Article: Game Thread: Twins v Mariners, 7/30 @ 7:10pm CT

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Trade Rosario for who?

No. He'd be blocked by Mauer...

[Riverbrian]

HICKS

[nicksaviking]

So who had Aaron Hicks improving his batting average by 80 points and his OBP by only 10?

[Mike Sixel]

Seattle is bad.......and will not blow it up. Nice win tonight. I like wins.

[Craig Arko]

Buxton, Hicks, Rosario. I can live with that.

[Riverbrian]

 

A mental image I. Did. Not. Need.

 

Hey Now... He's trying to attract a left handed arm. 

 

Everyone thinks the Crickets mean he isn't doing anything. 

 

I'm trying to explain his method while sounding like crickets actually is an effort to lure. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

HICKS

 

I didn't quite catch that...

Say it again?

[JB_Iowa]

 

How does one cook watermelon?

(Brian, you wouldn't by any chance have in your kitchen a Sledge-o-matic?)

 

Actually, there are recipes for grilling it but I like mine plain.

[Riverbrian]

 

I didn't quite catch that...

Say it again?

 

HICKS... Plural of Hick. 

[jimbo92107]

I was watching a slo-mo of Ryan Zimmerman's swing earlier, and I noticed that Aaron Hicks is swinging the bat almost exactly the way Zimmerman does. The slow leg lift, the bat wave, the whole thing. Seems to work.

 

I should mention the slo-mo was of Zim's home run to left, almost the same spot Hicks just hit one.

Edited July 31, 2015 by jimbo92107

[ashbury]

HICKS!!!

 

... still murders left handed pitching. Waiting to see him turn the corner with respect to righties.

[spinowner]

 

Buxton, Hicks, Rosario. I can live with that.

With Arcia as the fourth outfielder when he's not DH'ing. (I hope.)

[Riverbrian]

 

Seattle is bad.......and will not blow it up. Nice win tonight. I like wins.

 

Dude... No No... Don't do that. Don't tempt the wrath of the thing... High A Top the Whatever.  

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

HICKS... Plural of Hick. 

Perhaps that explains how he's finally getting it. He wasn't quite all there the first time he was called up.

 

And how he can hit from either side of the plate!

 

Thanks!

[Riverbrian]

 

Actually, there are recipes for grilling it but I like mine plain.

 

Yeah.. JB has a Watermelon Fridge. A fridge just for Watermelon. 

[Riverbrian]

 

That team has had Felix Hernandez at the top of there rotation for how long and they have still yet to put together a roster around him. You should be kicking butt and taking names when you have King Felix to build around and you spent all of that money on Cano.

Now that is the worst GM in baseball right there MR Z, running that team, MR Z has no plan and  should have been shown the door along time ago. Our GM may be conservative but he at least has a plan and is light years ahead of Zundreniak or however you spell his name. 

 

I love Positive Vibes like this

 

Our guy isn't as bad as that guy. 

[Mike Sixel]

He has a plan, it just want working. Zunino was supposed to be good. Two top pitchers got hurt. Every FA he acquired is a been blech. Ya, he is bad......

[Craig Arko]

@MikeBerardino: Twinsights: Byron Buxton has a "really good day" on the field,' Molitor said. Rehab trip could start soon. #MNTwins

 

http://t.co/qu1qfi4qZn

 

Wait, still more happy news. Get a rope.

[Mike Sixel]

Getting Buxton back is better than any trade I could have made.......

[ashbury]

The image I have is the #3 dog on the sled.

"Unless you are the lead dog, the view never changes."

[Letitsano]

Glad they came roaring back - go hicks and rosario! - but now they have to defend a four run lead for 7 innings ...

[Jerr]

Just got here, Twins winning and crickets and frogs discussions....3 of my favorite things

[ashbury]

I see Plouffe is a fan of my work  .   Baby boy: Theodore Winston James Plouffe.

 

Kind of hard keeping up with all the Twins trade rumors at this point.

Hopefully we gave up only a C prospect in this deal.

[Riverbrian]

 

He has a plan, it just want working. Zunino was supposed to be good. Two top pitchers got hurt. Every FA he acquired is a been blech. Ya, he is bad......

 

The reason he still has a job is because they can't spell his name to put it on the document removing him. 

 

Ownership:  Z (Pause) What comes next? I don't know? (Pause) Let deal with this later.  

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

Hopefully we gave up only a C prospect in this deal.

Good ol' PTBNL.

 

And i have it on good authority they'll announce him on Saturday: Trevor Plouffe.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

The reason he still has a job is because they can't spell his name to put it on the document removing him. 

 

Ownership:  Z (Pause) What comes next? I don't know? (Pause) Let deal with this later.  

Kinda like the Fielder formerly known as Prince? (Except he's also currently known as such...)

[ashbury]

The Mariners are doing us a favor tonight. His name is J.A. Happ.

Maybe now they want to go back to being Happless.

 

_{^{/ obligatory anytime we face the guy}}

[spinowner]

Ozzie Guillen supposedly said, "If AJ is not on your team you hate him. If he's on your team you hate him less."

[Jerr]

Twins do no trades and sweep this series.....such joy will come to this site, again

[ashbury]

EDDIE!  EDDIE!

WHICH OF SEVERAL? WHICH OF SEVERAL?

 

_{^{/ yeah, I know, the one who went yard...}}