Game Thread Twins vs Sox (Red) 6:40pm cdt 8/29/2022 ad

[Aggies7]

Really going to climb back into the mix aren’t they

[IndianaTwin]

And the Red Sox let the sun go down on them...

[LVTwinsfan]

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Winnah.

Concur.

[IndyTwinsFan]

2 minutes ago, IndianaTwin said:

Loved the locks. Really enjoyed the Shipwreck Museum. Excellent lighthouses.

But probably the biggest highlight was the Toonerville Trolley and a long boat ride to Tahquamenon Falls. 

I'll have to remember that, if/when I get up there again.  A bit of a hike up from metro  Indianapolis, where I live, but very doable.

[Squirrel]

27 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

A friend of mine sold his truck to his neighbor's daughter.  It was her first vehicle, and of course it had a manual transmission..

I guess she was so frazzled trying to drive in Duluth, she parked it and took a cab home.  My friend realizing how upset she was, bought it back from her.

Duluth is where I honed my stick shift driving skills. Stopped on a hill going up? No problem. 

[BH67]

Bullpen tonight: 14 batters, 13 outs, 55 pitches, 1 single, 6 K's.  And a second strong outing in a row for Jorge Lopez.

[USAFChief]

5 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Really going to climb back into the mix aren’t they

Yeah, but we're a long way from happiness. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

3 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

Is that the piano man?

[IndyTwinsFan]

2 minutes ago, BH67 said:

Bullpen tonight: 14 batters, 13 outs, 55 pitches, 1 single, 6 K's.  And a second strong outing in a row for Jorge Lopez.

Gotta like that!

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, BH67 said:

Bullpen tonight: 14 batters, 13 outs, 55 pitches, 1 single, 6 K's.  And a second strong outing in a row for Jorge Lopez.

I expect...no DEMAND that from the pen every game through mid November.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Yeah, but we're a long way from happiness. 

What is this...

 

happiness?

 

Something to do with lochness?

And thus, bagels?

[IndyTwinsFan]

Just now, USAFChief said:

I expect...no DEMAND that from the pen every game through mid November.

If it were only that simple!

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Is that the piano man?

No, that's the Rocket Man.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

I expect...no DEMAND that from the pen every game through mid November.

0 singles and 7 Ks would also have been acceptable.

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[LVTwinsfan]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Is that the piano man?

I thought that was Billy Joel, but I wouldn’t argue against either one

[IndyTwinsFan]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

0 singles and 7 Ks would also have been acceptuble.

True, but let's try not to get too greedy here.  Haha!

[IndianaTwin]

3 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

What is this...

 

happiness?

 

Something to do with lochness?

And thus, bagels?

You’re such a monster. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, LVTwinsfan said:

I thought that was Billy Joel, but I wouldn’t argue against either one

I'm pretty sure Billy Joel was also mentioned at some point tonight. Also pretty sure pianos are involved with both these performers, while i got a sneaking suspicion rockets are dependent on local pyrotechnic rules.

[IndyTwinsFan]

Gained a half game on both the Guardians and the ChiSox, who were both idle tonight.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

I'm pretty sure Billy Joel was also mentioned at some point tonight. Also pretty sure pianos are involved with both these performers, while i got a sneaking suspicion rockets are dependent on local pyrotechnic rules.

But it is also true i  pay inadequate  attention to who sings what now.

 

And i am also sad no on echoed my singing due, what did he? with a did he dumb, did he do.

 

Oh well.

[IndianaTwin]

9 minutes ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

I'll have to remember that, if/when I get up there again.  A bit of a hike up from metro  Indianapolis, where I live, but very doable.

We referred to it as a “Green Dot Road” vacation, as in, a Rand McNally atlas uses green dots to signify a scenic road. Nearly all of our route for the first two-thirds of the trip was on such roads.

Before you hit the bridge, be sure to go through the Tunnel of Trees on M22. Great in summer, phenomenal in fall. 

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, IndianaTwin said:

We referred to it as a “Green Dot Road” vacation, as in, a Rand McNally atlas uses green dots to signify a scenic road. Nearly all of our route for the first two-thirds of the trip was on such roads.

Before you hit the bridge, be sure to go through the Tunnel of Trees on M22. Great in summer, phenomenal in fall. 

Thanks for the tip.  Much appreciated!

[LVTwinsfan]

49 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

I'm pretty sure Billy Joel was also mentioned at some point tonight. Also pretty sure pianos are involved with both these performers, while i got a sneaking suspicion rockets are dependent on local pyrotechnic rules.

Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone

[SwainZag]

3 hours ago, RickOShea said:

Why doesn't rocco stretch some of these relievers out, a bit.  So many times a guy will come in, dominate on just a few pitches, then get pulled.  You run the risk of running out of quality pitching the longer the game progresses.  If we should make the post season, the ability to keep your bullpen strong is important.  There's none of that sill 2nd base crap in the post season if the game is tied after regulation.

I'm pretty sure that statistics show that most of these arms are much more effective throwing a limited number of pitches.  It's not about being "stretched out" but it's knowing that most of these hard throwing bullpen arms can only pitch at their max potential for say..15 pitches.