Game Thread: Twins v Blue Jays, 8/5/22 @ 7:10pm Local Time

[Nine of twelve]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Not even close to contending baseball.  Lead off double and you can even get the guy to third?  Unacceptable.  Unless you are just going through the motions, waiting for someone else to do the job.

We did get Leon to third.

[IndyTwinsFan]

4 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Arraez is too stubborn, like a lot of MLB'ers, to adjust.  

Could be.

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

Typical from a team so utterly punchless in the latter half of games.  Like us.

Is Baldelli still at Target Field?

[IndyTwinsFan]

Just now, Nine of twelve said:

We did get Leon to third.

Which, in the grand scheme, didn't mean a thing. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Oh right.

We might get away with a tad lead with our bullpen?

[Parfigliano]

6 minutes ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

Arraez can break out of his slump any time now.  Lately, he almost gives the appearance of being a near automatic out every time up.

He looks lost....lots of lazy fly balls...no line drives

[RickOShea]

If we lose, I think we've stuck  the fork in, all the way in

[IndyTwinsFan]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

He looks lost....lots of lazy fly balls...no line drives

Agreed.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Just now, IndyTwinsFan said:

Which, in the grand scheme, didn't mean a thing. 

I guess we ain't got that swing either?

[USAFChief]

3 minutes ago, Nine of twelve said:

We did get Leon to third.

Not when it would have counted.

[IndyTwinsFan]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

I guess we ain't got that swing either?

Right on!

[Nine of twelve]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Not when it would have counted.

We got him to third with one out. I'm not sure what you are saying.

[USAFChief]

Merrifield is such a tough out. Wouldn't have minded adding him.

[Parfigliano]

This ump is a chump on balls and strikes

[ashbury]

Guerrero: In Play, No ******* Out

[Winston Smith]

Seems harder when it isn't the Tigers.

[RickOShea]

We are ultimate chokers.  We can't get the big 2 out hit, we can't play clean defense, and we certainly can't get the key hit, when needed.  Pure and simple.  We choke a lot of the time.

[IndyTwinsFan]

Dodged a bullet there.

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, Nine of twelve said:

We got him to third with one out. I'm not sure what you are saying.

If Arraez does his job, we score. 

It took a single to advance him one base.

 

 

[mrtwinsfan]

Wow, as a  baseball fan,  what a inniing, Go Twins

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

We are ultimate chokers.  We can't get the big 2 out hit, we can't play clean defense, and we certainly can't get the key hit, when needed.  Pure and simple.  We choke a lot of the time.

True, and the truth hurts.

[AussieG]

Good job by Duran. He has 3 elite pitches, seems like he tries to nibble a bit to much though?

[ashbury]

Insurance Runs, Please. ™

[Parfigliano]

Lead off double again.  Try not to waste this one

[RickOShea]

Can you spell B-U-N-T?

[IndyTwinsFan]

Let's see if we can make it work this time.  Unfortunately, I'm not overly optimistic. 

[stringer bell]

Okay, Duran stranded a couple and now López will get the ninth, probably with no margin for error. 
 

Double for Gordon, let’s see if they can score him. 

[ashbury]

This Nick Gordon fellow, I'm starting to like him.

[RickOShea]

Choke.

[USAFChief]

Gotta advance on that. More bad baseball.