Game Thread: Twins @ Orioles - 4/6, 6:05pm

[ShaeTwins]

Would be a fantastic time for Hicks to get on for Mauer...

[IdahoPilgrim]

Is Burton available today?....

 

Yes.

[glunn]

Hicks not having a good at bat.

[Brock Beauchamp]

He Bucknered that ball.

[Riverbrian]

Yes... c'mon Mauer... Make that hurt. The Orioles are trying to give us one.

[glunn]

Would be a fantastic time for Hicks to get on for Mauer...

 

A fantastic time has come true.

[Ultima Ratio]

Baseball gods want this to be interesting.

[ShaeTwins]

Don't send Hicks...just let Mauer do his thing.

[TheLeviathan]

Now do we see a hit and run again? Even risk it with Weiters all but daring people to go on him?

 

I can't see a straight steal here for sure.

[Riverbrian]

Don't send Hicks

[Brock Beauchamp]

Joe Mauer is having a very bad night.

[Riverbrian]

Mauer decided against patience that at bat.

[glunn]

Hammer time!

[Ultima Ratio]

Joe doesn't have many 3 k games.

[IdahoPilgrim]

So, at what point do we start to worry about Mauer - not his average per se, but his only working one walk this year and a .250 OBP?

[TheLeviathan]

Baseball gods want this to be interesting.

 

Joe Mauer apparently is defying those gods.

[Brock Beauchamp]

So, at what point do we start to worry about Mauer - not his average per se, but his only working one walk this year and a .250 OBP?

 

Mid May.

[glunn]

Mauer decided against patience that at bat.

 

It looked like he wanted to hit it out.

[Alex]

Joe Mauer is having a very bad night.

 

First time I've seen him clearly let the calls get to him.....3-0 to Hammer...doubt we'll see one grooved, but let's hope.

[ShaeTwins]

Come on Justin, base hit scores a run.

[IdahoPilgrim]

In contrast, that's Willingham's 6th walk.

[Alex]

Aaron Hicks, welcome to 2B!

[glunn]

Justin needs to hit the ball solidly here.

[ShaeTwins]

Lol, Orioles trying to cheat by messing with the lights during the AB.

[Riverbrian]

Yessssssss

[IdahoPilgrim]

Love that speed!

[glunn]

Nice hit up the middle by Justin.

[IdahoPilgrim]

Way for Justin to mess with the pitcher's mind, getting a time out during the wind-up!

[Brock Beauchamp]

Justin Morneau: hitting it where they ain't since... April 1st, 2013?

[Riverbrian]

Let's get another