Game Thread: Rays @ Twins 12:05 Thursday 3/24/2022 (last free MLB.TV game of spring?)

[Otto von Ballpark]

Time: 12:05 PM CDT
TV: MLB.TV or Bally Sports North
Radio: MLB Audio

Today is the last day of the MLB.TV "free preview," where all of the broadcasts are listed as "free games of the day." After today, you may need to have a subscription to watch the Twins via MLB.TV, although blackouts should remain unenforced for the rest of spring training.

Rays lineup
1. Brandon Lowe (L) 2B
2. Wander Franco (S) SS
3. Yandy Diaz (R) 3B
4. Luke Raley (L) LF
5. Manuel Margot (R) RF
6. Ryon Healy (R) DH
7. K. Kiermaier (L) CF
8. Rene Pinto (R) C
9. J. Aranda (L) 1B

SP: Drew Rasmussen (RHP)

Twins lineup
1. Byron Buxton (R) CF
2. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B
3. Luis Arraez (L) 3B
4. Miguel Sano (R) 1B
5. Gary Sanchez (R) C
6. Max Kepler (L) DH
7. Alex Kirilloff (L) RF
8. Brent Rooker (R) LF Derek Fisher (L) LF
9. Royce Lewis (R) SS

SP: Bailey Ober (RHP)

[Squirrel]

I was hoping we'd see Correa in the lineup today ... guess it's a bit too soon.

 

[tarheeltwinsfan]

8 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

I was hoping we'd see Correa in the lineup today ... guess it's a bit too soon.

 

I understand looking forward to seeing C-4 play in a Twins uniform. I feel the same way. But I am looking forward to watching Royce Lewis play SS today. I know what to expect at SS  from C-4, but I'm not sure how well Lewis does at SS. 

[Otto von Ballpark]

18 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

I was hoping we'd see Correa in the lineup today ... guess it's a bit too soon.

Jucy Lucy hangover, no doubt.

[wsnydes]

4 minutes ago, tarheeltwinsfan said:

I understand looking forward to seeing C-4 play in a Twins uniform. I feel the same way. But I am looking forward to watching Royce Lewis play SS today. I know what to expect at SS  from C-4, but I'm not sure how well Lewis does at SS. 

Agreed.  I'm pretty comfortable with what we're going to get with Correa.  We'll get plenty of time to see him.  Lewis is the one I'm most intrigued by.

It's too bad that spring training is so short.  It would be fun to see Martin, Lewis, Buxton and Correa in the same lineup.  Not sure how they'd all fit, but it would be fun nonetheless.

[wsnydes]

Just now, Otto von Ballpark said:

Jucy Lucy hangover, no doubt.

I'm much too hungry for this sort of comment! 

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, Otto von Ballpark said:

Jucy Lucy hangover, no doubt.

That was truly one of the most surprising comments ... not that juicy lucy's aren't awesome, but that he knew of them

[Otto von Ballpark]

Rooker is now out of the lineup today, replaced by Derek Fisher.

 

[Squirrel]

2 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Agreed.  I'm pretty comfortable with what we're going to get with Correa.  We'll get plenty of time to see him.  Lewis is the one I'm most intrigued by.

It's too bad that spring training is so short.  It would be fun to see Martin, Lewis, Buxton and Correa in the same lineup.  Not sure how they'd all fit, but it would be fun nonetheless.

Well, if @chpettit19 would have his way, we'd see Martin and Lewis in the outfield with Buxton, then Correa as SS ... that's how they'd all fit in the same lineup  

[Otto von Ballpark]

4 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

I'm much too hungry for this sort of comment! 

It's that kind of hunger that drives great game thread posters.

[Squirrel]

7 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

I'm much too hungry for this sort of comment! 

Ooou ... a Jucy Lucy accompanied by a great scotch ... 

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, Otto von Ballpark said:

It's that kind of hunger that drives great game thread posters.

So, does that mean that I should aspire to have more or fewer Jucy Lucy's?  

And where does Scotch work into this equation?

[Squirrel]

12 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

So, does that mean that I should aspire to have more or fewer Jucy Lucy's?  

And where does Scotch work into this equation?

yes

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Did we win yet?

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Did we win yet?

they're winning, so that's a start!

[dex8425]

Ober looks pretty sharp.

[MN_ExPat]

2 minutes ago, dex8425 said:

Ober looks pretty sharp.

Yeah.  hitting his spots well and changing speeds  

[chpettit19]

1 hour ago, Squirrel said:

Well, if @chpettit19 would have his way, we'd see Martin and Lewis in the outfield with Buxton, then Correa as SS ... that's how they'd all fit in the same lineup  

Rocco crushing my dreams with continuing to play them both at SS. My hope is now 2023 opens with a Martin-Buxton-Lewis OF and Bogaerts at SS. But I continue to hold out hope that we at least see 1 of Martin or Lewis in LF with Buxton and Kepler at some point this year. I'll keep speaking it into existence!

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, chpettit19 said:

and Bogaerts at SS

lol ... not Correa?

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

lol ... not Correa?

We can't have continuity at SS.  It's like baseball law or something!

[wsnydes]

Adding on.  Good strategy.

[chpettit19]

13 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

lol ... not Correa?

Correa is going to get paid and leave. I may be mostly a Twins optimist, but I'm not crazy. Although, Bogaerts is going to get paid too so maybe I am crazy...

[Squirrel]

2 minutes ago, chpettit19 said:

Correa is going to get paid and leave. I may be mostly a Twins optimist, but I'm not crazy. Although, Bogaerts is going to get paid too so maybe I am crazy...

Well, if the Twins have the money for one, they have the money for the other ... and I'd rather have Correa than Bogaerts, but that's me

[Squirrel]

Who's in the booth with Bremer today? Is it Morneau?

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

Who's in the booth with Bremer today? Is it Morneau?

Yes.

 

That really is the correct answer.

[Squirrel]

So ... those of you watching online ... do you know the aria used in that Velveeta commercial?

[chpettit19]

5 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Well, if the Twins have the money for one, they have the money for the other ... and I'd rather have Correa than Bogaerts, but that's me

Oh I'd much rather have Correa, but they're not giving him a 6-10 year deal at 30-35 a year. Bogaerts is older so I'll hold out 1% hope that he only gets a 5 year deal and the Twins may be in on that. Or maybe Lindor has another bad year, Cohen agrees to eat half his money and trade him to MN for you and me and then he gets back to being classic Lindor? Lots of ways my imagination can go at this point.

[wsnydes]

Having Lewis at the bottom with his speed, and Buxton leading off with his speed could be quite entertaining.

Even moreso if the game was being played in 1985 when SB were a thing.

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, chpettit19 said:

Lindor has another bad year, Cohen agrees to eat half his money and trade him to MN for you and me and then he gets back to being classic Lindor?

Lol ... there was a time I wanted us to get Lindor ... sigh ... just like I wanted Donaldson when the A's traded him to the Blue Jays ... we don't get in on this talent when it counts the most ... but ... Lindor ... not sure

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

Having Lewis at the bottom with his speed, and Buxton leading off with his speed could be quite entertaining.

Especially if Buxton gets the bunt down ...