Game Thread: Twins (Keuchel) v Diamondbacks (Gallen), 8/6/23 @ 1:10 CT

[RickOShea]

Jax desperately needs a ' put away' pitch.

[Schmoeman5]

Just now, RpR said:

Mybe some one in the bullpen can play second base.

If you give them some tequila and a cheese sandwich maybe

[Jocko87]

Just now, RickOShea said:

Jax desperately needs a ' put away' pitch.

Sweepa!

[RpR]

1 minute ago, Schmoeman5 said:

If you give them some tequila and a cheese sandwich maybe

Such a brilliant statement.

[glunn]

Too many walks today and too many stolen bases.

[RpR]

Jax survives.

[glunn]

Jax was clutch there!

[RickOShea]

OK, we need at least a 3 spot here.  Need to give Duran a cushion for the top of the ninth.

[Sutter50]

1 minute ago, glunn said:

Too many walks today and too many stolen bases.

Not too many runs , thats what matters 

[RpR]

1 minute ago, TwinsAlmostWin said:

Fan pressure never influenced management making a decision!? Are you joking? You think management makes decisions based on what their team needs to win?? C'mon man. Management cleary incorporates how much money they can make with every decision they make. Fan pressure (i.e. fan revenue) is the second largest source of revenue for a team outside of their TV deal. If you don't respect your second (or 3rd, 4th, 5th) source of revenue then you don't understand how to run a company (small or big). 

Management is affected by ticket sales, not fan attitudes, UNLESS, that is stated in ticket sales.

[NotAboutWinning]

Well this one hasn't been dull anyway 😁

[Nine of twelve]

Tied in the middle of the 8th. This means the team that wins the game will do so in their last at-bat.

[Beast]

Pitching staff doing a phenomenal job tonight.  Put a few runs on the Baird and reward them.

It’s unbelievable that they have 8 stolen bases and have only scored 1 run.  Can’t imagine that’s a likely outcome with 8 steals.

 

[Schmoeman5]

1 minute ago, TwinsAlmostWin said:

Fan pressure never influenced management making a decision!? Are you joking? You think management makes decisions based on what their team needs to win?? C'mon man. Management cleary incorporates how much money they can make with every decision they make. Fan pressure (i.e. fan revenue) is the second largest source of revenue for a team outside of their TV deal. If you don't respect your second (or 3rd, 4th, 5th) source of revenue then you don't understand how to run a company (small or big). 

Oh like all that fan pressure Twins fan's put on management before the trade deadline. That spurred them into making all those big moves. Or Yankee fans who've been merciless on Hicks for 3 years that finally forced their hand. 

[TwinsAlmostWin]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

Management is affected by ticket sales, not fan attitudes, UNLESS, that is stated in ticket sales.

Yeah, and ticket sales are affected by fan attitudes. Better attitude towards the team = more ticket sales. 

[Nine of twelve]

9 minutes ago, rwilfong86 said:

Bring Polanco in?

I expect that will happen in the 9th, especially if the Twins are able to scratch a run in the 8th.

[Schmoeman5]

2 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Oh like all that fan pressure Twins fan's put on management before the trade deadline. That spurred them into making all those big moves. Or Yankee fans who've been merciless on Hicks for 3 years that finally forced their hand. 

Tequila 

[RpR]

Time for Julien to steal second.

[TwinsAlmostWin]

1 minute ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Oh like all that fan pressure Twins fan's put on management before the trade deadline. That spurred them into making all those big moves. Or Yankee fans who've been merciless on Hicks for 3 years that finally forced their hand. 

I get your point about fan pressure and the Twins FO not making any moves. The Yankees were merciless on Hicks and they got rid of him, so I'm not sure what you're point is there. My overall point is Twins fans are so complacent and don't seem to hold CC accountable for his poor product on the field. 

[RpR]

1 minute ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Tequila 

Silly statement.

[Schmoeman5]

Just now, TwinsAlmostWin said:

I get your point about fan pressure and the Twins FO not making any moves. The Yankees were merciless on Hicks and they got rid of him, so I'm not sure what you're point is there. My overall point is Twins fans are so complacent and don't seem to hold CC accountable for his poor product on the field. 

My point on Hicks was it took 3 or 4 years to give up on him. Fans gave on him long before that. 

[Schmoeman5]

Just now, RpR said:

Silly statement.

About as silly as yours

[CRF]

CC really loves to watch hittable pitches go by that are right in his wheel house. 

[RickOShea]

How in the world can you take that many strikes, that aren't even borderline?  Rhetorical question, don't need multiple responses.

[Jocko87]

1 minute ago, TwinsAlmostWin said:

God idk, the NFL for one. High level banking for two. Probably law for three...

0 for 3

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

How in the world can you take that many strikes, that aren't even borderline?  Rhetorical question, don't need multiple responses.

You're.

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

How in the world can you take that many strikes, that aren't even borderline?  Rhetorical question, don't need multiple responses.

No.

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

How in the world can you take that many strikes, that aren't even borderline?  Rhetorical question, don't need multiple responses.

Fun!🙂

[RickOShea]

I refuse to give a pitcher the majority of credit for a job well done, when the hitter lets multiple pitches pass through the heart of the plate.

[NotAboutWinning]

That's