GAME THREAD: 6/22/22, Twins vs Guardians, 6:40 PM CT

[Rosterman]

Let's just give them free runs. Gray left early, so we should be able to get Duffey AND Smith into this game, too.

[RpR]

Twins defense at its usual level.

[Dave The Dastardly]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

What the heck happened! I jumped in the shower and it all went to he**

You should've just washed your hands. you know, like Pontius.

[h2oface]

We need more articles about how good this overacheiving pen is. You know.... optimism.

[Aggies7]

Naylor took some video game hacks there

[Aggies7]

Just now, Dave The Dastardly said:

You should've just washed your hands. you know, like Pontius.

We call that an Irish shower here (it’s ok I’m part Irish)

[cHawk]

Good work Thielbar, other than whatever that pickoff throw was.

[RpR]

Now let's see if the Twins offense switch was turned to off.

[Mill1634]

Real big outs by Thielbar. Twins have to add on after whatever that disaster of a half inning was. 

[Danchat]

Kinda feels like Gray had the opposite kind of start that Ryan had yesterday - great start, ugly end instead of the other way around.

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

What the heck happened! I jumped in the shower and it all went to he**

Bad D, balk...nothing special

[mrtwinsfan]

10 minutes ago, Mill1634 said:

My god. That can not happen Sonny Gray. Stop watching the ball and get to the base. Unbelievable. I thought it would take us until the 8th inning to piss this away. 

Spot on !!!!!!

[h2oface]

2 minutes ago, cHawk said:

Good work Thielbar, other than whatever that pickoff throw was.

And the run scoring balk. Even with a good throw, and a pick off at first, it was already a balk, and both runners advance and out would have been reversed.

[bighat]

3 minutes ago, Mill1634 said:

Was this said by someone? Plesac is listed on MLB.com

My bad, I read that last week but that's clearly changed. It's Plesac, you are correct and I was wrong.

[Dave The Dastardly]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

We call that an Irish shower here (it’s ok I’m part Irish)

'Tis good that you are. And I'll tip a pint to you.

[LVTwinsfan]

1 minute ago, h2oface said:

We need more articles about how good this overacheiving pen is. You know.... optimism.

All I know is, the bullpen shows up in the 5th inning regularly and they are terrible, there is no lead that is safe in that scenario 

[bighat]

When's the last time Kepler got a hold of one?

[Vanimal46]

KEPLER Oppo HR!

[LVTwinsfan]

Atta Kep

[RpR]

Just now, bighat said:

When's the last time Kepler got a hold of one?

A few seconds ago.

[Mill1634]

MAX MASHED LETS GO!!!!!!!!!

[Parfigliano]

Are they leading MLB in solo shots?

[bighat]

Attaboy Max.

[snotboogie]

[cHawk]

3 minutes ago, h2oface said:

And the run scoring balk. Even with a good throw, and a pick off at first, it was already a balk, and both runners advance and out would have been reversed.

Oh okay. I’m not watching on TV, I’m following MLB Gameday

[Mill1634]

I am shocked that McKenzie was sent back out for the 5th inning.

[Vanimal46]

This is the slug fest we all expected when looking at the pitching matchup and their collective ERAs. 

[bighat]

Who was that clown in the tie-die shirt trying to fight those women for the Kepler HR ball? Sending bad karma his way ~~~~~~oogabooga~~~~~~

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, bighat said:

Who was that clown in the tie-die shirt trying to fight those women for the Kepler HR ball? Sending bad karma his way ~~~~~~oogabooga~~~~~~

Agreed. That looked absolutely embarrassing for the dude. What a douche. 

[RpR]

2 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Agreed. That looked absolutely embarrassing for the dude. What a douche. 

Is that pronounced -- doosh or do-shey?