Game Thread Twins vs. Astros 5/2/19 12:15 PM CDT

[USAFChief]

Winnah!

[mickeymental]

break up the twins!

[Mill1634]

TWINS WIN!!!

 

Fantastic series, great starting pitching (other than Big Mike), and the bullpen was good in the three wins.

 

Oh yeah, this team can hit the crap outta the baseball, too.

 

Let's win in the Big Apple!!!!

 

Enjoy your afternoon all.

 

Go Twins

[MMMordabito]

Well played!!

[USAFChief]

 

Did Morneau put on batting gloves to mime the swing bit?.... or does he wear batting gloves in the booth?

yes.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Twins end the season with a 4-3 record against the Astros.

[big dog]

I don't remember Twins baseball being this fun for quite a while.

 

Please, sir, may I have some more?

[D. Hocking]

For a good part of April I was thinking I do not think they are as good as their record.  Now, am starting to lose my fear of being snake bit and thinking maybe this is real.  Doing well against the Yankees just might make me a full believer.  

 

[stringer bell]

Nice win!

[PDX Twin]

The Twins have overtaken the Rays for the best AL record. 

[Mike Sixel]

 

The Twins have overtaken the Rays for the best AL record. 

 

That is not a sentence I expected to read in May.....

[Brock Beauchamp]

For a good part of April I was thinking I do not think they are as good as their record. Now, am starting to lose my fear of being snake bit and thinking maybe this is real. Doing well against the Yankees just might make me a full believer.

The team isn’t as good as its record.

 

But that doesn’t mean they can’t compete and have a fun summer.

[Danchat]

Getting 3 of 4 against the Astros in incredibly impressive. Maybe we'll meet again in the playoffs...?

 

The thing about playing great in the spring is that teams cool off during the summer and don't end up doing anything in the playoffs. I hope we can continue this momentum forward!

[Number3]

Now on to their favorite domain, Yankee Stadium. Minus the characters from the recent past who made them believe that the Yankees are unbeatable. Finally a new cast of characters with the best from the old and a winning attitude to boot. Twins have been hamstrung over the past decade and those days are over. Go Twins!

[Danchat]

 

That is not a sentence I expected to read in May.....

Didn't we do this in May of 2015? Didn't we have the best record in baseball at one point then?

[D. Hocking]

 

That is not a sentence I expected to read in May.....

 

or really any month this year.

[Nine of twelve]

Dang, had to get to work right before the big inning so I missed it. But am I sad? No.

[Vanimal46]

Another win to add to the piggy bank. Take advantage Falvine. The division is yours if you want it.

[Voldeth]

 

Didn't we do this in May of 2015? Didn't we have the best record in baseball at one point then?

 

I think they started mediocre in April and then went 20-7 in May to move into first. I think it was a pretty lucky May with a lot of hits strung together, whereas this group looks more legit.

[MMMordabito]

 

Now on to their favorite domain, Yankee Stadium. Minus the characters from the recent past who made them believe that the Yankees are unbeatable. Finally a new cast of characters with the best from the old and a winning attitude to boot. Twins have been hamstrung over the past decade and those days are over. Go Twins!

 

Yankees are 0-5 against teams with .500 or better records .... 0-8 would make me a lot happier!

[D. Hocking]

 

Didn't we do this in May of 2015? Didn't we have the best record in baseball at one point then?

 

The 0-9 start in 2016 caused some sort of short in my brain where I now remember very little from seasons 2011 to 2016.    Our records, pitchers, bench etc.

[Vanimal46]

The 0-9 start in 2016 caused some sort of short in my brain where I now remember very little from seasons 2011 to 2016. Our records, pitchers, bench etc.

How can you forget about Deduno Abides? And Vanimal!

[D. Hocking]

 

How can you forget about Deduno Abides? And Vanimal!

 

I think the Vanimal goes without saying.  I think people view your wisdom and sharp analysis in your posts here almost at the same level as they did your pitching.  Baseball's loss is TD's gain.

[h2oface]

 

Twins end the season with a 4-3 record against the Astros.

 

Home field advantage tie breaker!

[Blake]

 

The team isn’t as good as its record.

But that doesn’t mean they can’t compete and have a fun summer.

The team doesn't have to be as good as its record. The Twins just have to be better than the teams they play.