Game Thread: Twins vs Mets, 4/13 - 3:10 pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Lineups:

 

Twins:

Aaron Hicks CF

Joe Mauer DH

Josh Willingham LF

Justin Morneau 1B

Ryan Doumit C

Trevor Plouffe 3B

Chris Parmelee RF

Brian Dozier 2B

Eduardo Escobar SS

(Scott Diamond P)

 

Mets:

Collin Cowgill CF

Daniel Murphy 2B

David Wright 3B

John Buck C

Lucas Duda LF

Marlon Byrd RF

Ike Davis 1B

Justin Turner DH

Ruben Tejada SS

(Matt Harvey P)

[Badsmerf]

Amount of runs the mets score over/under: 23

[ashbury]

Amount of runs the mets score over/under: 23

 

I'll take the under, but will not bet my house.

[VATwinsFan]

Let's look on the bright side of things. The White Sox are doing as badly as the Twins with a payroll that is almost $50 million higher than the Twins and the Angels are even worse with a lineup that has Pujols, Trout, Hamilton, and Weaver with a payroll of $65+ million more.

[Top Gun]

So the Mets sweep? What has money got to do with it?

[one_eyed_jack]

Shine on you crazy Diamond, and get us a W. Let's go back to that thing where we were losing the first game of the series and winning the last two. I liked that better.

[stringer bell]

Ten games in the offense has been poor--the defense poor and the pitching more often poor than good. The Twins are lucky they have won four games. It will get better, but the club may be out of it before it does.

[stringer bell]

I'm hoping for a strong six innings from Diamond. I hope he's ready for both the Mets and the elements.

[glunn]

Diamond gave up 4 runs in 5 innings in his last rehab start in Ft. Meyers, but I am hoping that this is because he was experimenting a lot and getting kinks worked out.

[Gibby]

Amount of runs the mets score over/under: 23

Is this just for the 1st inning?

[Guest USAFChief]

Let's look on the bright side of things. The White Sox are doing as badly as the Twins with a payroll that is almost $50 million higher than the Twins and the Angels are even worse with a lineup that has Pujols, Trout, Hamilton, and Weaver with a payroll of $65+ million more.

Please explain how that's supposed to make anyone--other than the Pohlad Brothers--feel any better.

[stringer bell]

Scoreless first for Diamond.

[IdahoPilgrim]

Let's look on the bright side of things. The White Sox are doing as badly as the Twins with a payroll that is almost $50 million higher than the Twins and the Angels are even worse with a lineup that has Pujols, Trout, Hamilton, and Weaver with a payroll of $65+ million more.

 

I hear where you're coming from. Still, just because they have more pain than we do, doesn't mean it doesn't hurt.

[stringer bell]

Diamond gave up 4 runs in 5 innings in his last rehab start in Ft. Meyers, but I am hoping that this is because he was experimenting a lot and getting kinks worked out.

We know spring training and other exhibition games mean nothing. Exhibit A--Aaron Hicks. Exhibit B--Kevin Correia.

[IdahoPilgrim]

We know spring training and other exhibition games mean nothing. Exhibit A--Aaron Hicks. Exhibit B--Kevin Correia.

 

I think the hope was that his rough start wasn't because he hadn't fully recovered or gotten back in synch from his injury.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Diamond looking decent so far.

[Gibby]

Sorry

[LaBombo]

Who are they being no-hit by?

 

oh, okay, it's Harvey. That I can handle.

[Halsey Hall]

4 scoreless for Daimond. Can we please get one of our pitchers some runs?

[glunn]

I am thrilled that Diamond is healthy and pitching well today. He can make a big difference if he can stay healthy.

[IdahoPilgrim]

I am thrilled that Diamond is healthy and pitching well today. He can make a big difference if he can stay healthy.

 

You had to say that "out loud", didn't you?

[Riverbrian]

Solo Shot... tis but a scratch.

[LaBombo]

Contact...

 

Good to have Diamond back, even if it will be hard to walk the low-K, sub 4 era tightrope again. Good start on that today even with the solo moon shot.

[glunn]

You had to say that "out loud", didn't you?

 

OOPS -sorry -- I will shut up about that.

[IdahoPilgrim]

Plouffe!!!!! You're killing me - just killing me!

[Riverbrian]

OOPS -sorry -- I will shut up about that.

 

Glunn... You Jinxed us. Look what happened... You and your 72 degrees all the time.

[IdahoPilgrim]

*sigh* another game where the bullpen needs to get more outs than the starter.

[one_eyed_jack]

This is excruciating.

[LaBombo]

*sigh* another game where the bullpen needs to get more outs than the starter.

No worries, even after today the starters will still hold a 5-ish inning per game vs 4 IP pergame edge over the pen in IP. > 50% is good, right?

[Brock Beauchamp]

Well, many of us were wondering how long it would take for this team to start playing unwatchable baseball.

 

I guess we're at that point.