Game Thread "Slowly I Turned..." Twins vs Astros 7:10pm cdt 6/11/2021 ad

[Cap'n Piranha]

36 minutes ago, Nine of twelve said:

The Wendy's Dave Thomas or the Doug McKenzie Dave Thomas?

Yes.

[RickOShea]

Twins pitchers have no clue on how to put a hitter away.  First, they don't have overpowering stuff, Second, if they get the batter in the hole, the hitter knows he's not going to see another strike.  In fact the pitches are way out of the strike zone.  Lastly, in order to try and put the hitter away they have to throw a center -cut (Bremer favorite) pitch, which is juiced to the outfield wall for racquetball practice.

[RickOShea]

Ladies and Gentleman, we currently have a blue light special.  Our offense has reopened for a brief moment.

[downunder twins fan]

Bring on the rain!

 

[AceWrigley]

Just tuned in. Looks like the Ober Meister is pitching ok, eh?

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, AceWrigley said:

Just tuned in. Looks like the Ober Meister is pitching ok, eh?

So far, so good.  Will be interesting when he gets to the 3rd time around in the batting order.

[gil4]

50 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

I can't believe Altuve has never been smashed in the head with a shovel.  He looks like sickly rodent.

Might be how he got that way 

[RickOShea]

I've never seen so many dink hits, than I have over the last couple of games.  Of course, I have seen some screaming rockets.

[stringer bell]

Who homers this inning?

[Danchat]

At the moment, Ober is the 3rd best starter in our rotation. Yeah, he's been hittable, but he's getting the Ks today against a very good offense. Color me impressed!

[Nine of twelve]

6 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

So far, so good.  Will be interesting when he gets to the 3rd time around in the batting order.

Do you really think he'll be left in the game to do that?

[insagt1]

Appears that perhaps Cruz, Sano and Donaldson are regaining their stroke? if so, imagine what the lineup would look like with Buxton in there for a game or two! time to bring him up...and for heaven's sake, play him. He was out for a month. Time to earn the paycheck....and see if he really can handle the grind, or not.

[IndianaTwin]

3 hours ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

....*hush ye who point out Houston isn't actually on i35, or i'll have to put this intro on the IR, and call up another unripe prospect game thread intro...

Was listening to the game when younger son called me to catch a few minutes of "Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives" on the Food Network. They were at a barbecue spot in San Antonio that makes a sandwich with brisket burnt ends, mac and cheese, and a couple pear slices on a pretty good looking bun.

Thus, I propose taking a detour from Houston to St. Antonio, picking up I-35 there. 

[AceWrigley]

Anybody else all not that impressed with Simmons defense?

[Longdistancetwins]

9 minutes ago, AceWrigley said:

Anybody else all not that impressed with Simmons defense?

I was really excited about Simmons’s arrival and loved the prospect of enjoying an elite defensive shortstop out there.  So yeah, it’s been a disappointment.  I still have some hope things will turn around before he’s gone. 

[stringer bell]

Still waiting for Donaldson to get a hit with two outs and runners in scoring position. 

[downunder twins fan]

Come on Alcala.

[Longdistancetwins]

Darn.  Poor Ober.

[Aggies7]

That was a great play by sano 

[singlesoverwalks]

I think I could do Roy Smalley's job because I, too, think pitchers should try not to walk people.

[IndianaTwin]

I can't watch games, but listen regularly. Sounds like Sano just made a nice play. The TD comments on him have focused on his offense, but how's his defense been?

From the games I did see last year, I sensed that he had potential to be a pretty solid first baseman, but was making some mistakes because of inexperience at the position. For example, he could range too far right on groundballs that he should have left for the 2B. Has he progressed in that regard? 

 

[AceWrigley]

Why is Kirilloff playing with a bad wheel?

[operation mindcrime]

Why do we take Bailey Ober out after 73 pitches? 

[Aggies7]

Bremergasm , bad 

[Cap'n Piranha]

1 minute ago, AceWrigley said:

Why is Kirilloff playing with a bad wheel?

Because Buxton needs to hit a few more XBH in St Paul before he can come back.

Why... I do not know.

[AceWrigley]

"And Nelson Cruz has 1 stolen base this year." Nothing like having all the pertinent game info, eh?

[AceWrigley]

I'm thinking a knockdown pitch might be in order for Altuve, but weebles wobble but they don't fall down.

[singlesoverwalks]

13 minutes ago, IndianaTwin said:

I can't watch games, but listen regularly. Sounds like Sano just made a nice play. The TD comments on him have focused on his offense, but how's his defense been?

From the games I did see last year, I sensed that he had potential to be a pretty solid first baseman, but was making some mistakes because of inexperience at the position. For example, he could range too far right on groundballs that he should have left for the 2B. Has he progressed in that regard? 

 

Sanó is pretty solid at first. He has a lot more arm than most first basemen. And did you know that, per Statcast, he has median sprint speed?

[Aggies7]

Duffman doesn’t seem to have it tonight. This could be painful

[Aggies7]

Boy this is ugly