Game Thread: Twins (Lopez) v Mariners (Gilbert), 5/9/24 @ 12:10 CT

[USAFChief]

I absolutely loath complaining about ball and strike calls, but today's ump is having a bit of a tough day.

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, MMMordabito said:

Especially those dagwoods.

nothing worse than a strained dagwood.

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Be sure to stretch properly before any strenuous activity!

And nap after. Also important.

[MMMordabito]

Back on the corner jingling your coin can, eh, Margot.

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

nothing worse than a strained dagwood.

speaking of dagwood, here he is, uh...exercising.

 

[Schmoeman5]

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4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

speaking of dagwood, here he is, uh...exercising.

 

That's breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

[MMMordabito]

1 minute ago, Schmoeman5 said:

That's breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

You can eat three of those?!

[Shaitan]

4 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

A chance to win a four-game set against the Ms with Pablo on the mound.

Am I the only one to read this as "Ms." instead

[USAFChief]

Baseball is a really hard game to figure out. Santana can't hit off my grandma, but now has smoked two line drive hits off Logan Gilbert. 

[PDX Twin]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Baseball is a really hard game to figure out. Santana can't hit off my grandma, but now has smoked two line drive hits off Logan Gilbert. 

Wow! And your grandmother is how old???

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, MMMordabito said:

You can eat three of those?!

winner

[wsnydes]

10 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

And nap after. Also important.

Some would argue the most important!

[USAFChief]

Just now, PDX Twin said:

Wow! And your grandmother is how old???

She's dead actually. That's why Santana literally can't get a hit off her.

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, PDX Twin said:

Wow! And your grandmother is how old???

Carbon dating results aren't back yet.

[RpR]

Twins have perfected the bouncy hit.

[Schmoeman5]

Edouard. He joins the party. Didn't smoke it, but it got through. 

[USAFChief]

Nice PA, Mr Jeffers. 

[MMMordabito]

1 minute ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Edouard. He joins the party. Didn't smoke it, but it got through. 

That's what Bill Clinton said.

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

Would love to see Larnach or Kepler end Gilberts day with a HR.  

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Jeffers is absolutely an all-star - at least he better be.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

I was done with this crew last night when the 1B ump said Haniger didn't go around - should've been inning over - almost resulted in disaster.

[MMMordabito]

Since I'm watching Gameday, would Farmer and Correa have turned that double-play?

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, MMMordabito said:

Since I'm watching Gameday, would Farmer and Correa have turned that double-play?

No, IMO. Wasn't hit hard enough, They turned it pretty cleanly, just a quick runner and slow bouncer.

[Doctor Gast]

With this commanding lead we can send some lower leverage RPs to mop up

[Schmoeman5]

1 minute ago, Doctor Gast said:

With this commanding lead we can send some lower leverage RPs to mop up

No such thing as lower leverage.  Right Chief?

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, Schmoeman5 said:

No such thing as lower leverage.  Right Chief?

Indeed.  Although I'd phrase it as "there are no low leverage relievers."

[MMMordabito]

3 minutes ago, Doctor Gast said:

With this commanding lead we can send some lower leverage RPs to mop up

 Just don't create another Jackson situation like earlier this week.  Pablo should definitely go one more, if not two.  He hasn't been under duress and has an extra day on Monday.

[Doctor Gast]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

Indeed. 

please explain.

[USAFChief]

contact play works. TD Gamethreaders up in arms.

[CCHOF5yearstoolate]

Give Pablo the 6th, if he can get out in 10 pitches I'd give him a short leash to start the 7th.