Game Thread: Pirates (Keller) v Twins (Gray), 8/19 @ 6:10pm CT

[Jocko87]

Just now, USAFChief said:

We've discovered Cole Sands role on this team: relieving the other mop up guy when they can't stumble through one inning.

In orchestra parlance is that 2nd mop?  2nd chair mop?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

5 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Say good night Gracie.

Goodnight Gray! (See?)

[TWTwinsFan]

Gray is being Gray, cruises throuth 4 or 5 innings then falling apart,I think we all get used to it

[USAFChief]

Just now, Jocko87 said:

In orchestra parlance is that 2nd mop?  2nd chair mop?

I believe you're correct. "Someday we're hoping he develops into a primary mopup guy, but for now he's not prepared for that level."

[TwinsAlmostWin]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

We've discovered Cole Sands role on this team: relieving the other mop up guy when they can't stumble through one inning.

There needs to be a name for someone who cleans up after the mop up guy (aka the janitor)..... Hmmm. the janitor's maid? Can that be Cole Sands nickname for now?

[Aggies7]

Why all the consternation? We have Keuchel the stopper going tomorrow 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

3 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Good grief can someone get this last out or what 

Oh, you're talking about the top of the inning.

 

I hope the answer is no in the bottom of the inning.

[Aggies7]

Repeat of Wednesday coming?

[USAFChief]

Be nice if it were 4-3.

[Aggies7]

Good lord, MAT was showing the same kind of hustle around third I will tomorrow morning going for my Sunday paper 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

3 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

In orchestra parlance is that 2nd mop?  2nd chair mop?

Winder is first chair mop, Jordy Blaze is second chair mop, that makes Sands third chair mop.

Hmmm, no problem there

[Jocko87]

These guys. No quit.  B uilt for OCtober. 

[IaBeanCounter]

2 minutes ago, TWTwinsFan said:

Gray is being Gray, cruises throuth 4 or 5 innings then falling apart,I think we all get used to it

I'm not sure I would blame Gray 100%.  From reading the posts Lewis and Gallo may have converted a play that Polanco and Solono couldn't.

[Aggies7]

CC6-4-3

[Aggies7]

The quickest unraveling of a threat I’ve seen since Wednesday 

[OvertheHill]

CC doing what he does 

[USAFChief]

Correa the buzz kill.

[TwinsAlmostWin]

Lol, such an anticlimatic ending started by none other than, CC. 

[Parfigliano]

And its a loss.  Keuchel tomorrow isnt encouraging.

[mrtwinsfan]

Bad Bad Loss

[TwinsAlmostWin]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

CC6-4-3

Has a ring to it. Wish I could say the ring was nice. 

[Schmoeman5]

1 minute ago, TWTwinsFan said:

Gray is being Gray, cruises throuth 4 or 5 innings then falling apart,I think we all get used to it

Gray did his part. They weren't scorching anything. He did walk one. But putting the ball in play works. Not getting anything with bases loaded no outs and Balazovic implosion were the death knell. Till tomorrow 

[USAFChief]

But hey, Cleveland lost so its cool

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Bad Bad Loss

Meaner than a junkyard dog?

[glunn]

At this point I think that the Tigers deserve to win the division.

[Teflon]

The good news - you could have been at the Vikings preseason game tonight and weren't.

[IndyTwinsFan]

10 minutes ago, TWTwinsFan said:

Gray is being Gray, cruises throuth 4 or 5 innings then falling apart,I think we all get used to it

And have even begun to expect it.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Gray did his part. They weren't scorching anything. He did walk one. But putting the ball in play works. Not getting anything with bases loaded no outs and Balazovic implosion were the death knell. Till tomorrow 

Will we come back to life tomorrow?

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, Teflon said:

The good news - you could have been at the Vikings preseason game tonight and weren't.

The who now??

[IndyTwinsFan]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Will we come back to life tomorrow?

That's anybody's guess.  Maybe/Maybe Not.