Game Thread Twins @ Red Stockings 12:35pm CDT 4/17/2022 AD

[sampleSizeOfOne]

O Buxton Where Art Thou?

"Muse! Sing in me, and through me tell the story of that man skilled in the ways of contending, a wanderer, harried for years on end …"

My Hair! Er, i mean... I'm awake.

I got to get dressed but it is just as important to empty my pockets of random cruft so as not to get in trouble with security. I got to drop by an ATM for ticket funds, as friends got a 9 person group, then wend my way through the complexity of the Boston area subway system to the stop known as Kenmore where we are to meet by 1pm for said tickets, brave crowds and the Fenway security, and finally land in our seats (high up along the first base line, spot known as section 34. Perhaps not an odyssey of Homeric proportions, but i will see the Twins play at the end of it. And i haven't left yet, so who knows what unexpected adventures may await me?

Boston apparently derives its name for St. Botolph, patron saint of boundaries and travel and trade, so on the one hand he should be rooting for me. On the other hand, i got to root against his team, so maybe not so much. There is measure in all things made. I just like mentioning this here factoid as it reminds me of the Gardenhire days: today we go to battle our Botolphs...

Local weather for Today (from weather.gov)

Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail. Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

As for likening the off season to a odyssey, i leave that exercise to the reader. Coen Brother quotes get bonus points.

Lineups:

Twins:

0. Bailey Ober (R) P

1. Luis Arraez (L) 2B

2. Carlos Correa (R) SS

3. Jorge Polanco (S) DH

4. Max Kepler (L) RF

5. Gio Urshela (R) 3B

6. Trevor Larnach (L) LF

7. Gary Sanchez (R) C

8. Miguel Sano (R) 1B

9. Nick Gordon (L) CF

Red Stockings:

0. Michael Wacha (R) P

1. E. Hernandez (R) CF

2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

3. X. Bogaerts (R) SS

4. J.D. Martinez (R) DH

5. Alex Verdugo (L) LF

6. Trevor Story (R) 2B

7. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B

8. J. Bradley (L) RF

9. Kevin Plawecki (R) C

[mnfireman]

Technically, the Red Stockings are the original name of the Cincinnati Reds, from 1882 - 1889. The Red Sox original name is the Boston Americans, from 1901 - 1907. But all is good....

 

[USAFChief]

Buxton? "Mama says he's bona fide."

 

*1

[PDX Twin]

What's the prediction on total Kepler, Sano, Sanchez, and Larnach strikeouts? Perhaps 10?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 hour ago, mnfireman said:

Technically, the Red Stockings are the original name of the Cincinnati Reds, from 1882 - 1889. The Red Sox original name is the Boston Americans, from 1901 - 1907. But all is good....

 

The best kind if correct.

 

Welcome to the next Bureaucratic rank!

 

I guess if folk are allowed the poetic license to call them hose, i too would get some of that (and hoser has more of a Canadian vibe than i wished to invoke)

[USAFChief]

Sonny Gray to the 10 day IL, Stashak activated.

[USAFChief]

Oh, and Happy Easter to all who so celebrate. 

May your ham, lamb, or Spam be perfectly prepared and served promptly among friends and fam.

 

Mrs Chief and I will be having a smoked chicken, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and candied baby carrots.

 

Hoping the chicken dinner can serve as a celebration of a Twins victory as well as Easter dinner.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Navigated security (almost... one of our group had a bag and needed to go through the slower line)

[USAFChief]

3 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Navigated security (almost... one of our group had a bag and needed to go through the slower line)

"I thought you might be worried about the security of your sh--."

 

 

*That's 2 bonus points now.

 

[Danchat]

Celestino out of the lineup again… if he’s not going to play with Buxton out of the lineup, he should be playing everyday in AAA. 

[USAFChief]

10 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Celestino out of the lineup again… if he’s not going to play with Buxton out of the lineup, he should be playing everyday in AAA. 

Who?

[Squirrel]

19 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Celestino out of the lineup again… if he’s not going to play with Buxton out of the lineup, he should be playing everyday in AAA. 

Agreed. It’s lunacy to not give him playing time, either here or there

[CRF]

26 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Oh, and Happy Easter to all who so celebrate. 

May your ham, lamb, or Spam be perfectly prepared and served promptly among friends and fam.

 

Mrs Chief and I will be having a smoked chicken, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and candied baby carrots.

 

Hoping the chicken dinner can serve as a celebration of a Twins victory as well as Easter dinner.

We just did a spiral ham a couple weeks ago, so today we're going take out Asian cuisine from Bambu in Oakdale. Happy Easter to everyone out there in Twinkie-Land. Hope they win today!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Finally in my seat.

 

What i miss?

[Squirrel]

6 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Finally in my seat.

 

What i miss?

Yes

[Squirrel]

43 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Oh, and Happy Easter to all who so celebrate. 

May your ham, lamb, or Spam be perfectly prepared and served promptly among friends and fam.

 

Mrs Chief and I will be having a smoked chicken, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and candied baby carrots.

 

Hoping the chicken dinner can serve as a celebration of a Twins victory as well as Easter dinner.

My plan, win or lose … lamb burgers

[Brock Beauchamp]

39 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Celestino out of the lineup again… if he’s not going to play with Buxton out of the lineup, he should be playing everyday in AAA. 

Yeah, I don’t understand what they’re doing with Celestino at all. 

[snotboogie]

Made a pork crown roast that we were going to bring to my father-in-law's.  Unfortunately, my better half's stuffy nose turned out to be the plague. I've tested negative.

I was kinda hoping I could skip work tomorrow.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, snotboogie said:

Made a pork crown roast that we were going to bring to my father-in-law's.  Unfortunately, my better half's stuffy nose turned out to be the plague. I've tested negative.

I was kinda hoping I could skip work tomorrow.

You should stay home. The CDC still recommends three day quarantine if exposed.

You're welcome. 

[USAFChief]

6 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

You should stay home. The CDC still recommends three day quarantine if exposed.

You're welcome. 

In fact, just reading the game thread probably means everyone here should stay home from work. Better safe than sorry, I say.

[bighat]

Gordon making the plays he needs to out there, dude seems to be a pretty solid defender in the OF.

[USAFChief]

27 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Finally in my seat.

 

What i miss?

My Coen Brothers movie quotes.

[bighat]

Twins have been dangerously close to getting no-hit already, wouldn't be shocked if it happens soon.

 

[Brock Beauchamp]

12 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

In fact, just reading the game thread probably means everyone here should stay home from work. Better safe than sorry, I say.

This is why we pay you the big bucks, Chief. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

I’m entirely over watching Max Kepler play baseball. 

[stringer bell]

Yeah, it is time for a few guys to start hitting. Correa had a promising at-bat, but got called out. Just not enough hard contact.

[Brock Beauchamp]

After a week of baseball, my expert analysis is that the Twins are under .500 because they’re not good at scoring runs. 

[bighat]

That juiced ball in 2019 has caused a huge long-term problem for this Twins franchise.

[stringer bell]

45 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Yeah, I don’t understand what they’re doing with Celestino at all. 

I wonder if the option limits are in play here, particularly if Buxton could still end up on the IL. This reminds me a bit of last year, in that every time I thought Celestino was certain to be sent to St. Paul, someone got hurt and he stayed on the active roster for 57 days.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

32 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

My Coen Brothers movie quotes.

Lot's of respectable people been hit by a train.