Game Thread: ST game #14 - Twins at Miami 3/10/2017 @ 10:05 AM PT (12:05 CT PM)

[Blake]

Okay, everyone, listen up: The Twins take on Miami today at Miami. Hopefully, the trip will not wear too much on the hometown 9.

 

Pitching for the Twins: Tyler Duffey

 

And someone named Chen for Miami

 

And, with that stuff out of the way, we go on to the usual stream of consciousness known as a "game thread."

 

1. There have been both a Chief and Riverbrian sighting. I guess they're both coming out of hibernation and checking out the lay of Twins baseball this year. I'm not sure how to interpret the shadows Chief and Brian cast, other than, well, it's Twins baseball.

 

2. Anyone seen Twinsnorth? Or does Vanimal have him locked up producing SWAG for the "Whine Line?"

 

3. I'm going to be hopeful and think (expect) the Twins will produce a watchable product this year. Of course, I've not given up on the Tooth Fairy yet either.

 

4. Danny Santana. Why?

 

5. Bring back Nick Punto!

 

That's all folks!!

 

Play ball!!

 

 

[Blake]

Lineups to follow. Unless I forget. Or get distract...oh, cool, look, another cute animal video....

[Mike Sixel]

Duffey goes 3 shut out innings today. No issue.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Spoiler alert. We are still evaluating Grossman as a left fielder.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Spoiler alert. We are still evaluating Grossman as a left fielder.

 

I say put him and Dan San in the OF every day, until the pitchers tell the FO they are on strike!

[Blake]

 

I say put him and Dan San in the OF every day, until the pitchers tell the FO they are on strike!

Nah, it's part of the plan: Grossman is a late-inning pinch hitter who is replaced by Santana once Grossman gets on.

[GP830]

Party in the city where the heat is on,

all night on the beach til the break of dawn-

Welcome to Miami- don't forget to

stretch your hammies...

 

[GP830]

CF Buxton

DH Stubbs

LF Grossman

1B Park

RF Kepler

SS Polanco

3B Escobar

C Murphy

2B Field

P Duffey

[wsnydes]

 

I say put him and Dan San in the OF every day, until the pitchers tell the FO they are on strike!

This is just crazy enough to work!  Brilliant!

[Blake]

Well, shoot, Twins get a chance and fumble. Meanwhile, Duffey has runners second and third with one out.

 

This is a CBU stand-in update.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I say put him and Dan San in the OF every day, until the pitchers tell the FO they are on strike!

Strikes are good.

 

For Pitchers.

 

Right?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

And at a box score glance, Park and Murphy have us up 2-1 middle of 4.

[Blake]

Cool pitching duel going on. 

 

Now that is something I never expected to say about the Twins this year, even in Spring Training.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Palka pinch hits for Buxton with the bases loaded.

 

Go Palka!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Walks on....

 

Walks off.

 

4-1 lead mid 7.

 

Got no problem taking what is given.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Rohlfing!!!!

 

For 3 runs.

[mickeymental]

twins > juggernaut.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

May we feed the chickens their evening meal now?

[Mike Sixel]

 

May we feed the chickens their evening meal now?

 

I have no idea what this means.

[Lee-The-Twins-Fan]

I... I... I... don't want to JINX anything or anything, but... The Twins have won seven games in a row (including against WBC teams)... Pretty good for a team that lost 103 games last year, 

[Lee-The-Twins-Fan]

I'm not sure, but that might beat their record for all of last year and ST.

[spinowner]

 

I... I... I... don't want to JINX anything or anything, but... The Twins have won seven games in a row (including against WBC teams)... Pretty good for a team that lost 103 games last year, 

I suppose that's fine, but a team can go 0 for ST for all I care if they come out and play well in April.

[Pardon My Dinger]

If Big Mig isn't hitting, there's not much to be overly excited about.

 

Spring training 101.

[diehardtwinsfan]

not to be a Debbie downer, but they had a winning record last spring.