Game 62 - Twins v Phillies - 6/14/12

[IdahoPilgrim]

Twins Lineup

 

Span CF

Revere RF

Mauer C

Willingham LF

Morneau DH

Plouffe 3B

Parmelee 1B

Casilla 2B

Carroll SS

SP: Diamond

 

Phillies Lineup

 

Rollins SS

Polanco 3B

Pence RF

Thome DH

Victorino CF

Ruiz C

Wiggington 1B

Mayberry LF

Martinez 2B

SP: Blanton

[striker_86]

Are they seriously going to play this thing? Its pouring right now and a thunderstorm watch till 10pm....

[Seth Stohs]

Denard Span tweeted a bit ago that Batting Practice was cancelled.

[ChuckkJay]

That's Spando Calrissian to you, Seth.

[Bark's Lounge]

That's Spando Calrissian to you, Seth.

Damn... Spando Calrissian is actually catching on.

[adjacent]

I am looking at the radar and we may get lucky. The worst of the rain is already south of Target field. and going southeast. If no new storms show up, they might get it in.

[Nick Nelson]

I live 10-15 miles from the stadium -- around here the rain has let up and the skies aren't looking too ominous.

 

Hope they can get the game in. This has been a fun series so far.

[Brock Beauchamp]

I'm less than five miles from the stadium as the crow flies and I don't think it has rained here in three hours.

[TwinsGuy55422]

I live close to the ball park as well and it hasn't rained at all in couple of hours. I hope they can play ball. Let's keep the string of series wins going.

[TwinsGuy55422]

Good to see Parmelee back in the lineup. I would like to see him get regular at-bats.

[pjnelly]

Mauer's third game in a row at catcher.

[asmus_ndsu]

Hmm nicknames havnt caught on yet... Lets see some parmalee cheese

[Ultima Ratio]

My goodness, Plouffe has really figured it out. Don't stop now!

[glunn]

My goodness, Plouffe has really figured it out. Don't stop now!

Based on his recent rate, Plouffe could hit more than 60 home runs this year.

[snepp]

OMFG listen to all those non-twins fan *******s! They should all be strung up in the street for not booing Thome!!1!

 

ARGH!!!!

[Ultima Ratio]

No standing ovation for Thome tonight? Hmmm...

[glunn]

No standing ovation for Thome tonight? Hmmm...

I am glad to hear that. Now we need to get some damn offense going.

[Dilligaf69]

Might wanna stop pitching to Thome no??

[Dilligaf69]

Come on guys it's Joe Blanton!

[Ultima Ratio]

Looks like we are taking good pitches, getting behind, and swinging at pitchers' pitches.

[Mike Sixel]

Sorting OPS.....If Plouffe were qualified, coming into tonight, he'd be right between Kubel and Pierzinski...odd.

[Guest USAFChief]

It's Joe F'ing Blanton, ferpetesakes.

[Ultima Ratio]

Just noticed that San Diego now has the worst run differential in the MLB, supplanting the Twins. Moving on up!

 

We'll, that depends upon if and how badly we get beat tonight.

[Ultima Ratio]

Noticed that Mauer was steeling the catchers signs and indicating that change up to Willingham. The catcher noticed this and went to a secondary set of signs, using the mask, shin guard and chest protector to call the slider that struck Willingham out. Love picking up on little stuff like that...

[Ultima Ratio]

Not a good effort at the plate tonight. Seems like we have this sort of game at least once a week.

[Guest USAFChief]

Two pretty terrible losses. Philly hasn't scored runs all year, but seemingly score at will all series against Twins pitching. Twins get runs last night but the Walters fiasco puts them in too big a hole, then tonight Joe F'ing Blanton, the Nick Blackburn of the Phillies, tosses a complete game at them.

[striker_86]

Two pretty terrible losses. Philly hasn't scored runs all year, but seemingly score at will all series against Twins pitching. Twins get runs last night but the Walters fiasco puts them in too big a hole, then tonight Joe F'ing Blanton, the Nick Blackburn of the Phillies, tosses a complete game at them.

Terrible game, You gotta show up and roll these guys. I dont fault Diamond. Thome killed him, otherwise he had a decent outing. Offense should pick him up there...

[glunn]

I am mystified by the inability to get hits off Blanton. Were the hitters TOO anxious/aggressive? Too overconfident after last night's scoring? Or just unfocused?