Game Thread: Twins (Lopez) @ White Sox (Toussaint), 9/16/23 @ 6:40 CT

[mrtwinsfan]

Meatball   is a no no

[jkcarew]

1 hour ago, wsnydes said:

That's kinda my point.

I mean…Vaughn, Benintendi, Robert Jr., Moncada, Jimenez, Sheets….all 25-28. I don’t think they’ll be giving up on these guys…maybe Moncada. Playing Andrus does seem inexplicable.

[RpR]

Lewis showed he is human.

[jkcarew]

1 minute ago, jkcarew said:

I mean…Vaughn, Benintendi, Robert Jr., Moncada, Jimenez, Sheets….all 25-28. I don’t think they’ll be giving up on these guys…maybe Moncada. Playing Andrus does seem inexplicable.

And…as I type…

[Jocko87]

Just now, jkcarew said:

I mean…Vaughn, Benintendi, Robert Jr., Moncada, Jimenez, Sheets….all 25-28. I don’t think they’ll be giving up on these guys…maybe Moncada. Playing Andrus does seem inexplicable.

At some point you would think at least the agents are yelling at these guys to get it together. Someone has the tell them they are effecting their future paychecks.

[mrtwinsfan]

Pablo reverting back to earlier in the season Brad Radke  issues

[RpR]

If they win , you will know why Chicago is not playing kids.

[wsnydes]

4 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

I mean…Vaughn, Benintendi, Robert Jr., Moncada, Jimenez, Sheets….all 25-28. I don’t think they’ll be giving up on these guys…maybe Moncada. Playing Andrus does seem inexplicable.

Agreed, but that doesn't mean that they can't cycle through some younger players too.  Those guys are established.

[CRF]

C'mon Pablo...what's up with the bombs?

[mrtwinsfan]

I did take the over  at 9 runs ,  So lets go Twins

[wsnydes]

Just now, mrtwinsfan said:

I did take the over  at 9 runs ,  So lets go Twins

Plenty of time to cover that one!

[mrtwinsfan]

Just now, wsnydes said:

Plenty of time to cover that one!

5-1 twins would be even better,  plenty of time though

[mrtwinsfan]

Wallner its okay to swing at a non Fastball

[USAFChief]

12 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

I mean…Vaughn, Benintendi, Robert Jr., Moncada, Jimenez, Sheets….all 25-28. I don’t think they’ll be giving up on these guys…maybe Moncada. Playing Andrus does seem inexplicable.

Pretty solid. There's some talent for the next GM to start from. Pitching has imploded though.

[jkcarew]

7 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Agreed, but that doesn't mean that they can't cycle through some younger players too.  Those guys are established.

Used to be the practice that you played your best available players against teams in the race…those that haven’t clinched or been eliminated. IMO, that’s the right way to do it.

[PDX Twin]

Is this Arraez pitching?

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Pretty solid. There's some talent for the next GM to start from. Pitching has imploded though.

Pablo , geez

[jkcarew]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Pretty solid. There's some talent for the next GM to start from. Pitching has imploded though.

Those guy have already won a playoff game in their short careers 😉

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, jkcarew said:

Used to be the practice that you played your best available players against teams in the race…those that haven’t clinched or been eliminated. IMO, that’s the right way to do it.

Yeah, that's true, and a fair point.

[rwilfong86]

Gonna be a short night for Pablo.

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, rwilfong86 said:

Gonna be a short night for Pablo.

In some sense, I'm okay with that.  Could do without the getting shelled part of it though.

[cHawk]

4 minutes ago, PDX Twin said:

Is this Arraez pitching?

I believe it is Astudillo.

[rwilfong86]

3 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

In some sense, I'm okay with that.  Could do without the getting shelled part of it though.

I'd rather Lopez get an awful start out of his system before the playoffs

[mrtwinsfan]

Lay off his breaking ball and start Nailing this guy,   

[RpR]

It looks like Chicago is making up for the past two games.

[USAFChief]

So far this isn't improving my mood after that Gopher debacle.

[jkcarew]

Pablo needs to string another 3 zeros up there. He’s had games before where he bounced back from terrible 1st innings. 

[cHawk]

There's no need to worry about our Twins. I guarantee you they will come back and win 10-2.

[BH67]

Pablo;'s back in rhythm. A mediocre but unfamiliar pitcher flummoxed the Twins through three innings. Just a matter of time.

Astros trail KC 3-0 on the first. This would make four losses in five for Houston against the A's and Royals this week, with the Orioles facing them for 3 beginning Monday. That first-round bye is no longer implausible.

[BH67]

7 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

So far this isn't improving my mood after that Gopher debacle.

PJ's sell-by date occurred at home vs Iowa last November. It will not get better.