Article: Twins vs Rays, 08-10-2012, 7:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

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[Top Gun]

Twins manager Ron Gardenire said there's been "tons of debate" internally whether to option Brian Dozier to Triple-A Rochester for a few weeks.

 

Dozier is batting just .235/.274/.327 with five homers and nine steals over 81 games, so the Twins are trying to decide whether he'd be better off getting some more seasoning in the minors. If he did get sent down, the 25-year-old would be brought back up in September.

 

 

Source: Phil Mackey on Twitter

[Brock Beauchamp]

Twins:

Span CF

Revere RF

Mauer C

Willingham LF

Morneau 1B

Doumit DH

Casilla 2B

Dozier SS

Carroll 3B

(De Vries P)

 

Rays:

Jennings LF

Upton CF

Joyce RF

Longoria DH

Zobrist SS

Pena 1B

Keppinger 3B

Roberts 2B

Molina C

(Hellickson P)

[Guest USAFChief]

I'm glad Nishioka isn't in the lineup, I don't think he'd have gotten a very good reception from the home crowd.

[J-Dog Dungan]

I think everyone who would have been interested in booing Nishi is probs more interested in the Vikings game tonight (not that I wouldn't boo him if I was there and he was in the lineup.)

[DaveW]

Plouffe starts a mini rehab assignment tomorrow in AAA.

[greengoblinrulz]

prob means a Monday activation????

[Ultima Ratio]

uh.....oh......

[Seth Stohs]

Twins manager Ron Gardenire said there's been "tons of debate" internally whether to option Brian Dozier to Triple-A Rochester for a few weeks.

Later in his answer, he says he really likes Dozier and what he brings to the field and to the team. He definitely believes in him, and has seen some improvements of late. He said there is no surprised that Dozier, like most rookies, struggle when he has come up.

[Seth Stohs]

prob means a Monday activation????

That's the plan at this point.

[snepp]

This is getting ugly early.

[Willihammer]

Rays announcer: 40 games in which Twins starters have failed to go 5 innings.

 

Make that, 41

[Ultima Ratio]

That's why we don't move the fences in. That would be a homer in any other park, no?

[snepp]

There's that ball that's gone pretty much anywhere else.

[Willihammer]

Ya I love the logic there. Team full of slap hitters, one or two power guys (cuddy, Morneausy) wanna move the fences in. Selfish

[snepp]

That's why we don't move the fences in. That would be a homer in any other park, no?

I may have said this the last time a ball was hit there, but I think AT&T/Pacbell keeps it in. That right-center gap and wall combo they have is pretty ridiculous too.

[Ultima Ratio]

Just one run each inning and we've got 'em == eternal optimist

[IdahoPilgrim]

Has anybody suggested exchanging the Twins flag in the concourse for a white flag to fly when it gets like this?

[Ultima Ratio]

That's why we don't move the fences in. That would be a homer in any other park, no?

 

I may have said this the last time a ball was hit there, but I think AT&T/Pacbell keeps it in. That right-center gap and wall combo they have is pretty ridiculous too.

 

There should be a net that comes out over the field to catch those balls when the come down -- for homers.

[glunn]

What was the problem with DeVries tonight? Up and in the zone?

[snepp]

There should be a net that comes out over the field to catch those balls when the come down -- for homers.

They could be our "Wrigley Field Baskets."

 

[Willihammer]

The Rays sideline guy... interviewed Joe Maddon after commercial break.

 

Q: Why is Zobrist playing 2nd today?

 

A: Well Moore and Hellickson are fly ball pitchers but the Twins put the ball on the ground more than most teams.

 

Seems to be working so far

[Ultima Ratio]

What was the problem with DeVries tonight? Up and in the zone?

Several pitches were good and on the corners, but yeah, Rays waited for the pitches up and Devries would eventually deliver one right over the heart of the plate and up.

[Ultima Ratio]

There should be a net that comes out over the field to catch those balls when the come down -- for homers.

 

They could be our "Wrigley Field Baskets."

 

That's exactly what I had in mind but on a much grander scale. I think that's what the overhang in RF is supposed to be already, kinda.

[Willihammer]

Take a picture folks. We had a shift on

[Willihammer]

I will say this about the 2012 Twins. I do believe that even being down 8-2 in the 4th, that they could conceivably still win this game.

 

Couldn't say that about the injury plaqued 2011 club.

[snepp]

Doumit says, "suppress this."

[Willihammer]

FWIW Twins have scored 2nd most runs since all star break, behind only the Angels

[TwinVike61]

I will say this about the 2012 Twins. I do believe that even being down 8-2 in the 4th, that they could conceivably still win this game.

 

Couldn't say that about the injury plaqued 2011 club.

I think I overheard "We got your back, Cole..."

[Badsmerf]

Has anybody suggested exchanging the Twins flag in the concourse for a white flag to fly when it gets like this?

That is awesome. My vote for post of the night.