Game Thread: Twins vs. Tigers, 8/2/22 @ 6:40pm CT

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, IndianaTwin said:

Was that back-to-back plays where Arraez avoided a tag? It's hard to see on the radio. 

Yes. 

[LVTwinsfan]

6 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

The Tigers are really bad at baseball. 

Yeah, but they beat the Twins 4 out of 5  in late May and the Twins haven’t been right since.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

10 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

I was impressed too, I didn’t think they would do much

Likewise.

 

Though a little bit of me thought they'd set a really high bar for wheeling and dealing this spring, so there was a germ of hope, expectation even. I just hadn't given it any thought, so left the default setting on low expectations, as i had no hope at all of predicting anything.

[h2oface]

13 minutes ago, IndianaTwin said:

I don't know -- would you prefer he say, "We did some things, but I still think we suck"?

What do you expect him to say? 

One of the 7 deadly sins..... pride, right?  I guess I think he could talk about what he did without the proudness. Let others tell you they are proud of you, especially with the pitching provided off season and what we had until the deadline.

 

[wsnydes]

10 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

The Tigers are really bad at baseball. 

Hopefully that continues through at least tomorrow...

[wsnydes]

5 minutes ago, IndianaTwin said:

Was that back-to-back plays where Arraez avoided a tag? It's hard to see on the radio. 

Time to get a higher resolution radio!

[h2oface]

4 minutes ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

He self farted?

metaphorically speaking.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Yes. 

Well to be fair, the play at 3rd was a force, so he had to beat him to the base. (while not making the tag the easier play?)

[stringer bell]

Dare they send out Archer for the fifth?

[BH67]

Just landed at the airport and heading home.  Saw all but the Fulmer trade before the flight.  Worthwhile upgrades at reasonable expense.

Then Contreras homers.

Must be jet lag.

 

[mrtwinsfan]

Sano seen in the Dugout,  looks like a Cheer leaders uniform on him, 

[Hrbowski]

Gotta love a good dirt bag like Jake Cave LOL

[IndianaTwin]

2 minutes ago, h2oface said:

One of the 7 deadly sins..... pride, right?  I guess I think he could talk about what he did without the proudness. 

 

Fair enough.

Don't know if you're on TV or radio, but on the latter, I heard him as someone still pretty hopped up on Red Bull. I'm guessing he'll sleep well tonight. And in framing it as a "We," I also hear it as being proud of the team that put the deals together. I think you have to have a strong ego to be in a position like his, but he seems to share credit pretty well and work toward a team concept. 

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, Hrbowski said:

Gotta love a good dirt bag like Jake Cave LOL

dirt bag?

[cHawk]

4 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Hopefully that continues through at least tomorrow...

This song plays in the background whenever the Tigers play baseball.

[mrtwinsfan]

Cave saved us from another D.P.

[IndianaTwin]

5 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Time to get a higher resolution radio!

Especially when I get to the 4th through 6th innings. Time to switch to the Detroit broadcast so I can understand what's happening. 

 

[LVTwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Dare they send out Archer for the fifth?

?

[Hrbowski]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

dirt bag?

Somebody who hustles everything out, isn't afraid to get the jersey dirty, etc.

[Squirrel]

3 minutes ago, Hrbowski said:

Somebody who hustles everything out, isn't afraid to get the jersey dirty, etc.

concur then  

[h2oface]

3 minutes ago, IndianaTwin said:

Fair enough.

Don't know if you're on TV or radio, but on the latter, I heard him as someone still pretty hopped up on Red Bull. I'm guessing he'll sleep well tonight. And in framing it as a "We," I also hear it as being proud of the team that put the deals together. I think you have to have a strong ego to be in a position like his, but he seems to share credit pretty well and work toward a team concept. 

TV. I heard it as a cummulative proudness of the team we have put together, not just today's trades. We may be including the whole scouting/FO team, but the pride was of the MLB team on the field I thought. It is common these days for folks to congratulate themselves. Just the take I have from the listen as it happened. 

[nicksaviking]

14 minutes ago, h2oface said:

One of the 7 deadly sins..... pride, right?  I guess I think he could talk about what he did without the proudness. Let others tell you they are proud of you, especially with the pitching provided off season and what we had until the deadline.

 

Proudness? Just sounded confident to me. Which is acceptable everywhere outside of Minnesota where passive-aggressiveness is the only acceptable outward front.

[Tlaker]

12 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Time to get a higher resolution radio!

Best Buy? Amazon?

Oh I know….. Radio Shack!!!!

[stringer bell]

Plenty of velo for Archer, but he seems to be on the verge of losing command every fifth inning. 

[Hrbowski]

Gary just told Maki to cover his mouth during his mound visit ha

[mrtwinsfan]

ARCHER== Seen all we need to

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, Tlaker said:

Best Buy? Amazon?

Oh I know….. Radio Shack!!!!

But, of course!  Exclusively at your neighborhood Radio Shack!

[h2oface]

And 77 pitches and a pumpkin. Our starters are stuck in the high 70's all week. Walks just kill Archer. 

[stringer bell]

Thielbar should be ready soon and there will need to be a spot for Mahle, so Moran is pitching to stay on the roster IMHO. 

[cHawk]

Just now, stringer bell said:

Thielbar should be ready soon and there will need to be a spot for Mahle, so Moran is pitching to stay on the roster IMHO. 

Not looking good for Moran thus far