Game Thread: Twins (Lopez) @ Mariners (Kirby), 7/20/23 @ 2:40 CT

[Schmoeman5]

My favorite quote from Winston Churchville goes something like this. At a function a duchess or some form of royalty was conversing with Mr. Churchill. She said " Mr. Churchill I do believe you are drunk" Mr. Churchill responded "yes madam I am very drunk but you are very ugly and tomorrow I shall be sober"

[RickOShea]

3 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

This game just feels like a giveaway get away game…….

Rocco and his mediocrity.  He's got no worse than a split, so he's as happy as nuts on a sundae.

[USAFChief]

25 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

I have high expectations for @USAFChiefs bad jokes.

Well, I was going to tell a time traveling joke, but you guys didn't like it.

[wsnydes]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Well, I was going to tell a time traveling, but you guys didn't like it.

That gives you time to improve it!

[USAFChief]

5 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

My favorite quote from Winston Churchville goes something like this. At a function a duchess or some form of royalty was conversing with Mr. Churchill. She said " Mr. Churchill I do believe you are drunk" Mr. Churchill responded "yes madam I am very drunk but you are very ugly and tomorrow I shall be sober"

Lady Astor: "If I were married to you I'd put poison in your coffee."

Churchill: "If I were married to you I'd drink it."

[Mortimerkenny21]

Just read this tidbit. Fifty-eight pitches have hit at least 103 mph this season in baseball and Duran owns 43 of them.

[RickOShea]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Lady Astor: "If I were married to you I'd put poison in your coffee."

Churchill: "If I were married to you I'd drink it."

Ole Win had a great sense of humor.  I especially liked his crazy anecdotes about war.

[Parfigliano]

Too much hang time

[sampleSizeOfOne]

40 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

What did the snail say riding on the turtle's back?

I don't know.

Do snails talk? 

Something about accelerating after leaving Duran's hand?

Or the inflight meal was lacking?

 

Makes me think of Simon and Garfunkel...

 

[ashbury]

12 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

My favorite quote from Winston Churchville goes something like this. At a function a duchess or some form of royalty was conversing with Mr. Churchill. She said " Mr. Churchill I do believe you are drunk" Mr. Churchill responded "yes madam I am very drunk but you are very ugly and tomorrow I shall be sober"

Hah, I am ugly this afternoon and shall be drunk tonight!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

10 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Well, I was going to tell a time traveling joke, but you guys didn't like it.

Did i not get it, or was it not funny?

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

Too much hang time

Pretty good outfield defense by the Mariners might be the difference in the score at the moment.

[USAFChief]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Did i not get it, or was it not funny?

Yes

[ashbury]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Did i not get it, or was it not funny?

Yes.

[ashbury]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Yes

Concur.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

11 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Well, I was going to tell a time traveling joke, but you guys didn't like it.

(also, you got to pay close attention to grammar when time traveling)

[USAFChief]

4 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Ole Win had a great sense of humor.  I especially liked his crazy anecdotes about war.

Not familiar with those 

[ashbury]

Kangaroo Kourt fine for Lopez on that infield hit.

[Parfigliano]

That was E-3

[wsnydes]

4 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Did i not get it, or was it not funny?

Chief joke, sooooo....

[RickOShea]

Twins hate .5 increments in games behind or ahead.  Always shoot for a whole number. So today's a win-win.

[Schmoeman5]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

That was E-3

But the official scorer gave the hit. The official part needs to be dropped. I guess they don't want to upset anyone any longer.

[USAFChief]

Nice recovery, Pablo.

 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Edouard Julien's arm may be one of the worst I've ever seen from a MLB player.

[mrtwinsfan]

Anyone else notice when Julien is rushed without time to think about throwing to 1st, He is fine then,  Note to Julien quit Thinking!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Edouard Julien's arm may be one of the worst I've ever seen from a MLB player.

Well, he's got an 8 game hitting streak, so there's that!

[nicksaviking]

The radio's only on in the background while I'm working, but shouldn't the score be something like 5-0 right now?

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

But the official scorer gave the hit. The official part needs to be dropped. I guess they don't want to upset anyone any longer.

I think every scorer in the majors calls that a hit.  Regrettable, IMO, but the league has strived for consistency and "ordinary effort" (graded by league level, for the minors) plays a huge role in the decision making.

[RickOShea]

2 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Edouard Julien's arm may be one of the worst I've ever seen from a MLB player.

And his penchant for double clutching, doesn't help, IMO.

[ashbury]

3 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Edouard Julien's arm may be one of the worst I've ever seen from a MLB player.

Polanco's is bad in its own special way.