Doubleheader Game Thread: Blue Jays@Twins 12:10PM/6:10PM

[Gibby]

Hmmm...I've suddenly noticed that the Twins win, and sometimes kick ass, when I keep my yap shut all game.

 

...but then, I cant really post when I'm pitching.

[Gibby]

Your namesake did himself proud.

 

My namesake is actually in Italy doing herself proud as one of the best middle blockers in the world.

[Intramural Legend]

Woohoo! Watch here for the next game's lineups. When I see they are up, I will post them in thread. I don't think Brian will be thinking again ... once a day is enough for him.

 

If Brian can't give us 6 more points of entertainment for the 2nd game, than I'm out!

 

I have a work function and will be out either way

[Halsey Hall]

Gibson's in the hot tub. He'll throw the first three innings tonight, then Pelfrey for four, followed by Duensing, Tonkin and Fein to close it out. Somehow we have to get another starter a win.

[Craig Arko]

Gibson's in the hot tub. He'll throw the first three innings tonight, then Pelfrey for four, followed by Duensing, Tonkin and Fein to close it out. Somehow we have to get another starter a win.

 

Make that Pelfrey for three, Deduno for three, etc. and you may have called it.

[TKGuy]

Let's look back on the roster decisions from spring training:

 

Gibson as 5th Starter - Good

Keeping Kubes after awful spring - Good

Colabello as your 25th player - Good

Pinto as your backup catcher/DH - Good

Bartlett - can't get them all right

Deduno in the pen - jury is still out on that

 

If you said we'd be 7-7 after 14 games at the beginning of the season, I would have taken that in a heartbeat. Now lets see if Pelfrey can get straightened out.

[Craig Arko]

With Riverbrian's brain sitting in the hot tub, here's something completely different to think about between games:

 

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/04/17/kepler_186f_earth_sized_planet_in_the_habitable_zone.html

 

Need to work out interplanetary signing budgets...

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Let's look back on the roster decisions from spring training:

 

Gibson as 5th Starter - Good

Keeping Kubes after awful spring - Good

Colabello as your 25th player - Good

Pinto as your backup catcher/DH - Good

Bartlett - can't get them all right

Deduno in the pen - jury is still out on that

 

If you said we'd be 7-7 after 14 games at the beginning of the season, I would have taken that in a heartbeat. Now lets see if Pelfrey can get straightened out.

If Colabello were the 25th player on the opening roster...

[Richie the Rally Goat]

With Riverbrian's brain sitting in the hot tub, here's something completely different to think about between games:

 

 

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/04/17/kepler_186f_earth_sized_planet_in_the_habitable_zone.html

 

 

Need to work out interplanetary signing budgets...

 

 

Especially if those players are good at playing baseball on a planet made entirely of styrofoam packing peanuts.

[GCTF]

[Craig Arko]

Especially if those players are good at playing baseball on a planet made entirely of styrofoam packing peanuts.

 

First ballot HOFers, every one.

[Squirrel]

Okay ... here we go ... Game 2 lineups:

Gametime forecast: still cold.

 

Jays:

SP, McGowan

 

Cabrera LF

Rasmus DH

Bautista RF

Encarnacion 1B

Navarro C

Lawrie 3B

Gose CF

Goins 2B

Diaz SS

 

Twins:

SP, Pelfrey

 

Dozier 2B

Mauer DH

Colabello 1B

Kubel LF

Pinto C

Herrmann RF

Nunez 3B

Hicks CF

Escobar SS

 

(no comment)

[afurry91]

Okay ... here's part of it ... Game 2 lineups:

Gametime forecast: still cold.

 

Jays:

SP, McGowan

 

lineup, tba

 

Twins:

SP, Pelfrey

 

Dozier 2B

Mauer DH

Colabello 1B

Kubel LF

Pinto C

Herrmann RF

Nunez 3B

Hicks CF

Escobar SS

 

(no comment)

 

Florimon is out. There is a god.

[tharasix]

Plouffe is out, too. Apparently, Nunez provides better defense at the hot corner.

[stringer bell]

So is Plouffe. Don't hate the lineup, but I'd rather see Trevor out there.

 

FWIW, I was replying to afurry.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Plouffe is out, too. Apparently, Nunez provides better defense at the hot corner.

 

[tharasix]

The game notes on the ESPN recap of the day game were interesting.

 

1) Gibson is the first Twins starting pitcher to be in the opening rotation and win his first three starts since Livan frickin' Hernandez in 08! Ugh.

2) Gibson managed to prevent Melky Cabrera from getting a hit, which snaps his season-long hit streak.

[Guest USAFChief]

Call 911. That's hypothermia.

Here in Arizona it's Emergency Services.

[ashbury]

Here in Arizona it's Emergency Services.

 

In Arizona 60 is the dawn of a new ice age.

[diehardtwinsfan]

How in the world is this team scoring as many runs as it has?

[D. Hocking]

How in the world is this team scoring as many runs as it has?

 

It really does not even need to be said --- Battling their tails off.

[drock2190]

How in the world is this team scoring as many runs as it has?

 

Team is just talented. Full of hard workers, guys who bring their lunch pails to work.

 

They go and get it. Scrappy, full of heart. Never quit. Fearless. Twins Baseball.

[big dog]

Plus they are taking a ton of walks. Much better strike zone judgement than what we saw most of last year.

[big dog]

Let's go Pelf!

[Willihammer]

Pelfrey:

 

First order of business - get into the stretch.

 

Check

[big dog]

I'd like to see a replay on that ball four call on Bautista. Looked good from 325 miles away.

[drock2190]

Well is anyone surprised so far?

[GCTF]

Finally, something to bitch about.

[GCTF]

Pelfrey:

 

First order of business - get into the stretch.

 

Check

 

Second order of business...head to the shower?

[ashbury]

Seems like it was only yesterday that Gibson was mowing them down, doesn't it?