Game Thread: Twins (Ober) at Pirates (Jones) 12:35pm cdt 6/9/2024 ad

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Clean slate.

You can learn from the last game if you need to, and that's probably a good idea, but the game is 0-0 to start, and what matters is what you do this game.

Alas, i am not playing, but i can root for the Twins, and that's something.

Here's to hoping folk find their swings, and hit there spots. Beyond that, let's see what happens.

If we must lose, let us lose in new and interesting fashion.

And a witty retort here and there will be welcome.

[Craig Arko]

[sampleSizeOfOne]

18 minutes ago, Craig Arko said:

What is it?

The new bats the Twins have been swinging lately?

Something from the lab in the opening scenes of It happens every springtime?

Or just something to provoke conversation?

[Patzky]

I'd be happy with a hint of a hint of progress today.. as in the great ABs Miranda and Correa had in Houston, even if they don't produce.

I expect Ober will flounder. Is a 5-4 win even possible today?

 

PS.. I wonder if a longtime veteran presence like a Tony Kemp callup could give some role modeling or focus. Santana has helped guide the team at times this year (Jays). I'd be ok with Kemp up Kirilloff down for awhile..

[karcherd]

12 minutes ago, Patzky said:

I'd be happy with a hint of a hint of progress today.. as in the great ABs Miranda and Correa had in Houston, even if they don't produce.

I expect Ober will flounder. Is a 5-4 win even possible today?

 

PS.. I wonder if a longtime veteran presence like a Tony Kemp callup could give some role modeling or focus. Santana has helped guide the team at times this year (Jays). I'd be ok with Kemp up Kirilloff down for awhile..

Great bring up another below average veteran, don't we have enough of those taking up roster space.

[Craig Arko]

1 hour ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

What is it?

The new bats the Twins have been swinging lately?

Something from the lab in the opening scenes of It happens every springtime?

Or just something to provoke conversation?

A witty retort.

[CRF]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say...we're gonna need more than ZERO runs to win today!

[FilthyMogwai]

Which Ober will we see today? Which bats will the Twins bring today? Spin the wheel and find out.

[Squirrel]

2 hours ago, Craig Arko said:

A witty retort.

Very clever … I didn’t get it until you said it … best laugh of the day

[Squirrel]

[mnfireman]

10 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

In a season of bizarre line-ups, this is one of the more bizarre... And no Lewis, again. If he can't play everyday but Castro can, he should still be in AAA.

[Patzky]

9 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

In a season of bizarre line-ups, this is one of the more bizarre... And no Lewis, again. If he can't play everyday but Castro can, he should still be in AAA.

No Vazquez, Margot.. There is no winning lottery number here. 

 

Maybe today's the day?

[Dave The Dastardly]

23 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

A .217 guy leading off? So we want to start with an "out"? And Lewis is riding the pine? Another scheduled "rest day"? Where's the Jameson?

[CRF]

I suppose I'll be checking the Twins score often, but I think I'll watch Scheffler win Jack's tourney this afternoon. I'm not real pumped about watching another shutout orchestrated by our Murderer's Row. 

[USAFChief]

I don't understand why Lewis needs every 3rd day off.

If he's not fully recovered, he shouldn't be active. 

If he's fully recovered, he should be in the lineup every day. 

 

[Patzky]

Has it really only been five games..? 

[Irishman]

Hopefully, Twins will score one run or more today.   It would be Hilarious if Twins fail to score again today,.

 

[CRF]

I'll be more than happy to eat some crow...if we can score some runs here!

[Aggies7]

Omg we scored

[RpR]

Twice

[mnfireman]

A bases loaded walk to end the scoreless streak and a force out to pile on.... 😜

[mnfireman]

Followed by a passed ball, it's literally a scoring frenzy...

[CRF]

How in God's name can the umps miss that one? 

[cmoss84]

Terrible call. Wow.

[Patzky]

2 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

Followed by a passed ball, it's literally a scoring frenzy...

Whatever it takes baby 

[mrtwinsfan]

10 minutes ago, CRF said:

I'll be more than happy to eat some crow...if we can score some runs here!

[Irishman]

Finally Twins scored 3 runs.  
Baldelli.s job is safe for now.   

[Schmoeman5]

That should squash any complaints about the umpires. All 4 got that one wrong. 

[wabene]

4 hours ago, Craig Arko said:

[Patzky]

1 minute ago, Schmoeman5 said:

That should squash any complaints about the umpires. All 4 got that one wrong. 

There's a great blog about umpiring in Twins Daily this morning. It does confirm a lot of what I suspected.