Game Thread: Twins v Dodgers, 4/30 @ 7:10pm CT

[Guest USAFChief]

damn it, brock, i should be able to all-caps that.

t h a t.

 

Edit: Nope, that didn't work either.

[Guest]

If you aren't home by 9 forget about going home at all.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41bhW-NyIJL.jpg

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Yeah, i liked that catch too.

[Guest USAFChief]

That's gonna be tough since I am meeting her around 7:30, but I see your point. Maybe I should get an apartment for a month or two until she starts to miss me.

//ring ring// "Honey, it's me. Yeah, I'm not going to be home by 9. I'm going to my apartment instead."

 

That should work out well.

[stringer bell]

Now I can complain about official scoring. It hurts no one that the run is ruled unearned, but it isn't right. Even a slow guy like Pinto scores on that double (near triple), with two outs. That run should be earned.

[Guest]

If Mauer goes 3 for his next 4, he'll be batting .300 on the season.

[Guest USAFChief]

If Mauer goes 3 for his next 4, he'll be batting .300 on the season.

If Plouffe has to face Grienke much more, he'll be batting .030 by night's end.

[Willihammer]

I was going to go today but Stubhub wasn't authenticating credit cards at about 4:30 PM (which is a heck of a time to stop considering sales close 2 hrs before game time). Anybody else try to get tickets for today's game?

 

That's what I thought.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Nice pick by Plouffe. Guess that's why it's the hot corner.

 

And, Butera is on base again.

[Riverbrian]

Nice pick by Plouffe. Guess that's why it's the hot corner.

 

And, Butera is on base again.

 

And we are stuck with Pinto

[stringer bell]

Dozier showing up Puig for not running hard to first?

[70charger]

I just got word that I have a new nephew! Peter William. 6 lbs. 11 ozs.

 

His dad's a Nats fan, but I'll get ol' Pete started on the right path.

[Riverbrian]

I just got word that I have a new nephew! Peter William. 6 lbs. 11 ozs.

 

His dad's a Nats fan, but I'll get ol' Pete started on the right path.

 

Awesome... Congrats to you... The cool thing about being Uncle is you don't have to do diapers and if the baby cries while you are holding him... Mom usually shows up and takes over.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

And we are stuck with Pinto

 

I'm strangely comfortable with that...

 

(Pinto got on base too)

[Squirrel]

I just got word that I have a new nephew! Peter William. 6 lbs. 11 ozs.

 

His dad's a Nats fan, but I'll get ol' Pete started on the right path.

Buy the kid toys that make the most obnoxious noise

[Twins Twerp]

Grreeeeeeiiiiiiiiinnnnnkkkkkkeeeee

[Squirrel]

I want a home run right here

[Riverbrian]

Grreeeeeeiiiiiiiiinnnnnkkkkkkeeeee

 

That's a good Michael Buffer impression.

[Riverbrian]

I want a home run right here

 

I want it... Over there.

[blairpaul715]

I don't know who this umpire is, but his strike zone is right on!!

[Squirrel]

I want it... Over there.

Whether it's here or there, I'll take it anywhere, Sam I am.

[Mill1634]

I want a home run... every at bat..

[stringer bell]

Joe doesn't look too confident going back on pop flies.

[Squirrel]

I want a home run... every at bat..

I wouldn't want that. I'd only want it from the at bats of Twins players.

[Willihammer]

You gotta be 1$#^!^ me

[Squirrel]

Omg. That was awesome!

[Riverbrian]

I want a home run... every at bat..

 

That would be a very long game! Daktronics would have to design a new scoreboard.

[longstrangetrip]

I have a burning desire to make a brash, probably overstated comment.

 

With the addition of Pinto, Colabello and Suzuki to the lineup, I have never seen a Twins team so disciplined at not biting on the breaking ball out of the zone. It's been a Twins tradition to swing it those. Even some of our better hitters (Puckett, Hunter, Cuddyer) had that as a weakness. Hope they can keep it up.

[stringer bell]

Web gem!

[Physics Guy]

Wow