Game Thread: Guardians @ Twins 7:10 5/13/21

[D. Hocking]

After the recent Wolves and Wild play-off series, I now fear any lead can be lost.  Well, that and Minnesota sports history in general since the Vikings 1970's Superbowl streak...

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, D. Hocking said:

After the recent Wolves and Wild play-off series, I now fear any lead can be lost.  Well, that and Minnesota sports history in general since the Vikings 1970's Superbowl streak...

I saw a meme recently....since game 7 of the 91 WS, no Minnesota MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL team has appeared in a championship game. 

[Mill1634]

30 minutes ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

Graduating from where?

UNI

[AceWrigley]

6 minutes ago, D. Hocking said:

After the recent Wolves and Wild play-off series, I now fear any lead can be lost.  Well, that and Minnesota sports history in general since the Vikings 1970's Superbowl streak...

No television within range is safe when the Vikings-Raiders Superbowl game is brought up. Gr-r-r-r-r. @$*&^#@($&$!

[RpR]

6 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Cleveland finished 6th. In the AL East.

OOPS, Cleveland swept the series to give Kansas the division.?

Although losing to Chicago before that also added nails to the coffin.

[MadHits]

I think Arraez started screaming before the ball made contact lol

[AceWrigley]

Make 'em pay Jorge.

[RickOShea]

3 minutes ago, AceWrigley said:

No television within range is safe when the Vikings-Raiders Superbowl game is brought up. Gr-r-r-r-r. @$*&^#@($&$!

Dallas vs Minn (1975) is no sweet memory.

[RpR]

Those long head-first slides do nothing but make the time to the plate take longer.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

7 minutes ago, Mill1634 said:

UNI

Congrats!

[USAFChief]

This Kwan kid looks like he can play.  

[aTwinsFanInMaryland]

No one else on planet earth other than Buxton attempts to tag up there. Elite speed.

[AceWrigley]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

Those long head-first slides do nothing but make the time to the plate take longer.

Bring on the sliding clock.

[D. Hocking]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

I saw a meme recently....since game 7 of the 91 WS, no Minnesota MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL team has appeared in a championship game. 

I saw a stat recently that when you add the seasons of the four teams up - Minnesota has watched around 120 seasons of sports since the last championship.

 

5 minutes ago, AceWrigley said:

No television within range is safe when the Vikings-Raiders Superbowl game is brought up. Gr-r-r-r-r. @$*&^#@($&$!

We had this poster in my bedroom - it did not survive my brother's pain and angst after one of the losses.

[LVTwinsfan]

17 minutes ago, AceWrigley said:

Gose can fling it.

Another Nick Gordon

[AceWrigley]

If Rocco brings Duran out for the 9th I'll be pissed.

[AceWrigley]

Update:  looks like Pagan, he of the i-can't-find-the-plate club.

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, AceWrigley said:

If Rocco brings Duran out for the 9th I'll be pissed.

Now how ya feeling about that?

[AceWrigley]

3 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Now how ya feeling about that?

Aaaaah .... well ... you know.

[David HK]

As long as I was riffing on historical vibes from Lewis, here comes Pagan, giving me Ron Davis chills...

[RickOShea]

3 minutes ago, AceWrigley said:

Update:  looks like Pagan, he of the i-can't-find-the-plate club.

Found it once, so far.

[mrtwinsfan]

Anyobe know the ptbnl in the Rodgers trade, curious because of the injury  were not looking to good on this with Pagan only

[LVTwinsfan]

They should have Groot be their mascot

[Gingernsnap25]

This is the only situation i feel safe with Pagan on the mound

[RpR]

Lewis still needs AAA where it counts, his glove.

[Eris]

5 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

This Kwan kid looks like he can play.  

There was a nice write up in the WSJ comparing him to Rod Carew and Tony Olivia. He has a K% < 10. Think of him as a Luiz Arraez but with speed and a good arm. He was at Oregon State with Larnach when they won the college World Series. 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Ugh, really?

[wsnydes]

This game got interesting again...it shouldn't have.

[Gingernsnap25]

Is there a reason we have Pagan? Just curious. He seems more of a liability than an asset. 

[AceWrigley]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

This game got interesting again...it shouldn't have.

Yeah, we wouldn't want to run up our run differential or anything.