Article: Game Thread, Twins @ Palehose 1:10 CT

[Winston Smith]

I was thinking the best use for Milone would be a 2-3 inning guy in the back of the bullpen order that could be used when our starters have a short start. But that is dumb when do our starters ever have short starts?

[jimbo92107]

At least Neil Ramirez is looking good. Live arm, good size... Maybe he can catch on here, during the 2016 Year of Twins Tryouts. 

[wsnydes]

 

At least Neil Ramirez is looking good. Live arm, good size... Maybe he can catch on here, during the 2016 Year of Twins Tryouts. 

I hope so.  He fits right in.

[wsnydes]

3-16 for Buxton on the road trip with 3 doubles.  Interesting.

[Winston Smith]

How many times has Dick talked about how fast Buxton is?

[Blake]

 

At least Neil Ramirez is looking good. Live arm, good size... Maybe he can catch on here, during the 2016 Year of Twins Tryouts. 

Minor quibble: We're going on 5 years of Twins tryouts. I wish it was only this season.

[Blake]

 

How many times has Dick talked about how fast Buxton is?

I'll take "How many times has Bert talked about a productive at bat" for $200, Alex.

[Platoon]

How many times has Dick talked about how fast Buxton is?

How many times has Buxton ran anywhere in a game. Dick: 'I don't know anyone in MLB that can get to the water cooler as fast as Buxton, look at those strides'!

[operation mindcrime]

It's great that Grossman and Ramirez have produced for the team after we picked them up off the street!

[Blake]

 

It's great that Grossman and Ramirez have produced for the team after we picked them up off the street!

You make it sound like they were propositioned on a street corner.

[gheggs42]

Can Polanco play 3rd or has he at all in the minors? If we could somehow find a team to take Plouffe off our hands, could we have Sano DH and get Polanco playing time at 3rd? Just curious. 

[wsnydes]

At least Dozier did the right thing and followed the lead runner.

[Taildragger8791]

 

I'll take "How many times has Bert talked about a productive at bat" for $200, Alex.

 

About as many times as Bert talked about "that downward plane".

[wsnydes]

 

Can Polanco play 3rd or has he at all in the minors? If we could somehow find a team to take Plouffe off our hands, could we have Sano DH and get Polanco playing time at 3rd? Just curious. 

He has played there in the past, but I don't believe he has this season.  

[operation mindcrime]

It's been so refreshing watching Dozier bat during this hot streak. I take back the majority of the negative things I said about him. Even though I'd still like to see someone punch him in the face!

[operation mindcrime]

You make it sound like they were propositioned on a street corner.

At the corner of Dale and Selby.

[wsnydes]

Is it just me, or has the pace of this game slowed to something slower than a slow crawl?

[gocgo]

The fascinating part of this game for me so far has been the brunette in the white t with the shades by the white sox dugout.

Edited June 30, 2016 by gocgo

[Platoon]

The fascinating part of this game for me so far has been the brunette in the white t with the shades by the white sox dugout.

You mean the one with the book, sitting next to the guy in the grey muscle shirt?

[Aggies7]

Nice job by Ramirez

[Mike Sixel]

I think I might need a new phone. Mine just told me Suzuki threw out a base runner.

Edited June 30, 2016 by Mike Sixel

[wsnydes]

 

I think I might need a new phone. Mine just told me Suzuki threw out a base runner.

My radio is broken too.  

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

It's great that Grossman and Ramirez have produced for the team after we picked them up off the street!

They have really exceeded the expectations I had for them going into the season.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Can Polanco play 3rd or has he at all in the minors? If we could somehow find a team to take Plouffe off our hands, could we have Sano DH and get Polanco playing time at 3rd? Just curious.

 

Polanco has played almost exclusively at 2nd in the minors this season. But he has looked good playing shortstop with the Twins earlier this year. And of all the infield positions, we have the greatest need at short, imo.

[Platoon]

I think I might need a new phone. Mine just told me Suzuki threw out a base runner.

Only Zuke could turn a pitch out into a appeal play

[Aggies7]

There's my boy kepler

[wsnydes]

It seems so unlike this squad to squander a leadoff extra base hit.

 

Edit:  I WAS WRONG!!  

Edited June 30, 2016 by wsnydes

[gocgo]

 

You mean the one with the book, sitting next to the guy in the grey muscle shirt?

Yup.

[Taildragger8791]

 

I think I might need a new phone. Mine just told me Suzuki threw out a base runner.

 

Luckily Dick jinxed it by saying the throw-out would surely be overturned on appeal. So naturally it was upheld and Suzuki caught a Panty Hose basestealer for the first time this year.

[Vanimal46]

 

This is the kind of music I love from the 80's. Also: Depeche Mode, Phil Collins, Zapp, Madonna, and Heart all had several jams during that time. 

Who danced to this song at the bars in 1988?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypcs4c7ihSo