Game Thread: Twins v White Sox, 4/10 @ 1:10 CT

[wsnydes]

Series opener between the Pale Hose and the Twins!

 

[TouchEmAllGuy]

PTC: Willi Castro?? Jk, give me Miranda

[MMMordabito]

Going up against Cease with that lineup definitely has me expecting the worst and hoping for the best.

I hope the hitters are patient, because they gotta get into that 30th ranked bullpen.

[ashbury]

No Gallo? Going with a short bench for days on end, and having to play a righty against Cease on top of that, is annoying.

[wsnydes]

4 minutes ago, ashbury said:

No Gallo? Going with a short bench for days on end, and having to play a righty against Cease on top of that, is annoying.

That was my first thought as well.  Not crazy about that.

[Squirrel]

Guess I’m glad to be missing this one …

[wsnydes]

Chicago posted their lineup.  I've edited the OP.

[CRF]

If we can somehow beat Cease...it'll be a big plus. He can be very tough. 

[Squirrel]

Boy, Maeda drew the short straw going up against potential Cy Young candidates in each league in his first two outings of the season

[nicksaviking]

1 hour ago, ashbury said:

No Gallo? Going with a short bench for days on end, and having to play a righty against Cease on top of that, is annoying.

Yeah, and they waited four days to decide on Kepler too. What's with all the fence-straddling when they purposefully put together a deep roster?

[Wizard11]

This lineup is different than the one posted on MLB.com.  The team page has Correa sitting again

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Day game after a day game, sounds grueling. 

[Mike Sixel]

7 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Yeah, and they waited four days to decide on Kepler too. What's with all the fence-straddling when they purposefully put together a deep roster?

This. 100% don't understand.

[Vanimal46]

8 minutes ago, Wizard11 said:

This lineup is different than the one posted on MLB.com.  The team page has Correa sitting again

 

[nicksaviking]

5 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

This. 100% don't understand.

Somehow Julien is the ONLY healthy position player available on the 40-man who's not already at the MLB level. 

So why isn't Canterino on the 60-day IL yet?

[Vanimal46]

Donnie Barrels, Nick Gordon and Kyle Farmer in the heart of the batting order. Dylan Cease has to be shaking in his cleats. 

[wsnydes]

42 minutes ago, Wizard11 said:

This lineup is different than the one posted on MLB.com.  The team page has Correa sitting again

He was in the original lineup.  I've updated the post now.

[stringer bell]

No Buxton, no Correa and no Gallo. Does stuff like this happen to other ball clubs?

[cHawk]

Why is Willi Castro in the lineup again?

He wasn't, isn't, and never will be a major league caliber hitter.

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

No Buxton, no Correa and no Gallo. Does stuff like this happen to other ball clubs?

Where guys get injured?  Yeah.

I'm actually having back spasms as I type.  It's hard enough to do that, I can't imagine trying to play baseball.

[MMMordabito]

I guess Joe Pohlad will be getting that gold shovel out of the toolshed for the season.  It'll come in useful today digging that hole for his $59M.  

[stringer bell]

2 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Where guys get injured?  Yeah.

I'm actually having back spasms as I type.  It's hard enough to do that, I can't imagine trying to play baseball.

The three highest profile and and highest paid players. None on IL, all most likely unavailable. 

[Jerr]

21 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

No Buxton, no Correa and no Gallo. Does stuff like this happen to other ball clubs?

Geesh the 2 that got big contracts, already out due to injuries, GEESH!!!

 

[nicksaviking]

Robert is the only scary bat in the Chicago lineup, so Maeda does have a shot to do match Cease, but this really does look like a lineup where the Twins only hope is to sneak out a 1-0 victory.

That one run will probably need to be due to errors and walks though considering Cease has only given up three hits so far this year.

[wsnydes]

6 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

The three highest profile and and highest paid players. None on IL, all most likely unavailable. 

The injury bug doesn't care how many zeros are on your paycheck. 🙂

[tarheeltwinsfan]

27 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

No Buxton, no Correa and no Gallo. Does stuff like this happen to other ball clubs?

The Twins only have 3 of the 9 batters who would be starting, but for injuries. Larnach, Miranda and Vasquez. Ouch ! Maeda and 3 relief pitchers had better be sharp today. 

[MABB1959]

36 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

No Buxton, no Correa and no Gallo. Does stuff like this happen to other ball clubs?

Does Buxton really need a day off when just DHing?  No Correa.  I would not be happy I I had tickets to this game.  Buxton is doing so well why take a good hitter out of the mix.  Early in the season and at DH doesn't make sense to me.  But what do I know.  

[nicksaviking]

8 minutes ago, tarheeltwinsfan said:

The Twins only have 3 of the 9 batters who would be starting, but for injuries. Larnach, Miranda and Vasquez. Ouch ! Maeda and 3 relief pitchers had better be sharp today. 

Larnach is only starting because Kirilloff is out.  Miranda and Vasquez were the only projected starters during spring training.

But I mean, thankfully Larnach has been is, and will continue to start.

[mrtwinsfan]

9 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

The injury bug doesn't care how many zeros are on your paycheck. 🙂

Hey remember the good old days, when we started the same lineup , 3 days in a row to start the year,  was that a sign of hope this year might be different,,

[Jerr]

2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Hey remember the good old days, when we started the same lineup , 3 days in a row to start the year,  was that a sign of hope this year might be different,,

But, they are paid as to how they PLAY, play being the operatable word.