Game Thread: Twins vs. White Sox, 8/9/21 @ 7:10pm CT

[GCTF]

You can't spell Beau Burrows without DFA.

Go ahead and try.

[h2oface]

People pay to see these games. If this is what the Twins are going to do the rest of the season, just don't charge admission, and make the games free.

[RickOShea]

Just now, gunnarthor said:

Anyone comparing ballysports v espn? Espn looks much better, hadn't realized how bad ballysports feed was.

The gap between actual versus streamed is minutes, not seconds.  Usually about a1/3 inning behind.

[Nine of twelve]

Can someone give me a good reason why I should pay attention to the rest of this game?

[RickOShea]

Just now, h2oface said:

People pay to see these games. If this is what the Twins are going to do the rest of the season, just don't charge admission, and make the games free.

It's kind of like a breach of contract.  We pay to watch the Twins play MLB.  Instead we get A or AA performance.

[Aggies7]

Just now, h2oface said:

People pay to see these games. If this is what the Twins are going to do the rest of the season, just don't charge admission, and make the games free.

Imagine paying money in advance for tonight’s game. Would turn me off for life.

[gunnarthor]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

The gap between actual versus streamed is minutes, not seconds.  Usually about a1/3 inning behind.

I just meant in picture quality. Ballysports picture isn't nearly as crisp. 

[RickOShea]

Just now, Nine of twelve said:

Can someone give me a good reason why I should pay attention to the rest of this game?

To save yourself from months of purgatory, when you pass.

[wsnydes]

Just now, RickOShea said:

To save yourself from months of purgatory, when you pass.

Might not be worth it.

[Halsey Hall]

So there is finally a game on tv, and we are down a td in the second.  I may not watch much.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

4 minutes ago, Nine of twelve said:

Can someone give me a good reason why I should pay attention to the rest of this game?

We might post something funny here about it?

[MMMordabito]

Not even going to turn this on ... Burrows is a joke, and every batter he faces is a batter that someone who will actually contribute should be facing.

[adjacent]

9 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Everyone has been clamoring for more action on the base paths.  Burrows decided to oblige.

Now what they are doing with this guy is just awful In the 1st he threw like 45 pitches and it was evident that he had nothing. And they send hin out for the second. Why? So he gets hurt! I don't like critizising Rocco, but it is kind of unprofessional. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

3 minutes ago, adjacent said:

Now what they are doing with this guy is just awful In the 1st he threw like 45 pitches and it was evident that he had nothing. And they send hin out for the second. Why? So he gets hurt! I don't like critizising Rocco, but it is kind of unprofessional. 

Did he get hurt?

 

I missed that....

[Irishman]

How embarrassing they are on national tv?   I’m watch Little League baseball.    They play much better than the Twins.

[RickOShea]

Son: 'Dad, can we go to the Twins game tonite?'

Dad:  'Sorry son, but I gotta go over to grandpa's and trim his bunions'.

 

[h2oface]

I'm all for the "tryouts" for these rookies, etc...... but there should be some a@@ chewing going on. Larnach, in the first, lollygagged to field the ball and Goodwin hustled and made it a double, all because Larnach was just lazy. 

Robert - first he was just about on second already by the time Sano's eyes-closed drop was immediately picked up, and then he hustles in the field and steals the hit from Sano. If our guys are going to be lazy, they need to be taken out the the game then and benched for a day or two. Larnach needs to have something to jolt him. Baldelli seems to baby these guys. At least they should be trying hard and hustling, and not being lazy.

[Linus]

Another re tread on the mound. But I trust Falvine to figure out this sh&tshow. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

We replace a pitcher with an 11 era* with a pitcher with 16 era.

Not common.

 

 

 

*before he gave up 6 er in 2 innings. Too lazy to figure out what it is now...

[GCTF]

Whoever this is > whatever that was.

[wsnydes]

8 minutes ago, adjacent said:

Now what they are doing with this guy is just awful In the 1st he threw like 45 pitches and it was evident that he had nothing. And they send hin out for the second. Why? So he gets hurt! I don't like critizising Rocco, but it is kind of unprofessional. 

I'd worry about whiplash, but that's about it.

 

Hopefully just burning him up so that they don't burnout the guys that won't be DFA'd after the game.

[garn from vancouver]

garcia - 16 ERA. seems good enough to pitch for the Twins.

[RickOShea]

Just now, garn from vancouver said:

garcia - 16 ERA. seems good enough to pitch for the Twins.

I keep looking for decimal points.

[garn from vancouver]

keep looking.

 

(you're in tucson...man, i love that place.)

[GCTF]

Meanwhile the Sox's non 13+ ERA pitcher hasn't given up a hit.

Weird.

[h2oface]

Our guys no hit with minimum batters faced through 3. 

[RickOShea]

2 minutes ago, garn from vancouver said:

keep looking.

 

(you're in tucson...man, i love that place.)

Yeah, it's one hot ****ho-e.

 

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, GCTF said:

Meanwhile the Sox's non 13+ ERA pitcher hasn't given up a hit.

Weird.

It's not fair that they bring a ringer to the game.

[Linus]

But this pitching problem is Terry Ryan’s fault. Yes I’m trolling-let’s go. 

[Mike Sixel]

I posted a poll asking what the Twins should do with Burrows......