Game Thread: Twins @ Orioles, 4/16/24 @ 5:35 CT

[wsnydes]

Edited April 16, 2024 by wsnydes
Added Orioles lineup.

[wsnydes]

Welcome back to the Bigs, Larnach!  

Hopefully you have better luck than Wallner at the plate...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

11 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

Welcome back to the Bigs, Larnach!  

Hopefully you have better luck than Wallner at the plate...

And i hope it isn't just luck.

Something to be said for reproducible results.

[RpR]

10 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

And i hope it isn't just luck.

Something to be said for reproducible results.

Bingo, -- luck does not exist, talent and effort do.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Hard-pressed to think the Twins score more than 2 runs tonight. Rodriguez could hit double digit K's before the 5th inning.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Bit envious of the Orioles. Talk about a pipeline of homegrown talent.

[RpR]

Really an odd feeling when 5 of 8 fielders are trying reach, or stay above the Mendoza line.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

Really an odd feeling when 5 of 8 fielders are trying reach, or stay above the Mendoza line.

[USAFChief]

This lineup can't be right. No Santana??!?

[AlwaysinModeration]

Miranda is the top hitter in the lineup and Larnach hasn’t made an out all year!

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, AlwaysinModeration said:

 Larnach hasn’t made an out all year!

Well we know who to blame if he does.

[wsnydes]

Added O's lineup to the OP.

[wsnydes]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Well we know who to blame if he does.

I'll just accept it now.  It's easiest that way.

[Parfigliano]

1 hour ago, wsnydes said:

Welcome back to the Bigs, Larnach!  

Hopefully you have better luck than Wallner at the plate...

If he just makes contact he's up on Wallner

[Muppet]

TODAY is the day they turn it around. Like magic, everyone will find their swings. Twins win 16-4. Led by Larnach. 

[Dave The Dastardly]

1 hour ago, Muppet said:

TODAY is the day they turn it around. Like magic, everyone will find their swings. Twins win 16-4. Led by Larnach. 

Are you sharing that stuff?

[SoDakTwinsFan]

I was going to ask why it is so automatic that Buxton always bats in the 3/4 spot.  But when I see the rest of the lineup I understand.

[Dave Borton]

Game on. 74*, no precipitation, 7mph breeze.

[RickOShea]

2 hours ago, RpR said:

Really an odd feeling when 5 of 8 fielders are trying reach, or stay above the Mendoza line.

What are the odds that there will be less than 5 negative posts?

[stringer bell]

All right, which Twin has the most plate appearances this year without hitting a home run or stealing a base? It’s Carlos Santana, but a close second is Byron Buxton who has 54 plate appearances without going deep and without attempting a stolen base. 

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

All right, which Twin has the most plate appearances this year without hitting a home run or stealing a base? It’s Carlos Santana, but a close second is Byron Buxton who has 54 plate appearances without going deep and without attempting a stolen base. 

.521 OPS

[Parfigliano]

Really quick ABs

[mrtwinsfan]

0-2   Meatball  Again

[RickOShea]

Margot makes that play.

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

0-2   Meatball  Again

FINE HIS ASS!

[jkcarew]

Rocco squeezing every last drop out of that roster spot he gave Camargo.

[RickOShea]

Good teams don't create opportunities for the opposition.

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

FINE HIS ASS!

Wheres.T.K, When needed,

[USAFChief]

16 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

All right, which Twin has the most plate appearances this year without hitting a home run or stealing a base? It’s Carlos Santana, but a close second is Byron Buxton who has 54 plate appearances without going deep and without attempting a stolen base. 

Twins call up Baltimore and offer Byron Buxton for Cedric Mullins. Mullins is making $6.25M this season, one more arb year in 2025.

What does Baltimore say? (Other than "Doesn't Buck have a no-trade??")

[mrtwinsfan]

3 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

Rocco squeezing every last drop out of that roster spot he gave Camargo.

did the same with Martin,  it is ??