

 

They're going to be tough. 

[John Kelsey]

That works I guess. 

[Squirrel]

Woo! Wtg Abreu!

[Brock Beauchamp]

It's pretty depressing to see these players with 15+, 20+, 30+ homers on the season flash up their RISP stats and you see:

 

3 HR

 

COME ON MAN

[LaBombo]

Interesting play by 1b Abreu... he sort of looked like a WR who was worried about getting hit by the DB or thinking about racking up those Run After Catch yards instead of securing the football.

[Mill1634]

SQUIRREL!!!!!

[GCTF]

SQUIRREL!!!

[VATwinsFan]

They'll get Moncada and Kopech back and Luis Robert will be called up soon. 

 

They're going to be tough.

 

Indeed.

[Brock Beauchamp]

GO SQUIRREL GO

[LaBombo]

What's with the squirrels? Are they live action promos for an upcoming fall animated TV series? And if so, will the delightful Tim Allen be voicing the Papa squirrel?

[Brock Beauchamp]

HAHAHAHAHAH right between Max's legs!

[Squirrel]

heh ... the Sox announcers are really liking the squirrel.

[John Kelsey]

Rally squirrel!!!

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

Rally squirrel!!!

Honestly, it should become a thing if Twins marketing knows what's good for them.

[mrtwinsfan]

Thanx Squirrel for running in the sox dugout , ours last night and we lost,