Game Thread: Twins vs Royals, 4/5 @ 12:10 CDT

[Mike Sixel]

so much for it being user error.....back to Spanish again! I know, this is fascinating to all of you....

[James]

 

so much for it being user error.....back to Spanish again! I know, this is fascinating to all of you....

I'm still thinking that it is user error... 

[gocgo]

Ugh...Grossman at DH.  Not good.

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

so much for it being user error.....back to Spanish again! I know, this is fascinating to all of you....

 

It is to me, I like the adventures of Mike Quixote.

[ashbury]

Hold on, I imagine this was yesterday.  I wonder if he had to quit cold turkey.  Gimme some truth.

Whatever gets you through the game, it's all right, it's all right, I guess.

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

Ugh...Grossman at DH.  Not good.

 

Change it to Designated Walker, and it's extremely good.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Danny's solution for speeding up games?  Have the umpires call more strikes.  How could that possibly go wrong?

[Danchat]

That's 7 walks so far. Let's see Buxton take one!

[Mike Sixel]

This would be a good spot for Buxton to actually make contact with the ball, and for it to land on the ground fair, far enough away that no one is thrown out....but everyone gets to advance at least one base*

 

 

*Mike's bad translation of "this would be a good place for Buxton to actually get a hit"...if that was in Spanish, and then translated.

[youngtwinsfan]

2 steals for Dozier today that's nice to see. 

[Squirrel]

 

Why do so many come opening day, and not come back?

 

 

errr. here, not the games.

Day game ... at work ... difficult to participate on a working game day.

[hybridbear]

 

That's 7 walks so far. Let's see Buxton take one!

Nope! Another K!

[Mike Sixel]

Ouch. This is bad.

[Squirrel]

 

2 steals for Dozier today that's nice to see. 

He said over ST that he was really going to work on his running game. Guess it's paying off.

[gheggs42]

3 fastballs in the zone and Buck doesn't do anything with any of them.... not good

[bighat]

 

It's the second game of the year. Some stars have had really bad slow starts and turn around. I'm not gonna worry yet. Concerned a little? Yes....Time to throw him down..no.

 

He just struck out again here in the 7th on 3 pitches.  

[Squirrel]

 

so much for it being user error.....back to Spanish again! I know, this is fascinating to all of you....

It actually is to me ... so I say ... keep it up ... unfortunately today I'm in and out in various spurts.

[gocgo]

 

3 fastballs in the zone and Buck doesn't do anything with any of them.... not good

Off to a slow start, but I'd see where he's at after 10 games.  Same with Grossman.

[hybridbear]

I do like the team BB:K ratio of 14:18 on the season. Now if only they could slightly reduce the K number while not losing the BBs.

[hybridbear]

 

 

He said over ST that he was really going to work on his running game. Guess it's paying off.

On the radio they just commented that Dozier wants to get to the 40-40 club.

[Blake]

Wow, either the new hitting coach has made a huge difference, or scouting knew the KC bullpen was going to have issues. 

[Cap'n Piranha]

I would like a gran eslam jonron here.

[hybridbear]

Another walk! I like when they put the "walks will haunt" phrase up on the jumbotron when the Twins turn those BB into runs.

[operation mindcrime]

Way to go Sano!!!!!

[Blake]

 

It actually is to me ... so I say ... keep it up ... unfortunately today I'm in and out in various spurts.

If you'd cut down on the booze, you wouldn't have this problem....

[Cap'n Piranha]

Miggity Diggity!

[James]

Did Sano just hit a triple?  I didn't think those were a part of his game.  Not that I mind.

[Squirrel]

 

On the radio they just commented that Dozier wants to get to the 40-40 club.

It's a good thing to have goals in life!

 

hic

 

What?

[Taildragger8791]

Sano! Wow. That ball was a lazy fly-out for almost any other hitter.

[spinowner]

Can we call that a grand slam triple?