Article: Game Thread: Twins v Indidans, 4/25 @ 7:10pm CT

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

 

But your spelling is impeccable. Good on ya!

No, my friend. That's his phone's autocorrect doing all the work. 

[twinsnorth49]

No, my friend. That's his phone's autocorrect doing all the work.

Perhaps you didn't hear me, I said BlackBerry. Auto correct

 

 

..... .hahahahahahaha.........hahahahahahaha!!!!

[formerly33]

 

Where's Gibby been?

I miss Gibby, and his Game Thread dinner parties.

And JB! Those two have been awol too long. I suggest dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay, and five years' confinement for this egregious conduct.

[twinsnorth49]

And JB! Those two have been awol too long. I suggest dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay, and five years' confinement for this egregious conduct.

 

Yes, JB Iowa of course, I miss her cantankerous posts.

 

No discharges, no no no.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

 

And JB! Those two have been awol too long. I suggest dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay, and five years' confinement for this egregious conduct.

oh is that how your generation is being brought up? I suggest open arms

[Platoon]

Any chance Ryan and Molitor are having a Brad Pitt/Phillip Seymour Hoffman moment. 

 

I'm not trying to plant any seeds... I really have no idea. But... When things are not going well... things can get contentious. 

 

I'm just trying to make sense of everything that has happened in the past few hours and some things are not adding up.

 

Did it start with the Sano Experiment? After Ryan announced Sano in RF, Molitor specifically mentioned LF as a preferred spot. Mistakes like that are not normally made. but RB is right about one thing, there is something odd going on, we are SO desperate for pitching we have screwed up the roster to a new level, then we jerk the starter after 4+ innings, and miraculously have so much pitching we don't need the new guy. Topped off by sending Kepler back to Rochester, and the guy who hands out AB's bemoaning Keplers lack of AB. It's sort of like me sitting in my chair, bemoaning the fact my lawn isn't mowed!

[Platoon]

My only question: why didn't Arcia bat yesterday?

They were waiting for just the right moment?

[Platoon]

My only question: why didn't Arcia bat yesterday?

They were waiting for just the right moment?

But your spelling is impeccable. Good on ya!

Have North spell "favorite" for you.

[Circus Boy]

 

Hey, if anyone is looking to kill some time before first pitch, how about recommending some fun things to do in Minneapolis for an out-of-towner.  I'm flying out there in July (while the Twins are out of town, God dang it) for my brother's bachelor party, and I'm in charge of entertainment and stuff.  We're all driving to Milwaukie the next day, so I only get one crack at a killer night in the Twin Cities.  Any help is certainly appreciated!

 

The old ski jump on the way to MOA is a hoot. The snow should still be good.

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

That was a no brainer. Taking Nunez crazy BABIP out of the equation, Mauer is the only guy on this team to currently fear.

Sano has a higher OPS than Mauer over the past 14 days but okay.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Did it start with the Sano Experiment? After Ryan announced Sano in RF, Molitor specifically mentioned LF as a preferred spot. Mistakes like that are not normally made. but RB is right about one thing, there is something odd going on, we are SO desperate for pitching we have screwed up the roster to a new level, then we jerk the starter after 4+ innings, and miraculously have so much pitching we don't need the new guy. Topped off by sending Kepler back to Rochester, and the guy who hands out AB's bemoaning Keplers lack of AB. It's sort of like me sitting in my chair, bemoaning the fact my lawn isn't mowed!

 

Ya, something is off, imo. that, and Molitor is a terrible in game manager.

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

Ya, something is off, imo. that, and Molitor is a terrible in game manager.

He's so smart. He knows baseball.

 

Yet... Yet...

 

Damn, I just don't get it.

[twinsnorth49]

 

They were waiting for just the right moment? Have North spell "favourite" for you.

FIFY.

 

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I gather we won yet.

 

To answer the perennial query.

 

But we are not there yet; we are here.

[Mike Sixel]

 

He's so smart. He knows baseball.

 

Yet... Yet...

 

Damn, I just don't get it.

 

Me neither. I thought he would be good, frankly.......I remain surprised. Really surprised.

[cjj td]

Any chance that Meyer gets a start in the next couple of days?  It's the only other thing I could think of that made any sense other than the "Molitor hates young guys and/or TR" theory.

[Blake]

Completely off topic: I will be in the Cities next week due to a family crisis. And wouldn't you know it? The Twins will be on a road trip.

 

I need to talk to my family about their crisis scheduling.

[Platoon]

Sano has a higher OPS than Mauer over the past 14 days but okay.

I can get Sano out with a good pitch. Mauer has proven of his career, that you can't do the same to him. I am not dissing Sano, I am a big fan. And frankly the last half of '15 I"m with you. But Joe seems to have recovered his mojo!

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

I can get Sano out with a good pitch. Mauer has proven of his career, that you can't do the same to him. I am not dissing Sano, I am a big fan. And frankly the last half of '15 I"m with you. But Joe seems to have recovered his mojo!

It wasn't necessarily a *bad* move but it was certainly questionable. Mauer has a higher chance of moderate success in that situation (walk, single) but Sano has the higher chance of "you just lost the game because I hit the ball 600 feet" success.

 

It was a dicey move to pitch to either guy but I would have probably taken my chances with Mauer driving in a run or two over Sano possibly driving in 3-4 runs (can't remember if the bases were juiced or whether two guys were on base).