Spring Training - Game 20 - vs. Detroit - 3/21

[Nick Nelson]

Televised on FSN!

 

Twins lineup:

CF Span

SS Carroll

3B Valencia

1B Parmelee

C Doumit

DH Hughes

RF Benson

LF Revere

2B Casilla

 

SP Hendriks

[Neinstein]

Hopefully a big day for Hendriks... May shake something up here.

[Ultima Ratio]

Looking forward to Carroll's Box today. With Casilla batting (and playing) well and Dozier (perhaps) in the mix now, will Carroll continue to get one base this week and will he be anemic with the bat? I predict 0/2 with a walk.

[Thrylos]

Jackson's base hit really showed up Carroll's limited range at SS

[Thrylos]

Rookie mistake by Revere to not let foul ball drop allowing a SF instead of strike 2

[Nick Nelson]

Solid first inning for Hendriks. Three ground balls and a weak fly out into foul territory. Great grab by Revere.

[Nick Nelson]

Rookie mistake by Revere to not let foul ball drop allowing a SF instead of strike 2

It's spring training. I think they'd rather have him catch the ball and move the game along. Good opportunity to test his arm anyway.

[Thrylos]

Yeah. Just hope that he does not make a habit of that during the season.

[Thrylos]

Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuke!

[Mr. Ed]

Terry Doyle sent back to Chicago

 

http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/blogs/143663936.html

[Parker Hageman]

Originally Posted by thrylos98

Rookie mistake by Revere to not let foul ball drop allowing a SF instead of strike 2

 

It's spring training. I think they'd rather have him catch the ball and move the game along. Good opportunity to test his arm anyway.

Also depends on the situation/score. Early in the game, go for the out.

[Nick Nelson]

Hughes doing exactly what the Twins need him to do. Coming up against a lefty with runners on base, taking a good at-bat and cranking one.

[Neinstein]

Decent second inning for Hendriks.

[Seth Stohs]

Rookie mistake by Revere to not let foul ball drop allowing a SF instead of strike 2

Wrong... in the first inning, you get the out, especially with the middle of the order coming up. Gotta get outs early in the game.

[Gernzy]

Wrong... in the first inning, you get the out, especially with the middle of the order coming up. Gotta get outs early in the game.

I agree get the outs early when you can! Plus Doyle back to Chicago is great. Didn't want them wasting a roster spot on him.

[Thrylos]

Shipley tweeted that Blackburn pitched 4 innings in the class A game against the Red Sox' class A team and gave up one run, 4 hits, one walk and had 3 Ks.

[Thrylos]

Delmon hits his 5th HR of the Spring

[Gernzy]

What a tear he's been on.

[edavis0308]

Didn't Craig Monroe completely light us up in spring training his first year with another team also?

[Neinstein]

Didn't Craig Monroe completely light us up in spring training his first year with another team also?

Yes, he did. 7 of 14 with 4 HR's, 3 HR's off 3 hits in one game.

However, I'd be careful not to try to compare Craig Monroe with Delmon Young, especially in their ST following leaving MN.

[Neinstein]

A very interesting play involving Span calling Revere off. Hopefully Revere learns quickly from that play.. (today, he's playing Left)

[edavis0308]

Yes, he did. 7 of 14 with 4 HR's, 3 HR's off 3 hits in one game.

However, I'd be careful not to try to compare Craig Monroe with Delmon Young, especially in their ST following leaving MN.

Come on man, it's a pretty loose comparison. Player X leaves the Twins and has extra motivation to stick it to them after they leave.

[Mr. Ed]

Big 4 run inning. Love the xbh

 

Benson 2 run dinger. Too bad he's not ready for the bigs (sarcasm).

[Gernzy]

Maloney striking out Fielder and Young back-to-back makes me smile.

[Thrylos]

Maloney striking out Fielder and Young back-to-back makes me smile.

Inge too in the previous inning. At this point I don't see how he does not make the team

[Mr. Ed]

Inge too in the previous inning. At this point I don't see how he does not make the team

Thinking the same thing. It would seem he'd have to fall apart to not make the club now.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Big 4 run inning. Love the xbh

 

Benson 2 run dinger. Too bad he's not ready for the bigs (sarcasm).

He'll get there. No sense in hastening his arbitration years when;

 

A) He's never played in AAA

The outfield is our strongest position group

C) The Twins won't be competing for anything in all likelihood this year anyways

[Mauerpower]

does anyone here subscribe to mlb's gameday live? If not do you subscribe to some other service to watch twins games?

[Ultima Ratio]

Carroll is really working himself back to a bench role: 0 for 3 with 3 Ks! Saving grace was one that one walk, but let's hope he can turn it around. I see a quick flip in the order of Carroll to the 9 hole and casilla/revere to the 2 hole maybe depending on the R/L pithcer also. He's just been bad at the plate and very average in the field.

[Thrylos]

Carroll is really working himself back to a bench role: 0 for 3 with 3 Ks! Saving grace was one that one walk, but let's hope he can turn it around. I see a quick flip in the order of Carroll to the 9 hole and casilla/revere to the 2 hole maybe depending on the R/L pithcer also. He's just been bad at the plate and very average in the field.

Not sure about that unless they make a trade of having Dozier start, but I think that he and Casilla might be switched in the batting order sooner than later