Game Thread: Giants @ Twins, 8/26/22, 7:10PM CDT (5:10PM PDT)

[AceWrigley]

Emilio goes one, two, threelio.

[AussieG]

1 minute ago, AceWrigley said:

Pagan worship.

Pagan = Mr Clutch 2022

[LVTwinsfan]

Just now, AussieG said:

I ❤️ Pagan

Yep if you need a guy to hang on to an 8 run lead, he’s your guy, I think he’s successful about 2 out of every 3 or 4 tries.

[Tlaker]

46 minutes ago, AceWrigley said:

Opie, is that you?

I asked the same question on 8/19?‍♂️

[mrtwinsfan]

12 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

Pagan could get the save if he finishes the game and the Twins win

Let him , until ?  why use any other bodies

[Richie the Rally Goat]

34 minutes ago, RpR said:

Hey it’s @Riverbrian!

[ashbury]

I told everyone that the only thing holding this team back was Tim Beckham.

[RickOShea]

Shame on  you!

[LVTwinsfan]

6 minutes ago, ashbury said:

I told everyone that the only thing holding this team back was Tim Beckham.

I hope he got both those baseballs, his first and his last hits

[RickOShea]

Whenever I watch the Giants, I think of DeNiro, umping behind the plate.

[AussieG]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

Whenever I watch the Giants, I think of DeNiro, umping behind the plate.

Was he better than Leslie Nielsen?

[RickOShea]

No, Leslie was a far better athlete.  DeNiro had a big chip on his shoulder, as well.

[IndianaTwin]

3 minutes ago, AussieG said:

Was he better than Leslie Nielsen?

Good thing Celestino had a regulation bat. 

[RickOShea]

Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IndianaTwin]

Is Chief still around? I bet he’d be impressed with the new pen I bought. It writes under water. 
 

And a lot of other words too!

[AussieG]

Chicken dinner tonight! w/extra Garlick

[IndianaTwin]

Looks like Garlick can mash right handed pitchers too!

[LVTwinsfan]

Garlick knew what to do with that garbage 

[MMMordabito]

GARLICK!!!!!!!!!!!

[RickOShea]

Anyone know the minimum speed for the ball to go from the rubber (or point of pitcher's release)  to cross home  plate?  Without hitting the ground.

[Danchat]

Yikes, watching Cave whiff at a 48 MPH pitch out of the zone is cringeworthy. 

[IndianaTwin]

If Pagan comes up one short in his saves incentive clause, he’s gonna be TICKED!

[RickOShea]

3 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Anyone know the minimum speed for the ball to go from the rubber (or point of pitcher's release)  to cross home  plate?  Without hitting the ground.

any answer in the range 26-28 mph is probably pretty close, depending upon the exact conditions.

[AussieG]

Good Game!

[AceWrigley]

Yabba dadda doo.

[RpR]

The faster a pitch comes in , the farther it goes when hit solidly; Garlick's homer went 373 ft. I wonder how far it would have had it been a 100 mph fastball.

I remember 8  or so years ago when Suzuki put a Chapman fast ball way up the 2nd deck.

[Don't Feed the Greed Guy]

Ryan's 10th win. In all of the Twins Rookie of the Year discussion, and the focus on advanced metrics, you still have to be in a position to win ballgames. Ryan has done that better than any other Twins pitcher. Duran? You have to win the first innings before you can win the last ones. Ryan's my ROY.

[jkcarew]

Twins have outscored their opponent 19-17 over last 5 games.

[mnfireman]

42 minutes ago, IndianaTwin said:

If Pagan comes up one short in his saves incentive clause, he’s gonna be TICKED!

Baldelli wanted him to end his night on a good note, he got his ERA under 5.00, pitching the 9th may have ruined the good feels...

[Parfigliano]

4 hours ago, RpR said:

Amazing how quiet it is here when there is a lack of hated players to trash.

I just got home.