Article: Game Thread: Twins @ Orioles, 4/5 - 2:05pm

[TheLeviathan]

Escobar's competency is nothing short of baffling. In a good way.

[ShaeTwins]

So what happens if we win? We'd be 3-1, which is about 3 more wins than I'm sure anybody expected at this point. And what if we keep winning? What then? Do we still make all those moves at the deadline if we're above .500 at the break (somehow)?

[TwinVike61]

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Alfred E. Escobar. What, me worry?

[Ultima Ratio]

So what happens if we win? We'd be 3-1, which is about 3 more wins than I'm sure anybody expected at this point. And what if we keep winning? What then? Do we still make all those moves at the deadline if we're above .500 at the break (somehow)?

 

Well, we'd probably move up to 25th in the power rankings next week.

[Guest USAFChief]

Oh he has no trouble locating his fastball, they were all right there in the middle of the plate.

He seems to be able to locate the sweet spot with remarkable consistency as well.

[ashbury]

So what happens if we win? We'd be 3-1, which is about 3 more wins than I'm sure anybody expected at this point. And what if we keep winning?

 

That would be close to a major league record, I would think.

[Ultima Ratio]

So why isn't Burton pitching again?

[glunn]

That's probably the most negative thing you've ever typed.

 

On TD perhaps. I just hate the premise that more is better and the fact that those kids seem spoiled rotten beyond redemption.

[Ultima Ratio]

Oh he has no trouble locating his fastball, they were all right there in the middle of the plate.

 

He's a strike thrower!

[Guest USAFChief]

So why isn't Burton pitching again?

Hasn't he gone the past two days?

[GCTF]

Ruh-roh.

[Guest USAFChief]

Burt was flabbergasted the Sherwalters weren't bunting after the leadoff single. A single that came on an 0-2 count, I might add.

[B Richard]

casey cmon

[Badsmerf]

So why isn't Burton pitching again?

Flag. Inappropriate question about an obvious in-game decision that apparently isn't obvious.

[ashbury]

On TD perhaps. I just hate the premise that more is better and the fact that those kids seem spoiled rotten beyond redemption.

 

Looks like show-and-tell day in the gifted-and-talented classroom to me, with a gifted-and-talented-and-understated moderator who knows when to shut up and let the kids say some darned things.

[Ultima Ratio]

Hasn't he gone the past two days?

 

Has he? Can't recall with that first game being a get away game until game two.... really screwed me up.

[Badsmerf]

SPEED!

 

*not really, just feel like saying it again

[B Richard]

I wouldn't have let Fien stay in there

[Guest USAFChief]

Terrible 1-2 pitch.

[GCTF]

Should've just brought Nathan in to start the inning.

[Ultima Ratio]

Yeah, don't care if Burton went last two days, put him out there. Jzeeeeeezus

[JeffReboulet]

Tyler Robertson! Fml. Where is Burton?

[GCTF]

SPEED!

 

*not really, just feel like saying it again

 

Do we have our first TD word filter? Seems like everytime someone types "speed" it ends in all caps.

[GCTF]

At least Robertson can get teh lefties out.

[JeffReboulet]

Arghghhghghghh.

[Guest USAFChief]

Yeah, don't care if Burton went last two days, put him out there. Jzeeeeeezus

Given the Twins didn't even want to use Burton in back-to-back games last year, I doubt he was available today. I don't think you can blame Gardy for Fien's inability to execute a pitch with 2 strikes.

[Brock Beauchamp]

And there you go.

[TheLeviathan]

Yeah, that's the guy I have engrained in my memory. I don't think I'll ever not see Robertson as the "guy who always seems to give up a homerun"

[ashbury]

Crud. Is that an OK word, Mods? Double crud.

[Bojangles]

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