Twins (Festa) vs Rays (Springs): 9/3/24, 5:50pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

High-leverage arms likely not available tonight out of the pen, although I guess it is possible that Duran goes for a third straight game. Hopefully Festa can give them 6 innings and they can piece things together from there.

Springs is the type of lefty that gives the Twins fits.

[Mortimerkenny21]

Another tough one, but for sure do-able. The offense has to put up I think at least 6+ runs because pitching will be thin. Have to capitalize on RISP! They can win this one, Festa has to hold it down! Go Twins!!

[nicksaviking]

The last couple of years the offense picked up steam when the young guys started carrying the majority of the load. Hopefully the last few games with Lewis, Lee, Wallner, Larnach and Miranda coming through is an omen of things to come.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Anyone else pleasantly surprised with Larnach? Going into spring training this year, it was tough to envision him as a contributor in 2024 let alone potentially being a long-term piece. He's come a long way.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

6 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

an omen of things to come.

Say rather an indicator?

Omens are usually more portentous and not directly connected in any way to the the result, where as if young ones just do what they been doin', 

 

So driving along a lonely mountain highway, and seeing majestic n-point* buck silhouetted by my high beams in the middle of the road staring back at me as though i were beneath him (which i was, going uphill) as i slowed. He turned, and casually sauntered the rest of the way across, with a little hop as i actually passed him.

 

So what does that mean, speaking omenously? 

 

* - n>10, but i didn't take the time to count

[Craig Arko]

23 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Say rather an indicator?

Omens are usually more portentous and not directly connected in any way to the the result, where as if young ones just do what they been doin', 

 

So driving along a lonely mountain highway, and seeing majestic n-point* buck silhouetted by my high beams in the middle of the road staring back at me as though i were beneath him (which i was, going uphill) as i slowed. He turned, and casually sauntered the rest of the way across, with a little hop as i actually passed him.

 

So what does that mean, speaking omenously? 

 

* - n>10, but i didn't take the time to count

This portends you will be a more cautious driver.

[nicksaviking]

50 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Say rather an indicator?

Omens are usually more portentous and not directly connected in any way to the the result, where as if young ones just do what they been doin', 

 

So driving along a lonely mountain highway, and seeing majestic n-point* buck silhouetted by my high beams in the middle of the road staring back at me as though i were beneath him (which i was, going uphill) as i slowed. He turned, and casually sauntered the rest of the way across, with a little hop as i actually passed him.

 

So what does that mean, speaking omenously? 

 

* - n>10, but i didn't take the time to count

We wouldn't be having this discussion if Tampa was still going by their original name. They can take the Devil out of their name, but the dark lord's presence is still lurking.

[Craig Arko]

6 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

We wouldn't be having this discussion if Tampa was still going by their original name. They can take the Devil out of their name, but his dark lord's presence is still lurking.

"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.”

[Mortimerkenny21]

8 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

We wouldn't be having this discussion if Tampa was still going by their original name. They can take the Devil out of their name, but the dark lord's presence is still lurking.

 

[USAFChief]

Hoping for another magnificent Buck sighting this weekend in KC.

[nicksaviking]

44 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Hoping for another magnificent Buck sighting this weekend in KC.

Hoping that Buck is a 10 pointer, not a hip pointer.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 hour ago, Craig Arko said:

This portends you will be a more cautious driver.

If i was sufficiently cautious this time, is there any reason to believe i'll actually be more cautious next?

But it does encourage me not to let my guard down. Or let up my guard? So exactly the same next time, especially if i can't distinguish between up and down.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 hour ago, nicksaviking said:

We wouldn't be having this discussion if Tampa was still going by their original name. They can take the Devil out of their name, but the dark lord's presence is still lurking.

Pretty sure we would be having this discussion. But we could blame it on them rather than ourselves. Or other pop culture perhaps.

"Some metaphorical deal with the devil? And by devil i mean robot devil, and by metaphorical i mean get your coat."

-bender

[Craig Arko]

7 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

If i was sufficiently cautious this time, is there any reason to believe i'll actually be more cautious next?

But it does encourage me not to let my guard down. Or let up my guard? So exactly the same next time, especially if i can't distinguish between up and down.

Yes.

[Dave Borton]

4 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Pretty sure we would be having this discussion. But we could blame it on them rather than ourselves. Or other pop culture perhaps.

"Some metaphorical deal with the devil? And by devil i mean robot devil, and by metaphorical i mean get your coat."

-bender

5 hours to first pitch and I am already so, so confused.

[nicksaviking]

10 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Pretty sure we would be having this discussion. But we could blame it on them rather than ourselves. Or other pop culture perhaps.

"Some metaphorical deal with the devil? And by devil i mean robot devil, and by metaphorical i mean get your coat."

-bender

A deal with the devil certainly sounds like a plausible explanation for TB's prior run of regular season success. Looks like the bill is now coming due however.

[C-Gangster]

Do you guys think Helman will be in the lineup or make an appearance tonight?

[Richie the Rally Goat]

10 minutes ago, Dave Borton said:

5 hours to first pitch and I am already so, so confused.

Me too!

[Richie the Rally Goat]

1 minute ago, C-Gangster said:

Do you guys think Helman will be in the lineup or make an appearance tonight?

I think Hellman is break glass in case of emergency, so I hope not…

[Mortimerkenny21]

16 minutes ago, Dave Borton said:

5 hours to first pitch and I am already so, so confused.

 

[Mike Sixel]

6 minutes ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

I think Hellman is break glass in case of emergency, so I hope not…

Agreed, he's also going to AAA when Buxton is back, imo. 

[mnfireman]

4 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Agreed, he's also going to AAA when Buxton is back, imo. 

As long as Kepler is ok....

[nicksaviking]

14 minutes ago, C-Gangster said:

Do you guys think Helman will be in the lineup or make an appearance tonight?

I bet they don't even issue him a batting helmet. 

They probably dig out an old Chris Hermann jersey and say, "Close enough".

[MMMordabito]

18 minutes ago, C-Gangster said:

Do you guys think Helman will be in the lineup or make an appearance tonight?

Tough to say. Rocco will have a conundrum.

He'd probably like to keep stunting the growth of his lefty hitters against same-sided pitchers, but he also has the opportunity to play Lucy to Helman's Charlie Brown.

 

[MMMordabito]

[nicksaviking]

Helman it is. Looks like the lefty aversion was too powerful to beat out the rookie aversion.

[C-Gangster]

1. Ryan Jeffers (R) C
2. Royce Lewis (R) 3B
3. Jose Miranda (R) DH
4. Carlos Santana (S) 1B
5. Kyle Farmer (R) 2B
6. Brooks Lee (S) SS
7. Willi Castro (S) CF
8. Austin Martin (R) LF
9. Michael Helman (R) RF  
10. Notes: 
11. Michael Helman Making his debut tonight!
    LETS GO TWINS

[karcherd]

Three converted infielders playing in the outfield, induce a lot of ground balls 

[C-Gangster]

to me its surprising that jeffers is leading off