Game Thread (8/12): Twins at Detroit, 12:10 pm CT

[twins_89]

Stewart's fastball is a pretty good pitch, for as often as he throws it there is very little hard contact with a lot of the balls in play on the ground. His problem comes because he doesn't have the off-speed control to keep hitters off balance. Right now it seems like all the batters are sitting on the fastball, so if he had a change-up, curve, or slider he could throw where he wanted it would make a huge difference.

[ashbury]

No meatballs, Duffey. OK?

[ashbury]

Why do I cringe when Cave dives for a ball in front of him? Must be just my imagination, that anything could go wrong.

[ashbury]

95 MPH? Radar gun in Detroit must be faster than the one in Pawtucket last week.

[ashbury]

Nice inning for Tyler Blinn Duffey. He's got only two pitches, but they were working today.

[USAFChief]

 

95 MPH? Radar gun in Detroit must be faster than the one in Pawtucket last week.

You can't trust the MPG numbers out of Detroit either.

[ashbury]

KEPLER!!!!

[USAFChief]

Down and in to Kepler...his happy zone.

 

Up and in...not so much.

[jud6312]

Atta boy, Max!

 

[ashbury]

Down and in to Kepler...his happy zone.

 

Up and in...not so much.

To improve offense, MLB is considering a rule change that makes any out recorded on pitches outside the happy zone a do-over.

[ashbury]

Oh, for Circus Boy: that brings us closer, only 3-2 now in the top of the 8th.

 

This has been your CBU.

[wabene]

Polanco is usually going to give you a good at bat.

[ashbury]

I was just about to say that that camera closeup of Polanco revealed him totally focused. And then on the very next pitch he strikes out on that low garbage.

[USAFChief]

 

Polanco is usually going to give you a good at bat.

Right up till the swinging K.

[USAFChief]

From the "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead" school of journalism: Tiger Woods is not leading the PGA.

[wabene]

Niko should play the twins more often

[ashbury]

Niko should play the twins more often

He's the kind of player who could change teams frequently, so yes.

[wabene]

I don't think Moya is a conformist type a follower of the crowd.

[big dog]

If Goodrum pretended every team was the Twins he’d be MVP.

[Krusington]

Ronald Rodriguez, act like you've hit a double in your life you toolshed. Looked like Lindor out there.

[USAFChief]

As I'm sure you're all aware, summers here in Tucson are brutally hot. I had to run to the store just now (thanks, Mrs Chief) and in the parking lot--all that blacktop!--this poor little old lady just flat passed out from the heat.

 

At least, I assume she was poor. She had less than 5 bucks in her purse.

[Circus Boy]

Don't deserve to win when the .167 hitter gets an RBI double in the 8th. Grrrrr.

[ashbury]

Ronald Rodriguez, act like you've hit a double in your life you toolshed. Looked like Lindor out there.

I missed it. What did he do after he arrived at second? All I saw was a quick handclap, typical after an RBI.

[ashbury]

As I'm sure you're all aware, summers here in Tucson are brutally hot. I had to run to the store just now (thanks, Mrs Chief) and in the parking lot--all that blacktop!--this poor little old lady just flat passed out from the heat.

 

At least, I assume she was poor. She had less than 5 bucks in her purse.

I wish I could be ugly, for just one day.

 

Because being ugly every day kind of sucks.

[ashbury]

Aaaaand, that's ballgame. Leftover ham for us for dinner tonight - no chicken dinnah.

[Rigby]

 

As I'm sure you're all aware, summers here in Tucson are brutally hot. I had to run to the store just now (thanks, Mrs Chief) and in the parking lot--all that blacktop!--this poor little old lady just flat passed out from the heat.

 

At least, I assume she was poor. She had less than 5 bucks in her purse.

Hang on to it. We may need it for a couple of FA acquisitions in the upcoming off season.

[VATwinsFan]

What a shame that we have only six more weeks of this to enjoy.

[Circus Boy]

And I've spent the weekend trying to comfort a farmer friend of mine. His gal just dumped him. Sent him a John Deere letter.

[USAFChief]

 

Aaaaand, that's ballgame. Leftover ham for us for dinner tonight - no chicken dinnah.

Reminds me of the ol' breakfast saw.

 

The difference between "participating" and "all in."

 

When it comes to breakfast, the chicken is participating.

 

The pig is all in.

[yarnivek1972]

The only Twins players who played today that also appeared on opening day were Miguel Sano, Max Kepler and Joe Mauer.