GAME THREAD: Twins v ChiSox 7/21/2021 @ 7:10 CDT

[LVTwinsfan]

Good call Morneau

[Vanimal46]

The timing couldn’t work out any better if Big Mike finds his way to a quality start. Dude hasn’t had one since the end of May. 

[MVP Nick Punto]

Been a while since I checked in. Let's see how we're doing:

 

[wsnydes]

3 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

The timing couldn’t work out any better if Big Mike finds his way to a quality start. Dude hasn’t had one since the end of May. 

And Kepler went yard too.  Could be a productive night in the trade market department.

[wsnydes]

A hit with RISP?!?

[Brock Beauchamp]

A two out RISP hit by Donaldson?

[Brock Beauchamp]

It has been pretty sad watching Sano devolve into being a bad baseball player. 

[wsnydes]

What a shocking end to the inning.

\s

[LVTwinsfan]

My guess is”Who made who”

[tony&rodney]

On another note - Dylan Cease is the CWS #5 SP. Maybe the Twins can get a young guy like Balazovic, Winder, or Ober to take the ball every time out like Cease does.

[Vanimal46]

6 minutes ago, tony&rodney said:

On another note - Dylan Cease is the CWS #5 SP. Maybe the Twins can get a young guy like Balazovic, Winder, or Ober to take the ball every time out like Cease does.

Won’t be long. Sands is back from injury as well. I think at least one out of the group can be a back of the rotation arm. 

[Vanimal46]

Wait, I just walked out of the room. Who did Bremer just say retired from the White Sox?

Edit: Ah, it’s old friend Yermin Mercedes who crushed Tortuga’s 40 MPH lob ball. Good riddance. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

What i miss?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Polanco!!!!

As expected.

[Vanimal46]

Polanco! 
 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Have we figured out the 2 out hitting?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

Polanco! 
 

On the small screen, i mistake the dog for a muppet... 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

No we just gotta keep the flood gates from breaking...

[LVTwinsfan]

There’s our 5 run lead

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just flipped back on. Why no Pineda in the sixth?

[Brock Beauchamp]

Gordon has a looooong way to go before he’s a competent CF. He jumps back on so many balls that go 150 feet. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

5 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

There’s our 5 run lead

We even got it 2 innings early.

[twins_89]

14 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Just flipped back on. Why no Pineda in the sixth?

My guess would be to preserve his good start. No reason to put him back out there and risk him giving up a couple of runs. The Twins need him to build up some positive momentum as the trade deadline approaches.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, twins_89 said:

My guess would be to preserve his good start. No reason to put him back out there and risk him giving up a couple of runs. The Twins need him to build up some positive momentum as the trade deadline approaches.

That’s reasonable, I merely hoped it wasn’t health related. 

[Danchat]

Seeing that he was only at 73 pitches, that's an early pull even for Rocco. I certainly wouldn't rush to get the pen involved in this one...

[Vanimal46]

Billy Hamilton would be a 1st ballot HOF if he could play every game against the Twins. 

[Vanimal46]

I could go to bed on a high note like last night and wake up to a loss… Hmm. Tough choice. 

[LVTwinsfan]

19 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

We even got it 2 innings early.

Hopefully not too early

[LVTwinsfan]

37 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Gordon has a looooong way to go before he’s a competent CF. He jumps back on so many balls that go 150 feet. 

Better to take a step back than jump forward and have it sail over your head

[ashbury]

Just tuning in. 6-1? Ha ha, not even Colomé can mess this one up!