Game Thread: ST Game #19, Twins v Yankees, 3/20 @ 12:05pm CT

[Squirrel]

There are a lot of Yankees fans in the Fort Myers area. The Yankees only come to town once during ST so the crowds are always to capacity. Whenever I'd go to these games the spectators always seemed to be an equal mix of Twins, Yankees and Red Sox fans. And while the Twins fans would watch the game and cheer on their team, the Yankees and Red Sox fans in the crowd would spend their time cheering against one another. Today would be the day to use my trick for getting a drink rail seat in the shade, but you'd have to get there early.

YANKEES
Gardner LF

Hicks CF

McCann C

Headley 3B

Ackley 1B

Denorfia DH

Kozma SS

Torreyes 2B

Gamel RF

Nova P

TWINS
Dozier 2B
Mauer 1B
Sano RF
Plouffe 3B
Rosario LF
Park DH
Escobar SS
Murphy C
Buxton CF

Santana P

 

Interesting to see both Hicks and Murphy in the same game. Who has more to 'prove' here?

Enjoy! Hope y'all take a break from the NCAA tournament to tune in .., this one's televised. Hopefully it won't be rained out ... local weather has 75 deg, overcast with a 50% chance of rain, winds from the WSW at 7mph.

[DrNeau]

Interesting to see Hicks and Murphy share a few words at the plate during Hicks' first AB. 

 

 

[NoCryingInBaseball]

It's nice living in Florida during the winter months and visiting the Hammond Field facilities occasionally....but I'm jealous today not being able to watch it on TV.

[Squirrel]

You don't have a MLB.TV package and can't watch it on your computer?

[DrNeau]

Hicks w/ the sacrifice RBI to tie 2-2.

[Jerr]

Just taking a NCAA break,  as I bought MLBtv yesterday.

I need some BASEBALL!!!!!

Happy first day of Spring to all!!!!!!!

[DrNeau]

3-2 Yankees.

[DrNeau]

Mauer wearing sunglasses on defense but not while hitting.

[DrNeau]

Mauer getting on top of the ball... has grounded out on consecutive one-hoppers.

[DrNeau]

Sano draws a walk.

[Halsey Hall]

Down below today, Booshers, Darnell and Tonkin each pitched an inning, followed by 5 from Berrios, with Chargois finishing up.  Good job by all.

[DrNeau]

Rosario w/ a hit in the 4th. He's 2-2.

[Willihammer]

Hicks with a SF and a beautiful throw to nab Rosario tagging on a deep fly to CF.

[DrNeau]

Murphy draws a walk, then Buxton w/ the wall-ball to left center to kick off the bottom of 5th.

[DrNeau]

Interesting that Mauer is wearing sunglasses while fielding, but not while hitting.

[DrNeau]

Mauer w/ another grounder to the right-side, but that ball had eyes! 2 runs score!

[NoCryingInBaseball]

Maybe he should lose the sunglasses more often....

 

[Willihammer]

Escobar swings over two straight cuveballs in the dirt for the K.

[Craig Arko]

Escobar swings over two straight cuveballs in the dirt for the K.

Options left?

[scottz]

Did we win yet?

[whosafraidofluigirussolo]

Imagine traveling back in time to, say, 2009, telling some Twins fan about a game against the Yankees featuring Aaron Hicks, Chris Parmelee, Deibinson Romero and Anthony Swarzak playing for the other side, and letting them imagine the blockbuster trade the two teams must have made sometime in the ensuing 7 years.

[ashbury]

Interesting that Mauer is wearing sunglasses while fielding, but not while hitting.

Doesn't the sun come at you more from the 3B side, making it more of an issue when playing first than when at bat?

[nicksaviking]

Imagine traveling back in time to, say, 2009, telling some Twins fan about a game against the Yankees featuring Aaron Hicks, Chris Parmelee, Deibinson Romero and Anthony Swarzak playing for the other side, and letting them imagine the blockbuster trade the two teams must have made sometime in the ensuing 7 years.

I'd settle for no less than Phil Hughes.