GAME THREAD: 8/9/22, Twins @ Dodgers, 9:10 PM CT

[Winston Smith]

Looks like the JV playing the varsity.

[Aggies7]

I’ll tell ya what, I’ll take a blowout if it’s during a west coast game 

[ashbury]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Mookie Betts is just about who I was hoping Byron Buxton would be.

A right fielder and emergency second baseman?

[AussieG]

6 minutes ago, RpR said:

Way to go Ryan let him score; announcers making every excuse they can think of.

Announcers talking about how good the Dodgers are, and not how average the Twins have been..

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, ashbury said:

A right fielder and emergency second baseman?

 Who plays every day and produces. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, ashbury said:

A right fielder and emergency second baseman?

Nah, i think he meant someone we could trade to the Dodgers for a boatload of prospects?

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, AussieG said:

Announcers talking about how good the Dodgers are, and not how average the Twin have been..

They are kind souls, I imagine.

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

 Who plays every day and produces. 

Oh, your meaning was clear, and I don't disagree.

[Winston Smith]

1 minute ago, ashbury said:

They are kind souls, I imagine.

Minnesota nice nothing not nice to be heard from Dick.

[USAFChief]

Just now, Winston Smith said:

Minnesota nice nothing not nice to be heard from Dick.

Gladden not suffering that affliction tonight on the radio. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Good to see Ryan is still out there.

 

Maybe he'll learn a thing or two for next time.

[Winston Smith]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Gladden not suffering that affliction tonight on the radio. 

Gladden is an outsider.

[AussieG]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Good to see Ryan is still out there.

 

Maybe he'll learn a thing or two for next time.

Let him have the 6th

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, AussieG said:

Let him have the 6th

Too late for him to plead the 5th.

[USAFChief]

The Twins last won 3 games in a row Jun 25-27.

 

CBU.

[IndyTwinsFan]

2 minutes ago, AussieG said:

Let him have the 6th

Not at over 100 pitches already. 

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

The Twins last won 3 games in a row Jun 25-27.

 

CBU.

Seems longer ago than that.

[AussieG]

1 minute ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

Not at over 100 pitches already. 

He's looking good in the 5th, 120 pitches would be ok?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

18 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Mookie Betts is just about who I was hoping Byron Buxton would be.

A 300 bowler?

[Aggies7]

6 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

The Twins last won 3 games in a row Jun 25-27.

 

CBU.

they’ve won 2 games in a row 5 times and 3 once….since June 1

Boy is that bad 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

(Yes that is real - Mookie Betts bowls 300 games)

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

(Yes that is real - Mookie Betts bowls 300 games)

Is that.... 4 turkeys?

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

A 300 bowler?

A walkoff no less.

[RpR]

As not good as the  pitching has been, I still think the lack of hitting is the Twins greatest problem.

They need a hitting coach.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Third time through the order? 

“How bout that!”
#MelAllen

[jkcarew]

Ryan better the 3rd time through the order. I thought that had been declared impossible. Also, over 100 pitches which I thought was illegal.

[IndyTwinsFan]

3 minutes ago, AussieG said:

He's looking good in the 5th, 120 pitches would be ok?

It appears likely that 110 will be enough tonight.  Megill likely the first arm out of the pen.

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

As not good as the  pitching has been, I still think the lack of hitting is the Twins greatest problem.

They need a hitting coach.

And some better hitters, too.

[AussieG]

Just now, IndyTwinsFan said:

It appears likely that 110 will be enough tonight.  Megill likely the first arm out of the pen.

Yes agreed. Great to see 110 from Joe. Decent 5th Inning

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Buxton on base.