Hosken Bombo Disco

I would bat her no higher than 7th in a lineup. I guess after today, not even that? Edit: too soon? sorry

Good mention. I'm not sure why an editor did not suggest mentioning Pineda in the article as a success story.

I’ll start:

The funny thing is, I assumed the Twins would scratch out a win in one of those games yesterday. I mean, a person can’t be that jaded to believe the Yankees will sweep the Twins again, can they? Tonight is Sonny Gray (7-4, 3.10 ERA) for the Twins, versus Nestor Cortes (9-4, 2.68 ERA) for the Yankees. Lineups as they are available. (EDIT 4:30 PM - Lineups at bottom of this post) In the doubleheader yesterday, both the Twins and the Yankees blew chance after chance in Game 1, and in Game 2 a grand slam by former Twin Isiah Kiner-Falefa, off of current Twin Joe Ryan, was enough to seal a win. The grand slam came while Thad Levine was talking on the radio broadcast, and was interrupted by Gladden’s home run trouble call. Funny enough, I think Levine’s last words before being interrupted were “six-plus innings”. Maybe next spring training, while Twins starters are building stamina to complete those six innings, and Twins baserunners are practicing their base stealing, Levine can practice on the radio by speaking in clause breaks which coincide with the pitch delivery! The Twins only shot at the postseason now is to win the AL Central division. But the Twins now have a record of 1-15 against other division leading teams this year. So, yeah. Notice to Twins management: The NFL football season begins tonight, and the Vikings kick off on Sunday. Hockey and basketball are right around the corner. Competition for eyeballs will only get more intense. Trivia: Aaron Judge hit home run number 55 off of Louie Varland, a St. Paul kid who was making his MLB debut. Who was the first Twins pitcher to surrender a home run to Judge? (First clue: Year was 2017. Second clue: If you are looking for a "big" and "sexy" answer, forget it. It wasn't him. Third clue: It was a starter, however.) *** Remember, there is an ancient old commenting policy we should all best follow. The big thing is nothing personal and no name calling is allowed. *** Otherwise, fire away in the comments! Comedy is preferred, especially if there is farce on the field. Memes also appreciated. LINEUPS YOUR MINNESOTA TWINS 1. Kyle Garlick (R) RF 2. Carlos Correa (R) DH 3. Jose Miranda (R) 1B 4. Gio Urshela (R) 3B 5. Gary Sanchez (R) C 6. Gilberto Celestino (R) CF 7. Jermaine Palacios (R) SS 8. Nick Gordon (L) 2B 9. Billy Hamilton (R) LF NEW YORK YANKEES 1. Aaron Hicks (S) LF 2. Aaron Judge (R) RF 3. Gleyber Torres (R) 2B 4. Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) 3B 5. Marwin Gonzalez (S) 1B 6. Miguel Andujar (R) DH 7. Estevan Florial (L) CF 8. Kyle Higashioka (R) C 9. Oswald Peraza (R) SS

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Signature moment here?

I hear you, but a new front office and head coach is always a good time to hop on board again

Cave, solid play!

Not enough offense?

The NFL season starts tomorrow night, which could realistically be a warning shot about irrelevance to Twins management …

Indeed it is!

Those were pretty much the exact words too. To answer your question: no clue. I don’t know if @Vanimal46 heard that part. I was kind of sleepwalking through the interview til that point.

I’ll share this in the game thread I guess. When you are done, please forget you ever read it. Thad Levine is on the radio broadcast right now. Dan Gladden asked Levine why Twins players don’t steal bases. Levine answered: “Some Twins players are psychologically afraid of failure. We are working with them and Twins coaches are trying to help them.” Levine at least gets points from me for not naming names, and for speaking publicly when times are tough, something he does more than Falvey. (posted a pitch before the hr)

Just heard that Donaldson went on paternity leave so that answers that question. Then, it’s bizarre to me that the Yankees would carry both Stanton and LeMahieu if neither were available to even pinch hit.

Not many are going to argue about pulling Varland there, however, you have a point. Someone in the dugout could have gotten Sanchez and Varland together in the dugout and told them what to throw to Judge and Torrez.

True, but slowing down to hit the bag in stride also slows you down (adds a step/stride) it’s an instinct play i think

Or two and a half times through the order lol

Yankee batter had one job there - extend the inning

Short answer is I think guys are running full tilt, and don’t want to slow down or try to figure out their stride, so they just smash full bore so they know they won’t miss the base. and yes missing first base is a thing see Granite, Zack

That was a good spot to use Thielbar

Good for Thielbar against these replacement Yankees, and having a good season, but he’s another guy I have trouble trusting against the normal Yankees lineup of righties. If there was a playoff series against them, I think you would have to leave him off the playoff roster for that series. Not to get ahead of myself at all…

If I’m Varland I demand a trade lol

Leaves for a minute after Judge is retired, then a home run to the next guy. Are you fffing kidding me.

Of course this is also a minor league lineup, favoring leaving him in as long as he can go.

I am only following on Gameday so will let the rest of you judge, but walking a guy with a .178 OPS — OPS — is maybe a sign Varland is tiring?