Game Thread: Twins @ Kansas City 10:15 AM PT (Noon:15 PM CT) 4/3/2019

[Jerr]

Good to see Buxton in there!

 

[TouchEmAllGuy]

 

You have to steal Buck here!!!!  You have to...

Easy money.

[Blake]

What happened there? Buxton is in?

[TouchEmAllGuy]

 

What happened there? Buxton is in?

Stole second. Easily

[LaBombo]

 

I wonder if Billy Hamilton will ever be able to get on base 30% of the time?

 

Perfect summary of his weird ability mismatch. It seems like a long time ago that he was posting .400 obp's in the low and mid-minors. 

[operation mindcrime]

Wooooooooooo!!!!

[MMMordabito]

Eddie!!!

[Blake]

Woot! Rosario!

[operation mindcrime]

Yeah Byron! Yeah Eddie!

[rghrbek]

That is how you use a weapon like Buck, nice job rookie manager.

[VATwinsFan]

Rosario a Go-Go!!!

 

Most excellent.

[LaBombo]

 

Stole second. Easily

 

Yup. Like the commentator said... everybody knew it was coming, and yet the results are the same.

 

If Buxton had debuted in the early 80's, we'd already be thinking about his chances of breaking Brock's record.

 

Well, I would, anyway.

[LaBombo]

 

Nice! Made them waste Gore again!

 

An inconvenient truth...

[Aggies7]

i'm going to go against my better judgement and like this team

[rghrbek]

I would have ran Eddie too with Willian up.  Take us out of the dp, because you know he's making contact. 2 DPs in a row for him...ouch.

[MMMordabito]

Well, at least Tortuga had to hit into two double plays to make more outs than hits.

[snotboogie]

Parker in the 9th again?

[Mike Sixel]

Excellent PR job by the manager.

[rghrbek]

Glad they are leaving May in for at least a batter

[Mike Sixel]

I would have ran Eddie too with Willian up. Take us out of the dp, because you know he's making contact. 2 DPs in a row for him...ouch.

It's one reason strikeouts aren't as bad as people say, no DP

[rghrbek]

Not afraid to pitch relievers in back to back innings.  Rode Rogers good yesterday and trying to get May to the finish line.

[TouchEmAllGuy]

Why not let May finish it off? Interesting move to bring Parker in for one batter (hopefully)

[TFRazor]

Well... Didn't see this switch coming

[rghrbek]

 

Why not let May finish it off?

My guess the splits are in favor of Parker?  Otherwise I don't know.

[MABB1959]

I like it so far this year, playing hitters that are hot.  Make the players earn their at bats and good things will come. 

[LaBombo]

 

i'm going to go against my better judgement and like this team

 

The seemingly inevitable return of Gibson to Gibson-like futility in the 5th almost kept this from happening for me.

 

But something about the fun mix of plunk-magnet Cruz, Astudillo's one-man circus, Baldelli's unfolding influence, and everybody else seemingly forgetting that they sucked last year has made this waaay more interesting than I expected.

[Don Walcott]

 

It's one reason strikeouts aren't as bad as people say, no DP

What's another reason?

[h2oface]

Baldy loves Parker for some reason.

Like the gardy bromance with Punto.

 

[MMMordabito]

 

Why not let May finish it off? Interesting move to bring Parker in for one batter (hopefully)

 

Checking stats .... Gordon has a .400 career OBP against May and has never faced Parker. Advantage Parker?

[operation mindcrime]

Excellent PR job by the manager.

Congrats on the Birthday victory! \m/