Good morning Twins fans and welcome back to the ever popular workday game thread! For those of you still working from home go ahead and turn on the TV and watch the game while pretending to listen and participate on conference calls. If you're working in an office close your office door and get the radio going. If you work in a cubical city put your EarPods in and listen or watch the game from your computer of smart phone. If those options don't sound appealing go ahead and take the day off. You have my permission. 

Well, the Twins have certainly spiraled out of control. I'm still in the denial stage of my grieving process...I think anger comes next...I'll wait for the anger stage to kick in before posting anything new in the forums.

I will keep this short since we are playing for pride now and not the playoffs....

Today's Lineups:

TWINS:

1. Luis Arraez, DH

2. C. Correa, SS

3. J. Miranda, 1B

4. Nick Gordon, 2B

5. G. Urshela, 3B

6. G. Celestino, CF

7. Jake Cave, LF

8. M. Wallner, RF

9. S. Leon, C

SP - Sonny Gray, RHP (8-4, 2.83 ERA)

 

CLEVELAND:

1. S. Kwan, LF

2. A. Rosario, SS

3. J. Ramirez, DH

4. J. Naylor, 1B

5. O. Gonzalez, RF

6. A. Gimenez, 2B

7. T. Freeman, 3B

8. L. Maile, C

9. M. Straw, CF

SP - Cal Quantrill, RHP (12-5, 3.51 ERA)

My pick to click today is Miranda!

I'll say Gordon and Wallner have a big day!

Our skies were sunny gray (light fog) this morning. Has to be an omen.

NO-NO-NO Today for Gray . Go  Twins

I just wanna see the Twins win another game from these guys. 

1 minute ago, CRF said:

I just wanna see the Twins win another game from these guys. 

...and we're not off to a good start!

Sonny Day,   just got Gloomy,  

Dick is such a cry baby.

2 minutes ago, Winston Smith said:

Dick is such a cry baby.

I am right there with him. This is no fun.

Not great.

 

Wow Sonny is really on fire today! And how does Rameriz always steal bases? Isn't he kind of a chubby dude??

Now Audra is whining.

So Wallner isn't the most graceful of fielders ...

20 minutes ago, Winston Smith said:

Now Audra is whining.

I'm with her too. 

You'd whine too if ya knew what's good for ya!

?

Man. This team. I should've brought some whiskey to the office today.

 

Limping to the end of the season.

 

Great...now Gray is out with some kind of injury. It just doesn't get any better than this!

Is Gray injured or are they just throwing in the towel officially?

As much as i enjoy watching  Luis A. , What Judge has done carrying the Yanks , it would be fun if the last couple games this year  if Luis A  and  Judge  are neck and neck in the batting title, And our guy wins it on the last game,  Kinda like when he broke up a no-hitter,  Judge to me is no doubt M.V.P,  but as much torture we have went thru with the New Yorkers over the years, it would  be fun to see, , only Luis though, , no one else, other wise  Mr, Judge Deserves the Triple Crown

Just set their new record for the most pitchers used in a single season?

I'm beaming with pride. Now I can remember the 2022 Twins fondly as the "record-setting 2022 Twins"

I feel like it would be incredibly easy to get inside Naylor's head.

7 minutes ago, PopRiveter said:

I'm with her too. 

You'd whine too if ya knew what's good for ya!

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"Don't worry, be happy
In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry you make it double
Don't worry, be happy..."

 

It's hard enough to watch the Twins these days and they make it ten times worse when they spend the entire game whining and complaining.

Gordon trying to make palacios feel better 

13 minutes ago, CRF said:

Great...now Gray is out with some kind of injury. It just doesn't get any better than this!

I love a challenge, too.

What's that poem from the movie?

(one moment, while i look it up...)

7 minutes ago, notoriousgod71 said:

I feel like it would be incredibly easy to get inside Naylor's head.

I really, really doubt it. The injury and rehab that Naylor had to endure last season steeled him for life; he is a tough dude. I will grant you that he plays with emotion but it is totally channeled.

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

I love a challenge, too.

What's that poem from the movie?

(one moment, while i look it up...)

 

7 minutes ago, notoriousgod71 said:

Gordon trying to make palacios feel better 

In MLB it doesn't seem like it should necessary for Correa to remind everyone to take the easy out at first base, but Gordon has been a little shaky at times with his decisions in the infield.

Safe at 3rd?!

Way to go!

1 hour ago, Dave The Dastardly said:

Our skies were sunny gray (light fog) this morning. Has to be an omen.

If only there was one amongst us who could read omens!