Game Thread: Twins @ Royals, 1:15pm 4/30/2017 AD

[Jerr]

 

Could this game get postponed?

No, maybe, yes.....it's baseball  

[Winston Smith]

 

Only quibble about the lineup:

If Molitor insists on having Joe in the top 4 of the order then why not switch him with Kepler. His historic OBP plays well batting second and Kepler is a lot more dangerous batting 4th. I suspect it would add more protection to Sano batting 3rd as well. Less likely to see a 4 pitch walk to Miggy.

His .275 obp and .289 slugging screams cleanup hitter, not sure what you are looking at..

[Squirrel]

 

Controversiality, even before the first pitch or is ChiTown avoiding chores???????   

Yes. And spin is my brother.

[Squirrel]

 

 

Yes.

If you'd quit PM-ing me I wouldn't have been ninja'd with this!

[Squirrel]

 

 

Could this game get postponed?

Looking at the weather maps, I'm guessing for a 2:30pm game start ... maybe ... unless it keeps up, then postponed.

[Jerr]

 

Yes. And spin is my brot

 

Yes. And spin is my brother.

Not sure which is better:     or      or    ........................

 

[ashbury]

Does anyone know who the starting pitchers are today?

 

_{^{/ pre-emptive ninja: "yes"}}

 

_{^{/ pre-emptive ninja: "no, Who's on first".}}

[spinowner]

 

Could this game get postponed?

 

 

No, maybe, yes.....it's baseball  

I've never understood why baseball treats rainouts differently than games suspended for other reasons. It is my understanding that a game that has 4 complete innings is restarted from the first inning if rain prevents further play but a game that has 4 complete innings is resumed from the point of stoppage if a power outage or other occurrence prevents further play. Also, if 5 innings are complete and rain prevents further play the game is official. If 5 innings are complete and stoppage occurs for other reasons the game is suspended. Correct me if I'm wrong and feel free to discuss further.

[Squirrel]

 

I've never understood why baseball treats rainouts differently than games suspended for other reasons. It is my understanding that a game that has 4 complete innings is restarted from the first inning if rain prevents further play but a game that has 4 complete innings is resumed from the point of stoppage if a power outage or other occurrence prevents further play. Also, if 5 innings are complete and rain prevents further play the game is official. If 5 innings are complete and stoppage occurs for other reasons the game is suspended. Correct me if I'm wrong and feel free to discuss further.

Well ... not sure I can (or want or am able) to address all of these ... in a matter of a rain delay to start the game ... I'd rather they delay the start in the hopes of getting the whole game in without stoppage in the middle somewhere.

[Jerr]

 

I've never understood why baseball treats rainouts differently than games suspended for other reasons. It is my understanding that a game that has 4 complete innings is restarted from the first inning if rain prevents further play but a game that has 4 complete innings is resumed from the point of stoppage if a power outage or other occurrence prevents further play. Also, if 5 innings are complete and rain prevents further play the game is official. If 5 innings are complete and stoppage occurs for other reasons the game is suspended. Correct me if I'm wrong and feel free to discuss further.

It's the rules of the game and in no way does it make sense, as some pitcher can throw 8 innings and another pitcher on the same team, throw far less than that and get credit for the win.....................

 

We need this game to start, so we can focus lol lol on it!!!!!

[Squirrel]

Woohoo ... we're getting started again ...

[bighat]

2:15pm CT - according to the Twins beat reporters, tarp's off and the game is about to start!  Let's go boys!

 

PS: does it count as a sweep if one of the games gets rained out?  ie: did Cleveland sweep us last weekend?  Could the Twins sweep the Royals today? 

[snepp]

Runner on for Sano, that's what I like to see.

[Jerr]

 

2:15pm CT - according to the Twins beat reporters, tarp's off and the game is about to start!  Let's go boys!

 

PS: does it count as a sweep if one of the games gets rained out?  ie: did Cleveland sweep us last weekend?  Could the Twins sweep the Royals today? 

No, as game was rescheduled.

[snepp]

Bah.

[spinowner]

Steal of second by the Keplomaniac

[GP830]

Wife saw fit to fix the electric to a chandelier in the kitchen today and cut the power to the house. So...hope the game is going wel!

[bighat]

Castro's really been plummeting back to earth with supersonic speed, hasn't he? 

[Jerr]

 

Wife saw fit to fix the electric to a chandelier in the kitchen today and cut the power to the house. So...hope the game is going wel!

So, did the chandelier get fixed???????

[Jerr]

Well, bring a Twins' win home today..............got to go here.

[GP830]

So, did the chandelier get fixed???????

Updates to come!

[snepp]

BABIP unkind.

[snepp]

Not a very pretty inning.

[snepp]

Attaboy Wheels.

[snepp]

SANO!

[spinowner]

MVP! MVP! MVP!

[bighat]

Oh yeah, Sano!   Becoming one of the premier players in MLB right before our eyes! 

[DrNeau]

SANOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Jham]

Lead.

[snepp]

With that homer Sano has joined the .300/.400/.600 club.