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

[Squirrel]

 

MAX IS SOOO   HOT!!!

Concur! 

[David HK]

Heh....

 

Marlins have a pretty good team in the booth- Jeff Nelson with a lot of good analysis and tales. But they were going on in pregame about how giving up solo homers aren't such a big deal.

 

Then the play-by-play guy noted that Max's shot was also just another solo home run.

 

Ummmm.... he was kind of leading off the ballgame, maybe that's why?

[FlauerPauer]

I don't think I know anyone on the Marlins team outside of Curtis Granderson and Starlin Castro. Must be extremely difficult to be a Marlins fan.

Edited August 1, 2019 by FlauerPauer

[wsnydes]

 

Where would this offense be without Pineda? Professional at bat right here

Been saying it all year, this offense really took off when Pineda came off the IL. 

[wsnydes]

 

I hate it when the Twins play in NL parks.* 

 

 

*Unless it's in October

Or the occasional November?

[TFRazor]

Well.... crap

[PDX Twin]

Buxton would have had that.

 

Oh well, at least he didn't seem to hurt himself.

[FlauerPauer]

Buck needs to just play that ball for the bounce. Dude needs to stop hurting himself out there. He plays to reckless and needs to begin to understand that 1 out isn't worth sitting out for a week.

[TFRazor]

That wall just got Buxton'd

[TFRazor]

Well thanks for the free out

[bighat]

Can't believe the Marlins just had a non-pitcher bunt with 2 strikes.

[operation mindcrime]

Max Kepler hit his 30th home run at 11:11:11 our time!!

[SwainZag]

Big K right there!

[Puckett34]

 

Or the occasional November?

Prefer sweeps, but ya.

[wsnydes]

 

Prefer sweeps, but ya.

Fair enough. I'm not going to be too picky at that point in the season. Just win and I'll be happy.

[FlauerPauer]

Yikes. Rough throw there, Mike.

Edited August 1, 2019 by FlauerPauer

[VATwinsFan]

Just saw the triple by Ramirez -- it looks like Buxton slammed himself into the wall pretty hard.  He didn't even turn to watch Kepler throw the ball back to the infield.

[diehardtwinsfan]

 

 

J Yamamoto ® P

 

Me thinks a lot of WWII vets won't like this. 

[FlauerPauer]

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

[TouchEmAllGuy]

Do we know if Dyson is there? I'm just getting caught up. Didn't realize the game had started already. Kepler stays hot! kid can mash

[dex8425]

 

Can't believe the Marlins just had a non-pitcher bunt with 2 strikes.

 

He had to have missed a sign or misread a sign or something. Hopefully?!

[David HK]

Bats gotta win this one.

 

Pineda is no great mystery today.

[wsnydes]

 

He had to have missed a sign or misread a sign or something. Hopefully?!

That's what Dazzle implied on the radio. Sounds like Mattingly was talking to him, so he probably messed up a sign.

[operation mindcrime]

Nice job by Pineda!

[PDX Twin]

Seems like the baseballs are slippery today, at least for the Marlins. They have dropped a bunch.

[VATwinsFan]

Sano on a roll.

[operation mindcrime]

Nice double Sano!!!

[bighat]

C'mon Bux, big moment here.

[SwainZag]

Buck!!

[wsnydes]

Atta boy Buxton!