Game 52 - Twins vs. Indians

[glunn]

Denard Span CF
Ben Revere RF
Joe Mauer C
Josh Willimgham LF
Justin Morneau 1B
Ryan Doumit DH
Dozier SS
Carrol 2B
Plouffe - 3B
Sp- P.J. (the "Wall") Walters

[glunn]

Nature abhors a vacuum, so I am creating this thread for today's game. I wish that I could figure out how to edit the title because I forgot to add the date, which is 6/2/12

[glunn]

Where is everyone? Too depressed after yesterday's game?

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

Where is everyone? Too depressed after yesterday's game?

I just started watching. Weird start time kind of threw me off. Nice to see Mauer hit one out.....although it would be even nicer to see a Twins starter get through 5 complete innings every once in a while.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

I just started watching. Weird start time kind of threw me off. Nice to see Mauer hit one out.....although it would be even nicer to see a Twins starter get through 5 complete innings every once in a while.

Wait, tomorrow's game has the unusual start time, not today's. Disregard my previous post...I'm still getting use to living in the Pacific Time Zone.

[glunn]

I just started watching. Weird start time kind of threw me off. Nice to see Mauer hit one out.....although it would be even nicer to see a Twins starter get through 5 complete innings every once in a while.

Glad to see you NTF. The game is not in my cable package today so I am "watching" on cbssportsline.com. It's not easy being a Twins fan in California.

Did Mauer hit it far?

[glunn]

Wait, tomorrow's game has the unusual start time, not today's. Disregard my previous post...I'm still getting use to living in the Pacific Time Zone.

You are in Seattle?

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

Glad to see you NTF. The game is not in my cable package today so I am "watching" on cbssportsline.com. It's not easy being a Twins fan in California.

Did Mauer hit it far?

I'm actually following the game online as well.....I usually watch the games on MLB.com, but it's blacked out today for some reason. I live just north of Seattle. What part of California do you live in?

[glunn]

I'm actually following the game online as well.....I usually watch the games on MLB.com, but it's blacked out today for some reason. I live just north of Seattle. What part of California do you live in?

Beverly Hills - swimmin pools, movie stars and not enough Twins games. This blackout sucks.

[gil4]

Nice inning by Burton. Hopefully we can get to Capps with at least this three-run lead. It won't feel safe, but it will feel as close to safe as we can hope for.

[nicksaviking]

I would like some physicist to explain to all of us how that Mauer HR made it out of the park. I don't know if I've ever seen a ball with that low of a trajectory make it over the fence. That line drive shows that Mauer still has plenty of power, normally his swing just does not naturally take advantage of it.

Nice to see Plouffe perk up. Two run producing hits and unbelievably only one was a HR. Boy would it be nice if he could find away to be a short term answer at 3B.

[glunn]

Nice inning by Burton. Hopefully we can get to Capps with at least this three-run lead. It won't feel safe, but it will feel as close to safe as we can hope for.

Another couple of runs in the top of the 9th would be nice. The top of the order is hitting today.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

Beverly Hills - swimmin pools, movie stars and not enough Twins games. This blackout sucks.

Oh yeah, I guess it says "Beverly Hills" right there on your location.

Hopefully the Twins can tack on a run or two. No lead ever feels safe this season.

[glunn]

Hopefully the Twins can tack on a run or two. No lead ever feels safe this season.

The Twins need to beat the Indians at least once this year, and today seems like a good day to do that.

[glunn]

Is Mauer going for the league record in GIDPs?

[glunn]

Twins WIN. Nice game even though the Wall struggled.

[nicksaviking]

37 GiDP's will be tough to reach, but he might be stubborn enough to do it. The defense plays him right up the middle because that is obviously his preference. The 2B is giving plenty of room on his 1B side if Mauer would only try to pull the ball. Of course he could avoid the infielders all together if he would stop thinking that a 58% groundball, 18% flyball rate is the key to winning a batting title. A 25-29% flyball rate won him batting titles in the past, I don't know what has changed the last two years. His three seasons where his groundball rate was +50% were the only seasons he did not hit over .300.

[Bark's Lounge]

Boy would it be nice if he could find away to be a short term answer at 3B.

As of now, for the most part, he pretty much is. For the season I really do believe he will hit over .230 even though some might find that hard to imagine. He has power and has been okay at 3B (except for a couple "In your face" mistakes). I have pimped Plouffe way to much, but I still believe he can be an answer, rather than a player who creates a question because of his performance. Keep throwing him out at the hot corner - let's make our final judgement in October.

[Montecore]

Beverly Hills - swimmin pools, movie stars and not enough Twins games. This blackout sucks.

I'm in Malibu across the street from Geoffrey's. 4 2/3 scoreless relief, not bad.

[Riverbrian]

As of now, for the most part, he pretty much is. For the season I really do believe he will hit over .230 even though some might find that hard to imagine. He has power and has been okay at 3B (except for a couple "In your face" mistakes). I have pimped Plouffe way to much, but I still believe he can be an answer, rather than a player who creates a question because of his performance. Keep throwing him out at the hot corner - let's make our final judgement in October.

I think he can do it. I don't see high average but I do see pop potential and I think he will find that stroke. At least I hope he finds that stroke. MLB pitchers are tough and he has to even up those battles he had been losing.