Article: Game Thread: Twins @ Indians, 8/7 @ 6:10pm CT

[Squirrel]

Oh great … Indian announcers just said … ' … trying to wreck Minnesota's hopes … even more than they've wrecked them themselves …'  Or something like that.

[Cap'n Piranha]

I'd say it looks like the Twins left their bats in Toronto, but that would imply they actually had their bats in Toronto.

[Riverbrian]

Twins need a leadoff hitter so Dozier can move down in the lineup and one bat that just kills to put in the 3 spot. 

 

Santana would have been great in the lead off spot if he wasn't busy not being great for the lead off spot this year. Buxton eventually... I assume.

 

For the 3 spot... Gonna have to find him. Somewhere. 

 

I could live with and I think the Twins could also live with

 

1. Leadoff guy who gets on base and runs like a fast thing. 

2. Mauer

3. Big Scary guy who hits the crap out of the Ball

4. Sano

5. Dozier

6. Hunter/Plouffe whoever plays a position that the Big Scary guy doesn't play

7. Rosario

8. Catcher who gets the most out of the rotation. 

9. Hicks/Escobar whoever plays a position that the guy who gets on base and runs like a fast thing doesn't. 

 

 

[stringer bell]

Bunt? Indians love their pitcher, respect pelfrey, or not respect our offense. I'll say the last one.

I say "Thank you, Tito!".

[ScrapTheNickname]

How many times have we seen a player make a routine play on defense to end an inning, and then come up first to bat and ... make a routine out?

[Riverbrian]

 

I say "Thank you, Tito!".

 

I know... Where would the Jackson 5 be without him?

[stringer bell]

I say "Thank you, Tito!".

And Molitor (or Suzuki) returns the favor.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Buxton 2 for 2 thus far in Rochester tonight...

[ScrapTheNickname]

Strike four.

[Winston Smith]

Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting.

 

Yogi Berra

[Riverbrian]

 

I'd rewind and look at the pitch sequence but I figured that FSN would do it for us.

 

But... Apparently not. 

[Riverbrian]

That Escobar single will make the MLB Quick Pitch Highlights because they love the umpire confusion on the pitch count to add any drama they can find. 

[stringer bell]

The Twins best shortstop produces the first run.

[Cap'n Piranha]

This is an...interesting...decision.

 

Make 'em pay Bocaton.

[stringer bell]

Mauer intentionally walked. I say again, "thank you Tito".

[Riverbrian]

 

The Twins best shortstop produces the first run.

 

I like how I can tell the difference between you and VodkaDave

[Riverbrian]

 

Mauer intentionally walked. I say again, "thank you Tito".

 

OK... I'll say it again as well. 

Where would the Jackson 5 be without him? 

[Squirrel]

 

OK... I'll say it again as well. 

Where would the Jackson 5 be without him? 

Eventually going onto make a little album called 'Thriller.'

[stringer bell]

And the Twins two best position players get doubles this inning.

[Riverbrian]

Alright Plouffe

 

How we doing Halsey? 

[Riverbrian]

 

Eventually going onto make a little album called 'Thriller.'

 

That was the Jackson 1

[Squirrel]

 

That was the Jackson 1

Which may not have happened if the Jackson 5 remained 5. Okay, so it wasn't Tito who left the band, but just sayin'

[Riverbrian]

Now the Indians know how we felt against the Blue Jays

[JB_Iowa]

The Twins can score 5 in one inning?

I'd forgotten that.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

 

I'd say it looks like the Twins left their bats in Toronto, but that would imply they actually had their bats in Toronto.

 

Just dropping in, any updates?

 

[stringer bell]

This getting runners on and then driving them in could be a thing.

[Riverbrian]

 

Which may not have happened if the Jackson 5 remained 5. Okay, so it wasn't Tito who left the band, but just sayin'

 

Tito was much maligned by his father. 

 

The guy was actually a pretty decent guitar player but his father never let him play on any of the Jackson 5 records. They brought in studio musicians. 

 

And his father didn't let him sing much either. So he just kinda wore matching suits with the rest and tried to look like he was doing something. 

[Squirrel]

 

This getting runners on and then driving them in could be a thing.

yeah, I'll believe it if it happens more than once every two weeks or so.

[Riverbrian]

 

Just dropping in, any updates?

 

Cap N' Piranha was wrong

 

This has been a Circus Boy Update. 

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

Now the Indians know how we felt against the Blue Jays

I think MLB should institute [Jackson] 5 Wild Card spots, then we'd all have a shot.

Edited August 8, 2015 by ScrapTheNickname