Game Thread: 9/2/2020 Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox, 7:10 CDT

[USAFChief]

 

Rats. 

 

Is it time to bring up Lewis?

Thorpe plays second?

 

Come to think of it, he's probably mulling over a position change.

[howeda7]

How bad is Kepler's injury?

[howeda7]

 

Nick Gordon isn't even in St. Paul ... as far as I know

I thought he was now now that he's over COVID. 

[USAFChief]

 

I thought he was now now that he's over COVID. 

I think he just now got to Ft Myers.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

Nobody wants to hear about your fantasy fantasy team.  

I do. It sounds like you're doin' it right!

 

Not sure if that contradicts TwinsCD's statement, as i wouldn't exactly claim to be anybody.

[IndianaTwin]

So this is only the second time this offense has scored more than seven since the opening weekend against the Sox. 

[Danchat]

 

Everyone's kid's Little League team and softball team could have made these plays tonite.  And Buxton probably catches both the Cave dinger and the Rosie dinger.

If I'm not mistaken, Rosie's HR looked to be at least 5 feet past the wall, how tall do you think Buxton is?

[USAFChief]

DIck sounded shocked a Twins pitcher covered first base on a ground ball to the right side.

 

"Nice play by Sano, and he finds...ALCALA!!!"

[TwinsCD]

 

If I'm not mistaken, Rosie's HR looked to be at least 5 feet past the wall, how tall do you think Buxton is?

 

8-foot-5 with 70-inch hops

 

My critique on Robert is that he didn't get to the wall quick enough to be able to have any sort of play, especially on Cave's HR.  He'll learn.  Bux has already learned it given what we saw last nite.

[LaBombo]

 

Not sure what you just said but this guy approves:

 

 

Hey, it's just standard parallel reality stuff, guys! Maybe you need a refresher course!

 

[IndianaTwin]

And the Sox have managed to have E4, E5, E6, and E7 tonight. With a couple more innings to go. 

[LaBombo]

 

DIck sounded shocked a Twins pitcher covered first base on a ground ball to the right side.

 

"Nice play by Sano, and he finds...ALCALA!!!"

 

It definitely sounded like Sano overthrew Kyle Rudolph in the end zone and Alcala ended up making the grab for 6.

[howeda7]

 

I think he just now got to Ft Myers.

Ah. Meh. I don't see them calling Lewis up. 

[USAFChief]

 

And the Sox have managed to have E4, E5, E6, and E7 tonight. With a couple more innings to go. 

Senior Airman, Staff Sergeant, Tech Sergeant, and Master Sergeant. A couple more stripes to go, too.

[LaBombo]

 

And the Sox have managed to have E4, E5, E6, and E7 tonight. With a couple more innings to go. 

 

[USAFChief]

Alcala has gradually looked more and more relaxed and in command. He has great stuff.

[USAFChief]

In all seriousness, Bert's last game is the end of an era. 

 

Yet another sign of my advanced and advancing age. 

 

I make fun of DickBert, but I'll miss Bert, and Richard too, when he leaves. 

[ashbury]

Senior Airman, Staff Sergeant, Tech Sergeant, and Master Sergeant. A couple more stripes to go, too.

I was going to go with something about having an outside shot at the cycle, but this and LaBombo's are better.

 

[USAFChief]

I went to the bank today, and this nice little old lady asked me if I could help check her balance.

 

So I gave her a pretty good shove.

[TwinsCD]

 

Alcala has gradually looked more and more relaxed and in command. He has great stuff.

 

I wonder how he'd do as an opener

[TwinsCD]

 

I went to the bank today, and this nice little old lady asked me if I could help check her balance.

 

So I gave her a pretty good shove.

 

That's pretty morally bankrupt of you.

[ashbury]

A mid-inning pitching change for a team trailing 8-1. I think that's my cue to head toward bed. Good night everyone. Good game (to stretch a point), good thread (less of a stretch).

[Nine of twelve]

Here's one for the right field ball boy.

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

Hey, it's just standard parallel reality stuff, guys! Maybe you need a refresher course!

 

Not to be confused with perpendicular reality, which sadly only intersects ours once.

 

That's why it's important to make the most of being right...

[USAFChief]

Yesterday Mrs Chief asked me to hand her some lipstick. I accidently gave her a glue stick instead.

 

Now she won't talk to me.

[howeda7]

 

In all seriousness, Bert's last game is the end of an era. 

 

Yet another sign of my advanced and advancing age. 

 

I make fun of DickBert, but I'll miss Bert, and Richard too, when he leaves. 

Agreed. With his decreasing # of games it won't be that different, but it's still the end of an era. 10-15 years ago no one was better than Dick and Bert IMO. 

[IndianaTwin]

And Smeltzer gets the lovely parting gift in advance of heading off to St. Paul in exchange for Odo?

[IndianaTwin]

Okay, when talking about rocking the powder blues, I didn’t know I was going to get Smeltzer’s socks too!

[USAFChief]

You don't often see a MLB umpire miss a call that badly.

[IndianaTwin]

I said this last night, but I think Sano has the potential to be a very good defensive 1B. That was a great stretch.