Game Thread: Twins (Lopez) v Mariners (Kirby), 7/25/23 @ 6:40 CT

[Parfigliano]

Julien TR

[mrtwinsfan]

6 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Nice play AK. No one likes Kirilloff's defense this year. I've always thought he was the best option the Twins had over there. Does anyone agree that he has been a bottom quartile defender at first?

Kinda reminds me of Morneau his first couple years there   Not Great Not Bad, but he got alot better and  wish the Team would let the Kid play there at least 95 percent of the time, ,   Time will Tell ,  Oh Alex what were you swinging at ??

[rwilfong86]

Nice hitting from Kepler

[RickOShea]

The Red Baron strikes, again!

[CRF]

LOVE IT!

[rwilfong86]

WALLNER

[stringer bell]

Ambush of Kirby complete. Wallner goes deep!!!

[Craig Arko]

Not like the last game against Kirby. 

[Mortimerkenny21]

Very NIIIICCEE!!! WALLNER!!

[RickOShea]

Did you hear that sigh of relief, from Wallner.  Good job!

[Parfigliano]

 Big crooked number!

[NotAboutWinning]

Wow… just wow!!!

[Jocko87]

20 minutes ago, RpR said:

Is it my computer, or is that the Barbie model?

I know a lot of ladies who had them and traded them in on the latest greatest plastic fantastic; generally they say it was the worst thing they could have done.

You can still get parts for them.

Sewing machines too. If you want to spool my mom up...

Easy Chief 🤣

[mrtwinsfan]

Max    ,  Driving up his Trade Value

[stringer bell]

Kirby’s ERA vs. the Twins went from 0.00 to 4.50 in one inning. 

[Parfigliano]

My mom and her mom had a Kirby.

[Jocko87]

Provus called it, 1st inning cycle.

[ashbury]

I see Kirby notched 3 strikeouts in the bottom of the first.  Gonna be a long evening for the Twins, I'm afraid.

Wait, what?

[rwilfong86]

Larnach rung up on a ball well inside🤦‍♂️

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

My mom and her mom had a Kirby.

My mom swore by electrolux.  "damn  vacuum'.

[Parfigliano]

Mot a k on Larnach

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

My mom and her mom had a Kirby.

Those suck.

[stringer bell]

4 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Kinda reminds me of Morneau his first couple years there   Not Great Not Bad, but he got alot better and  wish the Team would let the Kid play there at least 95 percent of the time, ,   Time will Tell ,  Oh Alex what were you swinging at ??

I’ll confess that I’m biased in favor of lefty  first basemen (since at least Keith Hernandez), but AK just looks smooth over there and he’s a much langer (better) target than Arraez or Solano. 

[jkcarew]

1 minute ago, rwilfong86 said:

Larnach rung up on a ball well inside🤦‍♂️

Yep…not even close.

[NotAboutWinning]

2 minutes ago, ashbury said:

I see Kirby notched 3 strikeouts in the bottom of the first.  Gonna be a long evening for the Twins, I'm afraid.

Wait, what?

Somehow they have figured out how to score runs and strike out at the same time!?!

[mrtwinsfan]

Just now, stringer bell said:

I’ll confess that I’m biased in favor of lefty  first basemen (since at least Keith Hernandez), but AK just looks smooth over there and he’s a much langer (better) target than Arraez or Solano. 

A  Mini, Hrbek,  would be just fine here 

[mrtwinsfan]

Thankfully our Farmer  not a seattle player,  He might think the trident is a Pitchfork from the Farm

[CRF]

C'mon Pablo...don't let them get back in it.

[tony&rodney]

21 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Nice play AK. No one likes Kirilloff's defense this year. I've always thought he was the best option the Twins had over there. Does anyone agree that he has been a bottom quartile defender at first?

I like AK at first base.

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, NotAboutWinning said:

Somehow they have figured out how to score runs and strike out at the same time!?!

Same time?  Maybe a time machine is involved.