Game thread: Twins @ Tigers, 4/13/17 12:10 CDT

[USAFChief]

On short notice, Five things:

 

 

1. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to Dolly, "I was artificially inseminated this morning." "I don't believe you," says Dolly. "It's true, no bull!" exclaims Daisy.

 

2.  An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.

 

3.  I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn’t find any.

 

4.  Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says Dam!"

 

5.  The Twins are carrying 13 pitchers.

 

That's it.  Someone please post the lineups.  Thanks!!

 

 

[Mike Sixel]

What did the mother tomato say to it's slow child?

 

Ketchup.

[Twinsbar107]

Twins Lineup:

 

1. Brian Dozier ® 2B

2. Robbie Grossman (S) DH

3. Joe Mauer (L) 1B

4. Miguel Sano ® 3B

5. Max Kepler (L) RF

6. Jorge Polanco (S) SS

7. Chris Gimenez ® C

8. Eddie Rosario (L) LF

9. Byron Buxton ® CF

 

Pitcher: Phil Hughes ®

 

Tigers Lineup:

 

1. Andrew Romine (S) 2B

2. Nicholas Castellanos ® 3B

3. Miguel Cabrera ® 1B

4. Victor Martinez (S) DH

5. Justin Upton ® LF

6. Tyler Collins (L) RF

7. James McCann ® C

8. JaCoby Jones ® CF

9. Jose Iglesias ® SS

 

Pitcher: Jordan Zimmermann  ®

[Mike Sixel]

I got a bad feeling about Hughes vs a struggling Cabrera.....

[Respy]

Rain, rain, go away...

[Mill1634]

Game isn't televised anywhere, right?

[Respy]

Sounds like Gimenez is starting because they are pairing him up with Hughes on the mound.  Didn't know that any of our pitchers deserved to have a personal catcher?

[Squirrel]

 

Game isn't televised anywhere, right?

The AtBat app is showing that is ... both a MN and DET feed.

[Squirrel]

 

 

Sounds like Gimenez is starting because they are pairing him up with Hughes on the mound.  Didn't know that any of our pitchers deserved to have a personal catcher?

If there is a catcher that can get better out of Hughes than another, I want that one there. Whether it's to the comfort or performance of the pitcher, that's what it will be. It's not about deserving ... it's about what will get the best result.

[Halsey Hall]

Twins aren't broadcasting on tv.

[Intramural Legend]

 

Sounds like Gimenez is starting because they are pairing him up with Hughes on the mound.  Didn't know that any of our pitchers deserved to have a personal catcher?

 

Maybe Castro is the personal catcher for the other 4 pitchers?  Hughes is the one drawing the short end of the stick?

[TonyInOmaha]

 

Sounds like Gimenez is starting because they are pairing him up with Hughes on the mound.  Didn't know that any of our pitchers deserved to have a personal catcher?

I like pairing the backup catcher with one pitcher when the backup is only going to catch 1/4 of the games rather than a true platoon.   Giminez and Hughes can build a chemistry and Castro knows when he's going to have a day off.   None of that has anything to do with deserving or earning a personal catcher, and I don't think that's why Molitor would decide on that pairing either.

[Squirrel]

 

Twins aren't broadcasting on tv.

Then the Tigers are ... because I'm showing something will be televised ...

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

Then the Tigers are ... because I'm showing something will be televised ...

 

The At Bat app has options for both Detroit and Minny broadcasts.

[Mill1634]

Well, the Twins broadcast schedule says they're not on TV. Well ****.

 

http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/schedule/broadcast/index.jsp?c_id=min

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

I like pairing the backup catcher with one pitcher when the backup is only going to catch 1/4 of the games rather than a true platoon.   Giminez and Hughes can build a chemistry and Castro knows when he's going to have a day off.   None of that has anything to do with deserving or earning a personal catcher, and I don't think that's why Molitor would decide on that pairing either.

 

Except that it removes the ability to platoon based on hitting match-ups.  For his career, Castro OPS's .547 against lefties with a .247 wOBA and 53 wRC+.  Against righties, he's .755, .330, and 109.  In plain english, he's a AA player against lefties, and an above-average MLBer against righties.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Except that it removes the ability to platoon based on hitting match-ups.  For his career, Castro OPS's .547 against lefties with a .247 wOBA and 53 wRC+.  Against righties, he's .755, .330, and 109.  In plain english, he's a AA player against lefties, and an above-average MLBer against righties.

 

What is this "platoon" thingy? Some kind of modern stats' head thing? 

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

Well, the Twins broadcast schedule says they're not on TV. Well ****.

 

http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/schedule/broadcast/index.jsp?c_id=min

 

That in itself is sad, that there's even a possibility that a regional all-sports network would rather show something else on a Thursday afternoon than a live Twins game.

[KidBro]

So far so good, Gamecast and the Twins are off to a good start..... unless Dozier didn't really single, then neither are off to a good start. 

 

[Mill1634]

 

That in itself is sad, that there's even a possibility that a regional all-sports network would rather show something else on a Thursday afternoon than a live Twins game.

Pretty sure that they're showing a rerun from last nights hockey game. How sad

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

What is this "platoon" thingy? Some kind of modern stats' head thing? 

 

No, it's a 1986 film ranked as the #83 movie of all time by AFI, and winner of 4 Academy Awards.  Incidentally, the picture for the movie poster is of Twins fans watching Gibson's outing yesterday.

 

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/platoon_1986_6592.jpg

[Mill1634]

Dozier steals another base. I like his aggressiveness 

[wsnydes]

 

What did the mother tomato say to it's slow child?

 

Ketchup.

I prefer the far less offensive "velocity challenged"...

[Mike Sixel]

 

No, it's a 1986 film ranked as the #83 movie of all time by AFI, and winner of 4 Academy Awards.  Incidentally, the picture for the movie poster is of Twins fans watching Gibson's outing yesterday.

 

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/platoon_1986_6592.jpg

 

so. much. to. love. in. this. post.

 

[Mike Sixel]

 

I prefer the far less offensive "velocity challenged"...

 

It's a joke Alexa told me recently. they are all like that....

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

Pretty sure that they're showing a rerun from last nights hockey game. How sad

 

Is there a pocket of Blues fans in Minnesota or something?  Otherwise, who in the hell would want to re-watch that game?

[wsnydes]

 

It's a joke Alexa told me recently. they are all like that....

The term could also apply to Phil Hughes, so it's topical as well!

[Cap'n Piranha]

Two fish are in a tank.  One turns to the other and says, "I don't know how to drive this thing."

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

So, what do I do to follow the game?

 

Why, pull up MLB's Gameday, of course.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Two guys are in a tank.  They both drown.