Game Thread: Twins@White Sox - Traveling Edition 5/7@4:10PM PT (6:10PM CT)

[S.]

Oof. That lineup. Why is Mastroianni leading off? Why is Park still hitting behind Plouffe? 

 

 

Plouffe: .236/.263/.681

Park: .268/.344/.942

 

Why is Park not in the 4 hole? Why in the hell does Molitor keep batting him 5th or 6th? This is starting to anger me (more).

[Pardon My Dinger]

Oof. That lineup. Why is Mastroianni leading off? Why is Park still hitting behind Plouffe?

 

 

Plouffe: .236/.263/.681

Park: .268/.344/.942

 

Why is Park not in the 4 hole? Why in the hell does Molitor keep batting him 5th or 6th? This is starting to anger me (more).

"I am above the law!" - Mollie

[HitInAPinch]

what to do, what to thing.

Mastroianni called up over Kepler?  Is it sending a message that Buxton is at AAA for the rest of the year?

[kydoty]

Just made it. Ballpark #14 off my bucket list!

[Pardon My Dinger]

Just made it. Ballpark #14 off my bucket list!

Oof, I would have skipped that one.

[jimmer]

Enjoy the game everyone!

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

Enjoy the game everyone!

Is that some kind of joke?

[Craig Arko]

Will watch and hang in the game thread until the Dunning-Kruger effect returns. So I'll hope for an early lead.

 

Nice to see Polanco get in.

[spinowner]

Duluth also has a Sky Harbor airport. It's near, you guessed it, the harbor.

[Danchat]

Mastroianni predictably gets struck out by Chris Sale to start the game.

 

Why did Molitor think it was a good idea to have him lead off the game? I don't think I've ever seen such poor lineup construction, even with Gardy.

[Riverbrian]

 

I highly doubt it. It's what happens when you finally don't get on base in a game.  Last night was the first time this season he failed to do so :-)

 

And a lefthander on the mound that looks like he's throwing from 1st Base. 

[Aggies7]

OF COURSE that ball bounces over for a GRD. Costs a run.

[HitInAPinch]

nice to see Plouffe shaking off some of the rust

[Aggies7]

Great restraint shown by arcia.

[Riverbrian]

Arcia shaking off some trying to do too much.

 

Nice

[HitInAPinch]

HEY HEY, WE LUV CHRIS SALE !!!

[Riverbrian]

Polonco in the lineup coming up BIG!!!

[Craig Arko]

Jorge takes one for the team.

[Aggies7]

Sale is having a meltdown.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Can you put a player's shin on the disabled list?

[HitInAPinch]

dat farging icehole Sale......

 

[HitInAPinch]

 

 

Great restraint shown by arcia.

2 walks last night.  Stunning! 

[Riverbrian]

No Problem... All the Twins pitching staff has to do is shut them down and it's over. 

 

Feels Good Don't It!!! 

[howeda7]

Even when you're as awful as Chris Sale against the Twins, Sazuki cures all. 

[HitInAPinch]

Mauer in

[Craig Arko]

Park out, Mauer in.

[Riverbrian]

I heard Byron Buxton ran right past Nyquist 

 

Yes Buxton is that fast

 

 

 

 

 

Gustav Nyquist was on skates and that may have helped Buxton a little. 

[spinowner]

 

Park out, Mauer in.

Uh-oh

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Even when you're as awful as Chris Sale against the Twins, Sazuki cures all.

 

It's the old... "Slow, poor hitting catchers cannot bat 9th" rule of thumb.

 

Because slow, poor hitting catchers are always clogging the bases with their OBP and causing all the fast runners behind them to gain fewer bases. So that's why you bat them 8th.

[Riverbrian]

 

Even when you're as awful as Chris Sale against the Twins, Sazuki cures all. 

 

Yeah... Those players should bat One Thousand.