Game Thread: ST Game #25, Twins @ Rays, 3/25@12:05pm CT

[Squirrel]

Another day, another baseball game. What could be better than that? For those of you off work today, not sure if you will be able to watch or listen to the game as I don't see any availability for TV or radio; maybe the Rays will have a radio broadcast you can tune into. Well, or you could watch Gameday ... I think I'll opt for the concert at work today ... Not sure I want to see/listen to how many errors Nunez will make today at short, but maybe if I don't watch/listen, he'll be perfect ... 

 

But Sano is athletic! DiscGolfer drinks!

 

Not so sunny today in Port Charlotte, but it's warm ... 80 deg, cloudy, 15% chance of rain, winds from the S at 9mph.

 

TWINS:

Buxton CF

Mauer 1B

Sano RF

Plouffe 3B

Quentin DH

Rosario LF

Nunez SS

Suzuki C

Beresford 2B

 

Santana P

 

RAYS:

Forsythe 2B

Miller SS

Longoria 3B

Dickerson DH

Guyer CF

Loney 1B

Souza RF

Mahtook LF

Canali C

 

Smyly P

 

 

[Loosey]

I like Mauer batting 2nd and Sano batting 3rd.  I hope that is a glympse into the future.

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

G is for gameday.

 

That's good enough for me...

[big dog]

Those of you watching the thread noted that yesterday, I sent a heartfelt plea to Twins mgmt to quit playing Sweeney.  I would like to thank them for listening.

 

I also enjoyed saying ARCIA GO BOOM!!!! two times, and would appreciate another chance today, even though I don't deserve it.

[DrNeau]

 

Those of you watching the thread noted that yesterday, I sent a heartfelt plea to Twins mgmt to quit playing Sweeney.  I would like to thank them for listening.

 

I also enjoyed saying ARCIA GO BOOM!!!! two times, and would appreciate another chance today, even though I don't deserve it.

Must have worked!

[big dog]

 

Must have worked!

At least it didn't hurt, I'll settle for that.

[DrNeau]

Plouffe goes YARD.

[DrNeau]

Plouffe's 3rd HR of the spring, and now has 10 RBIs.

[Loosey]

 

Those of you watching the thread noted that yesterday, I sent a heartfelt plea to Twins mgmt to quit playing Sweeney.  I would like to thank them for listening.

 

I also enjoyed saying ARCIA GO BOOM!!!! two times, and would appreciate another chance today, even though I don't deserve it.

In hindsight it seems even stranger they played him yesterday.  It's not like they didn't already know they were going release him.  Why give him at bats that could have been used on someone like Buxton or Sano (or even a guy with some sort of future with the team) who will have an impact on the team this year.

[Loosey]

Was Buxton's lead off single well hit or just a bleeder?

[big dog]

 

In hindsight it seems even stranger they played him yesterday.  It's not like they didn't already know they were going release him.  Why give him at bats that could have been used on someone like Buxton or Sano (or even a guy with some sort of future with the team) who will have an impact on the team this year.

There was a note in one of the newspaper columns that said they tend to only make half the players take the long road trip, and Buxton and Sano got to stay in Fort Meyers yesterday, so that might have something to do with giving Sweeney one more day.

 

But i prefer to think that it was a matter of Terry Ryan listening to bigdog.

[bluechipper]

 

Plouffe's 3rd HR of the spring, and now has 10 RBIs.

I predicted Plouffe hitting 30 HRs with 100 RBIs in the bold predictions thread. Just saying.

[big dog]

 

Was Buxton's lead off single well hit or just a bleeder?

Infield hit to Longoria.

[big dog]

Rays announcers raving about a catch by Buxton.  Apparently he was very shallow and made a catch on the deep warning track.  Very tough catch made to look easy, according to them.

[Loosey]

 

But i prefer to think that it was a matter of Terry Ryan listening to bigdog.

I think that is the most logical explanation.

[sane16]

 

But i prefer to think that it was a matter of Terry Ryan listening to bigdog.

It may have been the only way to get big dog to stop barking.

[scottz]

Did we win yet?

[big dog]

 

It may have been the only way to get big dog to stop barking.

If only my family adopted that philosophy.

[zenser]

Is it me or is there less radio broadcasts this year?  I have bought MLB audio for years now and I don't remember a spring training with this few broadcasts.  At least other I can listen via other teams broadcasts, but it seems like the Twins haven't had very many broadcasts.

[USAFChief]

 

Was Buxton's lead off single well hit or just a bleeder?

yes.

[Rezzy]

Plouffe just went yard for the second time today! 

[70charger]

Circus Boy update:

 

6 complete, 5-0 Twins. Santana has completed six innings with 8 Ks and only 3 hits given up. Opening day, here we come.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Plouffe just went yard for the second time today!

 

Arcia did that recently too.

 

Who's next?

[70charger]

 

Arcia did that recently too.

Who's next?

 

I'm gonna guess Suzuki.

[70charger]

Wow, look at that.

[Rowsdower]

Arcia did that recently too.

Who's next?

 

Suzuki evidently

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Suzuki, apparently, is next. One might even say.. concurrent?

[DrNeau]

Consecutive games where someone had 2 bombs. Love it.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Wow!

 

Concurrency is the word for today, it would seem.

[DrNeau]

Big game by Plouffe and Suzuki!