Game Thread: Twins @ White Sox, 4/8/17 @ 1:10 PM CT

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Adalbertooooo

[alskntwnsfn]

I watched Meija pitch in Spring Training and was very impressed. Hitters couldn't seem to get on his fastball and had a really hard time adjusting to his slider. Here's hoping for another QS today.

[diehardtwinsfan]

 

I'll be looking forward to the pic of your seats for things to think about!

 

Yeah, but all the women in her pictures will likely be White Sox fans... 

[mikecgrimes]

This new three hitter isn't any better

 

[mnsportsgeek]

Come on Joe.

[alskntwnsfn]

Here's Joe Mauer. He had the day off yesterday but still made $142,000. Good gig, if you can get it.

[crapforks]

Not much discussion about whether or not Mauer has the green light on 3-0

[mnsportsgeek]

That'll do.

[Pardon My Dinger]

Hey, great. M&M jacket guy is back. Between looking at that awful thing and Soto's slippery throws to the mound, I might just switch to radio. 

[mnsportsgeek]

Buxton breathes a sigh of relief as he won't have to strand runner every runner.

[mikecgrimes]

Buxton leads off the 2nd. 

[mnsportsgeek]

 

Buxton leads off the 2nd. 

 

Will be interesting to see what we can do with two only two outs in the 2nd.

[drock2190]

I blame the #3 hitter

[Darius]

RISP with no outs, and no runs to show for it. That's more like the Twins we all know and love.

[Pardon My Dinger]

You guys are a little salty today, I have to say. I guess winning will be an adjustment for everybody. 

[mikecgrimes]

 

Will be interesting to see what we can do with two only two outs in the 2nd.

 

2 Buxton cheap shots in 2 minutes?  Why.  One is fine.

[Pardon My Dinger]

Keeping track of Bert's Mejia pronunciations:

 

1. Ardleberto Moreno. 

[alskntwnsfn]

Polanco, on the other hand, has played shortstop every game, came into the game hitting .400, and will make $3,300 for today's work. Baseball is such a crazy game!

[mnsportsgeek]

I blinked and missed that Joe Mauer speed.

[mikecgrimes]

 

Polanco, on the other hand, has played shortstop every game, came into the game hitting .400, and will make $3,300 for today's work. Baseball is such a crazy game!

 

Well he is in a union...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Bases loaded. No runs.

 

Rome weren't built in a day...

[Pardon My Dinger]

I, for one, am glad that the UMD Flip Cup team has decided to shuffle their truffles elsewhere this afternoon. 

[mnsportsgeek]

 

2 Buxton cheap shots in 2 minutes?  Why.  One is fine.

Sorry. Low hanging fruit.

[Mauerpower]

Kep, Mauer, Castro, Sano, Rosario, Dozier, Polanco, Escobar, buxton. My feeble attempt at creating what I think would be a better lineup today.

[akmanak]

Calling it, Buxton gets a double here.

[bighat]

Buxton groundout!  Buxton groundout!  I am seriously excited to see that.  He kinda stung the ball, too. 

[Pardon My Dinger]

Take a pitch, young man. 

[Mauerpower]

Calling it, Buxton gets a double here.

You met Rosario right?

[mikecgrimes]

 

Buxton groundout!  Buxton groundout!  I am seriously excited to see that.  He kinda stung the ball, too. 

 

He hit it to hard usually he's safe when the fielder misplays it

[Mauerpower]

*meant