Article: Series Preview: Twins vs Red Sox, 5/17-5/19

[Brock Beauchamp]

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[Brock Beauchamp]

Lineups:

 

Twins:

Brian Dozier 2B

Chris Parmelee RF

Josh Willingham DH

Justin Morneau 1B

Ryan Doumit C

Oswaldo Arcia LF

Trevor Plouffe 3B

Aaron Hicks CF

Pedro Florimon SS

(Vance Worley P)

Red Sox:

Jacoby Ellsbury CF

Daniel Nava RF

Dustin Pedroia 2B

David Ortiz DH

Will Middlebrooks 3B

Stephen Drew SS

Jonny Gomes LF

Mike Carp 1B

Jarrod Saltalamacchia C

(Clay Buchholz P)

[Mike Sixel]

Those are some bad pitching matchups. Thankfully these games are "not played on paper".....I wonder how much longer people will say that, instead of something like "not run by computer simulation"?*

 

*though I'm sure it will be catchier than that.....

[Guest USAFChief]

We miss Lester. So that's good.

 

Hope it helps as much as missing Sale did in the previous Sox series.

[Top Gun]

Sox again! Looks like we are in last place.

[jokin]

Chris Parmelee to the Two-Hole??? My suggested experiment looks like it's in effect, at least for one day......I assume this is just an off-day for Mauer.....? The timing of the day off seems out of the ordinary???

[SwainZag]

Chris Parmelee to the Two-Hole??? My suggested experiment looks like it's in effect, at least for one day......I assume this is just an off-day for Mauer.....? The timing of the day off seems out of the ordinary???

 

As per ESPN....

 

Mauer was held out of Friday's lineup against the Red Sox due to back stiffness, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Spin:

As a result, consider him day-to-day. Ryan Doumit is catching Friday for the Twins, while Chris Parmelee is moving up to the No. 2 spot in the Minnesota batting order.

 

News to me.

[jokin]

As per ESPN....

 

Mauer was held out of Friday's lineup against the Red Sox due to back stiffness, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Spin:

As a result, consider him day-to-day. Ryan Doumit is catching Friday for the Twins, while Chris Parmelee is moving up to the No. 2 spot in the Minnesota batting order.

 

News to me.

 

Wow...that came from out of no where. Too many games consecutively?....and too many behind the plate? Let the debate begin.....

[jokin]

On a positive note, it looks like Gardy let the "Cybermetric" guy spit out the revised batting order again.

[Top Gun]

Joe Mauer is out of Friday's lineup due to back stiffness.

 

It isn't a major concern, but Twins manager Ron Gardenhire didn't want take any chances. Consider him day-to-day.

 

Source: Rhett Bollinger on Twitter

[Riverbrian]

Those are some bad pitching matchups. Thankfully these games are "not played on paper".....I wonder how much longer people will say that, instead of something like "not run by computer simulation"?*

 

*though I'm sure it will be catchier than that.....

 

I like that better... It's your line... You get full credit... So respectfully I ask your permission to use it.

[Riverbrian]

Sox again! Looks like we are in last place.

 

Top Gun... Hang around for the game thread... You are a perfect candidate for our one sentence guy.

[Riverbrian]

Wow...that came from out of no where. Too many games consecutively?....and too many behind the plate? Let the debate begin.....

 

On Easter Sunday... I ate some Ham and a variety of salads and vegetables. Sat on the couch... Watched a little baseball and drove an hour to home. Got out of my car with a stiff back and I've never had a back problem in my life. It lasted a week.

[Riverbrian]

News from around the league... Manny Machado is on a bit of a hot streak ain't he.

 

Also a fantasy question for the baseball heads. Do I consider dropping Jeremy Hellickson to open up a streaming SP spot... which I do need.

[Craig Arko]

Joe was probably working on the kids' room on his off day and overdid it with the hammer or paintbrush. Different set of muscles than his day job.

[jokin]

News from around the league... Manny Machado is on a bit of a hot streak ain't he.

 

Also a fantasy question for the baseball heads. Do I consider dropping Jeremy Hellickson to open up a streaming SP spot... which I do need.

 

As I stated on another thread, given Manny's minor league numbers, in the Twins organization he would be toiling away in New Britain right now.

[Riverbrian]

Joe was probably working on the kids' room on his off day and overdid it with the hammer or paintbrush. Different set of muscles than his day job.

 

List of ways that Joe could have hurt his back:

1. Ducking out of the way from a shoe thrown at him by an angry Iraqi during press conference.

2. Pulling a train with his teeth.

3. Announcing to the team... Jump on my back... I'll carry you and the team actually jumped on his back.

4. Heavy Japenese Masseuse walking on back and forgetting to take her stilettos off.

5. Trying out for the next season of Dancing with the Stars and trying to prove something while auditioning after being rejected during his audition for American Idol and The Voice.

6. After being rejected during his audition for the Voice. He was offered an audition as a judge and he spun around in his chair too quickly.

[IdahoPilgrim]

Do we know which side of his back is sore - left, right, bilateral?

[Riverbrian]

As I stated on another thread, given Manny's minor league numbers, in the Twins organization he would be toiling away in New Britain right now.

 

Maybe... I think Baltimore didn't want to call him up last year either... They had to because they were fighting for a playoff spot and Reynolds was struggling. He became their best 3B option.

 

I think the possibility of the playoffs and a hole forced their hand.

[Ultima Ratio]

Twins Baseball^TM

[IdahoPilgrim]

Brian Dozier - note to self: Do not throw ball at cameraman.

[Riverbrian]

Do we know which side of his back is sore - left, right, bilateral?

 

lol... Bilateral... That's funny...

 

Seriously... The only thing I heard was it was the back part of his back.

[Guest USAFChief]

On Easter Sunday... I ate some Ham and a variety of salads and vegetables. Sat on the couch... Watched a little baseball and drove an hour to home. Got out of my car with a stiff back and I've never had a back problem in my life. It lasted a week.

That'll teach ya...eliminate salads and vegetables from your diet.

[IdahoPilgrim]

Remember April, when the Twins stopped giving up first inning runs for a while? Ah, those were the good old days.

[Ultima Ratio]

Way too good a pitch with on ball, two strikes and base open. That's horrible command or strategy.

[Guest USAFChief]

Dozier's bad throw costs a run.

[Riverbrian]

Brian Dozier - note to self: Do not throw ball at cameraman.

 

List of things Brian Dozier should not throw the ball at:

1. The Cameraman

2. Oswaldo Arcia

3. Chris Parmelee

4. Aaron Hicks

5. Ron Gardenhire

6. Terry Ryan

7. Liberace

8. Prime Minister David Cameron

9. Lindsay Lohan

10. TC Bear

[GCTF]

Worley, on pace to be gone by the 4th inning.

[Riverbrian]

That'll teach ya...eliminate salads and vegetables from your diet.

 

I know I know... (Hangs head)... It was so out of character... I typically have the diet of the average Puma.

[IdahoPilgrim]

List of things Brian Dozier should not throw the ball at:

1. The Cameraman

2. Oswaldo Arcia

3. Chris Parmelee

4. Aaron Hicks

5. Ron Gardenhire

6. Terry Ryan

7. Liberace

8. Prime Minister David Cameron

9. Lindsay Lohan

10. TC Bear

 

Are we sure about #10?