Game Thread: Twins v Orioles, 5/2 @ 7:10pm CT

[Squirrel]

Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-15 m.p.h. 20% PoP. Temperature near 55.

 

Orioles:

SP, Jimenez

 

Markakis RF

Machado 3B

Cruz LF

Jones CF

Wieters C

Hardy SS

Young DH

Pierce 1B

Schoop 2B

 

Twins:

SP, Nolasco

 

Dozier 2B

Mauer 1B

Plouffe 3B

Colabello RF

Kubel LF

Pinto DH

Suzuki C

Fuld CF

Escobar SS

 

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Riverbrian, Riverbrian ... wherefore art thou, Riverbrian?

 

Answer to come.

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Juliet: Deny my Father and refuse my name or if thou wilt not, but be sworn my love... and I'll no longer be a Capulet.

 

Riverbrian: Umm... I not following what your saying... When did you start talking this way.

 

Juliet: Tis but thy name that is my enemy... Thou art myself... though not a Montegue.

 

Riverbrian: I'm gonna stop you right there... Again... I'm not following you... and I'm not drinking this stuff... A beer will be fine.

 

Things to think about:

 

1. The Orioles -- They are Chris Davis-less... That's a relief... But they are Machado-Full. The Orioles have the bats to do some damage... Pitching... is the question mark... Just like the Twins... This series could be full of 15 to 12 Games. Since I've made that claim... Watch... It'll be 2-1 nail biters all weekend long.

 

2. Ubaldo Jimenez -- Mr. Inconsistent is what I call him... That's mainly because I feel a little strange calling anyone Ubaldo. The guy hit the Rockies like a nuclear bomb. He was the finest young pitcher in baseball. He was so good at one point that the Cleveland Indians traded a bunch of young pitchers who were supposed to be good and never became good to get him. It all evened out because Ubaldo struggled and struggled hard with the Indians until last year. It turned out that the Indians and Rockies traded almost nothing to each other. Well he's got a new deal with Baltimore and he's back to struggling. Baltimore can have him... I'm no longer interested.

 

3. Ricky Nolasco -- There really isn't much to think about. His ERA is over 6 and that thing needs to come down. It needs to start coming down tonight.

 

4. Chris Colabello -- After coming out of the gates in full stride he's hit a pretty sharp stutter. When you see a guy cool off like he has... The natural thought is regression but... I don't think so... He's still hitting the ball pretty hard. I think he can get it going at a moments notice.

 

5. Temptation -- At my age... I don't worry about avoiding temptation anymore... It seems as I've aged... Temptation has been avoiding me.

[Mr. Brooks]

Looking forward to watching one of my favorite, and most exciting players in baseball this weekend, Manny Machado.

 

Tonights bench: Herrmann and Florimon.

[Squirrel]

I will miss tonight's game ... am going to a production of 'The Sound of Music.' I need a break.

[Halsey Hall]

I may take a break too, as watching 3 losses in 2 days has taken it's toll. Hopefully Manny Machado is as rusty as he looked a week and a half ago when I watched him in Ft Myers.

[JB_Iowa]

I will miss tonight's game ... am going to a production of 'The Sound of Music.' I need a break.

 

Say Guten Tag to Max -- always my favorite cast member.

[D. Hocking]

I will miss tonight's game ... am going to a production of 'The Sound of Music.' I need a break.

 

Sad comment on how the Twins have played this week (or I guess the last 1.5 days, which seemed like a week) when singing Nazis and rogue nuns are a needed break.

[ScrapTheNickname]

I will miss tonight's game ... am going to a production of 'The Sound of Music.' I need a break.

 

At least you know how it ends.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Looking forward to watching one of my favorite, and most exciting players in baseball this weekend, Manny Machado.

 

Tonights bench: Herrmann and Florimon.

 

Ugh, this feels like a "take a break, everyone" kind of night.

 

That said, I will probably be lurking anyway

 

Nolasco, go out there and give us 8 innings or don't come back. No one get hurt please. This is only 1 game out of 162 and no need to play every one like it's the NFC championship game. That;s a good way to burn out.

[longstrangetrip]

I will miss tonight's game ... am going to a production of 'The Sound of Music.' I need a break.

 

I like Sound of Music...I hope they do "How do you Solve a Problem like Arcia".

[Squirrel]

Sad comment on how the Twins have played this week (or I guess the last 1.5 days, which seemed like a week) when singing Nazis and rogue nuns are a needed break.

 

Heh ... this is quite the production and I have been looking forward to it for a few weeks. So I'm not going purposefully to give myself a break from the Twins, it will still be a break from the Twins.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Heh ... this is quite the production and I have been looking forward to it for a few weeks. So I'm not going purposefully to give myself a break from the Twins, it will still be a break from the Twins.

 

Enjoy the show! I'm sure folk here will keep the thread warm (or whatever the internet equivalent for warm seat is) for ya, and if tonight's anything like last night, the game still may be going after the bows...

[pierre75275]

Oy Vey!!! The twins bench bats tonight combined arent hitting my weight.

[ashbury]

5. Temptation -- At my age... I don't worry about avoiding temptation anymore... It seems as I've aged... Temptation has been avoiding me.

 

Ain't too proud to beg, that's my motto. (Talkin' 'bout my girl, of course.)

[D. Hocking]

Oy Vey!!! The twins bench bats tonight combined arent hitting my weight.

 

 

Are you saying we have a weak bench or that you are over 500 pounds?

[ashbury]

Nolasco, go out there and give us 8 innings or don't come back.

 

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good night.

 

/ not with that remaining contract, of course - so just hoping for the best

[ashbury]

Are you saying we have a weak bench or that you are over 500 pounds?

 

I'm gonna go with "both".

[Squirrel]

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good night.

 

/ not with that remaining contract, of course - so just hoping for the best

Ha! Keeping with The Sound of Music theme of this thread.

[jokin]

Heh ... this is quite the production and I have been looking forward to it for a few weeks. So I'm not going purposefully to give myself a break from the Twins, it will still be a break from the Twins.

 

And good timing on the very night that the Twins say to Pelfrey and Hicks: "So long, farewell, auf widersehen, good night....."

[jokin]

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good night.

 

/ not with that remaining contract, of course - so just hoping for the best

 

Dang it, beat me to it!

[Winston Smith]

I will miss tonight's game ... am going to a production of 'The Sound of Music.' I need a break.

 

No hockey game?

[Squirrel]

No hockey game?

I'll be checking the scores of BOTH games at intermission

[glunn]

Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-15 m.p.h. 20% PoP. Temperature near 55.

 

Orioles:

SP, Jimenez

 

Markakis RF

Machado 3B

Cruz LF

Jones CF

Wieters C

Hardy SS

Young DH

Pierce 1B

Schoop 2B

 

Twins:

SP, Nolasco

 

Dozier 2B

Mauer 1B

Plouffe 3B

Colabello RF

Kubel LF

Pinto DH

Suzuki C

Fuld CF

Escobar SS

 

--------------------------

 

Riverbrian, Riverbrian ... wherefore art thou, Riverbrian?

 

Answer to come.

-------------------------------------------------------------

 

Juliet: Deny my Father and refuse my name or if thou wilt not, but be sworn my love... and I'll no longer be a Capulet.

 

Riverbrian: Umm... I not following what your saying... When did you start talking this way.

 

Juliet: Tis but thy name that is my enemy... Thou art myself... though not a Montegue.

 

Riverbrian: I'm gonna stop you right there... Again... I'm not following you... and I'm not drinking this stuff... A beer will be fine.

 

Things to think about:

 

1. The Orioles -- They are Chris Davis-less... That's a relief... But they are Machado-Full. The Orioles have the bats to do some damage... Pitching... is the question mark... Just like the Twins... This series could be full of 15 to 12 Games. Since I've made that claim... Watch... It'll be 2-1 nail biters all weekend long.

 

2. Ubaldo Jimenez -- Mr. Inconsistent is what I call him... That's mainly because I feel a little strange calling anyone Ubaldo. The guy hit the Rockies like a nuclear bomb. He was the finest young pitcher in baseball. He was so good at one point that the Cleveland Indians traded a bunch of young pitchers who were supposed to be good and never became good to get him. It all evened out because Ubaldo struggled and struggled hard with the Indians until last year. It turned out that the Indians and Rockies traded almost nothing to each other. Well he's got a new deal with Baltimore and he's back to struggling. Baltimore can have him... I'm no longer interested.

 

3. Ricky Nolasco -- There really isn't much to think about. His ERA is over 6 and that thing needs to come down. It needs to start coming down tonight.

 

4. Chris Colabello -- After coming out of the gates in full stride he's hit a pretty sharp stutter. When you see a guy cool off like he has... The natural thought is regression but... I don't think so... He's still hitting the ball pretty hard. I think he can get it going at a moments notice.

 

5. Temptation -- At my age... I don't worry about avoiding temptation anymore... It seems as I've aged... Temptation has been avoiding me.

 

I am very grateful for the effort that ChiTown and RB put into these setups. We are blessed to have these to read on game days.

[JB_Iowa]

We're waiting on the "date report".

[longstrangetrip]

Colabello's tough luck continues...hitting the ball hard, but can't buy a hit.

[Mr. Brooks]

Colabello's tough luck continues...hitting the ball hard, but can't buy a hit.

 

It was due after he led baseball in babip for the first 3 weeks of the season.

Luck works both ways, and eventually manages to even itself out.

[VATwinsFan]

For you trivia fans Twins are 1 for their last 13 w/RISP, and 8 out of their last 46.

 

Very 2013ish. Ugh.

[Riverbrian]

Ain't too proud to beg, that's my motto. (Talkin' 'bout my girl, of course.)

 

Nice Temptations tie in... Well done.

[Riverbrian]

We're waiting on the "date report".

 

Yeah Glunn... Spill

[Reider]

Danny Santana is coming up!

[drock2190]

Danny Santana is coming up!

 

So he must be thurst into the starting shortstop role then?

 

I don't know why he would come up only just to sit on the bench.