Game Thread: Twins @ White Sox 6:40 PM 5/18/2021

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

oh hey wow!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I happy to see Sano get a little confidence.

[Vanimal46]

I guess the calendar is about to flip to June. Time for Sano’s patented unstoppable streak for 2 weeks! 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

3 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

I guess the calendar is about to flip to June. Time for Sano’s patented unstoppable streak for 2 weeks! 

I like this unstoppable... but how can 2 weeks stop it?

[insagt1]

3rd time in 4 games...the 8th inning has been very productive for the Twins in coming from behind. But now they must not combust in the 9th like they did Sunday. Rogers has to shut them down. The 'd' has to be awake. And then Twins have to score in the 9th.

Simple.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2...

 

Assuming a change in score.

[LaBombo]

I'm so relieved the Twins and Sano have taken a break from sucking that I'm not even mad at them for clearly doing it to punish me for watching the Wild game...  or for hiring Russian cyberninjas to find out that I am, for that matter.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1...

[Aggies7]

Come on you bums, win one 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

0. And then there were none.

 

Come on hitters and runners!

[insagt1]

ok--Rogers did his job...incredibly the game is still tied! Now all Twins have to do is manufacture ONE run. Just one. Somehow.

[Danchat]

Oh boy... only Alcala and Thielbar left in the bullpen. Good thing Duffey had to make sure to deliver a message!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Good start Simmons!

[LaBombo]

I'm sure there are plenty of reasons why a single pinch-hitting appearance without playing defense is not considered a "day off".

I'm equally sure that none of them would convince me.

[DocBauer]

First game I've had time to watch for weeks and no appearance in a game thread until now.

Come on Twins! Pride! Win this one!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Productive out!

 

Is menaingful when the run wins the game.

[DocBauer]

How crazy is THAT?  Arraez so scary you'd rather pitch to Donaldson?

[LaBombo]

9 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Oh boy... only Alcala and Thielbar left in the bullpen. Good thing Duffey had to make sure to deliver a message!

Okay, sure, it's not great from a strategic standpoint... but how often does a team get a chance to send a real, honest-to-goodness Vito Corleone horse-head-in-the-bed message like "Behave or we'll throw another embarrassing pitch for a ball".

[DocBauer]

The BAD FAN of me would say something like, "Hendricks, remember when you stunk pitching in Minnesota? Do that again now!"

[LaBombo]

There was a time when I wouldn't have bothered to feel relieved that Donaldson didn't try to 9-iron a breaking ball that bounced on the plate.

Now is not that time.

[Longdistancetwins]

3 minutes ago, DocBauer said:

First game I've had time to watch for weeks and no appearance in a game thread until now.

Come on Twins! Pride! Win this one!

Welcome.  Me, too, actually.

[Mill1634]

Not trusting your 54M dollar reliever to get a guy with a sub .700 OPS out is kind of weird. 

[DocBauer]

2 minutes ago, LaBombo said:

Okay, sure, it's not great from a strategic standpoint... but how often does a team get a chance to send a real, honest-to-goodness Vito Corleone horse-head-in-the-bed message like that?

Honestly, I thought Duffey slipped or lost control and it was a mis-fire. Thought the umps blew it. Proud of Rocco to get thrown out!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

2 minutes ago, LaBombo said:

There was a time that I wouldn't have bothered to feel relieved that Donaldson didn't try to 9 iron a breaking ball that bounced on the plate.

Now is not that time.

I think I hear what you’re saying, but, ...

[DocBauer]

Polanco, you win the game right here

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Hip Hip!

[Aggies7]

Thank you Jesus 

[Longdistancetwins]

AAAAAH!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Glad something went our way...

[HokieRif]