Game Thread: Twins vs. Rangers, 8/22/22 @ 6:40pm CT

[IndyTwinsFan]

Right on cue, that didn't last long.  Go figure!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

All that effort for one measly run.  Only good thing is that it's better than not scoring at all.

Hopefully Texas has to work just as hard...

 

(that aged well)

[RickOShea]

No way does this team enjoy any success for any extended period of time.  If we aren't catching up, we're not playing Twins baseball.

[SanoMustGo]

Can't afford to lose this game, with 3 beatings coming up by the Astros.  Could be at .500 by the end of the weekend.

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, Danchat said:

This team is just so awful with manufacturing runs. Why the heck is Gordon stealing 3B? He can usually score from 2B! Beckham needs to go back to AAA. Ugh.

Because after our "DH" strikes out, he's now on 2nd with Sandy Leon at the plate and 1 out.

I'd send him too. 

[Danchat]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

Because after our "DH" strikes out, he's now on 2nd with Sandy Leon at the plate and 1 out.

I'd send him too. 

Wait, he's DHing?!

 

 

I'll be right back, I need to puke!

[mnfireman]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Because after our "DH" strikes out, he's now on 2nd with Sandy Leon at the plate and 1 out.

I'd send him too. 

But he'd still be on second for Arraez with 2 outs....

[RpR]

When was the last time a Minnesota player hit a first pitch home run vs watching it burn down the pipe and taking a strike.

[SanoMustGo]

Just now, mnfireman said:

But he'd still be on second for Arraez with 2 outs....

again, bad baseball

[SanoMustGo]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

When was the last time a Minnesota player hit a first pitch home run vs watching it burn down the pipe and taking a strike.

probably 2019....LOL

[SanoMustGo]

This Rangers pitching staff must be made up of future Hall of Famers...

[IndyTwinsFan]

Looks like our world-class offense is in fine form again.  NOT!

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, SanoMustGo said:

This Rangers pitching staff must be made up of future Hall of Famers...

Most pitching staffs appear that way when facing us.

[Parfigliano]

Strike 3 ?  Terrible.

[SanoMustGo]

1 minute ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

Most pitching staffs appear that way when facing us.

Boy the Astros must be shaking in their boots having to face this lineup.  Too bad they also have trouble scoring runs....LOL

[h2oface]

WOW. What a horrible umpire. And the was actually ball 5

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

Most pitching staffs appear that way when facing us.

This home plate umpire is just as pathetic as our offense is.

[MMMordabito]

Just now tuning in to see that they've put up a whole run against 5+ and 10+ ERA pitchers. Pathetic.

[Tlaker]

11 pitches to take care of the top of the lineup for a guy making his second MLB appearance 

[SwainZag]

1 minute ago, Tlaker said:

11 pitches to take care of the top of the lineup for a guy making his second MLB appearance 

It helps when you are getting 4 inches off the plate.  

[mnfireman]

Umpire is being more than a little generous. According to Baseball Savant he has called 9 strikes on pitches off the plate.

[USAFChief]

10 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

But he'd still be on second for Arraez with 2 outs....

Against a leftie.

[h2oface]

love that shift, eh?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2 minutes ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

This home plate umpire is just as pathetic as our offense is.

I knew it was some music (and not by Peter Schickele) 

 

 

[mnfireman]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Against a leftie.

Better than Leon.....

[jkcarew]

Duran jabbing at the ball.

[SanoMustGo]

Gray has imploded before in the 5th-6th inning of games...here comes another

[LVTwinsfan]

This ump is terrible

[SwainZag]

Might need some magic tricks to get out of this one unscathed Sonny

[USAFChief]

Just now, mnfireman said:

Better than Leon.....

Right. But neither one are all that likely to drive in the run. It takes a hit.

Which is why they had him try to steal third. They were much more likely to score if he's on 3rd with 1 out than 2nd.