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Game Thread: Twins @ Tigers, 9/26 6:08pm CT Never started a game thread before, so let’s give it a go…The Twins play the second game of the series with Detroit tonight. Here are some things to think about: 1. Last night’s loss to Detroit clearly falls into the woulda, coulda, shoulda category. Less than 10 games remaining in the season and the team seems to be trying to limp toward the finish line. The Twins held a 4-1 lead into the seventh inning, but another short outing from Pelfrey then a cluster fumble by the bullpen….judges, what say you? 2. Technically, the team can still make it to the wild card one-game playoff. Although they have slipped to fourth, pl…

I've got some good news and some bad news, but first I will give you the good news, we have completed the first round vote for the TDGTHOF! The bad news? VOTES FOR YOURSELF DON'T COUNT!! So now we have seven finalists, due to a tie between Vanimal46 and always33. Below I will give you a brief scouting report on each of our finalists: Riverbrian - Riverbrian's five things to think about are short, funny, and informative, but he also is a chronic liar and very prideful, so voters will have to take that into consideration. My advice is that since Riverbrian will make it to the HOF you should seriously consider voting for someone else, but voting for him will not necessaril…

Phil Hughes is pitching for the Twins, but I'm not going to say who is pitching for the opponent, because I don't want to type any naughty words on the internet today. Weather: Changing. We are having a preliminary vote for the TDGTHOF, the top five vote getters will move on to the final round. My nominees: Riverbrian - Game Threads wouldn't be around if Riverbrian wasn't around, this mutualism is similar to that of a Blind Shrimp and a Goby, because Twins Daily benefits from his intros, and Riverbrian benefits from the entertainment that USAFCheif, Gibby, Bark's Lounge, etc. provide. twinsnorth49 - This Canadian has educated us, especially on how horrible Toron…

In an effort to stay positive, quoting Fuller seems appropriate. It's always darkest before the dawn folks, yes dawn is fast approaching but even with the Twins horrible play of late they are still in the mix for that last wildcard spot. It's becoming increasingly unlikely that it remains that way but imo, it's still been a blast to watch them play meaningful September baseball again. Things to think about, 1.Expectations, the Twins have exceeded mine so far this year. I'm thankful for that, it's been a fun year and while hope might be fading that it continues beyond the end of game 162, I'm still having fun watching this team. 2. Miguel Sano, this guy is a freak,…

Very tough loss in the first game. Losing streak now at 4, and could come at hardly a worse time. We need a win tonight. A few other thoughts: 1) Mike Pelfrey. 'Nuf said, Big Pelf's got this. 2) Garrett Richards. The Angels threw a competent pitcher at us in game 1, we get another one tonight. Big righty (not as big as our guy of course), eats innings, strikes out his share of batters, keeps his team in the game. He walks a few, so maybe patience at the plate will be key. 3) The Twins Offense. This seems like the overall key. First game today was winnable, and a single run in any number of late inning chances would have achieved that. We need sustained offense the r…

Game Thread Twins vs Angels 09/18/2015 @7:10pm 09/19/2015 @12:10pm The case of the missing game thread... Facts of the case: 1. When i went to bed, there was a game thread. I wake up this morning, and low and behold, it's not there! 2. I called out the usual suspects: Mike Pelfrey said he was going to pitch, but got pushed back to the evening game. Did he want extra rest? Kyle Gibson got promoted to pitch 7 hours earlier. Maybe he didn't want to wait? Torii Hunter needs his beauty rest? Mauer wanted to be with the twins, but which ones? Too many Eddies for Everyday? Terry Ryan is behind everything... Keyser Söze hadn't been spotted recently. Just biding his time? Go…

Things to think about 1. Mike Trout is good at baseball 2. Mike Trout is good at baseball 3. Mike Trout is good at baseball 4. Mike Trout is good at baseball 5. Mike Trout is good at baseball Lineups Twins 1. Hicks CF 2. Dozier 2B 3. Mauer 1B 4. Sano DH 5. Plouffe 3B 6. Hunter RF 7. Rosario LF 8. Suzuki C 9. Escobar SP. Mike Pelfrey 6-9, 4.09 ERA Angels 1. Murphy LF 2. Calhoun RF 3. Trout CF 4. Pujols DH 5. Cron 1B 6. Aybar SS 7. Freese 3B 8. Perez C 9. Featherston 2B SP. Andrew Heaney 6-3, 3.32 ERA

The Twins dropped the middle game of the 3 game set with the Tigers last night in a hard fought game that saw rookie phenom Miguel Sano strike out with the tying on 2nd to end the game. Phil Hughes labored through 3 innings, throwing 65 pitches and giving up 3 runs on 6 hits in his first start in nearly 5 weeks after coming off of the DL. Tonight's game will be one of four these two teams have against each other, and the last at Target Field for the year. 1. Tiger's Run Over. The Royals winning last night officially eliminated the Tigers from the AL Central division race and ending the Tigers 4 year run of Central Division Championships is over. Think about this. T…

Last night I sat down feeling rather satisfied at a local bar with a micro brew in hand next to a few friends. The Twins were leading 7-0 in the 8th, the Vikings were about to start their season. After 3.5 quarters of excruciating bad football from the men in purple, a handful of beers and a few off hand comments that would make a hooker blush, the future for the Vikes seemed bleak.....to say the least in my mind. After sleeping on it, I thought of another team who stumbled......and that's being nice.....out of the gate this season. The Twins as we all know, limped out of the gate one their way to a 1-6 start being outscored 45-16 and 3 of those losses coming from …

Sunday 9/13, 1:10 PM CT at U.S. Cellular Field TV: FS-N; Radio: Go 93-3, TIBN, BOB FM Weather: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Now that's the kind of weather I like ... not that I'm in Chicago ... but the weather up here is pretty similar. Unfortunately, Chicago and St. Paul alike are going to warm up again. Oh well ... can't rush the seasons. I'll simply have to wait. Lineups: TWINS (73-68): 1. Hicks CF 2. Dozier 2B 3. Mauer 1B 4. Sano DH 5. Plouffe 3B 6. Hunter RF 7. Rosario LF 8. Suzuki C 9. Escobar SS Kyle Gibson, RHP (9-10, 3.87 ERA) WHITE SOX (67-73): 1. Eaton CF 2. Saladino SS 3. Abreu DH 4. Laroche 1B 5. Thmpson RF 6. …

Pitching matchup: MIN: Milone (8-4, 3.54) CWS: Quintana (8-10, 3.60) Today the Twins look to get a win from the White Sox, and the A's want to beat the Rangers. #1 Thing to Think About: Minor League Playoffs - The Kernels beat Quad City in the first round of the playoffs, and Max Kepler came up huge for the Lookouts in their first game, but that isn't the whole reason why we are thinking about MILB playoffs. The real reason why we are thinking about MILB playoffs is because we are Twins fans, and Twins fans have a habit of saying, "Well, there are always Minor League games, and the playoffs are fun..." unless you are also a Packers fan, then you go root for the Pack …

Wednesday 9/9, 7:10 PM CT at Kauffman Stadium TV: FS-N; Radio: Go 96.3, TIBN Weather: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight (I'm just going to go ahead and leave that in there in case we go into extras). Lineups: TWINS (71-67): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Mike Pelfrey (6-9, 4.17 ERA) ROYALS (83-55): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Kris Medlen (3-1, 4.88 ERA) This contention thing has proved to be too stressful for me. I used to always write the game threads at least a day in advance, and, in the case of the failed Chicken Dinnah attempt, a week or two before necessary, but today I am starting from…

Recipe for Chicken Dinnah As prepared in Kitchen ... er ... I mean Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday the 8th of September; watch live on TV on FS-N or listen on Go 96.3, TIBN, or BOB FM starting 7:10 PM CT. Bake for three hours or until Twins win at 78°; baste lightly depending on conditions. Ingredients: TWINS (71-66): 1. Hicks RF 2. Dozier 2B 3. Mauer 1B 4. Plouffe 3B 5. Rosario LF 6. Hunter DH 7. Escobar SS 8. Hermann C 9. Buxton CF Kyle Gibson, RHP (9-9, 3.84 ERA) ROYALS (82-55): 1. Zobrist 2B 2. Gordon LF 3. Cain CF 4. Hosmer 1B 5. Morales DH 6. Moustakas 3B 7. Perez C 8. Rios RF 9. Escobar SS Edinson Volquez, RHP (12-7, 3.53 ERA) Preparation: Step 1)…

(Submitted To the Guild of Twinsdaily Game Thread Intro Writers for approval as Master Writer of Game Thread Intros with all the rights and privileges pertaining there to. And the silly hat. Must have one.) 0. "We the Posters of the Twins Daily, in Order to enjoy a more perfect Game, establish Camaraderie, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common entertainment, promote the general Knowledge of Baseball, and secure the Pursuit of Happiness to ourselves and our Posts - eary, earier, or otherwise, do ordain and establish this Thread for the Game pitting the Twins of Minnesota against the Host, the Astros of Houston, this September 6th, in the year of Buxton/Sano …

No No ir... It was a hot and humid Houston as i sauntered into my Private investigator's office. Business was slow, and i was even slower. Hadn't been any decent action in who knows how long. And i had gotten used to it, in a slovenly sort of way. I stumbled to the door, pulled it open, and got the shock of my life! There in my office was a sight to behold! But alas, it wouldn't do to discuss my clients... Suffice it to say, someone got away with a crime yesterday, at trope i canna field i mean minute man maid field. maid... man... that could even be the problem. On the outside, it looked like your average, even expected baseball game last night. A home team won goi…

Here we are, September 3 and the Twins are contending for a playoff spot. As we all know, make the playoffs, anything can happen. See: Kansas City, last year. Am I expecting the Twins to make the playoffs? I hope they do, because I want a playoff game thread. Though, with all the work by Riverbrian, USAFchief, chitown, always33, Hosken Bombo Disco, glunn and others, it may take a bit of Tanya Harding magic to make that happen. (think keyboard across the wrists) The Twins were dreadful initially, wonderful in May, tanked after the All Star break and turned their fortunes around on the road against the AL East. Yes, you read that right, a winning road trip. 6-4 no les…

Normally, I have these game thread thingies written a couple of weeks before I'm supposed to post them. However, writers block set in about the same time the Twins went from road kill to road killers. What's even worse, the Twins were going to play the White Sox, a team who's best pitcher has been awful against the Twins. So much low hanging fruit yet the old brain was not bearing game thread fruit. I also admit to some trepidation yesterday, because I figured Chris Sale would be on a mission to get some revenge. It turns out I was wrong, Sale was on a mission to be the Sale the Twins have grown to love. Then, things got interesting, Duffy left, and the Sox to…

Annd Welcome back! To Minnesota Twins Whine Line: GAME THREAD edition. Yesterday's game happened. It wasn't very fun, so I hope you all went to the Great MN Get-Together instead! The only update from the intern is that Mike Pelfrey has now decreased from 72 to 65 overall in MLB The Show. Meanwhile JO Berrios is sitting there in AAA, all 74 overall of him..... It's a day game today, which is prime drinking weather for Vanimal. I'm going to prepare a bloody mary while the intern goes through all of the garbage again. Intern, you're up........ Hi. It's going to be nice again. Sunny. 77 degrees for the first pitch. Getting hotter as we go along. TWINS Lineup: Dozier 2B …

ANNND Welcome! To Minnesota Twins Whine Line, GAME THREAD edition. I am your host for the next 2 days, Vanimal. Isn't it amazing how similar the Twins, and the TD owners operate? I mean, a CRUCIAL series against a 1st place Astros team, and they trust a ROOKIE to do game threads?! I'm more nervous than Tyler Duffey against the Blue Jays... For those who aren't familiar with the program, I'm just your standard radio host for Minnesota Twins news, with a few weird quirks... For one, I've been recorded (Truman Show style) by Chief and diehard. How they got access to my apartment, car, and office is still Mind.Boggling. I was also duped by a Nigerian Prince, who I thought w…

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! The Honorable Game Thread of Twins Daily is now in session. All seeking entertainment from baseball draw near. God save Twins Daily and this honorable Game Thread. Today the Twins go for a sweep of the Rays, and try to build on their wild card lead. Things to think about: Stolen Game Threads: Yesterday I signed into my e-mail account for the first time in about a week, and found a peaceful assembly of those obnoxious things, and as I was scrolling through and looking at 'em I saw one that had the subject of, "Brock Beauchamp started a new personal conversation with you." At first I was surprised, and then I wondered what he would want to talk to me a…

The Twins are in the midst of a five game winning streak, a number commonly referred to as “half a dozen” by Bert Blyleven. Today’s game will see beautiful western Florida weather at 86 degrees game time but none of that matters because Tropicana Field makes the Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome look like the Ritz Carlton, even accounting for the current state of said Metrodome. In celebration of this winning streak, I have compiled a half dozen talking points about today’s game. 1. Tyler Duffey. The righty is taking the mound for the fourth time in a Minnesota Twins uniform. After being on the unfortunate end of a whooping stick in Toronto, he has strung together 13.2 in…

I've barely been able to watch the games lately they've been so … well, you know. Sometimes I just can't take it. And sometimes, despite it all, I just can't help it and watch anyway. It's like watching an accident. Even when you want to just drive by, and I'm usually pretty good at that, something impedes you … other gawkers … and you are forced to catch a glimpse. TD has been one big gawker for me … and I can't help but take a peek. Even if I don't watch the game every day … I'm still reading about it all. I just can't seem to turn away. Not sure what that makes me … a true fan? A masochist? An idiot? (Chief says 'yes.') Anyway … whatever it makes me, here I am; and tod…

Recipe for a good game thread. 1. A good game. I suppose that is subjective, and not entirely vital, but it helps. It needs to anticipation, excitement, and unifying events that we can all appreciate. Twins would like to notch another game like 2 nights ago, or even last night under their belt. Orioles, not so much. But that should make it interesting. 2. Pitchers. Belly itching doesn't go over so well. Gibson with his sinker, double play induction, and surprise strike outs, he should be worth the watch. Tillman, i know less about. But he's in the major leagues so he can't be that bad. (little help here) 3. Batters. Not the kind for cake. The kind what swing, or not, a…

Hey guys, long time-first time here with the game thread! It was so nice to see the boys break out of that funk and take out some the Yankee frustration on the Orioles last night. I was mildly worried I would be looking at my first game thread with a 4 game losing streak and an angry mob of Rally Rogers wielding pitchforks....with unparalleled pressure to start a thread that broke the streak. But.....I can breathe a sigh of relief. Growing up my father was an Orioles fan and I always heard the stories of Brooks Robinson, the 69 O's that lost to the amazing Mets and my favorite piece of trivia, the 1971 O's staff, the first and only staff to have 4, 20-game winners. …

"Gemme over" game thread Gametime Forecast: 85°F • Partly Cloudy • 0% PoP* * - i believe that's "probability of precipitation, and isn't a statement relative to the Twins' bats. Twins 0. Ervin Santana {R} P 1. Aaron Hicks {S} CF 2. Brian Dozier {R} 2B 3. Joe Mauer {L} DH 4. Miguel Sano {R} 3B 5. Trevor Plouffe {R} 1B 6. Eddie Rosario {L} RF 7. Eduardo Escobar {S} SS 8. Chris Herrmann {L} C 9. Shane Robinson {R} LF Yankees 0. Nathan Eovaldi {R} P 1. Jacoby Ellsbury {L} CF 2. Brett Gardner {L} LF 3. Alex Rodriguez {R} DH 4. Carlos Beltran {S} RF 5. Greg Bird {L} 1B 6. Chase Headley {S} 3B 7. Didi Gregorius {L} SS 8. Stephen Drew {L} 2B 9. John Ryan Murphy {R} C (Pay…

I wasn't there, but i think i heard that Molitor called a team meeting before the Toronto series. Then before the home stand, the players called "players only" one. I think it's time for the fans to call a... "fans only" meeting All Righty Then! I call this "fans only" meeting to order. Will the clerk call the roll? Oh, we don't have one. Anyone want to be clerk? No? Well, um, all those absent say "absent" so we know... Anyway our agenda: 0. Approve the minutes for the last "fans only" meeting. Yeah. Right... 1. An open mind. Listen. Yes, what you have to say is more important, but it's a lot harder to hear while your talkin'. So pipe down a moment, ingest what ot…

Greetings from a cooler Northwest Iowa to a cooler Minnesota! So glad the heat has broken for a few days. And for those of you living elsewhere, you’ll soon be missing the best – I love fall in the upper Midwest! Gametime Forecast: 82°F • Drizzle • 32% PoP Thunderstorms should be scattered so I assume they’ll get this game in. Line-ups: CLEVELAND INDIANS Pitching for the visiting Cleveland Indians: Right-hander Carlos Carrasco 1. Jose Ramirez (S) 2B 2. Francisco Lindor (S) SS 3. Yan Gomes ® C 4. Carlos Santana (S) 1B 5. Ryan Raburn ® DH 6. Giovanny Urshela ® 3B 7. Abraham Almonte (S) CF 8. Jerry Sands ® RF 9. Mike Aviles ® LF MINNESOTA TWINS Pitching …

Game Thread, Twins Vs. Indians, 8/15 @ 6:10pm CT‏ Going for Chief Wahoo - Josh Tomlin (0-0, ERA --) Going for the Ted Cruz Bear - Tyler Duffey (0-1, ERA 27.00) Things to think about: Being absent - I have been absent from TD for about 6 weeks now, (you don't need to know why, but it could have something to do with nerd sniping) but it seems that a lot has happened since I was gone, such as Kevin Jepsen arriving, Spirit of Vodka Dave going to the Happy Hunting Grounds, and the Twins falling well behind the Royals, but I happen to have some top secret information about the Jepsen trade, so I'll get to that below. The Trade - On July 29th, a Tampa Bay Rays scout was k…

Forecast: 84 degrees and mostly cloudy Lineups: Texas Rangers: 1. Delino DeShields Jr., CF 2. Shin-Soo Choo, RF 3. Prince Fielder, DH 4. Adrian Beltre, 3B 5. Mitch Moreland, 1B 6. Elvis Andrus, SS 7. Rougned Odor, 2B 8. Chris Gimenez, C 9. Ryan Stausborger, LF vs. Ervin Santana (RH) Minnesota Twins: 1. Aaron Hicks, CF 2. Brian Dozier, 2B 3. Joe Mauer, DH 4. Miguel Sano, 3B 5. Trevor Plouffe, 1B 6. Eddie Rosario, RF 7. Eduardo Escobar, SS 8. Chris Herrmann, C 9. Shane Robinson, LF vs. Chi Chi Gonzalez (RH) Things to think about: 1. Back for one more try? Are the Twins going to really try to make the playoffs still. Wait, let me rephrase that: we know th…

Haven't i read this somewhere before?