GAME THREAD: Oakland Athletics vs. Minnesota Twins, 05/07/2022 @ 1:10 P.M. CT

[Mill1634]

ROYCE!

[Buffy the Twins Fan]

I feel horrible for Buxton, and I can't fathom the frustration he must feel. He works so hard and plays with such fire. It breaks my heart a little every time i see a fan blame him - implicitly or explicitly - for his injuries! He'll be a historic great for the franchise, and I couldn't be more grateful that he's the face of the Twins!

[Aggies7]

Just now, USAFChief said:

My neighbor lady lost a leg in a car accident about a year ago. Tough deal, but she's a tough lady. Got a job recently as a waitress, if you can believe it.

Tip her well if she happens to be your waitress.

 

BYW she works at IHOP.

is that your neighbor, Peg?

[TheLeviathan]

Great opposite field power....bad base running.

[Mill1634]

And then the rookie does that....no bueno. 

[Aggies7]

Just now, Buffy the Twins Fan said:

I feel horrible for Buxton, and I can't fathom the frustration he must feel. He works so hard and plays with such fire. It breaks my heart a little every time i see a fan blame him - implicitly or explicitly - for his injuries! He'll be a historic great for the franchise, and I couldn't be more grateful that he's the face of the Twins!

understandable, it breaks our hearts that he's an incredible talent and you have to hold your breath every time he runs to first. durability and availability is also a part of the game

[wsnydes]

0 fer the last 17 with RISP.  Is that bad?

[PDX Twin]

I don't think I've ever seen a plate umpire miss so many calls on pitches 3-4 inches out of the strike zone. Robo-ump, please!

[Mill1634]

Puk should get two errors on that. One for the misplay, and then one for throwing a fit after still having a fairly easy play to make an out. 

[IndianaTwin]

5 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

My neighbor lady lost a leg in a car accident about a year ago. Tough deal, but she's a tough lady. Got a job recently as a waitress, if you can believe it.

Tip her well if she happens to be your waitress.

 

BTW she works at IHOP.

My first job was as a bank teller, but I got fired. Woman came in and asked me to check her balance.

Was it my problem she fell over? 

[glunn]

What happened to Buxton?

[PDX Twin]

Just now, glunn said:

What happened to Buxton?

The usual

[Nine of twelve]

6 minutes ago, Mill1634 said:

And then the rookie does that....no bueno. 

That's called learning the difference between AAA and the major leagues.

[PDX Twin]

Just now, Nine of twelve said:

That's called learning the difference between AAA and the major leagues.

And possibly the difference between winning and losing today.

[Don't Feed the Greed Guy]

Lewis learned a lesson there, for sure. Man, I wish there would have been runners at the corners with nobody out.

[USAFChief]

3 minutes ago, IndianaTwin said:

My first job was as a bank teller, but I got fired. Woman came in and asked me to check her balance.

Was it my problem she fell over? 

The judges would also have accepted "so I shoved her."

[Buffy the Twins Fan]

2 minutes ago, glunn said:

What happened to Buxton?

He pulled up while running to 1st on a grounder..he was able to jog to the base, but they opted to replace him with Celestino in CF. I honesty suspect that it's mostly a precautionary move, but keeping my fingers crossed that it's not anything more serious

[USAFChief]

8 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

0 fer the last 17 with RISP.  Is that bad?

 Not as bad as 0 for 18.

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

The judges would also have accepted "so I shoved her."

And then the next judge handed down the sentence.

[Nine of twelve]

12 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

 

Tip her well if she happens to be your waitress.

 

That should be pretty easy.

[Don't Feed the Greed Guy]

Sanchez has stranded five today.

[wsnydes]

Just now, USAFChief said:

 Not as bad as 0 for 18.

Fair.

[twins_89]

Sanchez and Urshela are terrible hitters in clutch situations. Add in the GIDPs and they are incredibly frustrating players. I would love to see both moved by the trade deadline.

[USAFChief]

I always get a chuckle when someone claims velocity isn't a weapon. 

[PDX Twin]

Just now, USAFChief said:

I always get a chuckle when someone claims velocity isn't a weapon. 

A weapon, but neither necessary nor sufficient to be a good pitcher. I think that the point that skeptics are making.

[Longdistancetwins]

2 minutes ago, twins_89 said:

Sanchez and Urshela are terrible hitters in clutch situations. Add in the GIDPs and they are incredibly frustrating players. I would love to see both moved by the trade deadline.

Not necessarily when they played for the Yankees against the Twins…

[Mill1634]

It can never be easy....

[USAFChief]

FFS.

[glunn]

Is anyone warming up?

[stringer bell]

The last out is the toughest one to get.