Game Thread: Twins @ Astros 7:10pm cdt 8/23/2022 ad

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Channeling Norm MacDonald the G.O.A.T. on Weekend Update:

“The Minnesota Twins announced today that pitcher Tyler Mahle, a recent trade acquisition, would be heading to the 15-day Injured List with an unspecified arm injury. 

“President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey said the Twins were trying to figure out ways to reduce the numbers of pitchers with injuries on their staff”

…

You know, here’s an idea for how the Twins can reduce the number of pitchers with injuries: Stop trading for pitchers with injuries.

[AceWrigley]

16 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

...I thought that I had reached the point of too much Scotch already...

I didn't know there was such a point.  ?

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

I do have to ask how a team gets to the point of owing runs.  Did they take out a runs loan.  What are the interest rates for such things?  

Dunno. 

That's the money line. You'd have to wager $350 on thr Astros to win $100.

On the other hand, you'd only have to wager $100 on the Twins to win $285.

Most MLB games are less than + or - 140.

 

[mrtwinsfan]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

That has to be close to a record for a regular season MLB game, no?

 

Was afraid to play the under,  Thinking Houston will crush it  by themselves,  was 7.5 over and under 8 

[Tlaker]

7 k’s for Verlander through the first 9 Twin batters…. sigh

[wsnydes]

3 minutes ago, AceWrigley said:

I didn't know there was such a point.  ?

I didn't either until I literally heard knocking at my door as I was reading "knock knock" in a game thread!

What really drove it home was the fear that it was @USAFChiefthat was knocking!

[AceWrigley]

Just now, Tlaker said:

7 k’s for Verlander through the first 9 Twin batters…. sigh

You were expecting some other outcome?

[wsnydes]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Dunno. 

That's the money line. You'd have to wager $350 on thr Astros to win $100.

On the other hand, you'd only have to wager $100 on the Twins to win $285.

Most MLB games are less than + or - 140.

 

I interpreted your post as being the score.

 

... perhaps I have had too much Scotch...

[RickOShea]

Twins look like little puppies who wet the carpet.  Already beat .

[AceWrigley]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

I didn't either until I literally heard knocking at my door as I was reading "knock knock" in a game thread!

What really drove it home was the fear that it was @USAFChiefthat was knocking!

Holy Christ!

[wsnydes]

Just now, AceWrigley said:

Holy Christ!

Wasn't him either.  

[USAFChief]

I remember when Verlander was traded from Detroit.

Multiple folks here were dead set against the idea of the Twins getting involved. 

"Too old"

"Decline phase"

Hahaha

[AceWrigley]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

I interpreted your post as being the score.

 

... perhaps I have had too much Scotch...

I want too much scotch.

[Tlaker]

1 minute ago, AceWrigley said:

You were expecting some other outcome?

A guy can dream….

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

I remember when Verlander was traded from Detroit.

Multiple folks here were dead set against the idea of the Twins getting involved. 

"Too old"

"Decline phase"

Hahaha

They'll be right eventually.

[AceWrigley]

At this rate, Verlander will pitch a perfect game with 21 strikeouts.

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

I remember when Verlander was traded from Detroit.

Multiple folks here were dead set against the idea of the Twins getting involved. 

"Too old"

"Decline phase"

Hahaha

Imagine if Arizona had signed Verlander.  His pharmaceutical supply would be so convenient.  And his new nickname: Big Pharma!

[USAFChief]

6 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

7 k’s for Verlander through the first 9 Twin batters…. sigh

I know, right?

ONLY 7!!

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

Imagine if Arizona had signed Verlander.  His pharmaceutical supply would be so convenient.  And his new nickname: Big Pharma!

What are you implying?

[AceWrigley]

Aaaak . . . E4.

[AceWrigley]

Say goodbye Mr. Bregman!

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

I know, right?

ONLY 7!!

Room for improvement.

[AceWrigley]

Lets think positively: Arraez did lead off the game with a deep fly to shortstop.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

8 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Wasn't him either.  

That is awesome!  

… proving that the best jokes are always spontaneous 

[mrtwinsfan]

With 3 catchers, Cant wait to see Leon and Sanchez bats both in the lineup, Pretty bad we cant bring up some o.f. help from ST Paul,  any A.A. maybe ?

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, AceWrigley said:

Lets think positively: Arraez did lead off the game with a deep fly to shortstop.

In fairness, you could almost get by without a LF at that ballpark.

[LVTwinsfan]

23 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

That has to be close to a record for a regular season MLB game, no?

 

I don’t know, could be, Randy Johnson used to get some pretty lopsided odds from what I remember 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

11 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

I remember when Verlander was traded from Detroit.

Multiple folks here were dead set against the idea of the Twins getting involved. 

"Too old"

"Decline phase"

Hahaha

Then it was “must be sticky stuff”

nope not that either 

[USAFChief]

I'll say this much: of the MLB stadiums I've been to, MinuteMade is solidly in the bottom 1/4. 

Like most indoor stadiums, all the charachter of an airplane hanger. 

 

So our stadium kicks their stadium's ***.

 

 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

6 minutes ago, AceWrigley said:

Say goodbye Mr. Bregman!

“Good bye, Mister Bregman”