Game Thread: Twins @ Rays, 7/9 - 6:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Twins:

Brian Dozier 2B

Joe Mauer C

Ryan Doumit DH

Justin Morneau 1B

Trevor Plouffe 3B

Oswaldo Arcia LF

Chris Parmelee RF

Aaron Hicks CF

Pedro Florimon SS

(Kyle Gibson P)

 

Rays:

Desmond Jennings CF

Luke Scott DH

Ben Zobrist 2B

Evan Longoria 3B

James Loney 1B

Matt Joyce RF

Kelly Johnson LF

Jose Lobaton C

Yunel Escobar SS

(Chris Archer P)

[Riverbrian]

 

I assume everyone is still into Gibson's turn in the rotation.

[Bark's Lounge]

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I assume everyone is still into Gibson's turn in the rotation.

http://img.karaoke-lyrics.net/img/artists/32454/debbie-gibson-245665.jpg

You bet!

[Riverbrian]

[ashbury]

I'm in!

 

[JB_Iowa]

I'm in too, but given the heat, I want a VERY icy margarita.

[B Richard]

Not sure why but I just love saying "Jose Lobaton"

[ashbury]

Or maybe it should be:

 

[Bark's Lounge]

Or maybe it should be:

 

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Geez John. Your making me work too hard for my money this afternoon. I didn't plan on having to do any research to identify photographs. Hey at least I learned a few new things - and I thank you for that! Pass a Gibson over this way... and I mean Althea, not the adult beverage.

[diehardtwinsfan]

Doing a google image search for Gibson, I found this gem underneath a bunch of guitars and photos of Mel Gibson... I much prefer this one.

 

 

 

 

[Squirrel]

I'm in!

 

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This is the only one that makes any sense to me.

[Bark's Lounge]

http://images.hitfix.com/photos/188666/charlesgibson_652_article_story_main.jpg

Another one for good measure.

[ashbury]

Lobaton's good, but I prefer chanting repeatedly, Evan Longoria, Evan Longoria, Eva Longoria...

 

[CairoCrown]

[snepp]

http://files.myopera.com/rato53/albums/69018/GibsonGirl.jpg

[CairoCrown]

http://files.myopera.com/rato53/albums/69018/GibsonGirl.jpg

/thread

[ashbury]

Snepp's image has better amps than any of the ones I contributed.

[buckninetyone]

sing bo!

 

[big dog]

Dear Twins,

 

I would really like a win tonight. I'm starting to feel kind of discouraged, to be honest. A nice, clean game would be good too. I know that rookies make mistakes, our rotation isn't too solid, the bullpen's struggling, the hitters are pressing- that's all part of baseball. But it's nice to have a good win here and there, and tonight would be really good. Thank you for doing your best.

 

Sincerely,

 

Twins fan since Blyleven was a rookie and Harmon was hitting his 500th home run.

[ashbury]

Now I lay me down to watch

A Twins game that they do not botch.

If I should die before they win,

I pray the Lord to kick their shins.

Amen.

[buckninetyone]

Dear Twins,

 

our rotation isn't too solid, the bullpen's struggling, the hitters are pressing

 

yeesh. that quote would drive me to drink if i weren't drinking already.

[ashbury]

yeesh. that quote would drive me to drink if i weren't drinking already.

 

It should drive you to sobriety, then. So that you can take up drinking again.

[Squirrel]

I'd say that we have to try to find what good we can but that sounds too much like being okay with getting a ribbon just for participating and as a woman, that's just not good enough for me.

[ashbury]

I'd say that we have to try to find what good we can but that sounds too much like being okay with getting a ribbon just for participating and as a woman, that's just not good enough for me.

 

How about the days when you're a man?

[CairoCrown]

I'd say that we have to try to find what good we can but that sounds too much like being okay with getting a ribbon just for participating and as a woman, that's just not good enough for me.

As a man, I concur.

[ashbury]

As a man, I concur.

 

Great minds think alike. Kinda sorta.

[Squirrel]

That was a shout out to diehard in case anyone missed the reference

[glunn]

I'd say that we have to try to find what good we can but that sounds too much like being okay with getting a ribbon just for participating and as a woman, that's just not good enough for me.

 

I will be very happy if Gibson gets a quality start, even if the Twins lose the game. Or if I get trapped in an elevator with Eva Longoria. Not necessarily in that order.

[ashbury]

Meanwhile, Doumit and Morneau apparently had better things to do than drive in Mauer after his double in the top of the first.

[big dog]

I'd say that we have to try to find what good we can but that sounds too much like being okay with getting a ribbon just for participating and as a woman, that's just not good enough for me.

 

My daughter was planning her birthday party, perhaps 9 years old (and 9 years ago). She had all these ideas for subjective games, like "best dancer", that I was supposed to judge. She told me "and you have to pick someone who wins. None of this 'you're all winners' stuff."