Article: Game Thread: Twins v Astros, 4/9 @ 7:10pm CT

[ashbury]

Lance on pace for the 202 pitch CGSHO...

This actually happens more often than you would expect.

 

No, wait... checking... this happens exactly as often as you would expect.

[Riverbrian]

 

but he wasn't off balance, he was going towards 1, and it wasn't a slow roller.  Sano has a cannon.  He needs to throw that one.

 

It wasn't a scorcher either and Sano was playing deep. It is also Cold... Grips aren't automatic at these temps. 

 

I didn't see the definitive replay but I'm assuming tough play. 

 

 

[Riverbrian]

BUNT BUNT BUNTTTTTTTTTTT

[Dave The Dastardly]

AC 78 in summer, furnace 73 in winter, 68 at night. But we also have a woodstove (I own some woods) and we usually fire it up for Viking games and evening TV watching. 80 degrees lends itself well to wine drinking on cold winter days. Probably be cheaper to skip the wine and put a few more degrees on the thermostat, but it wouldn't be as much fun.

[jimmer]

I need to stop watching quality defensive 3Bs.  My expectations are apparently too high :-)

[Mill1634]

JUST BUNT THE BALL LOMO

[Riverbrian]

If he isn't going to bunt... Green Light him here... Let him Rip

[jimmer]

a mound visit used during a Morrison AB? Hilarious

[AZTwin]

I am loving this Logan Morrison signing. Reminds me of Rondell White and Butch Huskey

[BoofBonser]

 

If he isn't going to bunt... Green Light him here... Let him Rip

 

A 94 MPH fastball has been 104 to him all season

[ashbury]

That was quite a launch angle by Morrison. 89.5 degrees?

[BoofBonser]

Kennys Vargas is smiling somewhere

[Mill1634]

 

Kennys Vargas is smiling somewhere

More likely crying, but yeah

[Winston Smith]

 

I am loving this Logan Morrison signing. Reminds me of Rondell White and Butch Huskey

20 at bats might be considered a small sample size.

[BoofBonser]

Someone make a GIF of LoMo's head on those last two swings

Pulling his head really bad

[Aggies7]

Through their first 21 at bats:

 

Byung Ho Park: 3 hits

Tsuyoshi Nishioka: 4 hits

LoMo: 1 hit

[LaBombo]

 

so it's a fielding error instead of a throwing error.  either way, a guy is on base who shouldn't be.

 

I'm hoping that by maybe mid-season or so we see Sano attempt that throw and make it work. But I'm sort of an optimist at heart. I'm also hoping that the IRS won't question my sizable deduction for charitable contributions to Service Monkeys for Visually Impaired Skydivers.

[LaBombo]

 

This actually happens more often than you would expect.

 

No, wait... checking... this happens exactly as often as you would expect.

 

Last time I saw it happen, it was slow pitch softball and the pitcher threw the last two innings from a lawn chair on the mound.

[ashbury]

More likely crying, but yeah

Shivering, in Rochester same as he would be in MSP.

 

He's hitting .500 for the season. That's a 1.000 OPS if my California math is right. Bring him up!

[Nine of twelve]

Altuve will be Lynn's last batter unless it's a very quick AB.

[Mill1634]

Don't like Lynn vs Altuve for a 3rd time..

[Aggies7]

Don't like Lynn vs Altuve for a 3rd time..

I don’t like anyone vs altuve for any time

[Riverbrian]

Nice throw em out!!!

[Mill1634]

WHAT. A. DIME.

[jimmer]

Nice throw Jason!!!

[Mauerpower]

Nice throw by Castro

[Riverbrian]

 

Shivering, in Rochester same as he would be in MSP.

 

He's hitting .500 for the season. That's a 1.000 OPS if my California math is right. Bring him up!

 

1 for 2 with 3 BB's.

 

OBP Through the Roof!!! 

[Mill1634]

Well, it was ugly, yet effective. Lets hope the BP can hold this

[Platoon]

I'm hoping that by maybe mid-season or so we see Sano attempt that throw and make it work. But I'm sort of an optimist at heart. I'm also hoping that the IRS won't question my sizable deduction for charitable contributions to Service Monkeys for Visually Impaired Skydivers.

I wasn't going to donate when he dropped in at my place, but the monkey was so darn cute with that little chute deployed......

[jimmer]

Like I said a bit earlier, I'll take 5 scoreless from Lynn against a potent offense all season long.