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

[Cap'n Piranha]

1 hour ago, RickOShea said:

I heard Kepler is relieved.  He told his mom and dad he would be home for Oktoberfest, this year.

The Twins last regular season game is scheduled for October 3, which is the same day that Oktoberfest ends.  So barring a season-ending injury, no, he won't be home.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2 hours ago, USAFChief said:

Chief, and Chief Jr Jr in the house.

Hope the rain is brief. (but that i can catch up with some of the game thread by then)

 

While i'm at it...

 

Larnach!!!!
Garlick!!!!
And nice Relay Nick!

[RickOShea]

Twins had a coach, in the 70's I think, by the name of Frank Crosetti.  He was a little guy  who always seemed to be ticked off.  He would hit fungos from the first base line to the outfielders in left field, before the game.  Us kids, would beg him to throw us a few balls.  He'd scowl and tell us to go away.  One day after hitting fungos, there was about 10 of us kids, yelling at him for some balls.  He didn't look or yell at us, but proceeded to foul off about half a dozen balls directly behind himself.  I'll never forget that. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

12 strings?

 

But ionly got 10 fingers, and 20% of them are thumbs.

[AceWrigley]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Twins had a coach, in the 70's I think, by the name of Frank Crosetti.  He was a little guy  who always seemed to be ticked off.  He would hit fungos from the first base line to the outfielders in left field, before the game.  Us kids, would beg him to throw us a few balls.  He's scowl and tell us to go away.  One day after hitting fungos, there was about 10 of us kids, yelling at him for some balls.  He didn't look or yell at us, but proceeded to foul off about half a dozen balls directly behind himself.  I'll never forget that.

Yeah, definitely the Crow, fungo master. From playing along side Ruth and Gehrig to hitting fungos in Metropolitan stadium, pretty cool. From wikipedia: It has been said of Crosetti that he has waved home 16,000 runners in 25 years in the third-base coaching box.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 hour ago, h2oface said:

11 in a row for the Rays now.....

I bet we could win 11 games...

[RickOShea]

Things Twins can't do for 11 consecutive games:

1. Win all of them

2. Hit .250

3.Not put 1/4 of the starters on IL

4. Rest and recuperate, fully

5. not make an error

6.Keep Garver under 8 passed balls.

 

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I stand by my statement.

 

It might take us more than 11 tries, but i'm confident we'll get there eventually.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Starting back up!

4 to go!

[RickOShea]

Who knows the unwritten rule about bringing a pitcher back out after a rain delay?  Is there a particular window of time?

[Cap'n Piranha]

Just now, RickOShea said:

Who knows the unwritten rule about bringing a pitcher back out after a rain delay?  Is there a particular window of time?

Maybe it should be a written rule.

[Aggies7]

OOOOF-DA

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

Who knows the unwritten rule about bringing a pitcher back out after a rain delay?  Is there a particular window of time?

35 minutes, huh?

[AceWrigley]

Just now, RickOShea said:

35 minutes, huh?

Not long enough i guess.

[cHawk]

From surging to free-falling again with one swing by DJ ****ing Stewart.

[shortround81]

Thanks Mother Nature. You couldn't have rained long to cancel the game?

[Tovar12]

Kenny Mayne farewell on in 5 minutes.  Catch the Rodgers interview too.  Better than watching our bullpen implode again.

[Aggies7]

That really stinks. Hoping for Alcala to be trustworthy late in games and he seems to fail an awful lot 

[AceWrigley]

Time for a Cruz missle.

[Cap'n Piranha]

It will be interesting to see if Cruz values the tie over the lead here.

[Aggies7]

This umpire has been brutally inconsistent both sides 

[Aggies7]

Can’t expect a veteran to move the runner with no outs. Let’s swing out of our shoes

[Cap'n Piranha]

Just awful.  If he doesn't swing and foul off that high 2-2 pitch, he can take that for the walk.

[AceWrigley]

Gordon says, "I could have done that."

[Aggies7]

Why is garlick the most clutch guy on our team 

[Cap'n Piranha]

Garlick would like a word with all those apoplectic he made the team over Rooker.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

Why is garlick the most clutch guy on our team 

Because he keeps things spicy?

[Danchat]

Gotta say I'm nervous here... Donaldson has been pretty bad in clutch situations the past week or two.

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, Danchat said:

Gotta say I'm nervous here... Donaldson has been pretty bad in clutch situations the past season or two.

 

[AceWrigley]

1st and 3rd, 1 out. What could go wrong?