Game Thread: Twins v A's, 4/9@ 12:10pm CT

[Mike Sixel]

tonkin>>>>>>most RP on the roster. Would be nice if they would stop being obsessed with veteran relievers, and use the guys they develop.

[LaBombo]

Was in fact thinking it's time for the Tonkin Resolution.

 

The one regarding his golf game?

[Craig Arko]

The one regarding his golf game?

 

Exactly.

[slash129]

Once again, Mauer kicks the can down the road to someone else in the lineup.

[twinsnorth49]

Yes swinging at bad pitches and getting an out would have been preferable.

[drunksam]

****.

 

That is all I have to say.

 

Ditto.

[steve]

Yes swinging at bad pitches and getting an out would have been preferable.

 

Sometimes a hit is better than a walk. They build statues for men who play that way. Two of them are on the grounds of Target Field.

[twinsnorth49]

Sometimes a hit is better than a walk. They build statues for men who play that way. Two of them are on the grounds of Target Field.

 

And a walk is always better than an out. With all due respect to the statues on the grounds, they didn't always get that hit you're promising.

 

Oh and they'll find a place for Mauer's statue some day too.

[Beezer07]

Once again, Mauer kicks the can down the road to someone else in the lineup.

 

Tell ya what, I'll take the guy who goes 2 for 4 and gets on base 4 times in a game. You can have the guy who makes bad decisions and chases pitches. We'll see who comes out ahead...

[Beezer07]

Sometimes a hit is better than a walk. They build statues for men who play that way. Two of them are on the grounds of Target Field.

 

A hit is always better than a walk. A walk is always better than swinging at bad pitches and striking out or popping up or grounding out to 2nd.

[howeda7]

Rough game. Nice comeback. Burton coughs it up. I would have liked to see them move Burton. I suspect we'll see more of this. Fien will be the set-up man by May, IMO.