204 thoughts on “Game 44: Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago White Sox”

  1. I said the other day that I thought DeVries looks like the way I pictured Carl, the Smartest Pitcher in Baseball. I also think that, with his glasses on, he looks a little bit like Shoeshine Boy. Which fits, because he's been an underdog his entire professional career.

    1. When Gardy's in trouble, he is not slow
      it's hip hip hip, and away he throws

  5. What has everyone got to cool down with tonight? I am trying this for the first time. You can taste every part of the 9.5.

    2. Started with a Grain Belt, moved on to a cheap stout. Who knows where the night will go from ther.

      1. Unita gets extra points for being a brewery in Utah. And even more for being a good one.

        1. I saw the opening and left it there for the wolves anyway, just to see how creative the response would be. And nothing happened. Your guess is as good as mine, man.

          1. left it there for the wolves

            figures that big mak would pick up on it then...

  10. Butera reaches over the railing and catches the ball in the first row.

    Hawk: Good catch, Mauer!

        1. I just guessed by the way he grooved that pitch in there*.

          *I didn't actually see the pitch I was playing with mspaint.

  18. You guys may have to bring this one home without me. My sick li'l Sour Cream is watching Strawberry Shortcake on my PS3, and my laptop has been crushingly slow lately and probably won't run the game very well. Bummer.

  22. AJ is move valuable because he hits dingers and Mauer gets IBB'd.

  23. Intentional walk for Mauer to bring up Willingham- I hope the Pork makes them pay.

  31. People betting the over on Twins games this season are making a killing.

    1. Doesn't this one end with AJ and Joe falling in love? I think I saw it when the neighboring high school put it on...

  38. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  41. Scout says Humber has plenty left in the tank. Considering his deteriorating control, I'm dubious.

    1. He didn't, albeit very late it sounds like. Haven't actually seen video of him though.

    1. I would say it was reasonable. Dozier was barely out and the ball bounced right into Rios's hand.

  48. I've only been half paying attention, but just wanted to say, "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

  50. I bet DeVries is thankful for this long inning, it's giving him time to get his homework done.

  52. I don't think I've commented in about two weeks in a Game Log, but BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

  70. Geez Gardy. Third time through the order, fly ball pitcher, hitter's park, and the wind blowing out. Duh, let's leave him in there for another inning.

  72. That looked like a Jose Bautista swing. Pitch going way inside, but Rios anticipated that.

  75. ok, meat. I was totally lying. You owe me huge!!!! 🙂

    oh, and boo on the salami.

          1. I don't mean by getting in a fight at Dodger Stadium. That would be infamous.

  79. Just to be clear, the over for the game was 9-- for both teams, not just the white sox.

  80. Nice job in leaving in Dunce. Not a whole lot of stellar managing going on.

    1. Since the game looks to be out of hand, perhaps we can come up with MN film mashups - mine is No Country for Grumpy Old Men

        2. I was originally looking for titles where both films have a MN connection - MN/SD is pretty, pretty good.

          1. what does No Country have to do with Minny? I thought it was set in Tejas?

            Or are you making a clever reference to Moss?

  91. I hope some of you still have your Crainwreck pics and the Twins give you the chance to use them.

  93. Call me crazy but I feel pretty confident that the Minnesota Twins are going to win this baseball game.

  94. i walked back into the room to hear the sox radio guy relating a story he was told by a sniper of his graphic, bloody kill in one of the wars. what?

    1. i didn't catch which war, but when i finally was paying enough attention to what he was talking about, i was hearing something to the effect of, "'so how did you know you got him?' i asked, and he said, 'well, i saw his chest open up.'"

      2. They usually only tell the kill stories later in the season when the Sox have already blown it.

  95. I hope Alan Horton takes over the Twolves play by play for Tom Hanneman (Bremer just said Hanny is moving to studio host)

  96. Ok, the girl is agitating for use of the computer to do homework. Bring 'em back.

  103. Hey, Morneau still knows how to hit. I'd like to see him come up again this inning.

  106. Also Mauer is a pussy for having the same amount of home runs this season as Mountie does in consecutive at-bats tonight.

  108. Coomer: "How many times do you see a closer come in, in a non-closing situation, and give up a couple of runs and now the other team's in the game?"

    A random amount of the time, Coomer. A mathematically irrelevant amount of the time. Stop talking.

        1. Only because the people who are hired to talk to the general public about baseball strategy are generally buffoons. If 90 years ago, teams hired a bunch of stat guys (rather than former players) to provide color analysis, then I doubt so many of the ridiculously stupid things would be shared so often.

  110. Hudson has a future career has an auctioneer I think. I'm not sure if he uses any spaces, much less breathes when speaking.

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