Game Thread: Twins vs White Sox, 7:10pm

[Gibby]

I'm switching off between Sweet Child of Vine, and Surly Bender mixed with Furious.

[Gibby]

It only took 2 years for the Twins to learn to turn two.

[snepp]

Sounds good to me, the only thing I've got at the moment are some 6-month-old Mich Golden Lights.

 

The good news is they aren't any worse now than the day I bought them.

[buckninetyone]

for a willingham, he sure is making lots of jokes

[glunn]

I am posting from 20,000 feet over Arkansas -- flying back to California. This would be more fun if the Twins were winning.

[Ultima Ratio]

Sounds good to me, the only thing I've got at the moment are some 6-month-old Mich Golden Lights.

 

The good news is they aren't any worse now than the day I bought them.

To each his own and everything, but yuck.

[Ultima Ratio]

Horrible call. Geezo

[stringer bell]

Bad umpiring mostly by young umps.

[glunn]

Bad umpiring mostly by young umps.

 

Please elaborate for those of us who cannot see what's happening.

[big dog]

Come on, boys, let's get some runs.

[big dog]

Please elaborate for those of us who cannot see what's happening.

 

Adam Dunn hit a grounder that Dozier fielded in the outfield. He threw to Morneau for the out, even though Dunn had already crossed the bag.

[Ultima Ratio]

Dunn called out, but clearly safe on grounder hit to Dozier playing in shallow RF with the shift -- Glunn.

 

Now, Hammer leads off with a crushed double off the r/cf wall.

[buckninetyone]

parmathree

[Ultima Ratio]

Plouffsie!

[snepp]

Someone inform Plouffe he's not allowed to get hits w/RISP, it's been proven that all he does is hit solo homers.

[buckninetyone]

trevor bloupffe

[glunn]

Thanks guys for explaining that -- I am stuck on an airplane.

[big dog]

No, I vote we don't discourage him.

[Ultima Ratio]

Thanks guys for explaining that -- I am stuck on an airplane.

You purchased the WIFI?

[amjgt]

C'mon Gardy, I think you are the only one that has any confidence in Correia in the 8th.

[amjgt]

2 batters late. Gardy was the only one that didn't see that Correia was losing control. So frustrating

[Ultima Ratio]

I know that now this will appear insincere, but I couldn't believe KC went out to begin the 8th at all with his pitch count... and that it was a tie game in the 8th and all. Another poor managing decision.

[big dog]

I agree in principle, but hasn't the bullpen been getting mangled with overuse? I'm seeing more of Casey Fein than I'm seeing of my kids these days.

[snepp]

No, I vote we don't discourage him.

 

But, science!

[Otto von Ballpark]

I agree in principle, but hasn't the bullpen been getting mangled with overuse? I'm seeing more of Casey Fein than I'm seeing of my kids these days.

 

Perkins has kinda been criminally underused this season. I wouldn't mind seeing him in the 8th of a tie game if you really need to protect the rest of the pen.

[howeda7]

I had no issue leaving Corriea in if we were still behind. Felt like a CG for Peavy, I was ready to concede the loss. But once it was tied I would have gotten him out of there.

[amjgt]

I agree in principle, but hasn't the bullpen been getting mangled with overuse? I'm seeing more of Casey Fein than I'm seeing of my kids these days.

Sort of, I guess. But I think most guys are available tonight with the possible exception of Burton. Inexcusable to leave Correia out there. He was clearly losing it and we were lucky to be tied. We hadn't deserved to be tied, but it sure was nice that we were.

[glunn]

You purchased the WIFI?

 

Yes, to reduce boredom and to make up for a rotten trip.

[one_eyed_jack]

KC in the 8th is indefensible.

 

I know Morneau isn't the hitter he once was, but he has done a really nice job in the field this year.

[Ultima Ratio]

Yes, to reduce boredom and to make up for a rotten trip.

Sorry to hear that. This game is now rotten.