Game Thread: Twins @ Marlins, 4/4/23 @ 5:40 CT

[USAFChief]

Taylor should run here

 

[nicksaviking]

2 minutes ago, Beast said:

Just got to turn the game on.  Woof, that’s an ugly lineup.

Nick Gordon leading off against Sandy freaking Alcantara?  Is he just trolling at this point?

Put that one down for the Gordon quota.

[mrtwinsfan]

Run Taylor run

[ashbury]

MAT with a base knock against one of the best in baseball.  As expected.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

18 minutes ago, OptimisticTwinsFan said:

Encouraging start by Maeda. Good command outside of the HR pitch and has solid velocity/good movement. I think he's at least someone that can be a good fire man in that Dodgers role he was in. I'm not sure how confident I am yet that he holds up in a SPing role over a full season, but that's what Ober would be for. 

I agree. But keeping in mind that one start is one start, Miami is not super powerful, and the Twins have him slotted in the #5 position of the rotation. 

Too often Maeda will walk off the mound  wiping his brow like he’s been awake 36 hours rescuing by stranded motorists off of snowy Minnesota roads. (That is to say, he looks old and tired at the end of too many innings.)

But for a fifth starter? Probably the best the Twins have given us in a long time. 

[cHawk]

Where's our Sandy Alcantara?

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

A duck floats in water. Therefore is made of wood. Ergo, Maeda is a witch!!

Did he turn you into a newt?

[cHawk]

Just now, wsnydes said:

Did he turn you into a newt?

Maeda turned him into Issac Newton.

[ashbury]

Taylor is way too easy to read when at first base.

[Squirrel]

2 minutes ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

I agree. But keeping in mind that one start is one start, Miami is not super powerful, and the Twins have him slotted in the #5 position of the rotation. 

Too often Maeda will walk off the mound  wiping his brow like he’s been awake 36 hours rescuing by stranded motorists off of snowy Minnesota roads. (That is to say, he looks old and tired at the end of too many innings.)

But for a fifth starter? Probably the best the Twins have given us in a long time. 

I’d say he’s better than the 2nd, 3rd or 4th we’ve been given in past years.

[Squirrel]

Dick seems shocked Maeda is doing so well.

[wsnydes]

3 minutes ago, cHawk said:

Maeda turned him into Issac Newton.

That's funny for so many reasons, including irony!🤣

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

2 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

I’d say he’s better than the 2nd, 3rd or 4th we’ve been given in past years.

#2 ? 

I mean, I guess we are going to diss on the Carl Pavanos and Scott Bakers now? 😆

[mrtwinsfan]

pAGAN SIGHTING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ashbury]

"Pagan getting loose.". And Ash clenching up a little.

[MMMordabito]

Rocco clockin' out on this one?

[jkcarew]

2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

pAGAN SIGHTING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

God, I hope he gets shelled.

Otherwise, all of this good starting pitching over the last two games will mean nothing to me. :)

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, ashbury said:

"Pagan getting loose.". And Ash clenching up a little.

I'd say that I'm right there with you, but that seems kinda weird, so I won't.

[MGX]

Pagan in a 1-0 game & the bullpen is rested???

[CRF]

You can't bring Pagan into a one run game! C'mon Rocco!!!

[garn from vancouver]

pagan? ok. well, may as well turn this game off.

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

I'd say that I'm right there with you, but that seems kinda weird, so I won't.

Clench freely, my friend.  Or not, as you deem necessary.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

(This is a travesty.)

ok I’m done. 

[danielp19653]

I see we've given up on overcoming this one run defecit 

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, garn from vancouver said:

pagan? ok. well, may as well turn this game off.

Don't you want to see him against Arraez?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Sweet … and two throws to first…

[Dman]

Just now, danielp19653 said:

I see we've given up on overcoming this one run defecit 

Yeah he doesn't care about this game.  Doesn't think they can pull it off.  Saving best guys for tomorrow it looks like.

[rwilfong86]

I feel like bringing Pagan into a 1-0 game is a concession]. Not sure what the logic is here.

[cHawk]

Pagan is abominable.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Pagan = All Star Game