Game Thread: Twins @ Royals, 3/28@3:10pm CDT

[Mike Sixel]

5 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

I don't like sac bunting, but this is a situation where I absolutely have Kepler lay one down.

Me neither, but it's late enough, and one run here is huge....

[ashbury]

Castro rung up on another Laz special.

[ChermesZ]

Laz with the ‘W’.

[USAFChief]

Every team in both leagues is going to call in lefthanders from A ball on up with the Twins on the docket

[SteveLV]

That was such an obvious Sac Bunt situation.  I just fail to comprehend how you DON"T sac there.

[AussieG]

Just now, ashbury said:

Castro rung up on another Laz special.

might of caught the corner. but yeh the home plate ump has been poor at best

[Mike Sixel]

have

[Mike Sixel]

Kepler hurt? Wallner in.....

[ChermesZ]

I thought the best were supposed to be on exhibit opening day.

 

Laz Diaz does not qualify by any stretch of the mind for ‘the best’.

[Danchat]

1 minute ago, Mike Sixel said:

Kepler hurt? Wallner in.....

You'd think so, unless suddenly Wallner is considered a better defender than Kepler? (It's probably due to fouling that ball off his foot)

[AussieG]

Brock just threw a 94mph slider, prob called a cutter but it had slider movement

[RpR]

4 minutes ago, AussieG said:

might of caught the corner. but yeh the home plate ump has been poor at best

MLB  computer batters box, says they are strikes.

[USAFChief]

Stewart leaving a lot of pitches in the middle of the plate.

 

edit: like that last one. phew...

[AussieG]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

MLB  computer batters box, says they are strikes.

yep strike 3 to Willi was. but he has missed a few, couple of strike calls that were clearly not, according the the broadcast box

[Jerr]

Ok, Twins lets get a run or 2.

[MMMordabito]

For any Pixies fans out there ... "C'mon, Alex, you can do it ... C'mon Alex there's nothing to it"

[ib uk]

Kirilloff looks like a young Jake Cave with that beard

[Mike Sixel]

Again, hate the sac bunt...but, um, do it!

 

[USAFChief]

Just as good as a sac bunt for Jeffers. 

Fortunately.

[Parfigliano]

Now can they score a guy from 3rd less then 2 outs

[RpR]

So far only Castro, Kepler and Jeffers are playing like it is a -  meaningless -  Spring Training game.

 

[AussieG]

we'll take it

 

[Vanimal46]

We will take it!

[Jerr]

6 minutes ago, Jerr said:

Ok, Twins lets get a run or 2.

They listened to me.

 

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

Now can they score a guy from 3rd less then 2 outs

Yes. no fault of their own, but yes.

[RpR]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

Now can they score a guy from 3rd less then 2 outs

These are still the Twins, and Lewis is not batting.

[ashbury]

Took Kirilloff a long time to get going for home.  Coaching indecision, I assume.

[ashbury]

"In play, runs."  Baseball poetry, at least when at bat.

[USAFChief]

And a LOVELY well struck 70 foot single!

[Vanimal46]

KC bullpen meltdown. Looks familiar.