Game Thread: Twins @ Nationals, 6/9 - 12:35pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Lineups:

 

Twins:

Eduardo Escobar 3B

Clete Thomas LF

Ryan Doumit C

Justin Morneau 1B

Chris Parmelee RF

Aaron Hicks CF

Brian Dozier 2B

Pedro Florimon SS

(Scott Diamond P)

 

Nationals:

Jeff Kobernus CF

Steve Lombardozzi LF

Ryan Zimmerman 3B

Jayson Werth RF

Adam LaRoche 1B

Ian Desmond SS

Anthony Rendon 2B

Kurt Suzuki C

(Jordan Zimmermann P)

[Bark's Lounge]

Lineups: Game 1 & 2

 

Twins: Kickin' some National's Ass!!!

 

Nationals:

 

P.S.: Pardon my French.

[Craig Arko]

 

P.S.: Pardon my French.

 

Yeah, they're not the Expos any more.

[AZTwinsFanJm]

Thank you Gardy. I was banking on you resting majority of guys for the game against Zimmerman. Have a new betting strategy and its working off so far, and usually I try to avoid the Twins game but thought this was too good to pass up. Put $100 on the Nationals this game last night before the line moved this morning. Watch, now this blows up in my face now.

[Top Gun]

Pretty late again.

[Top Gun]

Joe Mauer is not in the Twins' lineup for the first game of Sunday's doubleheader.

 

It's standard procedure for catcher to start just one of two doubleheader games. Ryan Doumit is behind the dish for the first game, but Mauer will be back in the for the second

[Riverbrian]

Look at Clete with a normal number 11 on his jersey. It's not number 87 or anything like that.

[AZTwinsFanJm]

Joe Mauer is not in the Twins' lineup for the first game of Sunday's doubleheader.

 

It's standard procedure for catcher to start just one of two doubleheader games. Ryan Doumit is behind the dish for the first game, but Mauer will be back in the for the second

 

Yes it is pretty hard to win both games of a double header. You saw the Angels concede the 2nd game with Bucholz yesterday, and you see the Twins essentially conceding the 1st game today against Zimmerman to have an advantage in the 2nd game.

[Top Gun]

nothin but wimps, I remember when the SP started both games of a dh, now the dh can't play 2 games, how can Gardy manage 2 games?

[Riverbrian]

Yes it is pretty hard to win both games of a double header. You saw the Angels concede the 2nd game with Bucholz yesterday, and you see the Twins essentially conceding the 1st game today against Zimmerman to have an advantage in the 2nd game.

 

So you are saying that I shouldn't watch this game?

[AZTwinsFanJm]

So you are saying that I shouldn't watch this game?

 

No its a quality game. If you love the Twins, you can watch every game, despite knowing they aren't going to win every game. I'd say they have about 25% chance of winning this game. Thats worth watching for JMO

[Riverbrian]

No its a quality game. If you love the Twins, you can watch every game, despite knowing they aren't going to win every game.

 

lol... I was just joking...

 

However... I'm not so sure Gardy is conceding anything.

[Top Gun]

Can't sweep a dh? Stros can sweep the Angels, what is this world comin too?

[AZTwinsFanJm]

Can't sweep a dh? Stros can sweep the Angels, what is this world comin too?

 

who said that?

[Guest USAFChief]

Yes it is pretty hard to win both games of a double header. You saw the Angels concede the 2nd game with Bucholz yesterday, and you see the Twins essentially conceding the 1st game today against Zimmerman to have an advantage in the 2nd game.

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

[GCTF]

Nats broadcast...Ron Gardenhire, a man not afraid to jump into the sabermetics side of baseball.

 

I had no idea play second bat second was a metric.

[Riverbrian]

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

 

I looked up the definition of Tofu... You are in the definition Chief... I'm proud of you.

 

Noun

Curd made from mashed soybeans, used chiefly in Asian and vegetarian cooking.

Synonyms

bean curd

[Guest USAFChief]

Nats broadcast...Ron Gardenhire, a man not afraid to jump into the sabermetics side of baseball.

 

I had no idea play second bat second was a metric.

It's in "The Book."

[Squirrel]

My niece is at the game. She texted me a picture. And I have to go to work in a couple hours. Waa.

[Guest USAFChief]

Zimmerman will never last. He's not "getting that good downward plane," and he's not pitching "down in the zone."

[Riverbrian]

If you live in Chicago... The way Traffic is in Chicago... You may want to leave now.

 

I've driven thru Chicago without stopping 4 times... Each time took 3 days to get through Chicago.

[Squirrel]

If you live in Chicago... The way Traffic is in Chicago... You may want to leave now.

 

I've driven thru Chicago without stopping 4 times... Each time took 3 days to get through Chicago.

 

Yes I usually plan for traffic although I only live a mile from work and rarely need my car for that

[Riverbrian]

Yes I usually plan for traffic although I only live a mile from work and rarely need my car for that

 

I was in a Chicago traffic jam so long... That my wife and I were arguing which child we would have eat to stay alive.

[GCTF]

lulz.

[Riverbrian]

Escobar should be on third!!!

[Squirrel]

Omg! That was bad

[Guest USAFChief]

Doumit missed his pitch on the 1-2 change up.

[Squirrel]

Sheesh. Handed a gift and we toss it out

[Riverbrian]

Escobar should be on third!!!

 

If you will indulge me for a moment. (Sliding over Soapbox and getting on it)

 

Escobar should be on third. It's the major leagues... The Thomas ball is caught 999 times out of 1000... I don't care... Half Ass it to second... You can half ass your approach at the plate and pretty soon the team has left 1,000 base runners stranded in 3 games. The Twins are playing half assed baseball and Escobar standing on 2nd with two out is just another example.

 

Escobar should be on third.

[Riverbrian]

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