Game Thread: Twins @ White Sox, 5/3/25 @ 6:10 CT

[wsnydes]

[wsnydes]

Welcome back, Louie!

Best of luck this evening!  Hopefully the bats help you out.

[Puckett34]

Hello bats,

I'm not sure you're aware, but yesterday was Joe Ryan Run Support Day (tm).  Also, today is Louis Varland Run Support Day.  Just didn't want you to miss another one.

K thx bye.

Have to wake up bats!

[Craig Arko]

We are Groot.

[wsnydes]

Just now, Craig Arko said:

We are Groot.

We are Groot.

A full game thread of this would be entertaining and awful all at the same time.

[CRF]

It's gonna be tough against Cease, but let's hope they give Varland better run support than they gave Ryan last night. 

[Craig Arko]

32 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

We are Groot.

A full game thread of this would be entertaining and awful all at the same time.

You speak Groot?

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, Craig Arko said:

You speak Groot?

I am Groot.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

42 minutes ago, Craig Arko said:

We are Groot.

No, I am Sparticus.

[Craig Arko]

6 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

I am Groot.

We could do this all day.

[LonelyseatinMOA]

Very excited to see Louie pitch today. I see a quality start for him today 

[stringer bell]

Chances for Gordon and Castro and a start for Jeffers. I could see more of a 50-50 split behind the plate until Vázquez gets it going a little bit. 

[LA Vikes Fan]

Agreed. That's a big advantage to having two decent catchers - you can start the one who's hitting more often and go back and forth. Vasquez needs a break. 

[Parfigliano]

1 hour ago, LA VIkes Fan said:

Agreed. That's a big advantage to having two decent catchers - you can start the one who's hitting more often and go back and forth. Vasquez needs a break. 

Vasquez needs some hits.

[stringer bell]

Key game for the Twins today. They face Cease and Giolito, who both have been very effective against the Twins of late. Varland is making his seventh career start and Lopez is coming off two poor outings. It would be very helpful if the bats are productive early.........

[stringer bell]

The three Twins' regulars who have struggled the most up until now are all right handed--Miranda, Correa and Vazquez--so I wonder if it has to do with facing so many right handed pitchers.

[Parfigliano]

When are Correa hard hit balls going to find grass or outfield seats

[stringer bell]

C'mon Louie, you gotta throw more strikes.

[RickOShea]

Poor hustle let the runner go to third uncontested.

[rwilfong86]

The Twins are definitely the team you wanna play when you're playing like garbage.

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

Poor hustle let the runner go to third uncontested.

Worse pitching

[Winston Smith]

Sucks aren't dead yet!

[mrtwinsfan]

2 hours ago, LonelyseatinMOA said:

Very excited to see Louie pitch today. I see a quality start for him today 

We all   WERE !!

[RickOShea]

i wish him luck, but I still thought he had a ways to go.  Way too wide off the plate, and then center cut when he needs to throw a strike.

[Parfigliano]

Cease rockin killer '70s porn mustache (Ive been told)

[cHawk]

Bally Sports North: "Dylan Cease has an ERA north of 7 in his past three starts."

Me: "This guy is going to look like prime Sandy Koufax tonight."

[rwilfong86]

1 minute ago, cHawk said:

Bally Sports North: "Dylan Cease has an ERA north of 7 in his past three starts."

Me: "This guy is going to look like prime Sandy Koufax tonight."

That's standard these days.

[RickOShea]

2 minutes ago, cHawk said:

Bally Sports North: "Dylan Cease has an ERA north of 7 in his past three starts."

Me: "This guy is going to look like prime Sandy Koufax tonight."

Yeah, just pull his right arm out its socket and exchange with the other.

[USAFChief]

[Parfigliano]

Only being able to score on a HR, walk or wild pitch is a bad offense