Article: Game Thread: Twins @ Blue Jays, 8/3 @ 12:07pm CT

[harren10]

Entertaining game thread. At least we can find humor in our trip down the standings. Non-the-less, I'll be cheering at 12:07. 

[Platoon]

Since everything is metric in Canada, it's obvious that 12:07 is the metric equivalent of 12:10, or 12:05, or maybe Midnight? I can't be sure.

Little known fact: Everything in Canada is NOT metric. I asked a Torontoan one day: If you go to your version of Home Depot to get what we call a 10' 2x4 what do you ask for? He said, I don't know about you, but I ask for a 10' 2x4! Apparently lumber in Canada is inches and feet. Or else this guy thought I looked gullible and stupid, and was amusing himself? I can't be sure! You may vote. Press 1 for yes. Press 2 for no. Press 3 for "I can't be sure".

[Craig Arko]

 

Entertaining game thread. At least we can find humor in our trip down the standings. Non-the-less, I'll be cheering at 12:07. 

Given where we are, I should probably ask "For who?"  

[jtwins]

It seems that the Twins have added Tyler Duffy and placed Milone on the DL while moving Pressly to the 60-day DL.

[JB_Iowa]

Wow it took like 2 hours to get 2 pages yesterday. Today y'all are flying. Guess it helps to be at work.

[jokin]

 

Yet another opportunity to play Sano at third, and Molitor for some reason can't seem to play him there. I guess we need to justify paying Nunez? Or is it more that we have no one else worthy of being a major league DH? Our other options would have been Robinson or Fryer...and nobody wants to see that. Still, I'd rather see Sano at third and Nunez at DH.

 

Because it's "more" important to have 13 pitchers than another legit bench bat.  (Too bad the Twins couldn't have swung a trade for Valencia just for this series... actually might still be a good idea for a RH bench bat when they finally come back to their senses and go back to 12 pitchers, as always, Danny's crushing LHP again this season).

 

[DaveW]

Nunez batting 2nd?

 

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[DaveW]

And yes, there really is no good reason why Sano isn't at 3rd base.

[SwainZag]

 

Mauer has a 93 wRC+. Lower than league average.....so, ya, not missing much, frankly. I'd literally cut him.

 

Mauer also hitting 6/34 against Price.  Good for .176/.263/.206, good decision to bench him today.

 

And yes you post everyday you would cut him, it's not going to happen.

[Craig Arko]

Hey, I have a great idea! Let's turn this into every other thread on the site, because some things just haven't been repeated enough times.

[70charger]

Price is having a pretty good debut in a new uniform. I kind of hope Duffey has a similar debut.

[DaveW]

Sweet defense Hunter!

[ashbury]

Gut check time.

I suppose so. But honestly, it's a 162 game grind, and along about game 12 or so, waking up when the alarm clock tells you to is gut check time for our guys. Character is huge but most of the bad characters get weeded out by this level.

 

Talent level time. That's what I want to see.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Since everything is metric in Canada, it's obvious that 12:07 is the metric equivalent of 12:10, or 12:05, or maybe Midnight? I can't be sure.

Little known fact: Everything in Canada is NOT metric. I asked a Torontoan one day: If you go to your version of Home Depot to get what we call a 10' 2x4 what do you ask for? He said, I don't know about you, but I ask for a 10' 2x4! Apparently lumber in Canada is inches and feet. Or else this guy thought I looked gullible and stupid, and was amusing himself? I can't be sure! You may vote.

Press 1.609 for yes. Press 3.22 for no. Press 4.83 for "I can't be sure".

Fixed it for ya

 

 

 

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Edited August 3, 2015 by Hosken Bombo Disco

[70charger]

I actually think Dick Bremer made a good point (!) when he said you can't make stupid mistakes when you're playing teams like this and fighting for the postseason. Clean it up!

[ashbury]

 heaven help him ... wrath from TD

Yeah.

 

Good one.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Sweet defense Hunter!

 

Of corner defense doesn't matter.....

[DaveW]

This Blue Jays offense is so freaking ridiculous, every guy is a threat to hit it out of the park on any bad pitch. It's going to be imperative that the Twins don't make mistakes in the field or walk guys this series.

The HR's will happen, hopefully most of them will be solo shots or 2 run dingers at worst.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Given our (lack of a) bullpen, I'm not happy Santana needed 27 pitches in that inning.

[Mike Sixel]

I like Santana, he's the one I trust the most. I still don't like their odds, given the lineups and Price.....but still, I like Santana.

[SwainZag]

Toriiiii!  Yes!  

[DaveW]

Nice!

[Cap'n Piranha]

Who had money on the Twins hitting a dinger before the Jays?

[ashbury]

Yet another opportunity to play Sano at third, and Molitor for some reason can't seem to play him there. I guess we need to justify paying Nunez?

After a good play in one inning in a recent game, the next inning he had two that led our own Riverbrian to say something along the lines of "those were plays that make a manager lean over to one of the other coaches and say I can't play him there."

 

I don't think it's really as extreme as that, but it might be a factor. Let him watch and learn from the bench and expose him defensively as gradually as possible.

[DaveW]

FYI for everyone not in MInnesota, the game is on MLBN today. (beats MLB.tv delays!)

[ashbury]

TORII!!!

[DaveW]

Hicks has a .600 OBP against Price. Why is today the day you move him down in the lineup?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

There's your run, Ervin Santana. Take good care of it!

[Mike Sixel]

 

After a good play in one inning in a recent game, the next inning he had two that led our own Riverbrian to say something along the lines of "those were plays that make a manager lean over to one of the other coaches and say I can't play him there."

 

I don't think it's really as extreme as that, but it might be a factor. Let him watch and learn from the bench and expose him defensively as gradually as possible.

 

1 start every three weeks is pretty gradual......

 

I like Twins' HRs.

[ashbury]

Twins 1-0, middle of second. CBU.