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

[operation mindcrime]

Trade Shoemaker now!!!!!!!

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, gil4 said:

Yep - you criticized and they responded, again. Maybe you should coach this team.

You know what, I should.

[Cap'n Piranha]

6 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

He wasn’t good enough to start this game as scheduled, but good enough to enter into a one run game in the 8th

A tied game is higher leverage than a one run game.  Duh.

[AceWrigley]

Donaldson . . .  on FIRE.

[RickOShea]

It's all or nothing with this dude

[Aggies7]

Donaldson making me eat crow since I called him a bust yesterday 

[AceWrigley]

And all 3 fans in the stands are cheering.

[IndianaTwin]

I actually like the move to bring in Shoemaker. It made sense to use Rogers to get out of Duffey's mess and keep it a one-run game. But you don't want to overuse Rogers when behind. You also don't want to Robles when behind, and the bullpen is relatively depleted from the last couple days. 

So try Shoemaker. And now I'd like to see him get the ninth if the Twins don't score two. 

(LATE ADDITION WHILE TYPING: "...don't score another run."

[RickOShea]

Sending shoemaker out again is a suicidal move.   Nothing good can come from it.

[operation mindcrime]

This is the Donaldson we've been waiting for these last two games!

[Aggies7]

Whoa, what an unreal play. Wow

[AceWrigley]

Kudos to Academy mate Alex Bregman.

[operation mindcrime]

5 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Donaldson making me eat crow since I called him a bust yesterday 

You weren't wrong. He has been a bust as a Twin!

[RickOShea]

I hate Bregman.  What POS, with a cocky attitude.  I'd rather have shingles on my yoo-hoo, than to see that waste make a defensive play.

[Aggies7]

Here, we, go

[AceWrigley]

CHALLENGE!

[RickOShea]

Twins outfielders doing a good job with covid-19 protocol.  They're definitely keeping their distance from fly balls.

[AceWrigley]

Just now, RickOShea said:

Twins outfielders doing a good job with covid-19 protocol.  They're definitely keeping their distance from fly balls.

Kirilloff was hobbling as fast as he could.

[AceWrigley]

ouch.

[RickOShea]

That's an old high school play.

[Aggies7]

What in the world was Jeffers doing?

[operation mindcrime]

Lol.... that's gotta hurt!

[Aggies7]

Why is shoemaker still in the game? Rocco would be a terrible gambler 

[AceWrigley]

Why do i think this passed ball is gonna hurt.

[operation mindcrime]

That was priceless by Jeffers!!!!!!

[gil4]

Just now, AceWrigley said:

Why do i think this passed ball is gonna hurt.

The plate umpire would tell you it hurt already

[AceWrigley]

@&^$*#@#$&*%

[Aggies7]

Just zero reason for shoemaker to still be in the game. Rocco blows another one

[AceWrigley]

Ha ha, garbage can time.

[Aggies7]

The trash can thrown on the field. Both teams could claim to be the victim