Game Thread: Twins vs. Angels 1:10pm CDT 6/9/2018 AD

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

In case of game, break glass.

 

1. The Surgeon General has noticed that caring too much about a baseball team can be hazardous to your equanimity. Proceed at your own risk.

 

2. Familiarize yourself with all safety proceedures including but not limited to emergency exits, safety restraints, and relevent contact information.

 

3. Turn all signed permission slips and insurance waivers. Does your family know you are watching a baseball game? Feel free to invite them along.

 

4. Please wash hands after using the fasilities. Share snacks and beverages responsibly.

 

5. And in the words of a certain Disney caterpiller, "Keep your temper."

 

Angels

Tyler Skaggs (L)

 

1. Ian Kinsler ( R) 2B

2. Mike Trout ( R) CF

3. Justin Upton ( R) LF

4. Albert Pujols (R ) DH

5. Luis Valbuena (L) 3B

6. Zack Cozart ( R) SS

7. Jose Miguel Fernandez (L) 1B

8. Jose Briceno (R ) C

9. Michael Hermosillo (R ) RF

 

Twins

Kyle Gibson ( R)

 

1. Brian Dozier ( R) 2B

2. Eddie Rosario (L) LF

3. Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B

4. Robbie Grossman (S) DH

5. Max Kepler (L) RF

6. Miguel Sano ( R) 1B

7. Ehire Adrianza (S) SS

8. Ryan LaMarre ( R) CF

9. Bobby Wilson ( R) C

 

77F Mostly Cloudy

[Nine of twelve]

1:10 PM CDT? Nope. Wouldn't surprise me if the rain delay is 3 hours or more.

[rghrbek]

Love that lineup...against a lefty that should mean 4 hits, 1 run over 9?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1:10 PM CDT? Nope. Wouldn't surprise me if the rain delay is 3 hours or more.

So i should have cautioned that use of an umbrella may increase your chances to be struck by lightning?

[wsnydes]

1:10 PM CDT? Nope. Wouldn't surprise me if the rain delay is 3 hours or more.

Wouldn't be shocked if they don't get it in at all today.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

In case of game, break glass...

keep up the great work!

[dbminn]

Noticed in the Twitterverse - Cave to the Twins, Wade to Rochester. Congrats!

[VATwinsFan]

60 games into the season and Gibson has 12 starts but only 4 decision and one lousy win?    How is that even possible with a 3.54 ERA? 

[VATwinsFan]

 

Noticed in the Twitterverse - Cave to the Twins, Wade to Rochester. Congrats!

And they send down Duffey to Rochester?? 

 

Brilliant!!

[Han Joelo]

The Lineup:

 

1.  Clark Kent

2.  Actual Major League Baseball Player

3.  Actual Major League Baseball Player

4.  This guy:  "After spending much of the 2015 season in the minors, he was released by the Astros after the 2015 season.[10]

Minnesota Twins[edit]
On December 11, Grossman signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians, receiving a non-roster invitation to spring training.[11] He opted-out of his contract on May 16, 2016 and signed with the Minnesota Twins.[12] The Twins promoted him to the major leagues on May 19,[13][14] and he hit a home run in his first game with the Twins on May 20". from Wikipedia.  (Has he hit one since?)

5.  I like Max Kepler too much to make fun of him.  He actually fits pretty good in this slot.

6.  I googled "Miguel Sano peers" and found this article:  https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/lets-talk-about-miguel-sano/ from 2015.

7.  The 300th Venezuelan to play in MLB!  It's true, check his Wiki page.

8.  Not Captain Louis-Charles-Auguste Delamarre de Lamellerie, but I wish it was.  Flows a bit better than just "Ryan."

9.  He's the one on the right.  While his older sisters Ann and Nancy went on to an acclaimed career of fame and fortune, their little brother Bobby, a drummer, had too much trouble generating consistent stick to snare contact, and washed out as a professional musician--although it was said his intangibles were so off the chart, the band considered adding "Lack of" to the band name once he was gone.

 

[Han Joelo]

Also, I just realized Mel Gibson was also briefly in that band.  Wow.

[yarnivek1972]

Wouldn't be shocked if they don't get it in at all today.

Looks like it will let up enough by 7 or 8.

[bighat]

 

60 games into the season and Gibson has 12 starts but only 4 decision and one lousy win?    How is that even possible with a 3.54 ERA? 

 

Check out Jacob deGrom's stats over in the New York Mets page, he's got an ERA of 1.57 over 13 starts, but somehow just has a 4-1 record...including a loss last night.

[USAFChief]

The Lineup:

 

9.  He's the one on the right.  While his older sisters And and Nancy went on to an acclaimed career of fame and fortune, their little brother Bobby, a drummer, had too much trouble generating consistent stick to snare contact, and washed out as a professional musician--although it was said his intangibles were so off the chart, the band considered adding "Lack of" to the band name once he was gone.

Geez...rather “Heartless” if you ask me.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Looks like it will let up enough by 7 or 8.

I guess i just introduced an evening game thread...

[Han Joelo]

 

Geez...rather “Heartless” if you ask me.

Either my mind is blown or I am completely bored, but I noticed that when you quoted me it says "And and Nancy."  I went to go edit my post, because, I guess I am bored, and/or OCD about spelling errors, but in the original post I did spell it right!  More Russian meddling I guess.

[Oldgoat_MN]

 

Either my mind is blown or I am completely bored, but I noticed that when you quoted me it says "And and Nancy."  I went to go edit my post, because, I guess I am bored, and/or OCD about spelling errors, but in the original post I did spell it right!  More Russian meddling I guess.

I'm sure that's it.

[Nine of twelve]

Strib has a note that says expected start time is 5:10 CDT.

[glunn]

Game has now started.

[Blake]

Woot! Great game thread! Mainly because I wasn't responsible for the thread! Well, okay, truth be told, SS01 always does a great job.

[S.]

Yikes, just turned on the game and first thing I hear is Audra talking about how Molitor said the bullpen is in good condition. I'm pretty sure we'd all beg to differ on that.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Woot! Great game thread! Mainly because I wasn't responsible for the thread! Well, okay, truth be told, SS01 always does a great job.

Thank ye kindly!

 

I try not to be greedy, though...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

0-0 after 2...

[VATwinsFan]

 

Yikes, just turned on the game and first thing I hear is Audra talking about how Molitor said the bullpen is in good condition. I'm pretty sure we'd all beg to differ on that.

Fun stats:

 

Reed has given up a run in 4 of his last 5 games and 3 HRs in those games.

 

In his last 7 games, Pressly has given up 9 H and 7 ER in 4.2 IP and has an ERA of 13.50, and has also given up 3 HRs.

 

So.

 

 

[VATwinsFan]

So the Twins are giving out rain checks for today even though they're playing.

 

Good for them.

[Han Joelo]

104 pitches thrown, combined, through not quite 2 and 1/2 innings.  

 

Having said that, I wish Sano could work an at bat like Upton just did, laying off that slider in the end.

[Platoon]

Yikes, just turned on the game and first thing I hear is Audra talking about how Molitor said the bullpen is in good condition. I'm pretty sure we'd all beg to differ on that.

If that's the case, why does he use the same 3 guys over and over.

[S.]

 

If that's the case, why does he use the same 3 guys over and over.

Because he doesn't know the names of any of the other relievers, but its been so long that he's too embarrassed to ask, so when he calls down to the bullpen he just sticks with the 3 names he knows?

[Mike Sixel]

Imagine if they were facing ohtani....

[S.]

 

Imagine if they were facing ohtani....

With or without the UCL sprain?