Twins (López) @ Mariners (Miller); 6/29 @ 9:10pm CT

[Jocko87]

26 minutes ago, Patzky said:

A run or two would be most welcome!

Required, even.

[IndianaTwin]

10 hours ago, Squirrel said:

7:10 is a typical start time on weekends … perfectly fine if you live on the west coast. Imagine east coasters with the start time at 10:10pm

You don't even have to be an east coaster to imagine it. I'm only 100 miles east of you, and I have to put up with these late starts. Even home games start as late as 8:10 for me.

It's annoying. I'm told that the time zone line should be about 100 miles east of where I live, and most of Indiana is much more oriented to Chicago than it is to New York. I strongly wish we were on Central time. 

On a related note, Mrs. IT and I just spent 16 days in Alaska in a Covid-delayed celebration of her early retirement from teaching. It was awesome having games played in late-afternoon/early evening and to even have the Oakland games start at a beautiful time. 

 

[TwinsCD]

1 minute ago, IndianaTwin said:

You don't even have to be an east coaster to imagine it. I'm only 100 miles east of you, and I have to put up with these late starts. Even home games start as late as 8:10 for me.

It's annoying. I'm told that the time zone line should be about 100 miles east of where I live, and most of Indiana is much more oriented to Chicago than it is to New York. I strongly wish we were on Central time. 

On a related note, Mrs. IT and I just spent 16 days in Alaska in a Covid-delayed celebration of her early retirement from teaching. It was awesome having games played in late-afternoon/early evening and to even have the Oakland games start at a beautiful time. 

 

16 days?  Wow.  I got a week in Anchorage a couple of summers ago and loved it.

[IndianaTwin]

4 hours ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Velociraptors could make pretty good center fielders...

And Torontoraptors pretty bad basketball players. 

[Peter]

No one run game/extra innings games rest of series!!!! Put M’s away next 2 games!!! Go Twins!!!

[USAFChief]

Sven and Ole went fishing the other day. When they were getting in the boat, Sven noticed Ole carrying something he hadn't ever seen before. 

"Vat ya got dere, Ole?" 

"Da missus got me dis de udder day," says Ole. "One of dem dere Thermos juggamabobs. S'posed ta keep hot t'ings hot, and cold t'ings cold."

"Vell ain't Dat something," says Sven. "Whatcha got in dere den?"

"Got a popsicle and two cups of hot coffee."

[IndianaTwin]

 

28 minutes ago, TwinsCD said:

16 days?  Wow.  I got a week in Anchorage a couple of summers ago and loved it.

It truly was a gift, and I’m still on a high. We spent seven days on a cruise from Vancouver to Seward and then nine days on land.

The baseball connection is that we only had to extend our vacation by a day to take in the Midnight Sun Game. Fairbanks is about 140 miles south of the Arctic Circle, and every year since 1906 they have played a game on the summer solstice.

It starts at 10 p.m. and is played without lights. The game wrapped up at 12:45 a.m. Lights would have been helpful at the end, but I’m guessing we’ve all played games as a kid with the amount of light that was present. 

The Alaska League was once of the better summer wood bat leagues and more than 200 game alumni have played in the majors, including HOFers Tom Seaver and Dave Winfield. This year they erected a statue of Winfield to commemorate a monster homer he hit, and he was on hand to throw out the first pitch. 

Lots more I could write about it, and maybe I will sometime. In the meantime, if you are considering a trip to Alaska, do it and consider doing it at a time when you can take in the game. 

In order, opening pitch, a shot from the right field corner and one of the first pitches after midnight (and though official sunset wasn’t until 12:48, so it got a little darker). 

 

[USAFChief]

Must've blinked. Missed top 1.

[Tlaker]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Sven and Ole went fishing the other day. When they were getting in the boat, Sven noticed Ole carrying something he hadn't ever seen before. 

"Vat ya got dere, Ole?" 

"Da missus got me dis de udder day," says Ole. "One of dem dere Thermos juggamabobs. Keeps hot t'ings hot, and cold t'ings cold."

"Vell ain't Dat something," says Sven. "Whatcha got in dere den?"

"Got a popsicle and two cups of hot coffee."

 

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Sven and Ole went fishing the other day. When they were getting in the boat, Sven noticed Ole carrying something he hadn't ever seen before. 

"Vat ya got dere, Ole?" 

"Da missus got me dis de udder day," says Ole. "One of dem dere Thermos juggamabobs. Keeps hot t'ings hot, and cold t'ings cold."

"Vell ain't Dat something," says Sven. "Whatcha got in dere den?"

"Got a popsicle and two cups of hot coffee."

Yumpin yiminy. Uffda! 
 

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, IndianaTwin said:

It truly was a gift, and I’m still on a high. We spent seven days on a cruise from Vancouver to Seward and then nine days on land.

The baseball connection is that we only had to extend our vacation by a day to take in the Midnight Sun Game. Fairbanks is about 140 miles south of the Arctic Circle, and every year since 1906 they have played a game on the summer solstice.

It starts at 10 p.m. and is played without lights. The game wrapped up at 12:45 a.m. Lights would have been helpful at the end, but I’m guessing we’ve all played games as a kid with the amount of light that was present. 

The Alaska League was once of the better summer wood bat leagues and more than 200 game alumni have played in the majors, including HOFers Tom Seaver and Dave Winfield. This year they erected a statue of Winfield to commemorate a monster homer he hit, and he was on hand to throw out the first pitch. 

Lots more I could write about it, and maybe I will sometime. In the meantime, if you are considering a trip to Alaska, do it and consider doing it at a time when you can take in the game. 

In order, opening pitch, a shot from the right field corner and one of the first pitches after midnight (and though official sunset wasn’t until 12:48, so it got a little darker). 

I’m posting from my phone. I’ll see if I can get these flipped. Otherwise you’ll think it was from the Australian League.

Which cruise line? Mrs Chief and I are doing Vancouver to Seward on Viking next June 

[Aggies7]

Yeah I’m done with these 10:10 starts as well. At least it was 9:40 in Arizona 

[Tlaker]

4 minutes ago, IndianaTwin said:

It truly was a gift, and I’m still on a high. We spent seven days on a cruise from Vancouver to Seward and then nine days on land.

The baseball connection is that we only had to extend our vacation by a day to take in the Midnight Sun Game. Fairbanks is about 140 miles south of the Arctic Circle, and every year since 1906 they have played a game on the summer solstice.

It starts at 10 p.m. and is played without lights. The game wrapped up at 12:45 a.m. Lights would have been helpful at the end, but I’m guessing we’ve all played games as a kid with the amount of light that was present. 

The Alaska League was once of the better summer wood bat leagues and more than 200 game alumni have played in the majors, including HOFers Tom Seaver and Dave Winfield. This year they erected a statue of Winfield to commemorate a monster homer he hit, and he was on hand to throw out the first pitch. 

Lots more I could write about it, and maybe I will sometime. In the meantime, if you are considering a trip to Alaska, do it and consider doing it at a time when you can take in the game. 

In order, opening pitch, a shot from the right field corner and one of the first pitches after midnight (and though official sunset wasn’t until 12:48, so it got a little darker). 

I’m posting from my phone. I’ll see if I can get these flipped. Otherwise you’ll think it was from the Australian League.

How come Aussies don’t fall off the globe?

[Aggies7]

Umpire blows already

[Tlaker]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Umpire blows already

Already’s face…….😀

[TwinsCD]

6 minutes ago, IndianaTwin said:

It truly was a gift, and I’m still on a high. We spent seven days on a cruise from Vancouver to Seward and then nine days on land.

The baseball connection is that we only had to extend our vacation by a day to take in the Midnight Sun Game. Fairbanks is about 140 miles south of the Arctic Circle, and every year since 1906 they have played a game on the summer solstice.

It starts at 10 p.m. and is played without lights. The game wrapped up at 12:45 a.m. Lights would have been helpful at the end, but I’m guessing we’ve all played games as a kid with the amount of light that was present. 

The Alaska League was once of the better summer wood bat leagues and more than 200 game alumni have played in the majors, including HOFers Tom Seaver and Dave Winfield. This year they erected a statue of Winfield to commemorate a monster homer he hit, and he was on hand to throw out the first pitch. 

Lots more I could write about it, and maybe I will sometime. In the meantime, if you are considering a trip to Alaska, do it and consider doing it at a time when you can take in the game. 

In order, opening pitch, a shot from the right field corner and one of the first pitches after midnight (and though official sunset wasn’t until 12:48, so it got a little darker). 

I’m posting from my phone. I’ll see if I can get these flipped. Otherwise you’ll think it was from the Australian League.

Good stuff.  I was there for work but got a couple of days on the front end and went on a boat ride around Kenai Fjords State Park in Seward and then drove up to Denali for a day, albeit a cloudy one.  It was late July so it was still twilight at 12:30am which was great because trying to find my hotel in Talkeetna would have been a real chore in pitch black.  It's definitely worth the trip there and I've had loved to see the Midnight Sun Game but it was the wrong month.

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Yeah I’m done with these 10:10 starts as well. At least it was 9:40 in Arizona 

I'm so old I remember when I lived on the tip of Michigan and got WCCO 

[USAFChief]

9 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

How come Aussies don’t fall off the globe?

I give up 

[Patzky]

You have the right.

[TwinsCD]

This Miranda guy...

[USAFChief]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

I'm so old I remember when I lived on the tip of Michigan and got WCCO 

The good old days of clear channel AM radio

[IndianaTwin]

9 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Which cruise line? Mrs Chief and I are doing Vancouver to Seward on Viking next June 

We were on the Celebrity Summit. It was part of a group, so we didn't have a choice in ships, but we were pleased. The cruise part was awesome, and I'd do it again, but if you can swing spending some time on land, do that as well. Alaska is a big, beautiful state. 

[USAFChief]

Just now, IndianaTwin said:

We were on the Celebrity Summit. It was part of a group, so we didn't have a choice in ships, but we were pleased. The cruise part was awesome, and I'd do it again, but if you can swing spending some time on land, do that as well. Alaska is a big, beautiful state. 

We have five days tacked on at the end. Denali and Anchorage 

[USAFChief]

I don't understand...Cal Raleigh is starting consecutive games at C tonight. 

I've been told that's impossible. Catchers can't possibly handle that workload. 

[IndianaTwin]

26 minutes ago, TwinsCD said:

Good stuff.  I was there for work but got a couple of days on the front end and went on a boat ride around Kenai Fjords State Park in Seward and then drove up to Denali for a day, albeit a cloudy one.  It was late July so it was still twilight at 12:30am which was great because trying to find my hotel in Talkeetna would have been a real chore in pitch black.  It's definitely worth the trip there and I've had loved to see the Midnight Sun Game but it was the wrong month.

A boat ride at Kenai Fjords (National Park) would be atop the list of the things we didn't do and would prioritize next time, along with scheduling in order to be able to see the Aurora Borealis.

The three biggest land highlights were the train ride from Seward to Anchorage, hiking to the Russian River Falls to see salmon going upriver (complete adrenaline rush!) and a flightseeing trip with glacier landing at Denali.  

[Patzky]

Sad day at Miller Park today. Let's not have any elevator jokes.

[Parfigliano]

Did not know this guys TC pedigree

[USAFChief]

Not at all liking what Pablo has tonight.

[TwinsCD]

YO ADRIAN, FIGURE OUT YOUR STRIKE ZONE

[stringer bell]

9 minutes ago, TwinsCD said:

This Miranda guy...

Totally mitigates the (thus far) disappointing season of Alex Kirilloff. 

[stringer bell]

7 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Sad day at Miller Park today. Let's not have any elevator jokes.

Was there an accident or injury?