Gamethread: Twins vs. Tribe 1:10pm cdt 8/2/2020ad

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Pun

 

noun

 

a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

 

(courtesy of google search)

 

I fogured i'd just encourage folk to get them out of your system now before the game starts.

 

If people can mean several things with the same word, well, how do we know what they mean to mean? That way leads to chaos and anarchy.

 

Did you hear about the Twins new pitch combining a slider with a sinker? It slinks.

 

I'll show myself out.

 

But not before sharing the lineups, and pointing out that Buxton is in center, so all is right with the world.

 

Tribe:

 

0. Aaron Civale (R ) P

1. C. Hernandez ( S) 2B

2. Jose Ramirez ( S ) 3B

3. F. Lindor ( S ) DH

4. Carlos Santana ( S ) 1B

5. Mike Freeman ( L) SS

6. D. Santana (R ) RF

7. Bradley Zimmer ( L) LF

8. Oscar Mercado (R ) CF

9. Beau Taylor ( L) C

 

Twins:

 

0. Tyler Clippard (R ) P

1. Max Kepler ( L) RF

2. Jorge Polanco ( S ) SS

3. Nelson Cruz (R ) DH

4. Eddie Rosario ( L) LF

5. Mitch Garver (R ) C

6. Luis Arraez ( L) 2B

7. Miguel Sano (R ) 1B

8. M. Gonzalez ( S ) 3B

9. Byron Buxton (R ) CF

 

72°F

[PDX Twin]

More ominous news on the health front: Eduardo Rodriguez of Boston is out for the season with heart ailment resulting from bout with Covid-19.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/08/02/red-sox-ace-27-wont-pitch-this-season-because-heart-ailment-linked-covid-19/

[Diesel]

I see Homer Bailey did end up being put on the IL with right bicep tendinitis. Anyone have an idea when Odorizzi will be back up with the team?

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More ominous news on the health front: Eduardo Rodriguez of Boston is out for the season with heart ailment resulting from bout with Covid-19.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/08/02/red-sox-ace-27-wont-pitch-this-season-because-heart-ailment-linked-covid-19/

Doh.

 

Hope he gets well soon!

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Almost there...

[hybridbear]

 

I see Homer Bailey did end up being put on the IL with right bicep tendinitis. Anyone have an idea when Odorizzi will be back up with the team?

 

Yikes! 2 starting pitchers injured within the first 2 weeks! Not a great start... good thing Maeda & Hill were added during the offseason.

[Mill1634]

Good start from Clippard...I like him as the opener against three lefties. 

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Yikes! 2 starting pitchers injured within the first 2 weeks! Not a great start... good thing Maeda & Hill were added during the offseason.

That's like... 40% of a normal rotation.

[Squirrel]

so, with a bullpen game ... how many innings will Clippard get? Just one, and then into the long relievers?

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Good start from Clippard...I like him as the opener against three lefties.

4 switch hitters and lefty.

 

So they'da been righties if he was lefty.

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Kepler is on 3rd. But this being reconsidered...

[Squirrel]

Didn't see any chalk dust on that ... 

[70charger]

Fairly clearly hit the line, so that'll be a double.

[operation mindcrime]

That ball hit the chalk!

[Aggies7]

Just a horrible call all around

[Aggies7]

Where are you guys seeing it hit the line?

[operation mindcrime]

Nice double Max! Now let's get him home!!!!!

[Mill1634]

Lucky break there. That ball was foul

[Aggies7]

Lol that was 100% foul

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Goes back to 2nd as it was a ground ruler than bounced back onto the field...

[operation mindcrime]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aggies7]

Liner in the book!

[Mill1634]

JORGE! I'll take it

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0 out RBI!

[operation mindcrime]

Nice hitting Jorge!!!!!

[FlauerPauer]

Hip hip! 

[PDX Twin]

In the spirit of the introduction: This pitcher looks a lot more "Cival-ized" than stupid-hair guy last Friday night. 

[70charger]

What's that thing Rosario wears on his thumb?

[FlauerPauer]

That's such a baseball thing to happen. Rosario crushes his ball and hits it to CF. Polanco doinks it to right and gets a RBI lol

[FlauerPauer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxy1loV9jqc