Game Thread: Twins vs. Red Sox, 5/6/17 @ 1:10pm CT

[ashbury]

I hope they are just being extra careful with Buck. Just as he was starting to find his groove, he gets hurt, I hope to the almighty tenth degree, that this does not cause him a set back and halts his progress.

I don't understand why that outfield wall is shaped the way it is, instead of just flat and fully padded all the way up and down.

[Mill1634]

Think the bullpen is going to have a big role in todays win. 

[FlauerPauer]

 

Anyone a little concerned Buxton isn't in the lineup for a 2nd day in a row? Or maybe just making sure he's well and rested?

 

Concussion protocol.  There's a timeline.  I'm surprised he isn't on the concussion DL.

[Bark's Lounge]

 

I don't understand why that outfield wall is shaped the way it is, instead of just flat and fully padded all the way up and down.

I didn't see the play he was hurt on. Did he run into the bullpen part of the wall?

[Riverbrian]

 

I don't understand why that outfield wall is shaped the way it is, instead of just flat and fully padded all the way up and down.

 

My assumption is so the bullpen can watch the game from those cheap seats they have. 

[Mill1634]

So, is Tepesch like the right handed version of Tommy Milone?

[AlwaysinModeration]

Here's hoping the only ones with baited breath are the fish.

[Riverbrian]

 

Anyone a little concerned Buxton isn't in the lineup for a 2nd day in a row? Or maybe just making sure he's well and rested?

 

I think it's just caution and nothing more or less. 

[Mill1634]

Not the prettiest of innings, but a scoreless first is great.

[Riverbrian]

1 inning down... 1 zero hung

 

do that 8 more times and someone might say something nice about ole Nick.

[ashbury]

Not the prettiest of innings, but a scoreless first is great.

As they say in the aerospace industry, any landing you can walk away from is a good landing. (There might be room for some Advanced Analytics to look deeper into this saying, though.)

[USAFChief]

No hitter intact.

 

As expected.

[ashbury]

1 inning down... 1 zero hung

 

do that 8 more times and someone might say something nice about ole Nick.

http://www.brewpalace.com/Images/Beer/Youngs-OldNick.jpg

[Circus Boy]

One inning of shutout ball has earned our newest hurler the nickname Nick "Mow 'Em Down" Tepesch.

[Taildragger8791]

As they say in the aerospace industry, any landing you can walk away from is a good landing. (There might be room for some Advanced Analytics to look deeper into this saying, though.)

And a great landing is one where you can reuse the airplane.

 

Not sure that helps the metaphor, I just really like that saying.

[Mill1634]

Sano has a fricken cannon

[Riverbrian]

Planes really depreciate in value when you drive it off the lot. 

 

Might as well just crash it. 

[crapforks]

Any news on what Buxton is out with? I've seen mentioned cuncussion thrown around on the boards here, but have the Twins mentioned anything?

[Mill1634]

Welp. It was bound to happen eventually. Nick was set up for failure not pitching since the 20th. Poor management. 

[Riverbrian]

Tepesch just said "oops" on the hanging slider. 

 

 

[Riverbrian]

 

Any news on what Buxton is out with? I've seen mentioned cuncussion thrown around on the boards here, but have the Twins mentioned anything?

 

He passed his concussion tests but I think I heard them say that he had a headache yesterday so they are being cautious. 

[bighat]

Chris Young sighting.  Talented player, seems to have bounced around a bit for the past few years and hasn't found a full-time role anywhere.  Strange. 

[bighat]

Ahhhh Polanco with the ERRRRRORRRR.  Rats.  He was due, reckon. 

[Oldgoat_MN]

This is starting to look like what I feared.

[crapforks]

Telescope is pretty slow out there.

[jimbo92107]

"Pitch count is a concern." 

 

I'm more concerned about the hanging curve count. 

[crapforks]

Telescope is pretty slow out there.

Auto correct for Tepesch.

[bighat]

Tepperware looking more like a Rubber Maid out there on the hill. 

[Riverbrian]

 

Chris Young sighting.  Talented player, seems to have bounced around a bit for the past few years and hasn't found a full-time role anywhere.  Strange. 

 

Very talented but he was too all or nothing during his career. After he left Arizona... It became a couple years of nothing and very little all and he has been seen as a backup ever since. 

[Mill1634]

This is exactly what I expected.