game thread "early bird" Minnesota at Cleveland 3:10pm cdt 5/22/2021 ad

[RickOShea]

3 sure things in life: death, taxes and Sano swinging at the 2 strike low and away pitch.

[h2oface]

Duffey. Still pretending Duffey is a late inning option. Foolishness.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

3-3 in.... what inning?

7th inning stretch.

[RickOShea]

I know God is a Sano fan.  After a rough day in the world, Sano's at bats give him a chuckle.

[RickOShea]

Duffy will cough up some phlegm and a monster homerun.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2 minutes ago, h2oface said:

Duffey. Still pretending Duffey is a late inning option. Foolishness.

Ah, so we put him in at the start of the inning rather than late in it.

[RickOShea]

Duffy reminds me of another up and down pitcher we had, Duensig.

[brycenation]

Nice play by Simmons....a play Polanco would never had made

[RickOShea]

No way any previous ss over the last few yrs makes that play

[sampleSizeOfOne]

That'll do, Duffy!

Sorry i don't have the Simpnos character image...

 

[h2oface]

whew. breath of relief. 

[h2oface]

1 minute ago, brycenation said:

Nice play by Simmons....a play Polanco would never had made

It was looking like Arraez was going to get in the way and not give way to Simmons....

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

The Twins suddenly have the best bullpen in MLB lol

[jimbo92107]

I'm glad we have Simmons on the team. I bet Duffey is glad, too.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

That'll do, Duffy!

Sorry i don't have the Simpnos character image...

 

Wes Johnson speaking to Tyler Duffey during mound visit:

[RickOShea]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

No way any previous ss over the last few yrs makes that play

Can't believe Jackie Hernandez only play 2 yr, 112 games for the Twins in '67 and '68.  Seemed a lot longer.

[RickOShea]

Twins holding back, so they can use the runner at second offense move in the 10th inning.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

Twins holding back, so they can use the runner at second offense move in the 10th inning.

It’s worked so well in the earlier games..

/s

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Twins holding back, so they can use the runner at second offense move in the 10th inning.

Only time our runner on 2nd has scored was in Oakland on Buxton's dinger, right?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Only time our runner on 2nd has scored was in Oakland on Buxton's dinger, right?

And that runner is a Dodger now?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Double play!

[stringer bell]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

And that runner is a Dodger now?

Not exactly. Blankenhorn was DFAed by the Dodgers yesterday.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I am still trying to figure out what Astudillo is wearing....

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Rosie tries to steal here?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Just now, stringer bell said:

Not exactly. Blankenhorn was DFAed by the Dodgers yesterday.

Oh?

 

Wonder who claims him now?

[stringer bell]

1 minute ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Rosie tries to steal here?

In front of their best offensive player, against a lefty? I think that's a low percentage, but I'm sure Eddie would love to somehow steal a run and win the game.

[RickOShea]

Wonder if anyone has ever tried to bunt on this guy?     Oh wait, we don't do that.

[h2oface]

Francona is just thinking, "all we have to do is get them into the 10th, and it's a done deal, and we still get a shot in the bottom of the ninth..

[RickOShea]

My therapist asked me "Why are you so angry, and have a short temper"?

I told her, "I watch Bally Sports"

[h2oface]

Falvey ain't developing anyone like Karinchak for the Twins........