GAME THREAD: 9/12/20 Twins vs Cleveland 7:07 PM CDT

[Otto von Ballpark]

In the absence of a formal game thread, here is an informal one instead! (Feel free to delete this one if the real game threader appears.)

 

National TV! (FOX over the air, for all of you cord-cutters out there.)

 

CLE Lineup

1. Francisco Lindor (S) SS
2. Cesar Hernandez (S) 2B
3. Jose Ramirez (S) 3B
4. Carlos Santana (S) 1B
5. Franmil Reyes (R) DH
6. Jordan Luplow (R) RF
7. Oscar Mercado (R) LF
8. Roberto Perez (R) C
9. Delino DeShields (R) CF

SP: Zach Plesac, RHP

 

MIN Lineup

1. Jorge Polanco (S) SS
2. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B
3. Nelson Cruz (R) DH
4. Eddie Rosario (L) LF
5. Miguel Sano (R) 1B
6. Brent Rooker (R) RF
7. Byron Buxton (R) CF
8. Marwin Gonzalez (S) 2B
9. Willians Astudillo (R) C

SP: Rich Hill, LHP

 

[Nine of twelve]

Thanks, spycake. I was just about to do an emergency opener myself.

[IndianaTwin]

Woo-hoo! I can watch!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

An informal game thread.

 

No need to dress up in a suit and tie here.

[LVTwinsfan]

How does Romo get suspended and not Lindor also. Oh well, meaningless to suspend a reliever for one game, it’s like suspending a starter for four games.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I am not up on the latest event planning techniques.

 

Would that make it a party?

A swa-ray?

 

A shin dig?

 

A hootenanny?

[Otto von Ballpark]

 

An informal game thread.

No need to dress up in a suit and tie here.

I'm hoping Phil Collins stops by!

 

 

Edit: "No Bullpen Jacket Required"?

[Nine of twelve]

 

How does Romo get suspended and not Lindor also. Oh well, meaningless to suspend a reliever for one game, it’s like suspending a starter for four games.

Correct. This is just so MLB can make it look like they did something. A one-game suspension for a reliever is less than a slap on the wrist. It's almost more like a pat on the head. I suspect that Lindor's fine was similar to the one game of salary that Romo lost, except that Lindor won't have to sit out a game, which is only fair.

[LVTwinsfan]

Correct. This is just so MLB can make it look like they did something. A one-game suspension for a reliever is less than a slap on the wrist. It's almost more like a pat on the head.

True

[IndianaTwin]

 

An informal game thread.

No need to dress up in a suit and tie here.

 

Casual Saturday. 

[Nine of twelve]

 

Casual Saturday. 

Does this mean I have to upgrade what I'm wearing to the level of casual?

[USAFChief]

I do not enjoy watching Rich Hill pitch. But I'll accept 5 good innings.

[IndianaTwin]

Do we know if Romo is serving the suspension tonight? 

[USAFChief]

I remember years ago, when I was a young man, long before I met Mrs Chief. I was dating this girl, and she had a lazy eye. We were getting pretty serious, or so I though, but I had to end it. Turns out she was seeing someone else on the side.

[Nine of twelve]

Commercial during the break showed a guy with a phone that looked like a saxophone. So it made me think that I had to share this.

[USAFChief]

 

Do we know if Romo is serving the suspension tonight? 

Dunno, but from the MLB.com article:

 

Unless appealed, the suspension of Romo will be served Saturday night,

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Does this mean I have to upgrade what I'm wearing to the level of casual?

Not that far. Just to decent.

 

Which sounds prudent to me.

[LVTwinsfan]

I remember years ago, when I was a young man, long before I met Mrs Chief. I was dating this girl, and she had a lazy eye. We were getting pretty serious, or so I though, but I had to end it. Turns out she was seeing someone else on the side.

Now that’s funny

[LVTwinsfan]

Dunno, but from the MLB.com article:

 

Unless appealed, the suspension of Romo will be served Saturday night,

which is standard

[USAFChief]

 

Now that’s funny

I didn't think so. I guess I didn't see it that way.

[Nine of twelve]

Send Polanco an the 3-2.

[Linus]

Love the Baby Blues. And thanks for the humor Chief.

[Nine of twelve]

I suppose players can wear their pants however they please, but Santana's pants...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

And just so folk know...

 

I was supposed to write ye olde intro, but slept through an alarm.

 

So yeah, my accentuating the informal nature of the thread is just trying to make lemonade out of lemons.

 

Thanks, Spycake for covering on the sly.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Love the Baby Blues. And thanks for the humor Chief.

Wait... did i miss some humor?

[70charger]

Who are these announcers and why are they so much worse than Dick and Justin?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Who are these announcers and why are they so much worse than Dick and Justin?

Maybe this is letting us know what playing in the World Series would be like.

[Nine of twelve]

 

Who are these announcers and why are they so much worse than Dick and Justin?

In partial answer to both questions, one of them is AJ Pierzynski.

[Nine of twelve]

In an interesting (to me, at least) bit of rock&roll trivia, the guy who played sax on Short Shorts also was the lead singer on this wonderful bit of the '60's.

[70charger]

Wow, that big looper did some damage that inning. I'll take this version of Rich Hill.