Game Thread: Twins (Varland) @ Blue Jays (Gausman), 6/11/23 @ 12:37 CT

[NotAboutWinning]

Feels like Louie is starting to roll!

[USAFChief]

It's been a bit of a struggle, but way to battle, Varland.

[Squirrel]

Wow, bullet is right

[CoastiePilot08]

Leave Kepler in Canada please 

[IndianaTwin]

44 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Who’s doing radio with Cory? He’s butchering names as bad as gladden does. Bo-shett and gowz-man

Molitor. 

Mispronunciations aside, I've found him a step better than the one he's replacing.

The biggest advantage to his being in the booth is that he doesn't get play-by-play in the middle three innings. 

[CoastiePilot08]

Kep has the K and a weak pop up. Only needs a double-play grounder to complete his three outcomes

[CoastiePilot08]

Robo umps…….

[CoastiePilot08]

At least they aren’t striking out?

[Squirrel]

Just now, CoastiePilot08 said:

At least they aren’t striking out?

Gotta start somewhere. Baby steps

[RickOShea]

Toronto's defense is keeping Gausman in the game.

[RickOShea]

Cleveland leading Houston 5-0 in the 8th.

[Blyleven2011]

Having problems with the app  and I'm back , I see We have a 100 replies in the daily thread  and we are only half way through  and all that matters is we are still ahead  ...

Keep us in the game Louie  ,,, 

[Squirrel]

Oh cripes, that hadda hurt

[Blyleven2011]

Umpires sustain injuries too 

[CoastiePilot08]

Maybe the strike zone will be better now. 

[wsnydes]

Just now, CoastiePilot08 said:

Maybe the strike zone will be better now. 

I mean, it could get worse.  

[IndianaTwin]

1 hour ago, wabene said:

This is a big start for Louie V after that last one and Maeda pumping the 91.5 HEAT on rehab. 

If no injuries, I'm predicting a couple trips through a six-man rotation, seeing as that on Tuesday they start a stretch with 16 games and no days off.  

[RickOShea]

Will the ump replacing him get 8 warm up calls/pitches?

[ashbury]

3 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Cleveland leading Houston 5-0 in the 8th.

What's our Magic Number?

[Squirrel]

Just now, wsnydes said:

I mean, it could get worse.  

JINX JINX JINX ,,. quick, do the anti-jinx

[wsnydes]

Just now, ashbury said:

What's our Magic Number?

Is 'yes' a number?

[USAFChief]

Just now, RickOShea said:

Will the ump replacing him get 8 warm up calls/pitches?

I believe in the case of injury there's no limit...

[wsnydes]

Just now, Squirrel said:

JINX JINX JINX ,,. quick, do the anti-jinx

Ok, I'll leave temporarily...

I could go for a Scotch anyway.

[Blyleven2011]

1 minute ago, ashbury said:

What's our Magic Number?

A whole bunch of wins 

[ashbury]

Just now, wsnydes said:

Is 'yes' a number?

There's actually a site that keeps track of this every day of the season.  Currently the Twins number to clinch is 94.  Any combination of Twins wins or Guardians losses totaling 94 locks up the Central for us.  Cleveland has a much harder path to clinching, at 96.

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, ashbury said:

What's our Magic Number?

96 going into today's games.

[IndianaTwin]

46 minutes ago, rwilfong86 said:

I'm not superstitious I'm just a little... stitious.

Related, why do so few people have a midlevel degree of being whelmed?

[mrtwinsfan]

Has anyone come up with a way to not have to see the zone box ?  and maybe have a option -individually  ,   And i cant find any stats for A.A.A. On amount of challenges ? - any reversals ?  gotta be honest  in all the saints games i watch , i never even notice it, , which i wish i could say SAME  for some Majors umpires,   with all the technology in todays game it would be nice to have the option of seeing the Box  IDK ?

[Squirrel]

2 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Ok, I'll leave temporarily...

I could go for a Scotch anyway.

Bring one for the rest of us.

[Blyleven2011]

I'm glad we left Tampa  and went to Toronto  , we seem to have found our MOJO across the border ...