Game Thread: White Sox v Twins, 4/11 @ 6:40pm CT

[RickOShea]

These faster games are screwing up my family time.  I now have to spend more time actually engaging with them.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

9 minutes ago, jmlease1 said:

I'm really impressed by how well he's adjusted after a wobbly first inning. He's been kicking butt ever since.

Vazquez influence too?

[Squirrel]

47 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

No, Julien is on the 40-man roster already. That is what makes the transaction easy to do. 

Except that he is/was in Indianapolis with the Saints. I assume he’s en route back to Mpls as we type

[Craig Arko]

Miranda’s arm at 3rd looking pretty sharp.

[Squirrel]

21 minutes ago, Nine of twelve said:

It's game 11 and I think I'm sick and tired of almost every commercial they show during games. If I'm not I will be soon. I still like fixing this toilet on video but I don't think that one will have a very long shelf life.

Could be showing Kars4Kids

[Nine of twelve]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

Could be showing Kars4Kids

What did you have to say THAT for???

[Squirrel]

8 minutes ago, IndianaTwin said:

For this series, however, I’m amidst my dozen-times-a-year love fest with Jason Benetti and Steve Stone on Sox TV. 

They Sox broadcast team is SOOOOO good now that Hawk is gone

[Nine of twelve]

14 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Could be showing Kars4Kids

https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2021/05/23?

[Craig Arko]

Bremer back tomorrow.

[Squirrel]

Just now, Nine of twelve said:

What did you have to say THAT for???

It was either that or this

[RickOShea]

2 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

They Sox broadcast team is SOOOOO good now that Hawk is gone

She gone!

[Nine of twelve]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

It was either that or this

D'oh!

[Squirrel]

So, noticed this pic on IG. How cool that Johan is in the clubhouse showing his change to the young pitchers

 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

8 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Could be showing Kars4Kids

1-8-7-7 Kars 4 kids… 1-8-7-7 Kars 4 kids donate your kar today

[RickOShea]

Johan:  "So guys, you apply the stickum right here.  Not too much, but just enough."

[Nine of twelve]

Lopez at 89 pitches. Put him out there to start the 8th.

[RpR]

Lopez has made a great comeback and Gordon is doing OK at bat.

[Hrbowski]

There seems to have been quite the organizational shift in how long you should let a starter pitch. I wonder how much of that was influenced by the revolt led by Sonny Gray?

[rwilfong86]

Random fact: Arraez just hit for the cycle against Philly

[stringer bell]

Arraez with a chance to hit for the cycle today. 

[MMMordabito]

Luis Arraez just hit for the cycle.

[stringer bell]

Just now, stringer bell said:

Arraez with a chance to hit for the cycle today. 

And he did it!!

[IndianaTwin]

Fresh from my Facebook feed, in honor of the birthday girl: 

 

[Squirrel]

6 minutes ago, Hrbowski said:

There seems to have been quite the organizational shift in how long you should let a starter pitch. I wonder how much of that was influenced by the revolt led by Sonny Gray?

The organization now has pitchers who are doing their job. That’s the shift. And Gray’s message was clearly saying the pitchers had to do their jobs and not being disgruntled with management as has been portrayed by posters wanting it to be that way

[CRF]

5 minutes ago, Hrbowski said:

There seems to have been quite the organizational shift in how long you should let a starter pitch. I wonder how much of that was influenced by the revolt led by Sonny Gray?

It sure helps when the starters are pitching well, like they're supposed to. 

[Danchat]

6 minutes ago, Hrbowski said:

There seems to have been quite the organizational shift in how long you should let a starter pitch. I wonder how much of that was influenced by the revolt led by Sonny Gray?

There hasn’t been a shift, the pitchers are just pitching better and using less pitches. Lopez is not in the same stratosphere of Bundy/Archer/Smeltzer.

[IndianaTwin]

According to the Sox guys, Lopez spoke four languages and was accepted to med school. 

At age 16. 

Both parents are doctors. When Pablo was considering his options after getting drafted, Dad said, “You’ve got your whole life to go to med school. Why don’t you give baseball a shot?” 

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, IndianaTwin said:

According to the Sox guys, Lopez spoke four languages and was accepted to med school. 

At age 16. 

Both parents are doctors. When Pablo was considering his options after getting drafted, Dad said, “You’ve got your whole life to go to med school. Why don’t you give baseball a shot?” 

Jonas Salk's parents said the same thing!

[RpR]

Cruz for this year.

 

 

[Parfigliano]

22 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Could be showing Kars4Kids

They show that torture film at least 6 times per Met game.