Game Thread: Twins @ Angels 7:07 PM PST (9:07 PM CST) 5/20/2019

[Blake]

I got up this morning, thrilled the Twins swept a three game series from Seattle.

 

Then, someone whispered in my ear and said, "Blake. It was a 4 game series and since when was Sunday an off day?" "Oh, and the Twins dropped the last game of the series."

 

"Bummer," I replied.

 

Which caused a bunch of people sitting near me to turn and look at me in a strange manner. I quickly tried to mask the fact I had replied out loud to my inner voice by pretending I was using my cell phone but, that didn't exactly work either because it was then I realized I was sitting in the hotel lobby in my boxers while writing this post. 

 

Traveling across multiple time zones has obviously scrambled what little is left of the aging gray cells.

 

Anyway, the Twins taking 3 out of 4 from Seattle was fun to watch but, now they travel south to take on the Angels. A team that is flawed but has a couple of the most exciting players in baseball, Mike Trout and Ohtani. (no, I'm not going to try and spell his first name)

 

I'm looking forward to this series against the Angels, though, I hope Mr. Trout and Mr. Ohtani to their thing against other teams and not the Twins.

 

Some things to think about:

 

1: Byron Buxton: Finally breaking out?

2. Martin Perez: Looking like quite the find.

3. Jason Casto can actually hit?

4. C.J. Cron. Didn't know who he was when acquired, but do now.

 

 

Pitching for the Twins:

 

Mike Odorizzi

 

Pitching for the Angels:

 

Taylor Cole

 

5. Play ball!

[Blake]

Disclaimer: The management of the hotel would like to apologize to all and sundry about the unfortunate boxer incident of this morning. In fact, we will now add another rule, known as the "Christopher Lloyd" rule when it comes to sitting in the lobby of our hotel. Pant and combing of the hair will be required.

 

 

Sorry for the any inconvenience.

 

-Hotel Management.

[WLFINN]

Hopefully Mike is as good as Jake at throwing baseballs ....

[tbhysgb]

We need to get ourselves a mike Gibson

[yarnivek1972]

We need to get ourselves a mike Gibson

Rather have Bob.

[Don Walcott]

 

 

I'm looking forward to this series against the Angels, though, I hope Mr. Trout and Mr. Ohtani to their thing against other teams and not the Twins.

Nice head fake. I was expecting Mike Trout and Tommy La Stella.

[scottz]

I hope our baseball team wins tonight.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Disclaimer: The management of the hotel would like to apologize to all and sundry about the unfortunate boxer incident of this morning. In fact, we will now add another rule, known as the "Christopher Lloyd" rule when it comes to sitting in the lobby of our hotel. Pant and combing of the hair will be required.

 

 

Sorry for the any inconvenience.

 

-Hotel Management.

Welcome to the Hotel California.

 

er... Los Angelos?

of Anaheim?

[Blake]

 

Hmm, I wrote this opener after less than 5 hours of sleep and three two? time zone changes, yet it almost makes sense.

[Blake]

 

Welcome to the Hotel California.

er... Los Angelos?
of Anaheim?

Knoxville, TN

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Knoxville, TN

They do get around...

 

There is a fort there, so i hear?

[diehardtwinsfan]

 

 

 

 

Hmm, I wrote this opener after less than 5 hours of sleep and three two? time zone changes, yet it almost makes sense.

 

 

You forgot to add the amount of adult beverages consumed. 

[MMMordabito]

I'll take the over on 9 or 9.5 runs.  

 

Twins win 9-5.

[Blake]

 

They do get around...

There is a fort there, so i hear?

No idea. I'm currently in Staunton, VA.

[Blake]

 

You forgot to add the amount of adult beverages consumed. 

None consumed.

 

I'm one of those people who make more sense after I've been drinking.

 

At least, that's what my buddies at the bar said....

[Blake]

 

Hopefully Mike is as good as Jake at throwing baseballs ....

Mike, Jake, Mark. All four letter names.

 

What do you expect after 2K miles and very little sleep?

[Blake]

 

I hope our baseball team wins tonight.

Considering the opener, are we really sure who our team is?

[psturnbloom]

No Schoop, no Cron, no Gonzales...

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

Knoxville, TN

???????? I would really like to know. (Used to live there. Didn't know there was anything there, actually.)

[twinsfanstreif]

No Schoop, no Cron, no Gonzales...

Will still hit 3 home runs and win by 5

[Blake]

 

???????? I would really like to know. (Used to live there. Didn't know there was anything there, actually.)

I believe Knoxville, TN, is home to Glenn Reynolds, of Instapundit internet fame.

 

So, Knoxville has that going for it.

[twinsfanstreif]

I moved to the UK a few months ago so I'm about to go to bed, the game is on at 3am here, hope to see a Twins win in the morning!

[Don Walcott]

 

I believe Knoxville, TN, is home to Glenn Reynolds, of Instapundit internet fame.

 

So, Knoxville has that going for it.

Which is nice . . . .

[Dave The Dastardly]

Nothing bad ever happened to me in Knoxville. Come to think of it, nothing good ever happened to me in Knoxville either.

 

Knoxville is like Nebraska; a good place to go through.

[Dave The Dastardly]

I see Ohtani is slashing .267/.353/.400/.753

 

Castro, our Castro for godsakes!, is slashing .246/.370/.656/1.026

 

Now there's excitement!

[USAFChief]

The lineup is starting to look a little threadbare. I wonder if Schoop is still fighting the shoulder thing.

 

Itll be nice to get Cruz back, hopefully that won't take longer than the 10 day IL.

[Blake]

 

The lineup is starting to look a little threadbare. I wonder if Schoop is still fighting the shoulder thing.

Itll be nice to get Cruz back, hopefully that won't take longer than the 10 day IL.

Baseball in the baseball thread? Who are you and what have you done with Chief?

[MNT1996]

 

No Schoop, no Cron, no Gonzales...

 

Will still hit 3 home runs and win by 5

 

Yup. It seems like whenever I doubt the line up that Rocco puts out there it's always the night that the Twins mash the stuffing out of the ball

[bighat]

 

No Schoop, no Cron, no Gonzales...

 

Here are the lineups in full, I didn't see them posted:

 

Twins:

 

    Max Kepler (L) RF
    Jorge Polanco (S) DH
    Willians Astudillo ® 1B
    Eddie Rosario (L) LF
    Miguel Sano ® 3B
    Luis Arraez (L) 2B
    Jason Castro (L) C
    Ehire Adrianza (S) SS
    Byron Buxton ® CF

 

Angels:

 

    Tommy La Stella (L) 2B
    Mike Trout ® CF
    Shohei Ohtani (L) DH
    Andrelton Simmons ® SS
    Kole Calhoun (L) RF
    Jonathan Lucroy ® C
    Brian Goodwin (L) LF
    Jared Walsh (L) 1B
    David Fletcher ® 3B

[Nine of twelve]

 

I believe Knoxville, TN, is home to Glenn Reynolds, of Instapundit internet fame.

 

So, Knoxville has that going for it.

UT is there, right? That must do something worthwhile for the place.