Game Thread: Twins v Astros, May 31 @ 12:10pm CT

[FunnyPenguin]

Wow this lineup is potent....I bet A J Hinch is shaking in his shoes right now

[ashbury]

...and with his power, he took Perkins deep twice yesterday

You can not hope to stop his bat, you can only hope to contain it.

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

You can not hope to stop his bat, you can only hope to contain it.

 

Looks like Paulino found the loophole--just miss his bat.

[yarnivek1972]

I'm listening to the Astro broadcast, and their color guy, Steve Sparks, is claiming there is visible cottonwood spores in the air today? True, or not true?

Wouldn't doubt it. There are in southern MN.

[bighat]

No Mauer, no Sano, and they sent down Vargas for bullpen "help"...so now the Twins have got Giminez playing 1B today? 

 

The Twins need a win badly to stop a major skid.  And this lineup is what we get?  Egads!

[yarnivek1972]

4 strikeouts for Twins batters already. Castro and Buxton haven't even come up yet.

[FunnyPenguin]

 

4 strikeouts for Twins batters already. Castro and Buxton haven't even come up yet.

Simple math....then it'll be 6

[Mike Sixel]

Until he reaches around 100 pitches, Santiago is in there, taking one for the team.

[Aggies7]

perhaps it's time to stop pitching to altuve, hes 21-28 at TF. what are we even doing

[rghrbek]

Hector at 52 pitches already after 2-1/3 innings...IF and I mean IF he gets out of this inning, he won't go more than 4.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Until he reaches around 100 pitches, Santiago is in there, taking one for the team.

 

so, um, at this rate, inning 4?

[Danchat]

 

perhaps it's time to stop pitching to altuve, hes 21-28 at TF. what are we even doing

Maybe they'll have to take the Barry Bonds approach with him and just intentionally walk him when he comes up to bat.

[OldTimeTwinkie]

Wonder what Twins would have done with first pick? Correa or Buxton

[Aggies7]

raise the white flag. this is a total mismatch

[yarnivek1972]

So, who is the long man today?

 

Breslow in the third inning?

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

Simple math....then it'll be 6

 

I'll take that bet.  Loser has to like all of the winner's posts for the rest of this thread.

[Mike Sixel]

 

so, um, at this rate, inning 4?

 

Er, inning 3?

[Mike Sixel]

 

So, who is the long man today?

Breslow in the third inning?

 

Tonkin?

[ashbury]

Kepler with a fine throw to the plate.

[bighat]

Third inning and this one's over, folks. Wheels are officially off!

 

The good news is we have Gibson going next. Yeeeesh. On the plus side, the Twins have somehow (via smoke and mirrors) managed to play .500 ball through June 1. I wouldn't have thunk it.

 

But man, what a horrible week it's been with no help in sight!  

[Cap'n Piranha]

Gameday claims Gonzalez just flied into an unassisted double play to Kepler.  I don't understand--did Kepler catch the ball, and then race home to tag Correa out personally?  Otherwise, it was not unassisted...

[wsnydes]

 

I'm listening to the Astro broadcast, and their color guy, Steve Sparks, is claiming there is visible cottonwood spores in the air today?  True, or not true?

True.  They're all over the place in the metro right now and it's windy.

[yarnivek1972]

wtf?

 

Gameday says Gonzalez hit into unassisted double play to RF with an out at home?

 

That can't be right can it?

[wsnydes]

 

So, who is the long man today?

Breslow in the third inning?

Santiago come hell or high water.

[wsnydes]

 

wtf?

Gameday says Gonzalez hit into unassisted double play to RF with an out at home?

That can't be right can it?

Meet the new right fielder, Bugs Bunny!  

[FunnyPenguin]

 

wtf?

Gameday says Gonzalez hit into unassisted double play to RF with an out at home?

That can't be right can it?

crazy things happen under the northern lights

[yarnivek1972]

Gameday claims Gonzalez just flied into an unassisted double play to Kepler. I don't understand--did Kepler catch the ball, and then race home to tag Correa out personally? Otherwise, it was not unassisted...

I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw it. Most people already think I'm crazy.

[Mike Sixel]

 

wtf?

Gameday says Gonzalez hit into unassisted double play to RF with an out at home?

That can't be right can it?

 

it has been updated.....but what if the runner behind him passes him, what fielder gets the put out?

[mickeymental]

twins start a four-game series with the royals at the end of june ...

[ashbury]

Gameday claims Gonzalez just flied into an unassisted double play to Kepler.  I don't understand--did Kepler catch the ball, and then race home to tag Correa out personally?  Otherwise, it was not unassisted...

The throw to the plate was that good - the second out was a play that made itself.