Game Thread: Twins vs White Sox, 5/15 - 12:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Lineups:

 

Twins:

Jamey Carroll 2B

Joe Mauer DH

Josh Willingham LF

Justin Morneau 1B

Ryan Doumit C

Oswaldo Arcia RF

Aaron Hicks CF

Eduardo Escobar 3B

Pedro Florimon SS

(Mike Pelfrey P

 

White Sox:

DeWayne Wise CF

Alexei Ramirez SS

Alex Rios RF

Adam Dunn 1B

Paul Konerko DH

Conor Gillaspie 3B

Dayan Viciedo LF

Jeff Keppinger 2B

Hector Gimenez C

(Dylan Axelrod P)

[stringer bell]

I predict Carroll, Escobar, and Doumit in, with Parmelee, Dozier and Willingham (?) out.

[Brock Beauchamp]

I predict Carroll, Escobar, and Doumit in, with Parmelee, Dozier and Willingham (?) out.

 

So close.

[Gibby]

Here's a stretch. I predict a looping single to right for Carrol.

[Gibby]

Here's a stretch. I predict a looping single to right for Carrol.

 

Ok, I'll take a double to left.

[Gibby]

Guess all we needed was an independent league pitcher.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Well, this looks to have the makings of a very fun game for Twins fans.

[stringer bell]

Happy birthday Justin. Keep swinging (the bat)!

[IdahoPilgrim]

Well, this looks to have the makings of a very fun game for Twins fans.

 

Oh, sure, jinx the whole thing before the first inning is even over.

[stringer bell]

Big early AB for Arcia.

[Gibby]

Seems to me that when you start a game with 3 straight hits, you should score more than 1 crummy run.

[IdahoPilgrim]

Seems to me that when you start a game with 3 straight hits, you should score more than 1 crummy run.

 

So what? It's not like Pelfrey is going to need any more than that. Is he...?

[Gibby]

I love it. The last time we played, the Sox board was going on about how Escobar sucks and Keppinger is so much better.

[Riverbrian]

Escobar goes deep... #2 out of 6 this year.

 

How bout that... Escobar has as many homers as Allen Craig and V-Mart. More homers that Hosmer.

[Riverbrian]

Oops... Hicks ain't gettin that one

[amjgt]

I hate Adam Dunn

[Brock Beauchamp]

Shocking. Pelfrey left one over the plate and gave up a two run homer.

 

Expect to see more of this now that the weather is nice.

[IdahoPilgrim]

I'm "watching" this via MLB gameday - it looks like Pelfrey's sinker isn't. Is he leaving stuff up in the zone?

[Riverbrian]

It looks like in and out is his game plan on te mound.

[amjgt]

So this is going to be one of THOSE games, where nobody can get a hit when it matters.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Will the real Mike Pelfrey please stand up.

[IdahoPilgrim]

So this is going to be one of THOSE games, where nobody can get a hit when it matters.

 

Adam Dunn and Dayan Viciendo don't seem to have that trouble today.

[amjgt]

Adam Dunn and Dayan Viciendo don't seem to have that trouble today.

Or yesterday

[nicksaviking]

Will the real Mike Pelfrey please stand up.

 

I think he is. 60' 6" away from the batters unfortunately.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Dazzle with enlightening color commentary:

 

"Rickey Henderson was the perfect leadoff guy for me, really."

 

So the best leadoff hitter in history (and it's not even close) was your perfect leadoff guy?

 

Good to know.

[adjacent]

So, next roster move, DeVries for Pelfrey?

[Brock Beauchamp]

Vance Worley > Mike Pelfrey

 

Mike's stats just didn't line up with those saying Worley should be demoted. At some point, Pelfrey was going to start giving up flyball and line drive moonshots and it's not surprising that it began to happen the moment he pitched in 70+ degree weather.

[amjgt]

Dazzle with enlightening color commentary:

 

"Rickey Henderson was the perfect leadoff guy for me, really."

 

So the best leadoff hitter in history (and it's not even close) was your perfect leadoff guy?

 

Good to know.

That remind me of yesterday's TV broadcast...

 

Dick: "Joe Mauer leading the world in doubles, with 15. Justin 2nd on the team with 11........ actually Mike Napoli leads the league with 17"

[Riverbrian]

Dazzle with enlightening color commentary:

 

"Rickey Henderson was the perfect leadoff guy for me, really."

 

So the best leadoff hitter in history (and it's not even close) was your perfect leadoff guy?

 

Good to know.

 

lol... Is there a chance... Small chance... If Gladden would have said... 2nd best leadoff hitter in history was the perfect leadoff guy for me.

 

Is there a chance someone would have said... What? No Henderson?

[Mike Sixel]

You tend to get what you pay for, and that's what they are getting from Pelfrey. Low risk, low reward. Not really a surprise to anyone, is it?