Game Thread: Twins @ Cleveland 5-13 @ 3:10 PM CT

[Vanimal46]

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ANNND Welcome! To Minnesota Twins Whine Line: Roller Disco Edition! I am your host and FUNKY DJ for the next two days, Vanimal. Happy Jose Berrios Day! It sure is nice to talk about him instead of pretending to care about Adam Wilk starting a game! The Twins are squaring off for game 2 against Cleveland, and who knows.... Maybe this game will be good!

 

Before we get down to some funky beats and randomness, let's talk weather and lineups....

 

It's a bit chilly today in Cleveland! Sunny and 59 degrees at first pitch. REAL FEEL of 65 degrees... Winds out of the NW at 7 MPH.

 

Minnesota Twins (18-14):

 

Brian Dozier 2B
Robbie Grossman LF
Miguel Sano 3B
Joe Mauer 1B
Kennys Vargas DH
Max Kepler RF
Jorge Polanco SS
Jason Castro C
Byron Buxton CF

 

P- Jose Berrios - 77 overall on MLB the Show!

 

Cleveland Team (18-16):

 

Carlos Santana 1B
Francisco Lindor SS
Michael Brantley LF
Edwin Encarnacion DH
Jason Kipnis 2B
Jose Ramirez 3B
Lonnie Chisenhall CF
Yan Gomes C
Abraham Almonte RF

 

P- Mike Clevinger - dude has nice, flowing locks of hair!

 

 

Now, you may be asking yourself, "Van, it's 2017. How can you keep a roller disco in business?" Well, pretty easily, actually! We travel from town to town throwing an EPIC party, and move on the next day. It's the only way to stay profitable! So come on! Find those bell-bottom pants in your closet, grow out that hair, and let's BOOGIE! While you're skating around, let DJ Van set the mood and whisper sweet nothings over the microphone....

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huzYji2OAD4

 

Ohhhh yeah. Can you feel the FUNK now? Chief, North, and ChiTown are doing the splits on skates as I whisper these sweet nothings into your ear....I'm feeling good, so let's talk good things.

 

Did we mention it's Jose Berrios Day? The intern is PUMPED to watch him again instead of playing as him on MLB the Show! Berrios seems like a nice guy! We all want to love you Jose. Let's start today!

 

Miguel Sano is also doing what he does best, which is DOMINATE! His HR yesterday was all Big Erv needed to cruise through the rest of the game. Over the last 2 weeks, he's hit .323/.462/.774 with 4 HR and 10 RBI. Along with playing SUPER athletic defense. It's time to start the #VoteSano trend to get him in the All-Star game!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_sY2rjxq6M

 

Ohhh yeah we're feeling the groove! Chief is doing the bump to everyone on the rink! I've never seen him move so fluidly before! 

 

3 weeks ago, the taeks about Buxton could melt steel beams..... He just can't hit. Send him to AAA for another 2 months.... What if he never hits again? It looks like he's starting to figure things out too! Over his last 2 weeks, he's hitting .259/.286/.481 as well as flashing his speedy wheels and diving plays in the OF! Keep him up on the MLB club all season long, and enjoy the show!

Today is also a long time member's birthday! Happy birthday Craig Arko! Get ready to blast off with a Twins win today!!

[ashbury]

You know how to make a kleenex dance, right?

[Jerr]

Great game yesterday and may that continue today!!!!

Great intro!!!!

And welcome to the "bigs" Berrios, may you stay forever!!! Helping us old guys to stay young and have Twin's Win Fever!!!!!!

[Vanimal46]

You know how to make a kleenex dance, right?

I don't! Do tell.

[Dr. Evil]

Happy birthday Craig! Great intro Van! Go Berrios!!!

[Jerr]

 

You know how to make a kleenex dance, right?

It IS a DISCO THREAD involving NO math!!!! Boogie on!!!!!!

[Jerr]

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Craig!!!!!

[USAFChief]

Happy birthday Craig! Great intro Van! Common Berrios!!!

I want UNcommon Berrios, please.

[USAFChief]

Also, Van...forgive me if I'm misinterpreting, but in reading your intro it seems like you're subtly implying that roller disco has somehow...gone out of style. No longer the hot new thing all us kids are into. Bell bottoms n platform shoes aren't the rage.

 

Am I reading you correctly??

[twinsnorth49]

The splits?

 

Who's taking me to the hospital afterwards?

 

 

 

[Jerr]

 

Also, Van...forgive me if I'm misinterpreting, but in reading your intro it seems like you're subtly implying that roller disco has somehow...gone out of style. No longer the hot new thing all us kids are into. Bell bottoms n platform shoes aren't the rage.

Am I reading you correctly??

I think it's fine that you keep wearing yours........ we all need laughs at the stores i.e. Walmart. I mean you wear yours well, no one is laughing...

[Squirrel]

 

The splits?

 

Who's taking me to the hospital afterwards?

You'll have to wait in line.

 

Although, while I never did the splits ... roller rinks in the 70s ... and the disco music playing ... talk about misspent youth!

[Squirrel]

 

 

Also, Van...forgive me if I'm misinterpreting, but in reading your intro it seems like you're subtly implying that roller disco has somehow...gone out of style. No longer the hot new thing all us kids are into. Bell bottoms n platform shoes aren't the rage.

Am I reading you correctly??

Chief ... captured this great photo of you from back in the day ...

 

[Squirrel]

And here's North ... always carousing the ladies back then:

 

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[ashbury]

It IS a DISCO THREAD involving NO math!!!! Boogie on!!!!!!

That's pretty much the gist of it, yeah.

[Jerr]

 

Chief ... captured this great photo of you from back in the day ...

 

Before they made buildings for Disco/skating rinks and Disco Balls? And only a dream in some mad inventors' mind............. ahhhhh the good old days, eh Chief?

[Jerr]

 

That's pretty much the gist of it, yeah.

Yeah!!!!!!

[twinsnorth49]

 

And here's North ... always carousing the ladies back then:

 

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1467469.1380157432!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_750/mmdrobo-ec003.jpg

I still have those socks....................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ok, and the shorts too.

[Blake]

 

It IS a DISCO THREAD involving NO math!!!! Boogie on!!!!!!

Hah, disco tends to have a 4/4 beat. Math!!

[Jerr]

 

Hah, disco tends to have a 4/4 beat. Math!!

            to that 4/4 math/beat!!!

[ashbury]

Today's Bizarro cartoon:

 

[Jerr]

 

Hah, disco tends to have a 4/4 beat. Math!!

Ok, after my correction.....and I barely liked disco 4/4 or not  

[twinsnorth49]

Hah, disco tends to have a 4/4 beat. Math!!

Disco is 4 on the floor man, not just square 4/4.

 

Get hip dude.

[ashbury]

It IS a DISCO THREAD involving NO math!!!! Boogie on!!!!!!

 

 

I was told there would be no meth.

 

Wait, what?

 

 

Well then. That's very different.

 

Never mind.

[Jerr]

 

 

I was told there would be no meth.

 

Wait, what?

 

 

Well then. That's very different.

 

Never mind.

That needs a repeat            

[USAFChief]

Chief ... captured this great photo of you from back in the day ...

 

Oh to be young again.

[akmanak]

I am holding my breath on Berrios' start. The Twins need him to pitch well, IMO this year is his last chance to prove that he can actually handle major league pressure.

[Blake]

 

Disco is 4 on the floor man, not just square 4/4.

Get hip dude.

Right on, Daddy-O!

 

Or was that "groovy?"

 

I'm not really up to speed when it comes to current slang.

[Jerr]

 

I am holding my breath on Berrios' start. The Twins need him to pitch well, IMO this year is his last chance to prove that he can actually handle major league pressure.

Ya better breathe or you will never know what has happened...........................

[COtwin]

Why not start Rosario to provide the best possible defense behind Berrios? It makes zero sense to want him to clean some stuff up and then ask him to make his debut with one of the worst OF in baseball covering LF. Seems like you would want to stack the deck to try for a successful start. Is Paul thinking about this at all?