Game Thread: Twins v Red Sox, 3/31@12:05pm CT

[Intramural Legend]

I didn't see one, so thought I would get it started.

 

Welcome to swing at the first pitch game.  Foul balls will be frowned upon today!

[Intramural Legend]

Gibson gives up a two out double, but gets out of the first with no runs on the board

[Intramural Legend]

Today's line ups

 

Red Sox

Mookei Betts, RF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
David Ortiz, DH
Hanley Ramirez, 1B
Traviss Shaw, 3B
Brock Holt, LF
Blake Swihart, C
Jackie Bradley, Jr., CF

Clay Buchholz, RHP

Twins

Byron Buxton, CF
Danny Santana, SS
Miguel Sano, RF
Oswaldo Arcia, DH
Eddie Rosario, LF
Eduardo Nunez, 3B
D.J. Hicks, 1B
John Ryan Murphy, C
James Beresford, 2B

Kyle Gibson, RHP

[Dozier's Glorious Hair]

That Buxton defense!

[Doubles]

If you haven't yet seen the Buxton catch, do yourself a favor & check it out.    Jim Edmonds made some of the very best catches I've ever seen.    This play by Buxton is every bit as good as some of those Edmonds used to make quite regularly.

[Squirrel]

Talk about a 'get away day' lineup.

[jbissell]

Man, that was a beautiful catch by Buxton!

 

I have to wonder if he had begun his dive about 3-4 inches closer to the wall, would we be looking at a lengthy time on the DL with a neck injury?

[John Kelsey]

For those who haven't seen it: http://m.mlb.com/news/article/169915680/twins-byron-buxton-makes-amazing-catch

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Buxton is gonna be a star. What a catch, who all got RBIs today?

[Dozier's Glorious Hair]

I am still not yet tired of the "SWEET DADDY! BOOM!" commercial. I do not know why.

[Pardon My Dinger]

 

I am still not yet tired of the "SWEET DADDY! BOOM!" commercial. I do not know why.

Top 5 commercial for sure. Current favorite is the Sanford Orthopedics "children-act-about-sports" spot, though. I don't know what 'it' is, but the football guy's got 'it.'

[Pardon My Dinger]

Also in the cannon of exceptional low-budget regional advertisements: Kinetico commercial featuring dog cameo and overwhelmed man with laundry. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Driving for another few hours. I look foreward to seeing the catch replay when i get there.

 

Remind me to relate my pop's story of the greatest catch he never saw at somepoint...