Game Thread Twins at Astros 1:10pm cdt 8/8/2021 ad

[Game7-91]

Can Twins BP record 6 outs b4 alliwing 3 runs?

Win probability has decreased after Astros scored 4th run.

3  run lead in 8th is a nailbiter these days.

[stringer bell]

1 minute ago, Game7-91 said:

Can Twins BP record 6 outs b4 alliwing 3 runs?

Win probability has decreased after Astros scored 4th run.

3  run lead in 8th is a nailbiter these days.

How about two runs?

[LVTwinsfan]

Bremer putting lipstick on a pig

[LVTwinsfan]

I hate when umpires make the case for electronic strike zones

[ashbury]

They struck out Castro two times, before the umpire finally called it the third try.

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, ashbury said:

They struck out Castro two times, before the umpire finally called it the third try.

Well, third time's a charm!

Agreed, it's dumb.

[LVTwinsfan]

3 minutes ago, ashbury said:

They struck out Castro two times, before the umpire finally called it the third try.

Astro fans

[LVTwinsfan]

4 hour games, gotta love it

[h2oface]

,436 first batter average. Just what you want in a closer.

[mnfireman]

3 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

4 hour games, gotta love it

But 4 HRs, 11 BBs, & 19 Ks..... isn't this what Manfred wants!!

[jkcarew]

2 hours ago, Matthew Lenz said:

And again!

 

Nice skill to have…and like the approach with runner on 3rd and 2 out. But if he’s going to be a guy with a high K rate…which is very much what he looks like…the power needs to start showing up. Surprisingly very little x-base power so far, although the amateur and minor league track record suggests it’ll show up eventually.

[LVTwinsfan]

Big out

[ashbury]

Polanco makes the tough play look difficult!

[wsnydes]

I guess I'll put the pork away and get out the chicken!

[LVTwinsfan]

Good series 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Winnah!

[Danchat]

That took forever, but hey, our first series win in Houston in 7 years!

[LVTwinsfan]

Just now, wsnydes said:

I guess I'll put the pork away and get out the chicken!

I’m grilling steaks, no baseball game is going to change that 

[Game7-91]

Colome throws all sliders. Nice idea.

And Twins are now at 100% win probability.

Twins win, Rays win , Yankees lose....alli all, this was a good afternoon

[Squirrel]

Just in time to leave work ... rib dinner tonight ... and, no, not chicken ribs

[jkcarew]

2 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

I’m grilling steaks, no baseball game is going to change that 

Just lay them on the sidewalk there. Medium rare in 5 minutes.

[stringer bell]

Nice series. Polanco played like an All-Star and a lot of players contributed. Columé got the job done! 

[Game7-91]

12 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Just in time to leave work ... rib dinner tonight ... and, no, not chicken ribs

St Jude or St Rocco, ! maybe both, gave Kep a lift today. Nice to see him have solid contact

[LVTwinsfan]

18 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

Just lay them on the sidewalk there. Medium rare in 5 minutes.

Smoked too

[LVTwinsfan]

The A’s are grateful the Twins took 3 of 4, they should be 2 games out unless Texas makes a big comeback

[RickOShea]

3 hours ago, wsnydes said:

I'd have to do far too much math in order to figure out the years, let alone the months for me.  So I'll just stop before I hurt myself.

Someone told me, "Take one day at a time".  So I did. I retired the next day.

[Major League Ready]

That series was a lot of fun and gives us reason to be optimistic.  Lots of contribution from relatively new members of the pitching staff.  No doubt they are out of it but I am hoping to watch a couple months of this type of baseball.

[wsnydes]

33 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

I’m grilling steaks, no baseball game is going to change that 

And that's the way it should be with steak.

[wsnydes]

5 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Someone told me, "Take one day at a time".  So I did. I retired the next day.

You're fortunate.  If I retired tomorrow, it would require a hell of a lot more math than if I was simply going to figure out how long until I could retire!

And that math would have to be quite creative to make it work!

[ashbury]

33 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Just in time to leave work ... rib dinner tonight ... and, no, not chicken ribs

Quelle coïncidence, the son-in-law is preparing ribs in the Instant Pot as we speak.