Game Thread: Minnesota @ Oakland, 8:40pm cdt 7/14/2023ad

[RickOShea]

I was reading the other day that Charlie Sheen may be the only actor to take time off from pitching in a movie.  In filming Major League, the director had Wild Thing repeat so many takes of him pitching, that it was estimated he threw over 200 pitches over several hours of pitching. Sheen did not have a double, and since he played some baseball he was throwing at full capacity.

[jkcarew]

6 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Well, I haven't seen where a 4 day all star break has done anything to change this team's performance, attitude, or result.

Gotta realize…on average Oakland almost wins one game of every 3-game series…about three quarters of one game to be exact.

This could be that three quarters.

[Blyleven2011]

Tied after five completed innings ...

Time to get it going and score some runs and put it away  ,

Pagan cant lose it now that he has been pulled...

 

[RickOShea]

Alright, Potatoes.  Now all you need is to steal 2nd, 3rd, and home to get us a lead.

[Danchat]

Kinda crazy how Julien is our best hitter at this point... dude wasn't even in the starting lineup and has 2 hits by the 6th inning. He's simply a better DH candidate than Buxton is.

[Parfigliano]

They should really find a way to clear DH for Julien daily.

[USAFChief]

What do you call an angry potato?

[NotAboutWinning]

1 minute ago, Danchat said:

Kinda crazy how Julien is our best hitter at this point... dude wasn't even in the starting lineup and has 2 hits by the 6th inning. He's simply a better DH candidate than Buxton is.

That pretty much sums it up for Baldelli's lineup construction 🤬

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

What do you call an angry potato?

mad spud?

 

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, Danchat said:

Kinda crazy how Julien is our best hitter at this point... dude wasn't even in the starting lineup and has 2 hits by the 6th inning. He's simply a better DH candidate than Buxton is.

Question of want to win or play pretend with Buxton?  Organizationally Id hope they pick win.

[Blyleven2011]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

What do you call an angry potato?

Fried 

[RickOShea]

Just now, RickOShea said:

mad spud?

 

ticked off tater?

[USAFChief]

Just now, RickOShea said:

mad spud?

 

No sir

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

mad spud?

 

 

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

What do you call an angry potato?

Cheesed spud.

[USAFChief]

Just now, Blyleven2011 said:

Fried 

No sir

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I am fading on the east coast.

 

If i snooze, ya all got this?

[USAFChief]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

 

Cheesed spud.

Close, but no.

 

...

 

"Steamed vegetable. "

[jkcarew]

If the AL West offers the AL Central Oakland for KC at the deadline,

I say we take it.

[RickOShea]

Maybe a strike for Eddie Gaedl.

[Brock Beauchamp]

I have seen WAY too many horse**** calls this season. 

[Parfigliano]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

I have seen WAY too many horse**** calls this season. 

Fortunately never in key moments.

[IndianaTwin]

A's announcer on Correa's strike 3: "It wasn't an egregious call, but it wasn't a strike."

[Parfigliano]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Close, but no.

 

...

 

"Steamed vegetable. "

I thought a potato wasnt a veggy

[RickOShea]

Somewhere along the line Buxton figured that if Joe Mauer can be such a great 2 strike hitter, he can as well.  That ain't so and it ain't gonna happen.

[Schmoeman5]

2 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I have seen WAY too many horseshit calls this season. 

And we've seen way too many takes on 3rd strikes right down the pipe

[USAFChief]

Oh FFS Buxton. That's pathetic. 

[Parfigliano]

Buxton stalking the Mendoza Line like a lion with a baby gazelle.  

[Tlaker]

Our multimillionaire guys come up absolutely worthless again 

[mrtwinsfan]

Buxton,  w.t.h. Yor killing us?

[IndyTwinsFan]

11 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Kinda crazy how Julien is our best hitter at this point... dude wasn't even in the starting lineup and has 2 hits by the 6th inning. He's simply a better DH candidate than Buxton is.

Especially after striking out looking, with the bases loaded, no less.  Yet again.

Sigh