Game Thread: ST Game #24, Twins @ Marlins, 3/24 @ 12:05 CT

[DrNeau]

Prado flies out to Kepler.

[big dog]

Yeah, the Marlins announcers wrecked a mike by drooling into it.  Sounded like an incredible shot.

 

Still, sounds like a very nice spring training start for Milone.  Stanton hurts a lot of baseballs.  I'm not a huge Milone fan, but of course I'd prefer to have him do really well as compared to poorly.

[DrNeau]

That HR was on a straight line. Absolute pee-rod. Had to have been 100+ feet over the fence in left center. Maybe over 500. Can't believe it.

[big dog]

Dear Twins Mgmt,

 

Can we please end the Sweeney experiment and give the at-bats to people who will matter in April?  We all know you are going to take Buxton north anyway, and heaven knows he needs the ABs.

 

Sincerely,

 

bigdog

[DrNeau]

Kepler grounds to 1B.

[DrNeau]

Sweeney flies to CF.

[big dog]

 

That HR was on a straight line. Absolute pee-rod. Had to have been 100+ feet over the fence in left center. Maybe over 500. Can't believe it.

The Marlins announcers came back after the inning break and led with "Well, the Marlins are sending out a search party to try and find the ball that Stanton hit."  I would love to see a replay but the radio feed is really blurry.

[DrNeau]

Dear Twins Mgmt,

 

Can we please end the Sweeney experiment and give the at-bats to people who will matter in April? We all know you are going to take Buxton north anyway, and heaven knows he needs the ABs.

 

Sincerely,

 

bigdog

Showing decent ABs but bat speed is just not there.

[DrNeau]

Escobar grounds to 3B.

[DrNeau]

Abad pitching... coaxes a grounder to 2B. Kepler and Santana have swapped. Now Max in CF and Danny in RF.

[DrNeau]

Realmuto - base hit past a diving Dozier.

[DrNeau]

The Marlins announcers came back after the inning break and led with "Well, the Marlins are sending out a search party to try and find the ball that Stanton hit." I would love to see a replay but the radio feed is really blurry.

Yeah was impressive. Wow.

[DrNeau]

Milone had a pretty good outing besides the one big crush. Hechevarria base hit between 3B and SS. 1st and 2nd.

[DrNeau]

Abad has given up 2 hard hit balls. Hitters don't seem fooled.

[DrNeau]

High chop up the middle. Dozier misplays the short hop. Gillespie safe. Bases loaded.

[DrNeau]

Line drive at 3B; nice diving catch. Almost tagged the base for double play, too.

[DrNeau]

I guess that's Wickens now at 3B in place of Beresford. Was a heck of a play.

[DrNeau]

Base hit (well-hit) to CF. Run scores. Kepler throws home; Park cuts off and makes nice throw to 2B to cut off a runner and end the rally. 3-1 Marlins.

[DrNeau]

Another lefty, Dunn, pitching for Miami. Top of 8.

[DrNeau]

Murphy grounds to 3B. Nearly beat it out. Guy is really struggling at the plate.

[DrNeau]

Beresford (SS - Escobar now on bench) at the plate.

[DrNeau]

Draws a walk.

[DrNeau]

Dozier hit by pitch on back (right) foot. Comes out of game... limping a bit.

[DrNeau]

Santana candy-hop to 3B; runner at 2B out. FC. 2 outs, runners on corners. Park with big swing and miss.

[DrNeau]

Park destroys a double down left field line. Run scores. 2nd and 3rd.

[DrNeau]

Wild pitch; Santana scores on close play. Head-first slide. Flashy. Love it.

[big dog]

Here we go Twins, here we go <clap, clap>

[rghrbek]

 

Murphy grounds to 3B. Nearly beat it out. Guy is really struggling at the plate.

 

Batting .080 currently (yes small sample size), but really had blah career numbers in minors.    I'm slightly nervous that we are going to see more of Suzuki than we had hoped...

[DrNeau]

Arcia crushes 2-run homer off building in left center.

[DrNeau]

Okay I'm back on the Arcia train.