Game Thread: Twins (Ober) @ Brewers (Miley), 8/22/23 @ 7:10 CT

[wsnydes]

Edited August 22, 2023 by wsnydes
Added Brewers lineup.

[wsnydes]

Let's see how this little two-gamer goes for the local 9, one of the few teams remaining on the schedule and the start of a tough week.

Or will they be looking ahead to the weekend series against the Rangers?

[MMMordabito]

A break from the Leftnepitude (659 OPS vs LH Starters) would be welcome.

[CRF]

It's time to pound one of these slop throwing lefties for a change, instead of them completely baffling us with 89 mph FB's and assorted slower junk than that. 

[Teflon]

I hadn't heard this until recently this but the Brewers are playing the "relocation" chip as leverage for new taxes to finance ballpark upgrades. The White Sox are also talking about relocating. (and selling the team.) Do you think this is just squawking or are their road trips to Nashville in our future?

[big dog]

Yeah, it's too bad the Brewers have to play in that dump of a stadium they share with the Packers for half the year...wait a minute...

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

The Rays have talked about moving too. I would love to see Pohlad come crawling for another handout and threaten to move!

So it will either be a situation where it’s the Nashville White Sox, Winston-Salem Rays and the Schenectady Brewers because the bigger markets “had their chance”, or it will just be the Oakland White Sox, Chicago Brewers, and Milwaukee Rays all over again. A lot of these franchises are just tv fodder for the the big market teams at this point anyway. Unfortunately. 

[Mike Sixel]

Baltimore also is talking about moving..

So far, the Twins aren't....

[wsnydes]

Brewers lineup added to OP.

[Mortimerkenny21]

[sampleSizeOfOne]

10 minutes ago, Mortimerkenny21 said:

Sad constant in my life... not being worthy...

[wsnydes]

9 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Sad constant in my life... not being worthy...

I was hoping you were going to say "being corrected by Alice Cooper".

[wsnydes]

21 minutes ago, Mortimerkenny21 said:

 

[Squirrel]

3 hours ago, wsnydes said:

Let's see how this little two-gamer goes for the local 9, one of the few teams remaining on the schedule and the start of a tough week.

Or will they be looking ahead to the weekend series against the Rangers?

I’m just hoping for lots of Blizzards! 🙂

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

I’m just hoping for lots of Blizzards! 🙂

With as hot and humid as it is today, is go for an actual blizzard!  

And some ice cream ones too.

[LA Vikes Fan]

Probably our best defensive lineup. Hope we can score 3 runs or more with this group. 

[wsnydes]

so this happened.

 

[SwainZag]

7 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

so this happened.

 

Is it that shocking, Jon Heyman?

[wsnydes]

Just now, SwainZag said:

Is it that shocking, Jon Heyman?

That's what I thought too.  That isn't shocking to me at all.  Perhaps the timing, but I fully expected something to happen there.

[ziggy]

so the latest waiver wire pickup is batting third for the Twins.

 

How is this club in first place?

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, ziggy said:

so the latest waiver wire pickup is batting third for the Twins.

 

How is this club in first place?

Look no further than the division they're on top of...

[IndyTwinsFan]

46 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

With as hot and humid as it is today, is go for an actual blizzard!  

And some ice cream ones too.

I second that thought, as it's also a steam bath of a day where I live (just outside Indianapolis).

[IndyTwinsFan]

23 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

That's what I thought too.  That isn't shocking to me at all.  Perhaps the timing, but I fully expected something to happen there.

I agree.  They've been basically treading water for far too many seasons to not expect their ownership group to say or do something like this. 

I'm a bit surprised it didn't happen sooner.

[Schmoeman5]

16 minutes ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

I agree.  They've been basically treading water for far too many seasons to not expect their ownership group to say or do something like this. 

I'm a bit surprised it didn't happen sooner.

It wasn't a surprise. But wasn't it Reinsdorf who made the decision to bring back LaRussa last year. And that dugout seems dysfunctional as all get up. I figured they were going to move off Anderson at the deadline. 

[Vanimal46]

I got played like a fiddle by my dog… We already went outside at 4:30 so he could go to the bathroom. He’s been pouting and whining by the door so I thought he had to 💩. Turns out the first walk wasn’t long enough for his liking. 

[wsnydes]

3 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

I got played like a fiddle by my dog… We already went outside at 4:30 so he could go to the bathroom. He’s been pouting and whining by the door so I thought he had to 💩. Turns out the first walk wasn’t long enough for his liking. 

Just get him a chicken gizzard blizzard and all will be well.

[Schmoeman5]

2 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

I got played like a fiddle by my dog… We already went outside at 4:30 so he could go to the bathroom. He’s been pouting and whining by the door so I thought he had to 💩. Turns out the first walk wasn’t long enough for his liking. 

So now his potty break will come during the Twins big inning.  🤞 

[jkcarew]

2 hours ago, CRF said:

It's time to pound one of these slop throwing lefties for a change, instead of them completely baffling us with 89 mph FB's and assorted slower junk than that. 

This one is actually good with very legitimate stuff.

…so, we’ll probably get to him

[IndianaTwin]

Checking in from Section 121. I’m meeting a Brewers fan, so I’ll probably not be online much. 
 

 

[bighat]

Former Twins evening update: both Ben Rortvedt and Eddie Rosario have gone yard for the Yanks and Braves, respectively. Nice to see 'em both get a hold of one tonight.