Game Thread: ST Game #20, Twins v Pirates, 3/21 @ 12:05pm CT

[Squirrel]

Okay ... how boring ... no televised feed, no radio feed. Really? I'd expext at least radio given it's a home game. So ... we take you to an in progress game ... if you can tear yourselves away from a televised NCAA basketball game.

 

PIRATES:

Jaso 1B

Figueroa 2B

Freese 3B

Marte CF

Goebbert LF

Rodriguez SS

Ortiz RF

Stewart C

Nicasio P

 

TWINS:

Buxton DH

Santana CF

Dozier 2B

Quentin 1B

Arcia LF

Sweeney RF

Escobar SS

Suzuki C

Nunez 3B

 

Gibson P

 

In progress ... bottom of the first ...

[Squirrel]

Top half, with Gibby pitching: K, 4-3 out, 2B, 6-3 out.

 

Bottom half so far: BB, WP - Buxton to 2nd, 1B - Buxton to 3rd

[Squirrel]

An now Santana has advanced to 2nd, but it doesn't say how/why ... grrr ... would like a radio feed ... 

[Vanimal46]

No TV or radio? Both teams must be working on super secret plays today... hidden ball trick, hit and run with no runners on base, pretending it's a passed ball but the catcher has it the whole time... at least that's what I'd be doing.

[Squirrel]

And the side strikes out after that ...

[Squirrel]

Following Nick (TD) on Twitter is quicker than gameday. Although I still don't know how Santana moved up to 2nd. Not that it matters at this point.

 

Edit: Another WP had Santana advance.

[NoCryingInBaseball]

There's a big delay when "watching" a game by GameDay, but Twitter helps a little! Gibson seems to be pitching well today!

[Squirrel]

 

There's a big delay when "watching" a game by GameDay, but Twitter helps a little! Gibson seems to be pitching well today!

Yeah ... I keep going back and forth between Gameday and TD on Twitter ... Nick has been a bit quicker than Gameday. Still ... I wish we at least had a radio broadcast. I mean really ... this far along in ST, for a home game ... and nothing? Pfft/grrr.

[Loosey]

I'm too lazy to flip over to twitter to ask him, but someone should have Nick periscope a few innings.

[Squirrel]

 

I'm too lazy to flip over to twitter to ask him, but someone should have Nick periscope a few innings.

I'll make the request ... but what does that mean, periscope?

[Loosey]

 

I'll make the request ... but what does that mean, periscope?

I requested it too.  It's a live video app.  It's like a one way only facetime.  Nick would record the game and twitter followers could watch the feed.

[Squirrel]

 

I requested it too.  It's a live video app.  It's like a one way only facetime.  Nick would record the game and twitter followers could watch the feed.

Ahh ... not sure that's allowed, though. Maybe a play here and there ... but to watch a feed of a few innings ... that could be iffy territory.

[Loosey]

 

Ahh ... not sure that's allowed, though. Maybe a play here and there ... but to watch a feed of a few innings ... that could be iffy territory.

Berrios wife does it in most of the games he pitches in.  It may be more allowable if Nick does it under his Twitter account instead of TD account since that is a personal account and not a website.

[Platoon]

I don't know what good this does, and I don't have time to check, but the Trib sports says FSN is carrying it? Good luck.

[Squirrel]

 

I don't know what good this does, and I don't have time to check, but the Trib sports says FSN is carrying it? Good luck.

Well, it's not available through my MLB.TV subscription. If it's televised anywhere, it should be, shouldn't it?

[Squirrel]

Okay ... time for Quentin to show some power. Runners on 1st and 3rd, one out.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Okay ... time for Quentin to show some power. Runners on 1st and 3rd, one out.

Was there power?

 

Suspense is palatable...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I guess not.

 

final score seems to be 2 nil not in favor of the Twins.

 

Could be worse.

[nicksaviking]

 

I guess not.

final score seems to be 2 nil not in favor of the Twins.

Could be worse.

 

Because the Pirates could have scored more runs? Or because the Twins could have scored negative runs?

[Halsey Hall]

Because the Twins could of scored runs but didn't. Standing next to an usher in the bottom of the first and he says "anY Dozier bunt and we have a run". But, we just don't ever seem to bunt. Could of pulled a squeeze with Nunez too. Now is the time to try that stuff.  Pretty boring game.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Because the Pirates could have scored more runs? Or because the Twins could have scored negative runs?

Yes.

 

Left as exercise to optimist. (One assumes the pessimist does not need the practice.)

 

And really the only justification for my response is to see a second page in this thread...

[Physics Guy]

Because the Twins could of scored runs but didn't. Standing next to an usher in the bottom of the first and he says "anY Dozier bunt and we have a run". But, we just don't ever seem to bunt. Could of pulled a squeeze with Nunez too. Now is the time to try that stuff.  Pretty boring game.

Sitting at the game I was telling my friend that this is where Dozier needs to show he is better. Anything to the right side of the infield or to the outfield scores Buxton. Instead he takes a big cut for strike three. Quentin and Arcia follow with nothing. Pretty deflating to have 2nd and 3rd with no outs and get nothing. Dozier failed twice today. He can't be a middle of the order guy if he can't plate a run in these situations.