Game Thread Twins vs Nationals 04/23/2023 1:10 Central Time

[USAFChief]

5 minutes ago, 9moons27 said:

Byron Sano(Miguel Buxton?) got a hit and didn't strike out.

Don't compare Buxton to Sano. Completely unfair.

 

Sano played the field and had a stolen base in his age 29 season.

[USAFChief]

4 minutes ago, OvertheHill said:

Part of the reason I think why it always seems like the Twins are in an uphill battle coming into today our lead off batters are 17 for 85  (.200 avg) with 4 BB and 23 Ks. Kepler has led off 6 times, Buxton 5, Solano and Julien 3 and Larnach 1. Will be interesting to see if this team develops a “real” lead off hitter or if Rocco keeps ignoring it. 

 

 

They really don't have any good candidates, but the real problem is they don't have any middle of the order hitters. There's a leadoff hitter every inning.

[mrtwinsfan]

He got ya - Polo-- Good pitch

[OvertheHill]

3 minutes ago, UpstateNewYorker said:

Not a lot of good options for lead off.  Maybe try Polanco.

That I guess is my point. #1 thru #9 swinging for the fences usually, game situation be darned. 

[rwilfong86]

5 minutes ago, UpstateNewYorker said:

Not a lot of good options for lead off.  Maybe try Polanco.

Polanco was my pre-season pick to leadoff. 

[USAFChief]

4 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Is 3rd base and Miranda's butt, magnetized?

Eagerly awaiting punchline...

[RickOShea]

God, that is one big first baseman.  He's huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FlyingFinn]

43 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

What happened to that big, oversized first baseman we have?

Kirilloff hit a two run homer today in St. Paul to continue his hot hitting on rehab. I'm thinking we have room for him on the roster this week. If he hits like Polanco, we start rotating every player on rehab assignments maybe?

[USAFChief]

Which completely invalidates the argument I often hear about the Twins using their relievers according to situations, rather than roles.

7th inning? Jax

8th inning? Lopez

[rwilfong86]

Lopez. 7 pitches and 3 outs. Efficient. 

[Parfigliano]

Nice Lopez

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[RickOShea]

Rocco feeling pretty good about himself.  He's about to blow it in the ninth.

[mrtwinsfan]

Any reason not to give Lopez the 9th ??    looking great

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

God, that is one big first baseman.  He's huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

"Big first baseman?? pffftttt."

[Parfigliano]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

Nice Lopez

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WTF that?

[mrtwinsfan]

4 minutes ago, rwilfong86 said:

Polanco was my pre-season pick to leadoff. 

Polanco or correa   Teams 2 best hitters

[kydoty]

 

[OptimisticTwinsFan]

1 hour ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Gotta be the Weather ????????

Lopez is throwing 96-97 versus 98-100 so I guess weather or cold gun or something.

[rwilfong86]

Baserunning blunder kills the rally. 

[RickOShea]

Castro, enjoy St Paul, despite Watkins windmilling.

[UpstateNewYorker]

Brings back memories of Lonnie Smith.

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, OptimisticTwinsFan said:

Lopez is throwing 96-97 versus 98-100 so I guess weather or cold gun or something.

I'll take 99 mph, for $500, Alex.

[FlyingFinn]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Castro, enjoy St Paul, despite Watkins windmilling.

Who's mistake was it (I can't watch the game) - Castro or Watkins?

[Richie the Rally Goat]

2 hours ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Arreaz will probably lead the NL in hitting. But he's not in Minnesota any longer. Would he help the lineup? Sure he would. But they now have Lopez. He will help the Twins too. If they could have gotten Lopez for Kepler or Gordon or Larnach you'd be happy. But they're not getting him with one of those options 

This! Gotta give value to get value in trade.

[USAFChief]

1. Castro has the base easily stolen, why the heck is MAT swinging?

2. Then what the heck is Castro doing?

 

This team is not well coached

 

[mrtwinsfan]

Yankees---- Richard   S.T.F.U.. ABOUT WINNING SERIES

[RickOShea]

Rocco has to be stoked. Maybe a win, a beer and some leftover Easter ham.  Life doesn't get any better.

[Schmoeman5]

1 minute ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

This! Gotta give value to get value in trade.

Really? I believe that's exactly what I was saying 

[tony&rodney]

Had the sound off but it looks like the Nationals player faked out Castro. Baldelli talked with the umpire. I'm thinking Rocco has a point because it looked like the fielder tagged Castro on the fake, which is interference.

[ashbury]

"Trust your stuff."  When your fastball down Main Street induces a whiff on 3-2, yeah, that's some stuff.