Game Thread: Twins @ Miami, 11:10 CDT August 1st 2019

[Jerr]

Buxton!

[bighat]

Yeah Byron!

[operation mindcrime]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TouchEmAllGuy]

Buxton has been solid all year!

[operation mindcrime]

They're making this Yaramoto bum look like an all star. Dude throws 92 with little movement. Come on, boys!

Yoko Ono!

[operation mindcrime]

Buxton has been solid all year!

No wonder the Mets wanted him!

[FlauerPauer]

Thatababy Buck!!

[TwinsCD]

Really have to wonder about Mattingly there.  He's managed in the NL for so many years and it should be automatic with 2 outs and the pitcher on deck to just walk the 8th-place guy and take your chances.  Why pitch to a dangerous hitter when you have a layup on deck?  And if the opposition dares to pinch hit this early in the game, then you're in their bullpen and things tilt a bit in your favor.

 

That's why you're the Marlins.

[FlauerPauer]

 

Buxton has been solid all year!

 

He really has. It's been great watching him bat this year! Gotta love the hard work he put in to get to this point.

[dex8425]

The NL needs the DH. 

[wsnydes]

 

Buxton has been solid all year!

This team is so much more interesting with him in the lineup.

[FlauerPauer]

Eddie, you gotta catch that ball, bud.

[wsnydes]

 

He really has. It's been great watching him bat this year! Gotta love the hard work he put in to get to this point.

Great to see that hard work paying off too.

[Circus Boy]

 

MAX IS SOOO   HOT!!!

He does give off a young Brad Pitt vibe.

[FlauerPauer]

Time to buckle down here, Pineda!

[David HK]

My gosh, Big Mike --

 

Those 4 innings were like a death-march.

 

Maybe have him take a seat now, Rocco.

[Squirrel]

Is this game not televised back in MN?

[operation mindcrime]

Is this game not televised back in MN?

It's on FSN!

[Squirrel]

 

My gosh, Big Mike --

 

Those 4 innings were like a death-march.

 

Maybe have him take a seat now, Rocco.

I think I'd still pitch him next inning.

 

Is Dyson there yet?

[Mike Sixel]

How are the tigers worse than Miami? Yikes. But, Detroit has a minor league system...

[Jerr]

 

He does give off a young Brad Pitt vibe.

Not quite what I was referring to, but to each their own        

 

Edited August 1, 2019 by Jerr

[PDX Twin]

 

I think I'd still pitch him next inning.

 

Is Dyson there yet?

 

Not listed on the Twins Web site yet.

[operation mindcrime]

Great hustle ARRAEZ!!!!!

[Squirrel]

 

Not listed on the Twins Web site yet.

I thought I read somewhere that he was going to catch up with the team in Miami. He does have 72 hrs, so maybe he'll join us in MN vs KC.

[operation mindcrime]

Nice job Rossie!!!!!

[SwainZag]

Not a hit, but Eddie puts the ball in play and gets the runner in from 3rd, something the Twins lacked doing for about a month, great to see!

[PDX Twin]

This is the first time in Buxton's short career that I've actually felt some confidence that he's not going to strike out on the curve ball away. If this season isn't his "break out" then I feel like next year will be. If he can build on this success he'll be the MVP candidate we were expecting when he was drafted.

 

I'd really push to sign him to an extension this winter, even if the price is very high ... and take out concussion insurance.

[Squirrel]

Okay ... Sano needs to hit a hr before I leave for work.

[Squirrel]

Okay ... gonna make my way through the LaLaPalooza throng and head to work ... cheers, all and go Twins!

[PDX Twin]

TV just showed Dyson in the bullpen. Not clear if he's in uniform.