Game Thread: Twins @ Red Sox, 6:10pm cdt, 7/26/2018ad

[TwinsCD]

Shifting Joe Mauer to the right field side.  At least he's one hitter who can go the other way and tear that shift apart.

[gil4]

 

  On 7/26/2018 at 4:31 PM, Han Joelo said:

Brian Johnson would normally be a nondescript, ho-hum everyman name.  EXCEPT FOR AC/DC!

Even then he's just the guy who replaced Bon Scott. 

[Mill1634]

Need a win today with Sale throwing tomorrow

[TwinsCD]

Dammit Joe, get the rocks out of your pocket!!

[Mill1634]

Why send him...JBJ arm is amazing. 

[Mill1634]

If there is one player I want to not survive the trade deadline, it is Robbie Grossman. 

[gil4]

 

  On 7/26/2018 at 11:17 PM, milldaddy35 said:

Why send him...JBJ arm is amazing. 

NOW you tell us.

[tvagle]

RRRK - Return of Robby the Rally Killer

[Mike Sixel]

 

  On 7/26/2018 at 11:26 PM, tvagle said:

RRRK - Return of Robby the Rally Killer

 

He left? Huh.

 

On another topic, when someone mentioned Top Gun, I got all excited thinking about Top Secret....I probably giggled some....

[Mill1634]

Ouch. We might want Cameron Rupp back

[gil4]

 

  On 7/26/2018 at 10:58 PM, jimmer said:

You know, it didn't occur to me till today that I could very well have umpired baseball games that Kepler played in Germany as a kid.  I umpired a ton of youth baseball from younger kids all the way till high school kids and even some games with older players.  And I umpired all over Germany in the summers of 2005 and 2006.

Did you call any games at Spang? In 2005 all our games were at Spang. I think my oldest played games all over Germany in 2006, but I was "deployed" that year and missed all but the first game. (Aviano - one of those hardship deployments.)

[David HK]

Arrrrgh, the dreaded soft-tossing lefty. And we didn't waste him in the 1st, when we had a chance.

That's probably all the hits we get tonight...

[ashbury]

  On 7/26/2018 at 11:08 PM, jimmer said:

Is Cuzzi umpiring 3B? :-)

No, but he was at third base in Philly yesterday. And yes, he got a call over turned.

 

#baseballroadtrip

[jimmer]

  On 7/26/2018 at 11:32 PM, gil4 said:

Did you call any games at Spang? In 2005 all our games were at Spang. I think my oldest played games all over Germany in 2006, but I was "deployed" that year and missed all but the first game. (Aviano - one of those hardship deployments.)

yes, I was stationed at Spang

A majority of the games I umpired were on and around Spangdahlem and Bitburg. I also umpired men's and women's softball and the little league girls regional softball qualifying tournament in '06. In fact for the military women's league in Spang AB, I was the only qualified umpire durung their '05 season until the season was almost over. I umped all those games.

[TwinsCD]

 

  On 7/26/2018 at 11:24 PM, milldaddy35 said:

If there is one player I want to not survive the trade deadline, it is Robbie Grossman. 

 

I wouldn't mind adding Bobby Wilson to that list.

[TwinsCD]

 

  On 7/26/2018 at 11:38 PM, ashburyjohn said:

No, but he was at third base in Philly yesterday. And yes, he got a call over turned.

 

And that call was right in front of him and he had zero reason to miss it.  Hmmmm, sounds eerily familiar.

[ashbury]

  On 7/26/2018 at 11:17 PM, TwinsCD said:

Dammit Joe, get the rocks out of your pocket!!

I'm not a Gene Glynn fan. One out, slow slow runner, go conservative.

[Mike Sixel]

Is Blake Swihart playing to try to get MN to trade for him? He almost never plays, does he?

[Mill1634]

Gibby doesn't seem to have his best stuff tonight

[Aggies7]

  On 7/26/2018 at 11:42 PM, ashburyjohn said:

I'm not a Gene Glynn fan. One out, slow slow runner, go conservative.

And with the hottest hitter coming up and 1out.

[jimmer]

Great throw

[ashbury]

  On 7/26/2018 at 11:46 PM, Mike Sixel said:

Is Blake Swihart playing to try to get MN to trade for him? He almost never plays, does he?

Well he already has a botch on a pitch, so Molitor probably vetoes.

[Mill1634]

Wow. What a throw. Not an easy play to make. 

[ashbury]

  On 7/26/2018 at 11:54 PM, jimmer said:

Great throw

Concur. We have perfect seats to see that'un develop. Sometimes cheap seats are best.

[LaBombo]

Both fun and a little sad to see Mauer have a rare chance to flash that exceptional arm with the nice throw to third.

 

Sigh.

[Mike Sixel]

 

  On 7/27/2018 at 12:01 AM, LaBombo said:

Both fun and a little sad to see Mauer have a rare chance to flash that exceptional arm with the nice throw to third.

 

Sigh.

 

clearly he should pitch at least once in his career?

[Vanimal46]

  On 7/27/2018 at 12:01 AM, LaBombo said:

Both fun and a little sad to see Mauer have a rare chance to flash that exceptional arm with the nice throw to third.

 

Sigh.

Seriously. Mauer throwing out baserunners is a distant memory now...

[gil4]

 

  On 7/26/2018 at 11:40 PM, jimmer said:

yes, I was stationed at Spang
A majority of the games I umpired were on and around Spangdahlem and Bitburg. I also umpired men's and women's softball and the little league girls regional softball qualifying tournament in '06. In fact for the military women's league in Spang AB, I was the only qualified umpire durung their '05 season until the season was almost over. I umped all those games.

I was one of the obnoxious players you had to deal with (on the Comm team.) I'll have to dig out some old photos and see if we got you. 

[jimmer]

So many annoying Comm guys, can't picture you :-).I was one of the two umpires who umpired all the mens playoff games in 2005(or was it the 2006 season I did that). I was chunky during the '05 season. Blond hair with a flat top. I lost 40 pounds before the 06 season started. I also ran Hazmart, so you might know me that way too.

[LaBombo]

 

  On 7/27/2018 at 12:02 AM, Mike Sixel said:

clearly he should pitch at least once in his career?

 

For sure, just as long as everyone (including Joe) understands that we're not asking him to replace the unforgettable Chris Gimenez in our hearts...