Game Thread Twins vs Astros 8/5/21 7:10 PM CDT

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

I bought something from the community fund raffle last year

Excellent, can you clue us as to what?

[jimbo92107]

I forgot that Rob Refsnyder's body looks like Mike Trout's. Muscly dude.

[RickOShea]

I want the white sox raffle. First prize is a night out drinking with LaRussa.

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

Focus people, Focus! lol

Music is how I focus ... can't focus without it  

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, jimbo92107 said:

I forgot that Rob Refsnyder's body looks like Mike Trout's. Muscly dude.

Yea, I always get those two mixed up.

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

Excellent, can you clue us as to what?

It was this 'grab bag' thing ... had a Mitch Garver signed baseball in it, a long sleeved t-shirt, some miscellaneous things, plus the bag it came in

[RickOShea]

Just now, Squirrel said:

It was this 'grab bag' thing ... had a Mitch Garver signed baseball in it, a long sleeved t-shirt, some miscellaneous things, plus the bag it came in

Cool, sounds like it was worth the price.  You're a shrewd consumer.

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

Cool, sounds like it was worth the price.  You're a shrewd consumer.

heh ... I don't recall what I paid ... probably $100 or $150 ... didn't know what would show up ... but it went to a good cause

[Squirrel]

12 minutes ago, Danchat said:

5 IP, 0 runs, 0 Ks. Odd start for Jax.

I blame you for that ... 

[whosafraidofluigirussolo]

Jax putting on a pitch-to-contact clinic so far. Five innings, one hit, one walk, zero strikeouts. Between that and piling up runs with small ball, this is a throwback game.

Edit: Castro just hit a homer. OK, so two hits.

[RickOShea]

Epiphany time for Rocco:  You mean I can bring in a reliever before my starter gives up the lead.  Holy cow. This is great.  If I only knew this earlier.

[RickOShea]

Jax looks like he just lost his puppy.  He did a good job.  Enjoy the moment.  

[Squirrel]

15 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Cool, sounds like it was worth the price.  You're a shrewd consumer.

This was what it was ... was the Broadcast Auction back pack

https://www.mlb.com/twins/community/fund/events/broadcast-auction#buy-now

[Brock Beauchamp]

38 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

heh ... just discovered that one of my favorite cartoon themes was written by the same person who wrote the Jetsons theme ... 

The Johnny Quest theme is amazing. It mesmerized me as a child.  

[Dave The Dastardly]

A bunt! From a Twin!

[Aggies7]

Just logged on to say that was an excellent squeeze bunt

[RickOShea]

The guy's baseball IQ is higher than any other player on the field.  He gets caught once in a while making a bad play, but he knows better.  His concentration may wander time to time.  But, watch his reflexes when a ball is hit or his anticipation of another player's move.

[Squirrel]

Good inning by Alcala ... Pressly who?

[RickOShea]

Just now, Squirrel said:

Good inning by Alcala ... Pressly who?

Elvis?

[Squirrel]

We need more insurance runs now ... 

[RickOShea]

Twins' Astudillo  wanted some advice from the Astros.  so before the game he takes a trash container over to their dugout.  Altuve looks at him and laughs.  ' Hey man, rubbermaid. isn't going to work'.

[TwerkTwonkTwins]

Yordan Alvarez doesn't care if you are a lefty. 

[Squirrel]

****

[Aggies7]

It will truly be incredible to see how many close wins this team can pick up the rest of the way with this amalgamation of 9th inning guys.

 

colome warming, to stop the bleeding

[Aggies7]

God 

please don’t bring colome in 

[Aggies7]

it’s not supposed to be this difficult to win a ballgame 

[Aggies7]

Colomel blossoming into the closer we wanted him to be

[Squirrel]

Winnah, winnah ... rib dinnah!

[RickOShea]

1. Remove plug

2. Al;ow air to void

3. Enjoy beer

[downunder twins fan]

8 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

it’s not supposed to be this difficult to win a ballgame 

Seems like the Twins aren't the only ones, or do the Twins drive the numbers up?

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/late-inning-leads-are-becoming-less-secure/