Game Thread: ST Game #9, Twins v Phillies, 3/9 @ 12:05pm CT

[Squirrel]

GORGEOUS day at the ballpark today! Yes, another live game for yours truly! Will post the lineup as soon as I take a picture of it!

 

PHILLIES

Quinn CF

Galvis SS

Blanco 2B

Franco 3B

Knapp DH

Goeddel LF

Stassi 1B

Rupp C

Hunter RF

 

Elfin P

 

 

TWINS

Polanco 2B

Nunez SS

Mauer 1B

Park DH

Rosario LF

Kepler CF

Mastroiani RF

Centeno C

Tovar 3B

 

Milone P

 

Looks like a last look for some before impending cuts.

 

No picture lineup after all. Too hard looking at it sideways.

[Squirrel]

Today's vantage point:

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Nice!

 

What's the blue thing's purpose between the mound and home?

[Squirrel]

Not sure. Something with the line painting around home, I think?

 

Interesting that Phillie had more regulars in their lineup than the Twins.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

The blue thing between mound and top of photo is sky

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Not sure. Something with the line painting around home, I think?

Interesting that Phillie had more regulars in their lineup than the Twins.

Ah, that's what they are doing...

 

Then perhaps it is a rolled up tarp to catch stray paint/chalk.

[USAFChief]

 

The blue thing between mound and top of photo is sky

Always with the unrelenting optimism.  Sickening.

[USAFChief]

With the cage still there, my guess is it's the rolled up tarp they put out in front of the cage to prevent the infield right in front of the plate from getting chewed up during BP.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

The blue thing between mound and top of photo is sky

Strange. I got one of those outside my window.

 

Wonder if it could be the same one...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

With the cage still there, my guess is it's the rolled up tarp they put out in front of the cage to prevent the infield right in front of the plate from getting chewed up during BP.

Sounds like a winner!

 

At least as far as answers go.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

We is up, 1-0 in the 3rd.

 

Oops. There goes the no hitter. And the lead.

 

1-1.

 

Oh bother.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

On a complete tangent, which may be moot in the long run...

 

I still have not seen the new Star Wars. At this point i might as well wait until late April when i can see it for free. But another local theater is showing Real Genius and Buckaroo Banzai at conflicting times. Of the 3, which should i miss?

 

I might end up being out of town, but i hope not.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Phillies up 2-1 in the 5th.

 

Who is this Rupp fellow, with a second solo homerun this game?

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[Vanimal46]

Just popping on the Gamecast.. SSOfOne beat me to it. Something called Cameron Rupp with 2 solo bombs? 

Other than that, from the box score it looks like Milone had a 3 Snapper Mow 'em Down innings. Good to see. 

[Platoon]

It is good to see our excellent SP staff will be ready to go day one!

[James]

 

On a complete tangent, which may be moot in the long run...

I still have not seen the new Star Wars. At this point i might as well wait until late April when i can see it for free. But another local theater is showing Real Genius and Buckaroo Banzai at conflicting times. Of the 3, which should i miss?

I might end up being out of town, but i hope not.

I'd skip Buckaroo Banzai.

 

The new Star Wars movie is good.  Real Genius has too many great one liners to miss out on.

[James]

Also, Park with 2 hits today.  That's nice to see.  Gameday says that they were both grounders, but one was up the middle, so at least he had the timing down on that one.  

[Mike Sixel]

Well, Real Genius and Buckaroo Banzai are probably streaming on a "station" you are already paying for......if not, I'd watch SW, Buckaroo, RG in the theater in that order....

[sampleSizeOfOne]

4-2 in the 8th, Phillies still on top.

 

At least we got Rupp out.

 

And yeah, old movies available on the tubes, star wars still in theaters really makes the point moot if it wasn't already. But they is good. And for the older ones, how often do ya get to watch 'em in a theater setting these days.

 

So i'll just say "Yes on 1 and No on 2" and leave it at that.