Solid game for the Wild. Raises my hopes up just enough to get dashed on Friday.
52 thoughts on “May 27, 2021: Woo!”
Won't even be too disappointed if the Wild lose on Friday. They've played a pretty good series against a better team.
What are these playoff wins and where can the Twins find them?
Vegas, baby!
So, the Vikings just need to play the Raiders in the Super Bowl again to be winners?
Playing the dregs of the league is starting to make me feel like the season won't be a total loss.
A good friend and printer trainer colleague died as a result of an overdose over night. He alienated lots of people due to the drugs but is still very much missed. He leaves behind a couple of young kids. He might have been 38 years old. I'm really in a bad headspace about this. Too young, so much talent, so much heartache. Hug your loved ones, folks.
That's awful. I'm sorry for your loss. Way too young.
Sorry for your loss, that sounds heartbreaking for everyone involved.
I’m sorry, meat. Wishing his kids, you, & those who knew him resilience.
Sorry meat.
So sorry, meat. Addiction is a disease, man.
Sorry, man. That sucks.
His family and you are in our prayers.
Regarding the Wolves sale, I think the Wolves stay here unless some city blows the NBA away with a sweetheart arena deal because the NBA would make like 15 Scrooge McDuck Money Bins more money on an expansion team rather than a relocation.
If the Wolves don't move and the NBA expands by two franchises, how is A-Rod gonna get a new arena? Move the Wolves to a new arena in Seattle, make MPLS an expansion city and require a new arena to get it done. Blow up Target Center and rebuild on the same spot while MPLS is in NBA exile for a few years. I don't know, but I'm just saying.
Minneapolis has been in NBA exile for a very long time.
All the more ripe for quick turnaround expansion project!
The Twins unleash their marketing department:
RT for a chance to win 2 items + 2 tickets to a Theme Night Game of your choice! #MNTwins
The second baseman and right fielder had eleven seconds to cover first base. You'd think one of them would have gotten there.
RF kinda was there, but the throw was off line
Heck, once Baez turned to go back towards home, the first baseman probably had plenty of time to beat him to first.
Yup. It didn't stop being a force out... and there were 2 outs, so that run wouldn't have counted regardless.
I want an oral history from the first baseman's perspective. But I'll probably just have settle for a jomboy video.
I didn't think of that. What a boneheaded play by the first baseman. As soon as he starts backing up, just step on first.
ayyup.
Yes!! I didn’t realize until the second watch. Guffaw, I tell ya!
I say again, from an operational perspective, never underestimate the ability of even highly-trained humans to make out-of-nowhere errors in judgment when a routine situation goes sideways.
I read someone say that the run wouldn't count unless the Baez touched first base. If that's so, he could have just stood there and waited.
good point. With two outs and a ball in play, the batter has to reach base for a run to score. Of course, the simpler solution would have been for the 1b to just step on the bag to begin with.
Javier has something to talk about to Jose!
How don earth do you score that? Two errors? Three errors? Does he get an rbi?
I think I'd call it an "RFI" - Run Fooled In.
Javier Báez reached on fielder's choice, third to first, Willson Contreras scored. Javier Báez to second on Michael Perez's throwing error
No one said it was a good one, but it was definitely a fielders choice.
The calliopes can be heard from here to Sewickley.
That's awesome!
Benny Hill is trending on Twitter because a bunch of people have added his show's theme song to the video and posted it.
Technically "Yakety Sax" is Boots Randolph's, but it certainly applies either way. Run with it, Benny!
this is going to be on highlight reels for a long time along with Ruben Rivera's baserunning
Jack Cust somehow gets off the hook too easily
Watching real-time highlights of day games on MLB Network, and within a matter of five minutes, two different teams ran the contact play with the infield in and succeeded, and in neither case was there a hit. Both times the fielder bobbled the ball. One went for an error (so the ultimate reward of no out recorded) and the other threw to first for the out after recovering.
Please don't give Rocco any more ideas
Our favorite NY style pizzeria is back to selling by the slice again, and man their bacon cheeseburger is as delicious as it ever was.
Jhoan Duran has been dealing in St. Paul.
The night is over for @JhoanDuran14. Final line: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 Ks. In 7.0 innings this season he has fanned 14. Topped out at 101 miles per hour tonight. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming already in progress.
Here's something quirky I discovered when playing around with my spreadsheets after updating the info from yesterday's game:
In the games I attended live, Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau combined to make exactly 1,000 putouts defensively.
Your weekly no-hitter alert: Cards' Carlos Martinez has allowed no hits through 6 innings on 77 pitches.
Won't even be too disappointed if the Wild lose on Friday. They've played a pretty good series against a better team.
What are these playoff wins and where can the Twins find them?
Vegas, baby!
So, the Vikings just need to play the Raiders in the Super Bowl again to be winners?
Playing the dregs of the league is starting to make me feel like the season won't be a total loss.
A good friend and printer trainer colleague died as a result of an overdose over night. He alienated lots of people due to the drugs but is still very much missed. He leaves behind a couple of young kids. He might have been 38 years old. I'm really in a bad headspace about this. Too young, so much talent, so much heartache. Hug your loved ones, folks.
That's awful. I'm sorry for your loss. Way too young.
Sorry for your loss, that sounds heartbreaking for everyone involved.
I’m sorry, meat. Wishing his kids, you, & those who knew him resilience.
Sorry meat.
So sorry, meat. Addiction is a disease, man.
Sorry, man. That sucks.
His family and you are in our prayers.
Regarding the Wolves sale, I think the Wolves stay here unless some city blows the NBA away with a sweetheart arena deal because the NBA would make like 15 Scrooge McDuck Money Bins more money on an expansion team rather than a relocation.
If the Wolves don't move and the NBA expands by two franchises, how is A-Rod gonna get a new arena? Move the Wolves to a new arena in Seattle, make MPLS an expansion city and require a new arena to get it done. Blow up Target Center and rebuild on the same spot while MPLS is in NBA exile for a few years. I don't know, but I'm just saying.
Minneapolis has been in NBA exile for a very long time.
All the more ripe for quick turnaround expansion project!
The Twins unleash their marketing department:
Y'know, I could handle that Margaritaville day Twins Hawaiian shirt.
Cookie Monster!
My last tweet was 2012. Huh, well, retweeted this.
Im dying 😆
The second baseman and right fielder had eleven seconds to cover first base. You'd think one of them would have gotten there.
RF kinda was there, but the throw was off line
Heck, once Baez turned to go back towards home, the first baseman probably had plenty of time to beat him to first.
Yup. It didn't stop being a force out... and there were 2 outs, so that run wouldn't have counted regardless.
I want an oral history from the first baseman's perspective. But I'll probably just have settle for a jomboy video.
I didn't think of that. What a boneheaded play by the first baseman. As soon as he starts backing up, just step on first.
ayyup.
Yes!! I didn’t realize until the second watch. Guffaw, I tell ya!
I say again, from an operational perspective, never underestimate the ability of even highly-trained humans to make out-of-nowhere errors in judgment when a routine situation goes sideways.
I read someone say that the run wouldn't count unless the Baez touched first base. If that's so, he could have just stood there and waited.
good point. With two outs and a ball in play, the batter has to reach base for a run to score. Of course, the simpler solution would have been for the 1b to just step on the bag to begin with.
Javier has something to talk about to Jose!
How don earth do you score that? Two errors? Three errors? Does he get an rbi?
I think I'd call it an "RFI" - Run Fooled In.
No one said it was a good one, but it was definitely a fielders choice.
Heh.
Ok, this is even better with the Pirates crew.
That's awesome!
Benny Hill is trending on Twitter because a bunch of people have added his show's theme song to the video and posted it.
Technically "Yakety Sax" is Boots Randolph's, but it certainly applies either way. Run with it, Benny!
this is going to be on highlight reels for a long time along with Ruben Rivera's baserunning
Jack Cust somehow gets off the hook too easily
Watching real-time highlights of day games on MLB Network, and within a matter of five minutes, two different teams ran the contact play with the infield in and succeeded, and in neither case was there a hit. Both times the fielder bobbled the ball. One went for an error (so the ultimate reward of no out recorded) and the other threw to first for the out after recovering.
Please don't give Rocco any more ideas
Our favorite NY style pizzeria is back to selling by the slice again, and man their bacon cheeseburger is as delicious as it ever was.
Jhoan Duran has been dealing in St. Paul.
Here's something quirky I discovered when playing around with my spreadsheets after updating the info from yesterday's game:
In the games I attended live, Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau combined to make exactly 1,000 putouts defensively.
Your weekly no-hitter alert: Cards' Carlos Martinez has allowed no hits through 6 innings on 77 pitches.
Nevermind.