Game Thread Twins @ Royals 6:05pm cdt 8/8/2020ad

[70charger]

Man, I stepped away for like five minutes and I missed the only offense they've had so far.

[IndianaTwin]

 

Man, I stepped away for like five minutes and I missed the only offense they've had so far.

 

Step away again. 

[bighat]

 

Man, I stepped away for like five minutes and I missed the only offense they've had so far.

LOL same here, stepped away for a 10-minute phone call. Come back, we're on the board.

 

C'mon Twins, let's add on here!

[Danchat]

Home runs are fun, but you're not going to win games when they're all solo HRs.

[bighat]

 

Missed that today is National Baseball Card Day. What were (are) your favorites? 

 

For me, 1974 was the first year I was old enough to get any cards, and when my brother came home for Christmas from his first year of college, he asked me if I had a Rod Carew. He had one for me. 

 

https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1974-topps/rod-carew-50/48932

LOVED baseball cards as a kid. Think my first cards were '82 or '83.

 

Always was a Topps guy. That '85 Topps Kirby Puckett rookie card (I have a few of them) has always been my favorite.

[bighat]

Beeeeuutiful at-bat there by Arraez. Great to have him back in the lineup.

[70charger]

I low-key love all the profanity that's currently on national network television.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

C'mon Nelson, make them pay for that missed foul.

Well done, sir.

 

Now do Buxton!

[Nine of twelve]

 

Woah. I called one!
 

Whoa, Nelly!

[USAFChief]

Missed that today is National Baseball Card Day. What were (are) your favorites?

 

For me, 1974 was the first year I was old enough to get any cards, and when my brother came home for Christmas from his first year of college, he asked me if I had a Rod Carew. He had one for me.

 

https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1974-topps/rod-carew-50/48932

I have an '84 Fleer Update Kirby Puckett, his official rookie card. My favorite.

 

I also have a '61 Topps Twins Team card, but I cheated and bought that one from a shop.

[Don Walcott]

 

Missed that today is National Baseball Card Day. What were (are) your favorites? 

 

For me, 1974 was the first year I was old enough to get any cards, and when my brother came home for Christmas from his first year of college, he asked me if I had a Rod Carew. He had one for me. 

 

https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1974-topps/rod-carew-50/48932

i have 12 years of Rod Carew cards. My favorite card in my collection is a mini version of the 1975 Nolan Ryan card.

[Nine of twelve]

BUCK!!!!!

[Aggies7]

wow so good to see byron do that

[70charger]

 

Home runs are fun, but you're not going to win games when they're all solo HRs.

 

Byron Buxton agrees with this statement.

[bighat]

OHHHHH YEASSSS!

[Mill1634]

BUXTON BOMB AGAIN LETS GOOOOOO

[operation mindcrime]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Don Walcott]

Trade him. Byron's a bum.

[ashbury]

Well done, sir.

 

Now do Buxton!

Can't force it. But looks like you took care of the problem anyway.

 

[Nine of twelve]

 

Home runs are fun, but you're not going to win games when they're all solo HRs.

Good point.

[Don Walcott]

 

 

LOVED baseball cards as a kid. Think my first cards were '82 or '83.

 

Always was a Topps guy. That '85 Topps Kirby Puckett rookie card (I have a few of them) has always been my favorite.

I have a bunch of those, and one in a frame.

[Aggies7]

that was an excellent sequence of at bats

[USAFChief]

Buxton has had some pretty decent swings for about a week now.

[bighat]

 

Missed that today is National Baseball Card Day. What were (are) your favorites? 

 

For me, 1974 was the first year I was old enough to get any cards, and when my brother came home for Christmas from his first year of college, he asked me if I had a Rod Carew. He had one for me. 

 

https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1974-topps/rod-carew-50/48932

 

Not my favorite, but I also have the Billy Ripken "F*%K FACE" card. And I got it legit, bought a few packs of '88 (or was it '89?) Fleer cards at Grand Slam on Lyndale Avenue. As a 13 year-old kid, that was certainly a collecting highlight.

[Squirrel]

 

But I wanted it to be time for a good game!
 

Eh ... semantics

[IndianaTwin]

 

Step away again. 

 

Glad to do my part, by the way. I stepped away and missed Buxton’s homer. 

[USAFChief]

Figure Odo's done.

 

Who's next?*

 

*also my favorite album cover of all time.

[Aggies7]

I cant hear someone having the first name of Lewis without thinking of revenge of the nerds

[stringer bell]

For those of you that stepped away, thank you. 

 

Now, here's a chance for Thorpe to prove his a big leaguer with a future.

[wabene]

Thank you Byron Thorpe might need that