Game Thread Twins vs Orioles 5/24/2021 6:40 CDT

[LaBombo]

11 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

I thought that promo was for beer?!?

You'd think so, but nope.

The discount lures people to Shoe's starts, and the extra beer at regular price sold to despondent fans makes up for the lower gate receipts.

[Dave The Dastardly]

18 minutes ago, Danchat said:

2012 Liam Hendricks lines up well with the ERA/WHIP/lack of strikeouts. Also somewhat close to 2013 Vance Worley and PJ Walters.

Ah! The infamous Vance Worley! I remember him well. Unfortunately. PJ? Doesn't ring a bell. Hendricks of course went on to bigger and better things.

[Danchat]

Trey Mancini misses 2020 due to a cancer diagnosis, and now he's back hitting .870 OPS and leading the lead with 41 RBIs? Dang, that's impressive!

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, Danchat said:

Trey Mancini misses 2020 due to a cancer diagnosis, and now he's back hitting .870 OPS and leading the lead with 41 RBIs? Dang, that's impressive!

I kinda feel like that fact doesn't get enough play.  That's an incredible story that he's got.

[LaBombo]

And for anyone else looking ahead to the upcoming calendar for a home game to attend, Shoemaker's next start will feature Replica Civil Defense Air Raid Helmet Night:

 

[RickOShea]

I wonder if shoemaker is catholic. If so, he needs to go to confession and tell the priest he stole money again this week in the form of salary.

[D. Hocking]

3 minutes ago, Dave The Dastardly said:

Ah! The infamous Vance Worley! I remember him well. Unfortunately. PJ? Doesn't ring a bell. Hendricks of course went on to bigger and better things.

I would say Vance "Vanimal" Worley went on to bigger and better things as well, being a consistent poster on the award winning Twins Daily webpage.

[Dave The Dastardly]

2 minutes ago, LaBombo said:

And for anyone else looking ahead to the upcoming calendar for a home game to attend, Shoemaker's next start will feature Replica Civil Defense Air Raid Helmet Night:

 

Is that a bed pan?

[denarded]

Why do I have a feeling were going to be No-No'd? I'm an optimist usually. Hopefully after I post this I look like a fool

[LaBombo]

Larnach Ness Monster!

[denarded]

I called myself out

[Danchat]

1 minute ago, denarded said:

Why do I have a feeling were going to be No-No'd? I'm an optimist usually. Hopefully after I post this I look like a fool

Good work! Your jinx worked much quicker than expected!

[jkcarew]

To be fair, it doesn’t help that Shoemaker’s had to match up against a hot Giolito and now Means in his last two starts. He was actually fairly effective against Chicago.

[denarded]

1 minute ago, Danchat said:

Good work! Your jinx worked much quicker than expected!

Usually not knee jerk, but I just had 'that feeling' glad I was wrong and can think about winning and not getting no-hit

[wsnydes]

4 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Good work! Your jinx worked much quicker than expected!

That ball stayed hit too.   

[Dave The Dastardly]

8 minutes ago, D. Hocking said:

I would say Vance "Vanimal" Worley went on to bigger and better things as well, being a consistent poster on the award winning Twins Daily webpage.

Really? I never made the connection. Sorry, Vanimal, but I took the $50 Lesson On the Evils of Gambling on one of your games. The one and only time I ever wagered on a baseball game.

A lesson well-remembered.

[Squirrel]

1 hour ago, USAFChief said:

Chief, and Chief Jr Jr in the house.

Lying down on the job again? Greetings to junior!

[RickOShea]

Watching shoemaker pitch is like getting a root canal with only a half dose of sedative.

[Brock Beauchamp]

I only tuned in for last two innings and it’s very reassuring that Baltimore is still awful. Shoemaker isn’t lighting the world on fire out there and the Orioles still look hapless.

[LVTwinsfan]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

I only tuned in for last two innings and it’s very reassuring that Baltimore is still awful. Shoemaker isn’t lighting the world on fire out there and the Orioles still look hapless. P

Means is good though 

[Vanimal46]

1 hour ago, USAFChief said:

Chief, and Chief Jr Jr in the house.

Plenty of room for you to move down to the front row with your Fire Baldelli!!!!1!!1!1! sign

[h2oface]

Donaldson now in the .230s for BA and .700s for OPS. about 30 points in average and 100 points in OPS lower than his career lines. And how about the recent defense?

[wsnydes]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

I only tuned in for last two innings and it’s very reassuring that Baltimore is still awful. Shoemaker isn’t lighting the world on fire out there and the Orioles still look hapless.

The disappointing aspect of that is that the Twins aren't exactly lighting them up despite this though.

[Dave The Dastardly]

Correction: Happ-less is one of our guys.

[h2oface]

12 minute half inning to watch Shoemaker's artistry, and 4 minutes for Means.

[Brock Beauchamp]

4 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

Means is good though 

Oh, definitely. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

4 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

The disappointing aspect of that is that the Twins aren't exactly lighting them up despite this though.

Means is quite good, though. 

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, h2oface said:

12 minute half inning to watch Shoemaker's artistry, and 4 minutes for Means.

One cannot rush such a masterpiece!

[Dave The Dastardly]

7 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

Means is good though 

Almost perfect.

[wsnydes]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

Means is quite good, though. 

Indeed.