Game Thread: Twins vs. Indians 4-20-17 @ 12:10pm CST

[Mike Sixel]

 

Buxton up (ducks)

 

hiding from a K or bad bunt?

[USAFChief]

 

Buxton pops up (ducks)

ftfy

[70charger]

 

ftfy

Contact.

[HitInAPinch]

 

I'd really like Polanco and Mauer switched, until Mauer starts hitting.

I'd rather see Polanco hit 9th.  That way, maybe someone will be on base when Dozier comes up the 2nd time.

[Oldgoat_MN]

 

I'd rather see Polanco hit 9th.  That way, maybe someone will be on base when Dozier comes up the 2nd time.

7 - 8 - 9 of Mauer, Buxton, Polanco?

[kusko_andy]

Sano.  Sano.   Sano.

 

You have 2 strikes against you.   

 

What are the odds Bauer throws a slider out of the zone?

[LimestoneBaggy]

http://kiddynamitesworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cerrano.png

Anyone want to go halvsies on the shipping of this bad boy and a bucket of KFC to Buxton's locker?

[HitInAPinch]

 

Man...scary situation.  I was just driving home for lunch when Mrs Chief called me.  "Be careful, dear," she told me.  "I've got the TV news on, and there's helicopter footage of some idiot driving the wrong way on the freeway."

 

"Thanks," I told her.  "But it's worse than that!  There's hundreds of em!"

http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/1u32Kr3sAoY/mqdefault.jpg

[hybridbear]

Anyone else having issues with Gameday Audio? I have no issues streaming the Cleveland radio broadcast, but I can only get about 10-15 seconds of listening to the MN broadcast & then the MLB At-Bat app gets stuck saying "buffering".

[70charger]

I like bringing in Duffey here. Hope he proves me right.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Anyone else having issues with Gameday Audio? I have no issues streaming the Cleveland radio broadcast, but I can only get about 10-15 seconds of listening to the MN broadcast & then the MLB At-Bat app gets stuck saying "buffering".

 

That's a problem?

[Mike Sixel]

 

I like bringing in Duffey here. Hope he proves me right.

 

Agreed. two innings here, that's how I want him used this year.

[bighat]

Eeeps.  3-2 loss in the mail here? 

[bighat]

Breaking news - Castro is indeed the #8-9 hitter we thought he was.  How many of those do we have?  

 

On the plus side, another fantastic outing by Ervin!  The dude's en fuego here. 

[70charger]

 

Agreed. two innings here, that's how I want him used this year.

 

Yeah, I'm kinda hoping he holds them scoreless for two and Kintzler induces three groundouts to end it.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Eeeps.  3-2 loss in the mail here? 

 

for CLE? Maybe....

[mickeymental]

depends.

[HitInAPinch]

 

7 - 8 - 9 of Mauer, Buxton, Polanco?

Yeah, something like that.  Group together OBP-types at the bottom of the order so that [hopefully] there will be runners on base when Dozier comes up.  And then for Sano hitting 3rd.  I haven't decided a place for Kepler [or really anyone else].  I like him hitting behind Sano. 

[Mike Sixel]

Gameday sure makes this inning read unlucky!

[70charger]

 

Yeah, I'm kinda hoping he holds them scoreless for two and Kintzler induces three groundouts to end it.

 

Well, so much for that.

[Jerr]

CRAP!!!!!!!

[Jerr]

CRAP AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mickeymental]

mlb gamecast looked like strikes 3, 4 and 5.

[Mike Sixel]

Hey look, an IBB backfired!

[operation mindcrime]

Good grief!

[twinssporto]

 

I like 14 pitch Snapper Mow-em-down innings.

Whatever happened to the Snapper Mow Em down innings?  Those were good.

[70charger]

Rogers getting squeezed?

[kusko_andy]

My optimism from the start of the season has quickly evaporated, with dismay and disgust left in its wake.

[mickeymental]

 

Rogers getting squeezed?

um, i'm gonna go with "depends."

[Vanimal46]

 

We may have found our candidate to go to AA for a hitter. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Taylor Rogers! 

 

There's a couple that are ahead of him... Tonkin and Breslow.