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

[Mortimerkenny21]

Still think Buck is part of the problem. And I do wish he was just getting fired up. But the 2 homer game seems like a fluke or bad pitching. I think he needs to sit or IL. There has to be someone better. 

[RickOShea]

Buxton's horrible slumps and streaks without hitting a homer, has caused Make a Wish, to ban him.

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, Mortimerkenny21 said:

Still think Buck is part of the problem. And I do wish he was just getting fired up. But the 2 homer game seems like a fluke or bad pitching. I think he needs to sit or IL. There has to be someone better. 

It was a fluke due to bad pitching.  Byron is done.  Washed up.  Ineffective.  An anchor.  Continually DHing him is insanity.

[RickOShea]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

It was a fluke due to bad pitching.  Byron is done.  Washed up.  Ineffective.  An anchor.  Continually DHing him is insanity.

Falvey's favorite movie is 'robocop".  

[Irishman]

Way too many Ks!  
 

Bench Buxton down for 2 more games!   Very embarrassing!   

[RickOShea]

See a lot of empty seats behind home at Target field.  People have lost interest? Nachos on sale? Bathrooms just recently cleaned?

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

See a lot of empty seats behind home at Target field.  People have lost interest? Nachos on sale? Bathrooms just recently cleaned?

Must be corporate seating or cost of tickets. Rest of stadium looks like a very decent crowd.

[mrtwinsfan]

Solano and Taylor   0-6    all strikeouts

[Parfigliano]

5 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Solano and Taylor   0-6    all strikeouts

Pretty much describes TC today

[mrtwinsfan]

Look dead today,  Later

[IndianaTwin]

10 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Pretty much describes TC today

And much of the Sox as well. Of the first 42 outs of the day, 22 by strikeout. All pitchers have been good and ump has been consistently generous. 

EDIT to add: Fourth whiff for Robert. 

[Jerr]

14 strikeouts so far now! Ridiculous! 

[Tlaker]

Nap inducing effort from this team…..again. Rocco’s good for something at least zzzzzzz

[Tlaker]

Phillies helping us out 

[Parfigliano]

Tater time!

[OptimisticTwinsFan]

Lots talking about logjams once Polanco/Lewis get here, but how nice would it be to be able to bring two of Polanco/Lewis/Julien/Correa/Wallner off the bench to pinch hit. 

[RickOShea]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

Tater time!

keep your eyes crossed, then.

[OptimisticTwinsFan]

Man! Correa I swear has the worst batted ball luck. 

[Tlaker]

Just woke up….

[OptimisticTwinsFan]

AK! What a beast

[Tlaker]

Extra at least….

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Cmon Donnie Barrels!

[Parfigliano]

Yeah TC

[RickOShea]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

Yeah TC

Great comeback.  Now we go to that CS ghost runner rule.  I hate getting anything you don't earn in sports.

[rwilfong86]

Just turned the game on after doing chores all afternoon, quite the comeback!

[Tlaker]

2 minutes ago, OptimisticTwinsFan said:

AK! What a beast

 

2 minutes ago, OptimisticTwinsFan said:

AK! What a beast

Needs to play every day!!!

[IndianaTwin]

17 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

Phillies helping us out 

Phils win. 

[mrtwinsfan]

worst part,  Solano at 2b    in the 10th.  Hopefully he can find his way,  Rough day

[twins_89]

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 relatively young, cheap, and have multiple years of team control. 

[Dave Borton]

Shoot, I took off the headphones, in disgust as well as helping prep for company at 5p. Will have to look at box score and catch up.