Game Thread: Twins @ White Sox, 5/4 @ 1:10 CT

[Aggies7]

STOP WALKING THE LEAD OFF GUY

[ashbury]

3 minutes ago, Teflon said:

What's the record for most Lopez's pitching in a game? This game has now had three.

If you set the over-under at 3.5, I'll take the under.

I.e., the Lo-Pez.

/ edit - ninja'ed by Chief, and better at that

[rwilfong86]

This won't end well. 

[stringer bell]

Pretty close to a bunt hit there.

[Aggies7]

Lopez looked for a minute like he was going to be a lights out 8th inning guy. Unfortunately the season is longer than a minute 

[mrtwinsfan]

Shocker,   Leadoff walk Again

[RickOShea]

This should be an automatic walk, to set up the force

righty against lefty, too.

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

This should be an automatic walk, to set up the force

tighty against lefty, too.

Righty tighty I thought it was 

[jkcarew]

Gotta walk him.

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

tighty against lefty, too.

Given the opponent, tighty Whities?

[RickOShea]

Watch for Hamilton to bunt.

[rwilfong86]

Miracle. Need to score some runs

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Righty righty I thought it was 

I believe the phrase you're looking for is "tighty whities"

Edit: ninja'd by Ash, but I'm still counting this for the Walter White pic

[jkcarew]

And there's the downside to carrying a pinch-runner on your roster.

[stringer bell]

Hamilton will be on second to start the bottom of the 10th. The Twins had better score a couple.

[Aggies7]

Hamilton ran out of magic

 

speaking of Hamilton, did you guys know who Jose Miranda is related to?

[mrtwinsfan]

Theres the Billy we all know, 

[RickOShea]

Why does rocco ignore the fundamentals?  The original strategy would have been to walk Grandal.  Lucky for rocco, so far.

[ashbury]

Just now, USAFChief said:

I believe the phrase you're looking for is "tighty whities"

Fastballs flying all over the place today.

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, stringer bell said:

Hamilton will be on second to start the bottom of the 10th. The Twins had better score a couple.

Exactly.  It's like chess.  Setting things up for the next inning.  Astute observation, that Baldelli may have missed.

[Aggies7]

Oh FFS get the bunt down

[cHawk]

Tell Gordon he’s not supposed to pop it up when bunting.

[jkcarew]

7 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Pretty close to a bunt hit there.

But, not there.

[USAFChief]

3 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Hamilton ran out of magic

 

speaking of Hamilton, did you guys know who Jose Miranda is related to?

Carmen 

[RickOShea]

"What's this buffoon done, now"?......................Caddyshack

[mrtwinsfan]

Gordon on his own there or told to ???????????

[Cap'n Piranha]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

Exactly.  It's like chess.  Setting things up for the next inning.  Astute observation, that Baldelli may have missed.

Rocco doesn't play chess, and can't look ahead.  If he could, he would have realized the Twins were far less likely to score in the 9th (as opposed to the 10th), and therefore wouldn't have used Duran for the 8th, but rather held him for the 10th.  Lopez 8th, Thielbar 9th, Duran 10th should have been the plan.

[Aggies7]

Welp.

[rwilfong86]

The ineptitude is hilarious. 

[Cap'n Piranha]

1 minute ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Gordon on his own there or told to ???????????

probably told to.  A smart manager would realize that Buxton is batting 4th, so you either want him with multiple runners on, or making the last out.

 

Real time update--Correa blows that plan up.