Cubs (Smyly) vs Twins (Gray): 5/12/23 7:10pm, Apple TV+

[minnesotacubsfan]

5 minutes ago, CoastiePilot08 said:

Why are you here?

Its a thread about a Cubs game

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, h2oface said:

Sonny Gray gets deGrom'd.

Fun to hear Gray and what he says about coming out again,  Team dont Entertain us, Maybe Sonny can again

[AussieG]

[Irishman]

4 Twins hitters had each 1 hit and rest of hitters had 0 hits.   That’s unacceptable!   Pathetic!   Hopefully, Twins players read this forum.  Twins’ offense sucks! Time to replace hitting coach!!   

[Irishman]

3 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Land of 10,000 rakes. That had some staying power didn’t it

Land of 10,000 yikes!  

[Parfigliano]

On the bright side both CLE and DET lost.

[h2oface]

3 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

As a Met fan I get that reference.

Yup. So many Met games deGrom left in the 6th, 7th, or 8th, with the lead, handed to the pen, and got a ND as the pen blew up his game, but a miniscule ERA for the Cy Young season. It must have been so frustrating for him.

[IndyTwinsFan]

2 minutes ago, Irishman said:

Land of 10,000 yikes!  

Or "Land of 10,000 Expletives"

[h2oface]

5 minutes ago, minnesotacubsfan said:

Its a thread about a Cubs game

Thanks for the input about some of the Cubs playing.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

11 minutes ago, CoastiePilot08 said:

What?

Shel Silverstien

(the benefits of a formal (privileged?) education i suppose.)

(oh, and sorry for nesting parentheses (())) 

 

[Aggies7]

5 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

On the bright side both CLE and DET lost.

I’m failing to see the bright side. This is giving 2022 vibes except we played much better until about the end of May. The others in the division are no better than last year. We could tread water the rest of the way and still probably be in the thick of it in august/september.

Maybe some reinforcements will be available by then

[sampleSizeOfOne]

6 minutes ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

Or "Land of 10,000 Expletives"

Ah, but the challenge is to make them all different... Egad! That's a favorite, Forsooth! 

[killebrewlover]

So let's see.  Cleveland loses.  Detroit loses.  And the Twins have yet another chance to put some distance between them and the others.  And they lose, at home, to a sub-500 team.  I think what we've learned in the first 39 games is that it doesn't matter who wins the Central Division.  They all stink.

[IndyTwinsFan]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Ah, but the challenge is to make them all different... Egad! That's a favorite, Forsooth! 

Lots of time for creativity during during all those snooze fests while we're at-bat.

[Squirrel]

48 minutes ago, minnesotacubsfan said:

Its a thread about a Cubs game

You are welcome here. 

[wabene]

4 hours ago, CoastiePilot08 said:

What?

SSOO is a punster and irreverent know what I mean? Maybe not but just try letting it flow over you and you might get it. 

[wabene]

4 hours ago, minnesotacubsfan said:

4 hours ago, CoastiePilot08 said:

Why are you here?

Its a thread about a Cubs game

I would've thumbs this post by @CoastiePilot08, but they had it removed by a moderator. Can be fun and informative when a fan from a rival stops by. Alas there are those here who only have a single note to play when posting. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

11 hours ago, killebrewlover said:

So let's see.  Cleveland loses.  Detroit loses.  And the Twins have yet another chance to put some distance between them and the others.  And they lose, at home, to a sub-500 team.  I think what we've learned in the first 39 games is that it doesn't matter who wins the Central Division.  They all stink.

The Cubs are a lot better than their record and we saw why last night. 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

23 hours ago, farmerguychris said:

No thanks for Apple TV or any streaming service broadcasts for me.  I know some people prefer it (good for them), but BSN is the ONLY reason I pay for DirecTV.

Which is why I want to stream. Paying $1000 to $1200 per year for turning on the TV 80 times doesn’t work for me, you can buy a single full season ticket for $800.

streamers on a per month basis aren’t any cheaper, but no contract, so Fubo is $600 per year if you start it and end it w/ the baseball season.

[tarheeltwinsfan]

16 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Apple TV+ going at the Midwest HARD tonight. 

I wish Apple tv would leave me out of all this. I live in North Carolina.

[minnesotacubsfan]

8 hours ago, wabene said:

I would've thumbs this post by @CoastiePilot08, but they had it removed by a moderator. Can be fun and informative when a fan from a rival stops by. Alas there are those here who only have a single note to play when posting. 

I'm not in any way offended. I've been posting the Cubs forum for 20 years and understand what it looks like when frustration goes beyond good natured ribbing, which is why I dropped it where i did last night.

earlier in the thread, someone cracked a joke about Morel's name, calling him "mushroom guy" or "fun guy" or whatever. That didnt offend me at all, we've used those nicknames at nsbb (or simular). But the guy has been raking at AAA, being one of the top hitters in the minors to start the season. I couldnt help myself from pointing it out. And yes, calling a game thread on a Twins message board "a thread about a Cubs game" was meant to stir the pot a bit. Its fun when the Cubs have young players show up.

I'm not going anywhere and hopefully other posters will get to know me a bit better through time. I love the Gophers (grad'd from Minnesota undergrad and grad), love the TC area and northern MN (lived in TC for 14 years), but I grew up in IL, so my professional sports fandom is all Chicago. bare with me

 

Good luck the rest of the series, and try not to get too pissed off at me :)