Game Thread: Twins vs. Indians 4-17 @ 7:10 PM CT

[Mike Sixel]

Appreciate bats 

Not those bats, insectivores

Haiku Writing Day

[Mike Sixel]

No Buxton, No K

Plenty of Grossman, error

Gibson on mound, pray

[Mike Sixel]

Mauer at cleanup

Walk from your power spot, bad

Hope for Sano blast

[Twinsoholic]

Re: The Sano Blast. Hope that Dozier and Kepler both get hits just before that Earl Weaver homer.

 

Where do you all think Mauer should be hitting in the batting order? I certainly don't think the 4 spot is optimal, but I hope to be proved wrong tonight.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Who knows who bats where

Haikus do not inform me

Line ups please thank you

[KirbyDome89]

Buxton out again

He should be playing tonight

He should never sit

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

7:10 PM CT

Indians

Danny Salazar ( R)

 

1. Carlos Santana (S) 1B

2. Francisco Lindor (S) SS

3. Michael Brantley (L) LF

4. Edwin Encarnacion ( R) DH

5. Jose Ramirez (S) 2B

6. Lonnie Chisenhall (L) CF

7. Yandy Diaz (R ) 3B

8. Abraham Almonte (S) RF

9. Yan Gomes (R ) C

 

Twins

Kyle Gibson ( R)

 

1. Brian Dozier ( R) 2B

2. Max Kepler (L) CF

3. Miguel Sano ( R) DH

4. Joe Mauer (L) 1B

5. Robbie Grossman (S) RF

6. Jason Castro (L) C

7. Jorge Polanco (S) SS

8. Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B

9. Eddie Rosario (L) LF

 

Gametime Forecast: 55°F • Clear • 0% PoP

[Joe A. Preusser]

Mauer disrespect

Sweet swing slices stupid shift

Joe gets no Twins love

[Oldgoat_MN]

Kepler bats second

I think that I like him there

Mauer clean-up? No

[Dantes929]

 

Just watched the Dozier inside-the-parker and he did it in 15.41!!!! Tenth fastest since Stat-tracker!!!! 

Buxton has 1st place!

Surprises me because it looked like he really slowed down while rounding 1st base.    I was yelling for him to stop at 3rd since a good throw would have gotten him and there were no outs but fun to watch anyway.

[Dantes929]

As lousy as Buxton has been I still am just slightly less interested without him in the lineup.   He can't break out while not playing.   

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Appreciate bats 

Not those bats, insectivores

Haiku Writing Day

There exist social circles in which bat is an acronym.

 

I know t stands for tuba. I am pretty sure b stands for big, as bats are usually 6/4 tubas. I am still not entirely sure what the a stands for.

 

Anyway you can tell these kinds of bats by their phat sound in the low register.

 

I must confess i appreciate all three bats myself.

 

Even if i am too lazy to haiku it.

[Blake]

 

Fences are a royal pain. We took ours out in MN, and never put it back. That said, I know some people like them. Even taking ours out was a royal pain.

 

edit: sigh. I just realized I used "royal pain" twice in that short rant. sigh.

No rest for the politically incorrect. I was just putting the finishing touches on the fence and mom called. Leak under her bathroom sink. Fortunately, I had stocked parts in advance in anticipation of this problem. Still sucked, though. 

 

I see nothing wrong with using royal pain twice in a rant. If' it's worth ranting about, it's worth being emphatic to the point of redundancy. 

 

However, were it a game thread, you'd be mercilessly mocked.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

 

7:10 PM CT
Indians
Danny Salazar ( R)

1. Carlos Santana (S) 1B
2. Francisco Lindor (S) SS
3. Michael Brantley (L) LF
4. Edwin Encarnacion ( R) DH
5. Jose Ramirez (S) 2B
6. Lonnie Chisenhall (L) CF
7. Yandy Diaz (R ) 3B
8. Abraham Almonte (S) RF
9. Yan Gomes (R ) C

Twins
Kyle Gibson ( R)

1. Brian Dozier ( R) 2B
2. Max Kepler (L) CF
3. Miguel Sano ( R) DH
4. Joe Mauer (L) 1B
5. Robbie Grossman (S) RF
6. Jason Castro (L) C
7. Jorge Polanco (S) SS
8. Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B
9. Eddie Rosario (L) LF

Gametime Forecast: 55°F • Clear • 0% PoP

 

Except for right field,

 

the line up makes sense tonight.

 

I bet the Twins win. 

 

 

/haiku

[Blake]

 

I don't know.... But, did you hear about the guy that got hit in the head with a can of soda?



He was lucky it was a soft drink.... 

Someone stole Chief's book of jokes. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Someone stole Chief's book of jokes.

 

That is a shame. Has he reported it?

[Mike Sixel]

 

Someone stole Chief's book of jokes. 

 

stone tablet of jokes....

[Blake]

 

stone tablet of jokes....

You sure stone tablets were around back then?

[Circus Boy]

The National Haiku Poets League called. They're offended by the attempts at poetry.

[bighat]

 

Why is Mauer batting cleanup again?

There's nobody else.  I think Polanco's our best bet, but that just shows how much trouble the Twins are in, power-wise.  Maybe Grossman?  I dunno.

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

As lousy as Buxton has been I still am just slightly less interested without him in the lineup.   He can't break out while not playing.   

I agree but throwing the guy out there night after night isn't a good solution either. Giving him the occasional day off to take practice and clear his head is probably the right decision.

[Blake]

 

I agree but throwing the guy out there night after night isn't a good solution either. Giving him the occasional day off to take practice and clear his head is probably the right decision.

With the way things have been going, do you see any reason to continue with the 13 man pitching staff? I ask, because it seems to me it's time to bring in another bat.

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

With the way things have been going, do you see any reason to continue with the 13 man pitching staff? I ask, because it seems to me it's time to bring in another bat.

I didn't see the point in it from day one, so no.

[BoofBonser]

 

With the way things have been going, do you see any reason to continue with the 13 man pitching staff? I ask, because it seems to me it's time to bring in another bat.

It's time to bring up Palka. He's destroying balls right now and it'd be fun to watch.
Also depth for the corner outfield spots... I'd DFA DanSan actually

Could also bring up Park when he gets healthy... we need some power

[ashbury]

The National Haiku Poets League called. They're offended by the attempts at poetry.

Writing good haiku

Is like cooking a small fish

I always burn mine.

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

It's time to bring up Palka. He's destroying balls right now and it'd be fun to watch.
Also depth for the corner outfield spots... I'd DFA DanSan actually

Or Park when he gets healthy... we need some power

I don't see the need to start the clock on Palka quite yet (not out of fear of service time, just because there's no reason to do it). Vargas is also doing well in SSS and he's the next guy in line. Just call him up already.

[BoofBonser]

 

I don't see the need to start the clock on Palka quite yet (not out of fear of service time, just because there's no reason to do it). Vargas is also doing well in SSS and he's the next guy in line. Just call him up already.

I'm just a Palka believer... Vargas is probably the better option

[Bark's Lounge]

 

Someone stole Chief's book of jokes. 

That's a shame as I think Chief was given that booklet by Extraterrestrials when they were overseeing and directing the Ancient Egyptian's building of the Giza Pyramid Complex. What a loss.

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

I'm just a Palka believer... Vargas is probably the better option

I find Palka interesting - and I'd like to see him get a shot this season because I have little faith in either Vargas or Park - but he didn't light the world on fire last season in Rochester and we're barely getting going this season so may as well find out what you have in the guys in front of him before giving Daniel a shot.

[BoofBonser]

Only 1/3 of this outfield trio is excelling like we hoped... Buxton and Rosario = Abysmal at the plate so far

 

The fact that we have a winning record despite the lack of production from who we thought would handle a lot of production is encouraging, yet disappointing

We're only a couple weeks in, but I'm starting to wonder whether it's a fluke or not

 

*100th post!