Game Thread: Twins @ Yankees, 4/14 @ 6:05 CT

[Doctor Gast]

Hold firm Twins

 

[USAFChief]

Well ****.

[rwilfong86]

Well, that escalated quickly. 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

So this is happening 

[Melissa]

Yikes!

[rwilfong86]

10 minutes ago, SteveLV said:

Yankees are always tough--especially for the Twins--but we are lucky to be catching them early in the year when most of their stud pitching is on the IL....

Really pulling for young Mr. Valand tonight.  GO TWINS!

This might get ugly fast. 

[stringer bell]

Ouch ouch. Varland needs to channel Pablo López. 

[mrtwinsfan]

Not liking this

[rwilfong86]

Just now, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

So this is happening 

Yankees turn to shell the Twins AAA pitcher

[Nine of twelve]

Wait, didn't the Yankees get the memo regarding how this game was supposed to go?

[Melissa]

First K May staunch the flood …

[RickOShea]

Varland has center cut almost every pitch (limited sample, tho)

[Hrbowski]

All of Varland's fastballs have been middle-middle. He's gonna get clobbered.

[rwilfong86]

1 minute ago, Hrbowski said:

All of Varland's fastballs have been middle-middle. He's gonna get clobbered.

He's adjusted but that was looking ugly 

[USAFChief]

All right. Let's go offense.

[SteveLV]

Good composure to get out of that inning after the horrendous start.

Twins need to be patient and smart against this crafty lefty.

[Hrbowski]

2 minutes ago, rwilfong86 said:

He's adjusted but that was looking ugly 

He threw a fastball right down the middle to Cordero that was taken. I suspect unless he gets command of it things will be real ugly second time through

[IndianaTwin]

Ha. Our big first inning was better than their big first inning.

[Melissa]

OK Miranda!

[USAFChief]

I've been trying to get into better shape.  My doctor recommended doing some lunges. Seems to be a big step forward.

[SteveLV]

Garlick was robbed on that AB.  Should have been 3-1, and then no need to chase the garbage low in the zone.  Should be bases loaded, no outs.

[USAFChief]

That de-escalated quickly. 

[rwilfong86]

Just now, SteveLV said:

Garlick was robbed on that AB.  Should have been 3-1, and then no need to chase the garbage low in the zone.  Should be bases loaded, no outs.

Yeah, not getting those calls in this stadium. 

[SteveLV]

This guy reminds of the Twins futility vs. Buehrle.  Just tempts you into swinging at bad pitches, and the hittable ones are all yanked down the line harmlessly.  Very frustrating to watch.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

I've been trying to get into better shape.  My doctor recommended doing some lunges. Seems to be a big step forward.

Don’t do rear lunges. You risk taking a step backward. 

[USAFChief]

Pretty clear the Yankees have decided to take Varland's fastball away.

[RickOShea]

6 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

I've been trying to get into better shape.  My doctor recommended doing some lunges. Seems to be a big step forward.

On a short dock?

[IndianaTwin]

6 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

I've been trying to get into better shape.  My doctor recommended doing some lunges. Seems to be a big step forward.

Before Mount Rushmore was carved, the natural beauty there was unpresidented. 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

2 minutes ago, SteveLV said:

This guy reminds of the Twins futility vs. Buehrle.  Just tempts you into swinging at bad pitches, and the hittable ones are all yanked down the line harmlessly.  Very frustrating to watch.

There is a method to the madness of inside and off speed pitches

[SteveLV]

OK, solid second inning by the young man and now the Twins need to take a deep breath, settle in, and start working this pitcher and make him throw strikes and stop chasing his pitches.