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

[Pardon My Dinger]

Buxton is pulling his head. A lot. On every swing. And on non-swings he's not watching the ball either. He needs to sit until he can re-learn the "keep your eye on the ball" rule we all learn in Little League.

Seems to me Buxton's agent needs to push harder for that TiVo so he can catch up on the MLB network crew's analyses.

[Guest]

Got to give Phil Hughes credit for totally changing how he pitches. Let's hope he either gets his velocity back or turns into Brad Radke.

[WLFINN]

 

Either he's going to have a short and bad career or a really unique one.

How do you catch a unique deer?

 

 

U neak up on it

[big dog]

This year's version of Phil Hughes, whatever I might think right now, is a lot better than what I expected four weeks ago.

[Guest]

No second Meat Loaf reference?  I'm disappointed.

Don't be sad.

[Vanimal46]

As some of you know, I've been on the hunt for a new dog recently.... 

Well, I bought a new dog from the local blacksmith yesterday! 

As soon as I got her home, she made a bolt for the door..... 

[big dog]

 

Don't be sad.

You'll never find a ruby in a mountain of rocks

and there ain't no Coupe De Ville

hiding in the bottom of a Cracker Jack box.

 

Sheer poetry.

 

Unlike Zimmerman's command of the strike zone.

[big dog]

Betting Mauer walks here

 

Unless he tries to bunt the first pitch WTF?

 

Wow.  Mauer offered at 2 out of 3 pitches.  Really?

[WLFINN]

 

No second Meat Loaf reference?  I'm disappointed.

Yesterdays meatloaf is today's sloppy joe, slop, slop ....

[wsnydes]

 

Yesterdays meatloaf is today's sloppy joe, slop, slop ....

Adam Sandler reference?  Even more disappointed.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Adam Sandler reference?  Even more disappointed.

 

and I'm disappointed you knew an Adam Sandler reference. hell, I'm disappointed I know who Adam Sandler is....

[USAFChief]

 

Adam Sandler reference?  Even more disappointed.

http://stmedia.stimg.co/ctyp_farleylunchlady.jpg?w=1200&h=630

 

Maybe so, but lunch lady approves

[Twodogs]

 

This year's version of Phil Hughes, whatever I might think right now, is a lot better than what I expected four weeks ago.

I think that if this year's version of Phil Hughes was pitching last year he would be getting killed with outfielders such as Arcia, Sano and Santana playing on a regular basis.  It just seems to me that Buxton, Kepler and Rosario are not hitting like everyone would like them to be at this point in time, but they sure make our pitchers look better.

[Oldgoat_MN]

This would be a good time for Kepler's first HR of 2017.

[wsnydes]

 

http://stmedia.stimg.co/ctyp_farleylunchlady.jpg?w=1200&h=630

 

Maybe so, but lunch lady approves

It's impossible for me not to approve of Lunch Ladyland.  

 

That bit was nothing without Farley.

[DrNeau]

Twins 3
Tigers 2
Inning - top 5
Outs:1
Runner on 1st

 

Mauer tries to bunt. Wow. 2 outfielders on the left side of the field and 1 outfielder in right center, and he winds up popping up to short left center. They are giving him the majority of right field and he continues to hit it to the left side. What is going on with him? Is he incapable of hitting anything to the right side besides a chopper? 

[wsnydes]

 

Twins 3
Tigers 2
Inning - top 5
Outs:1
Runner on 1st

 

Mauer tries to bunt. Wow. 2 outfielders on the left side of the field and 1 outfielder in right center, and he winds up popping up to short left center. They are giving him the majority of right field and he continues to hit it to the left side. What is going on with him? Is he incapable of hitting anything to the right side besides a chopper? 

That's often what happens when you try to pull an outside pitch.

[Oldgoat_MN]

 

Twins 3
Tigers 2
Inning - top 5
Outs:1
Runner on 1st

 

Mauer tries to bunt. Wow. 2 outfielders on the left side of the field and 1 outfielder in right center, and he winds up popping up to short left center. They are giving him the majority of right field and he continues to hit it to the left side. What is going on with him? Is he incapable of hitting anything to the right side besides a chopper? 

From what I've seen, yes.

[wsnydes]

 

This would be a good time for Kepler's first HR of 2017.

We've got some calls in today's thread!

[BoofBonser]

KEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DrNeau]

Get into one, why don't you, Kep?! Wow! Smoked!

[Vanimal46]

Day late and a dollar short on this joke.... 

So last night I went to a karaoke bar, and I got kicked out after singing "Danger Zone" 6 times in a row.

Why was I kicked out, you ask? They said I exceeded the maximum number of Loggins attempts..... 

[Pardon My Dinger]

 

KEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK, i gotta ask. You just watch baseball on your phone at school all day? 

[big dog]

 

This would be a good time for Kepler's first HR of 2017.

In the Lunch Lady spirit of Chris Farley

 

"You remember that time when Old Goat called the Kepler home run?"

"That was awesome."

[BoofBonser]

Wow. 422 ft. on Kep's dinger

[luckylager]

Toaster Strudel for everyone!

[BoofBonser]

 

OK, i gotta ask. You just watch baseball on your phone at school all day? 

 

5 day weekend for Easter Break... I had track practice this morning and now I get to relax allllllll weekend
Going to the game tomorrow at 7 so hopefully it doesn't rain out!

[nicksaviking]

 

In the Lunch Lady spirit of Chris Farley

 

"You remember that time when Old Goat called the Kepler home run?"

"That was awesome."

 

I think you have your Farley skits mixed up.

 

I'm not sure that's a forgivable offense.

[WLFINN]

Berlin Bonds!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Not sure who I stole that frrom

[nicksaviking]

 

5 day weekend for Easter Break... I had track practice this morning and now I get to relax allllllll weekend
Going to the game tomorrow at 7 so hopefully is doesn't rain out!

 

What do you run in track?