Article: Series Preview: Twins vs White Sox, 5/13-5-/15

[Ultima Ratio]

Hicks x2!

[Riverbrian]

Oh My... Hicks isn't on this planet anymore.

[Gibby]

Didn't know I was tuning in to the Aaron Hicks show.

[Fatt Crapps]

Bert is taking credit for Hick's big day.

 

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[stringer bell]

Maybe a few of us can pitch in now RB. Holy cow! What a catch by Hicks. That will keep his average higher than Dunn. It also keeps Hernandez with a chance for a win (on his way to Rochester).

[Westgaard66]

The kid is playing a helluva game!

[Riverbrian]

Didn't know I was tuning in to the Aaron Hicks show.

 

Like it was written by Aaron Hicks himself

[jokin]

Bert is taking credit for Hick's big day.

 

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I think it's just Hicks responding big to the Antoan Richardson potential roster challenge.

[Gibby]

Like it was written by Aaron Hicks himself

I like it better than the hamster commercial.

[stringer bell]

Hicks 2 HR plus one HR stolen, so I guess he is a net +3.

[TheLeviathan]

If this is the Hicks we can all look forward too....then damn. I mean....Damn.

 

He put a charge into that ball.

[Riverbrian]

Hicks 2 HR plus one HR stolen, so I guess he is a net +3.

 

Hicks For today...

Wins above replacement--Fangraphs--- 12.4

Wins above replacement--Baseball Reference--- 6.7

Wins above replacement-- Baseball Prospectus--- 8.6

 

​I made those numbers up... Hicks has done good tonight.

[buckninetyone]

haven't had the chance to boo a.j. yet. disappointing.

[Riverbrian]

haven't had the chance to boo a.j. yet. disappointing.

 

I used to boo him every morning... Even during the winter months... Now he's a Ranger and I'm OK with him again.

[Riverbrian]

Let me help here, RB.

 

"Know when you see him,

Nothing can free him.

Step aside, open wide,

It's the loner."

 

Nailed it!!!

[Riverbrian]

Mauer should have scored on the Doumit grounder

[Ultima Ratio]

Mauer should have scored on the Doumit grounder

Unless he went on contact, which he wasn't, then Dunn would have had him (with a good throw). Sucks anyway. But nice to see Morneau with a two bagger.

[Gibby]

Mauer should have scored on the Doumit grounder

 

No kidding. We seem to have a lot of base running gaffes. What ever happened to the Twins that played the game right?

[Gibby]

Unless he went on contact, which he wasn't, then Dunn would have had him (with a good throw). Sucks anyway. But nice to see Morneau with a two bagger.

 

The way Dunn was stumbling and bumbling around, he never would have got him at the plate. He looked like the 50 year old me making that play.

[buckninetyone]

Mauer should have scored on the Doumit grounder

 

bilateral leg weakness, dude. bilateral leg weakness.

[Riverbrian]

Unless he went on contact, which he wasn't, then Dunn would have had him (with a good throw). Sucks anyway. But nice to see Morneau with a two bagger.

 

Mauer should be taking a secondary lead with the pitch... once contact is made... If Dunn gets to that ball... His momentum is going the wrong way... If it gets through to the 2B... It should be deep enough that 2B throws to 1st for the sure out.

 

Mauer or Vavra has to be able to read that.

[snepp]

I missed the Hicks show, we had a barn-burner of a t-ball game.

 

I think we won.....23-22.

[IdahoPilgrim]

I'm not watching it live, and I'm no expert on proper technique, but...

 

Up by 3, bottom of 7th, Plouffe coming up...I'm OK with not trying to run aggressively there. I'd rather have Plouffe hitting with runners on 2nd and 3rd than leading off with bases empty the next inning if Mauer gets thrown out at the plate.

[Riverbrian]

I missed the Hicks show, we had a barn-burner of a t-ball game.

 

I think we won.....23-22.

 

Any dribblers that went for a home run?

[Gibby]

He better not give him anything to hit.

[buckninetyone]

I missed the Hicks show, we had a barn-burner of a t-ball game.

 

I think we won.....23-22.

 

didn't think scores were kept in t-ball anymore.

[IdahoPilgrim]

didn't think scores were kept in t-ball anymore.

 

Don't fool yourself - every kid on the field knows what the score is, whether it is kept "officially" or not.

[Gibby]

Don't fool yourself - every kid on the field knows what the score is, whether it is kept "officially" or not.

 

The ones not filling their glove with sand and using it as a catapult anyway.

[Riverbrian]

I'm not watching it live, and I'm no expert on proper technique, but...

 

Up by 3, bottom of 7th, Plouffe coming up...I'm OK with not trying to run aggressively there. I'd rather have Plouffe hitting with runners on 2nd and 3rd than leading off with bases empty the next inning if Mauer gets thrown out at the plate.

 

i went back and looked at it again... I was wrong... Infield was in... Mauer had no idea that Dunn would stumble in front of the 2B.

 

Mauer was right to hold.

[buckninetyone]

Don't fool yourself - every kid on the field knows what the score is, whether it is kept "officially" or not.

 

sweet. all my teams won a million to zero