Game Thread: Twins (Ober) v White Sox (Giolito), 7/23/23 @ 1:10 CT

[IndianaTwin]

Forget about the curve ball, Jhoan. Give him the heater. 

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, twins_89 said:

One good thing about the hitting this season is that the top 5 guys in terms of OPS (Julien, Wallner, Kirilloff, Lewis, and Jeffers) are all young, cheap, and have multiple years of team control. 

Its almost like they should play everyday.

[rwilfong86]

Let's see if they have one more comeback in them

[RickOShea]

Watching the Twins is like rushing home after work for date night, only to find that your house is burning down.

[Dave Borton]

Just now, RickOShea said:

Watching the Twins is like rushing home after work for date night, only to find that your house is burning down.

But she is ready, on time, for the first time ever.

[mrtwinsfan]

is that run sox got a earned run ? against Duran

[OptimisticTwinsFan]

The approach of these young guys is just so refreshing to watch. 

[rwilfong86]

Just now, mrtwinsfan said:

is that run sox got a earned run ? against Duran

No, ghost runners aren't earned runs

[IndianaTwin]

1 minute ago, mrtwinsfan said:

is that run sox got a earned run ? against Duran

No, it’s treated as unearned. 

EDIT: Ninja’ed. 

[Dave Borton]

Just now, mrtwinsfan said:

is that run sox got a earned run ? against Duran

Sox radio booth was hoping for Anderson's 1st homer in over a year. Had to settle for a double.

[Parfigliano]

There's the Chi D

[rwilfong86]

Love the White Sox defense 🤣

[Dave Borton]

If Gallo steals home, all is forgiven.

[RickOShea]

Just now, rwilfong86 said:

Love the White Sox defense 🤣

or lack thereof.

[mrtwinsfan]

3 minutes ago, rwilfong86 said:

No, ghost runners aren't earned runs

Thanx,  but if we lost duran gets the loss , seems weird

[CRF]

The Sox are a couple clowns short of a circus...on second thought...they probably do have enough clowns. 

[PDX Twin]

Just now, mrtwinsfan said:

Thanx,  but if we lost duran gets the loss , seems weird

Manfred should get the loss.

[mrtwinsfan]

Defense will be ??????????  for us , better win it here

[twins_89]

I'm skeptical that replacing a .896 OPS guys with a .581 OPS one makes much sense even if it is to get a righty vs lefty pitcher matchup.

[IndianaTwin]

4 minutes ago, davidborton said:

If Gallo steals home, all is forgiven.

He sorta did. 

[RickOShea]

So, if the game time reaches 3 hours and 10 minutes, it officially becomes a called game and the tie goes in the books?

[Dave Borton]

1 minute ago, twins_89 said:

I'm skeptical that replacing a .896 OPS guys with a .581 OPS one makes much sense even if it is to get a righty vs lefty pitcher matchup.

Thank you. 2-2 today.

[IndianaTwin]

3 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Defense will be ??????????  for us , better win it here

Gallo, Castro and Kirilloff in the outfield. Vazquez-Julien-Correa-Farmer 1st to 3rd. 

Vazquez has played first at least a time or two, and the FO’s planning for flexibility pays off again. 

[rwilfong86]

2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Defense will be ??????????  for us , better win it here

I worry guys will be all sorts of out of position for the 11th. 

[Dave Borton]

1 minute ago, rwilfong86 said:

I worry guys will be all sorts of out of position for the 11th. 

Watkins is just shuffling to 3B. Correa brought him a glove.

[RickOShea]

How many of you, who grew up in Minnesota, remember NFL games, like the Raiders and Chiefs, being played while it was dark outside , lat in the season, and you were setting up tv trays to eat dinner?

[mrtwinsfan]

other than correa ,   Awesome infield

[Dave Borton]

Just now, RickOShea said:

... it was dark outside , lat in the season, and you were setting up tv trays to eat dinner?

Niagara Falls at the time, watching Bobo Brazil give Killer Kowalski the coco-butt.

[Jocko87]

5 minutes ago, IndianaTwin said:

Gallo, Castro and Kirilloff in the outfield. Vazquez-Julien-Correa-Farmer 1st to 3rd. 

Vazquez has played first at least a time or two, and the FO’s planning for flexibility pays off again. 

I’m not sure how long we want to mess with the Vazquez Julien right side.  Also surprised Jeffers didn’t get 1B.  

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, davidborton said:

Niagara Falls at the time, watching Bobo Brazil give Killer Kowalski the coco-butt.

 

1 minute ago, davidborton said:

Niagara Falls at the time, watching Bobo Brazil give Killer Kowalski the coco-butt.

It was a football season reference, i.e chiefs/raiders.