Game Thread: Twins (Keuchel) @ Phillies (Sanchez), 8/11/23 @ 6:05 CT

[jkcarew]

No Marsh and no Harper. Might be a break that can tip the scales.

[Robert Floren]

Ok Twins, swing your mighty bats tonight! 

[Craig Arko]

20 minutes ago, chpettit19 said:

There are people on these boards whose occupation is baseball. Are they allowed to wail, moan, or gnash teeth?

That might be considered unprofessional, I suppose.

[jkcarew]

3 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

So, is the season Schwarber is having what Falvey envisioned for Gallo? 

Probably. Schwarber with a K% just UNDER 30 probably asking a lot from Gallo given recent years, though. But the HR’s for sure.

But Schwarber defensively….yuk! Surprised they’ve played him so much in the OF. DH is definitely his position. But playing Harper at DH, has forced Schwarber to the OF.

 

[mrtwinsfan]

Looks  like another spring training Line up,   ,  Sure hope im wrong but not liking anything i see about this game  YET

[cHawk]

[rwilfong86]

POLO! I like how he interrupted Audra there haha

[mrtwinsfan]

 double play  , about the best thing Dallas can do , , Polo seems to like hitting here

[rwilfong86]

Kepler!!

[cHawk]

[Dave Borton]

1 hour ago, KirbyDome89 said:

Give one of the utility IF'ers a 1B mitt too. For sure IL Solano unless they think he's back this weekend too. 

I believe Farmer has played it once. Where's his 1B glove?

[RpR]

We''re gonna win Twins, we'er gonna score, knock out a home run and watch that baseball soar....

[jkcarew]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

We''re gonna win Twins, we'er gonna score, knock out a homr run and watch that baseball soar....

…and shout a HIP JORGE!!

[CRF]

If we can put a few in the seats like Polo and Kep did...we got a shot in this one. 

[RickOShea]

The key is let the homeruns come.  If we swing for a homerun at each pitch, we're going  to go down.

[mrtwinsfan]

J.F.C.  Gallo i could of hit that ,  Swing the Damm Bat

[IaBeanCounter]

On Gameday it looks like the umpire has a generous strike zone , which will be helpful to DK.

 

[cHawk]

I would share my autumn joke but nobody here would fall for it.

[Jocko87]

2 hours ago, KirbyDome89 said:

It isn't Gallo or bust at 1B. They could choose to put a better lineup on the field, but for some reason they're content not to. 

It is with Kuechel on the mound. Rocco can futz around at first most of the time but tonight is not the night. Gallo at first is the best lineup until Kuechel goes put.

[RpR]

I am sad, the Caveman is not in the Philly line-up.

He and another AAA dude won the game for them a week or so ago.

[cHawk]

My two pet fish, Bob and Stewart, live in a water tank. Bob once asked Stewart, "How do you drive this thing?"

Stewart didn't know what the heck Bob was talking about.

[RickOShea]

Tough to enjoy a lead for even a full inning.

[rwilfong86]

Welp, that lead lasted all of 3 batters

[RickOShea]

Back to mediocrity, which is our comfort zone.

[RickOShea]

Just now, RickOShea said:

Back to mediocrity, which is our comfort zone.

So let the hr derby begin.  Twins will be whiffing at an extraordinary rate, the rest of the way.

[mrtwinsfan]

4 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

It is with Kuechel on the mound. Rocco can futz around at first most of the time but tonight is not the night. Gallo at first is the best lineup until Kuechel goes put.

 

[rwilfong86]

This is about to get ugly 🤢

[RpR]

Time to bring in PAGAN!

 

[mrtwinsfan]

Will Dallas get 1 strikeout  tonight,   ??  

[Dave Borton]

BB

BB

BB

BB

HBP

Brrrrr.