Twins (Prielipp) vs Athletics (Ginn): 08/26/26, 8:05 PM

[Tlaker]

4 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

College in Vermillion.  Went to Sioux City almost every Thursday afternoon due to to the more reasonable liquor store age requirement.

A ‘Yote! Good for you! But I always thought you were a east coast guy??

[Parfigliano]

Just now, Tlaker said:

A ‘Yote! Good for you! But I always thought you were a east coast guy??

SDak

[Western SD Fan]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

They need to man up and tell Buxton he is done for this year.

I wonder about Buxton if he is dictating when he thinks he can come back.  As much as he is hurt, I would think the trainers would have a bigger voice than they do.  Almost to save Buxton from himself.

[ashbury]

3 minutes ago, S Bart said:

WALNUT CREEK, Larnach...that is a wealthy area of EAST BAY

I lived in Pleasant Hill for one year, which is the next town north, and I don't recall it being especially tony.  But I was a teen and maybe didn't catch the nuances.

[Tlaker]

6 minutes ago, Western SD Fan said:

Still not a destination city.  North Sioux City was when Gateway was there building computers.  The only thing you wait for in Sioux City when you're on I-29 is when you can get away from the smell of the meat processing plants.  Stopped at Hard Rock Casino there one night.  Didn't really like the smoking when you've been used to no smoking establishments for so long.  The Sioux City Sarsaparillas were just distributed in the area where I grew up.  They were a nice treat as we could only get them in a couple places in the area. 

My first laptop was a Gateway! What happened to them?

[mrmpls]

5 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

I hope Audra's remarks aren't a foreshadowing of what is going to happen this weekend.  The comment from Buck about hopefully a couple of days of treatment and he will be good to go.  They need to get a more definitive plan than that.

getting old  -   were all tired of it 

[HarmonK03]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

They need to man up and tell Buxton he is done for this year.

I am not sure it is that easy, but they have to convince him missing multiple games is not helping the team.  We could send down Jackson and put Buxton on the Jackson plan until he is healthy.  They have no concerns about sitting a guy on the bench and not using him, put Buxton in that role.

[S Bart]

I was at the Twins/As games last year. I will most certainly be there next year...the last in SAC TOWN for the As. If you want to get an up close and surreal experience for a Twins game, take a trip to it, First time that I had a chance to actually speak with the players before the game (during with the relievers...spoke with Lou). I congratulated Royce after the game, and he looked at me and said Thank you. The bullpen catcher was having conversations with the kids who were next to the bullpen. It is a shabby stadium, but an experience that a true fan cannot get anywhere else during the season.

[Western SD Fan]

3 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

My first laptop was a Gateway! What happened to them?

I honestly thought they were bought out by Dell.  I had to look it up and they were bought out by Acer around 2007.  Didn't adapt to changing industry and the easy availability of computers just didn't fit their business model of largely shipping to customers.

[HarmonK03]

3 minutes ago, Western SD Fan said:

I wonder about Buxton if he is dictating when he thinks he can come back.  As much as he is hurt, I would think the trainers would have a bigger voice than they do.  Almost to save Buxton from himself.

It's an issue of pain tolerance, he was moving around well on Monday.  So I am not sure there is much the trainers can say.  He is not 100%, there is no doubt about that, but what percentage is he.  It comes down to convincing him he is not helping the team right now.

[Tlaker]

My senior year of high school in ‘74…our uniforms looked exactly like the A’s are wearing tonight.

But they were the gawd awful double knit which were supposed to be the new best ever material…. better than the wool old ones but still not that great 

[Parfigliano]

6 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

A ‘Yote! Good for you! But I always thought you were a east coast guy??

Went to TC-Philly game and got my newest and favorite hat with admission.

[S Bart]

14 minutes ago, Western SD Fan said:

Still not a destination city.  North Sioux City was when Gateway was there building computers.  The only thing you wait for in Sioux City when you're on I-29 is when you can get away from the smell of the meat processing plants.  Stopped at Hard Rock Casino there one night.  Didn't really like the smoking when you've been used to no smoking establishments for so long.  The Sioux City Sarsaparillas were just distributed in the area where I grew up.  They were a nice treat as we could only get them in a couple places in the area. 

BIG STOCKYARDS...

[HarmonK03]

The A's are doing the one thing the Twins are scared to do, using their second catcher as a DH without a 3rd catcher on the bench.  You would almost think that maybe the Twins aren't as smart as they think they are.

[Parfigliano]

6 minutes ago, S Bart said:

I was at the Twins/As games last year. I will most certainly be there next year...the last in SAC TOWN for the As. If you want to get an up close and surreal experience for a Twins game, take a trip to it, First time that I had a chance to actually speak with the players before the game (during with the relievers...spoke with Lou). I congratulated Royce after the game, and he looked at me and said Thank you. The bullpen catcher was having conversations with the kids who were next to the bullpen. It is a shabby stadium, but an experience that a true fan cannot get anywhere else during the season.

Going next year.

[mrmpls]

7 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

I am not sure it is that easy, but they have to convince him missing multiple games is not helping the team.  We could send down Jackson and put Buxton on the Jackson plan until he is healthy.  They have no concerns about sitting a guy on the bench and not using him, put Buxton in that role.

Your right - cant keep playing short -  need to tell him and not worry about his feelings

[Tlaker]

3 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Went to TC-Philly game and got my newest and favorite hat with admission.

Very nice!! That is a sharp looking hat!

[SS MagicMark]

Nice higher leverage challenge from Jeffers to stop the momentum. 

[mrmpls]

5 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

It's an issue of pain tolerance, he was moving around well on Monday.  So I am not sure there is much the trainers can say.  He is not 100%, there is no doubt about that, but what percentage is he.  It comes down to convincing him he is not helping the team right now.

 It comes down to convincing him he is not helping the team right now.--   and theres the problem 

[mnfireman]

Good on Prielipp for working out of that, usually that type of inning keeps snowballing on him for 3 or 4 runs...

[djvang]

That's not Morris 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

TV display said Morris is pitching for some reason. If so, he is wearing a Prielipp jersey...

[HarmonK03]

Just now, mrmpls said:

Your right - cant keep playing short -  need to tell him and not worry about his feelings

I don't think they are going to tell him, Shelton seems to have a good rapport, he needs to convince him.  They have shown him great deference not just this year but in prior years as well.  And if he is only dinged up and the doctors say he can play, you can't just put him on the IL.  I would really like to know what the doctors are saying.

[SS MagicMark]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

TV display said Morris is pitching for some reason. If so, he is wearing a Prielipp jersey...

Maybe he'll throw 10 shutout innings. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

TV display said Morris is pitching for some reason. If so, he is wearing a Prielipp jersey...

Ninja'd. And with a picture no less.

Out classed and out posted. I shall get used to disappointment.

[ziggy]

35 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

1973 turned 18 …. legal in Iowa at the time! Drank Singapore Slings….. until I discovered adult drinking 

in 1973 I was 15 and discovered orange vodka. Then I discovered what happens when you drink the whole bottle of orange vodka. I have never touched orange vodka ever again.

[mnfireman]

Anybody other than Bell hits that....

[Parfigliano]

4 minutes ago, mrmpls said:

Your right - cant keep playing short -  need to tell him and not worry about his feelings

Team before player.

[S Bart]

6 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Went to TC-Philly game and got my newest and favorite hat with admission.

NDSU GRAD HERE..prefer this one and the model wearing it

[mnfireman]

4 minutes ago, ziggy said:

in 1973 I was 15 and discovered orange vodka. Then I discovered what happens when you drink the whole bottle of orange vodka. I have never touched orange vodka ever again.

You got Stardusted....