GAME THREAD: Astros v Twins, 5/11 @ 6:40 PM CT, resuming 5/12 @ 12:10pm

[shortround81]

6 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

The hair blowing back in the wind makes the video, but HAS to be CGI, no?

You mean, "Cool Guy Imagery", right??

[Unwinder]

 

27 minutes ago, shortround81 said:

This ain't your mama's La Tortuga!

I miss when these blowout losses at least included a funny guy to watch.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

What do we do with the basses loaded?

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

I’m a bogey golfer and couldn’t break 90 today. The putter was not my friend. 

Once in a while every putter needs a good talking to. Occasionally even to be windmilled into the next fairway. They get uppity otherwise. 

[Schmoeman5]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Air Force humor! Well, you know what they say...come to a baseball game (thread) and you might just see something you've never seen before!

Well I coulda said Delta Dart

[wsnydes]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Once in a while every putter needs a good talking to. Occasionally even to be windmilled into the next fairway. They get uppity otherwise. 

I threatened to bench mine.  But it knew that it was the only putter in my stable, so it had leverage on me.

[Muppet]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

What do we do with the basses loaded?

Too many outs to ground into a double play 

[shortround81]

1 minute ago, Unwinder said:

 

I miss when these blowout losses at least included a funny guy to watch.

I went the game where La Tortuga first pitched because of a blowout loss. The section I was sitting in had a ton of youth soccer players from Mexico. They were having the time of their lives. Singing. Cheering. Made it on the Jumbotron. It was like sitting a section full of Dani Rojases (Ted Lasso fans, amIright?)

The best part was at the end of the game where the coaches pulled out giant garbage bags and had the kids clean up their area. It was the funnest, worst loss I'd been to.

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

What do we do with the basses loaded?

Depends on which Beethoven symphony is being performed and whether it's the fourth movement.  If it's the bottom of the Ninth...

[Tlaker]

6 minutes ago, ashbury said:

We're gonna need Chief to offer a translation of this super-sekrit code language.

/edit - ninja'd by a few seconds

Astudillo's hair flowed like that when he simply walked to the water cooler.

Or the buffet table?

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, Muppet said:

Too many outs to ground into a double play 

Yeah, in such a case, the batter should not outsmart himself - opt for simplicity.

[USAFChief]

5 minutes ago, ashbury said:

 

/edit - ninja'd by a few seconds

 

If it's "a few seconds," neither of us are doing this ninja thing very well any more.

[KirbyDome89]

Not sure if the Twins consistently threatening but failing to capitalize is encouraging or disturbing....

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

I threatened to bench mine.  But it knew that it was the only putter in my stable, so it had leverage on me.

Rookie mistake. 

[KirbyDome89]

Yaaaaaassssss a position player on the mound. Let's see if we can find something to get mad at Houston about.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Nick Gordon! 

Let us vulture him the win!

[USAFChief]

5 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

What do we do with the basses loaded?

I believe the plural of bass is bass.

[ashbury]

8 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Astudillo's hair flowed like that when he simply walked to the water cooler.

1 minute ago, Tlaker said:

Or the buffet table?

Willians never once has walked to a buffet table.

[Unwinder]

1 hour ago, Mill1634 said:

Anyone know who the designated position player pitcher is? My bet is on Nick Gordon

Lotto numbers please

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

If it's "a few seconds," neither of us are doing this ninja thing very well any more.

Add it to the list of other things I don't do well anymore

never did well

ah, f it.

[shortround81]

@Mill1634 Nick Gordon! You called it!

[ashbury]

4 minutes ago, KirbyDome89 said:

Yaaaaaassssss a position player on the mound. Let's see if we can find something to get mad at Houston about.

"87.8 MPH four seam fastball"

Better than I expected.  The 67.8 MPH change up sets it up nicely, I am sure.

[wsnydes]

5 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Rookie mistake. 

I learned from my mistake.  The situation has been handled.  

[MMMordabito]

Clean inning for Gordon, and a fastball that's about the same as Bundy's.

[LVTwinsfan]

Release Stashak, keep Gordon

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, ashbury said:

Add it to the list of other things I don't do well anymore

never did well

ah, f it.

I believe "the list of things I can't do any more" is my bigger concern these days.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

6 minutes ago, KirbyDome89 said:

Not sure if the Twins consistently threatening but failing to capitalize is encouraging or disturbing....

YES

 

(Setting a good capitalizing example)

[Schmoeman5]

Twins found their closer

[PopRiveter]

87.8 MPH fastball and a 67.8 MPH changeup?

He's no Flash, but this kid is a pitcher amongst position players.

[KirbyDome89]

1 minute ago, ashbury said:

"87.8 MPH four seam fastball"

Better than I expected.  The 67.8 MPH change up sets it up nicely, I am sure.

Thank God nobody hit a HR off him