Pirates (Burrows) vs Twins (TBD): 7/12, 1:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Hey, the Twins no longer suck! What a pleasant surprise.

[Patzky]

Sands is the opener.. Bader sits again today, how curious.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

23 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Sands is the opener.. Bader sits again today, how curious.

1. Buxton CF (R)

2. Castro, WLF (S)

3. Larnach RF (L)

4. Jeffers C (R)

5. Lee SS (S)

6. Wallner DH (L)

7. Lewis, R 3B (R)

8. France, T 1B (R)

9. Clemens 2B (L)

[RpR]

[IndyTwinsFan]

50 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Sands is the opener.. Bader sits again today, how curious.

Makes me wonder if maybe he's a bit dinged up and the team is keeping quiet about it.

[Patzky]

Just now, IndyTwinsFan said:

Makes me wonder if maybe he's a bit dinged up and the team is keeping quiet about it.

A bench minus two.. wouldn't be the first time.  The first thought that crossed my mind is that a trade is brewing.

[ziggy]

my view for today’s game. 

[Mike Sixel]

I'm assuming they aren't putting CC on the list for two weeks? Going to play shorthanded again. Do other teams do this every year?

[MMMordabito]

8 minutes ago, ziggy said:

my view for today’s game. 

Did ya get a Buxton bobble?

[Road trip]

5 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

I'm assuming they aren't putting CC on the list for two weeks? Going to play shorthanded again. Do other teams do this every year?

Saw a news report that said CC plans to play tomorrow.  We shall see...

[Parfigliano]

4 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Hey, the Twins no longer suck! What a pleasant surprise.

Still suck

[Parfigliano]

48 minutes ago, ziggy said:

my view for today’s game. 

Just me, or were people there yesterday?

[Parfigliano]

44 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

I'm assuming they aren't putting CC on the list for two weeks? Going to play shorthanded again. Do other teams do this every year?

It's a TC special

[MMMordabito]

Quicksands. Good start.

[jaimedude]

I'd like to see Raya  get a shot at starting instead of this opener and then Adam's stuff after All Star break. Maybe Matthews will be back soon though. 

[Western SD Fan]

1 minute ago, jaimedude said:

I'd like to see Raya  get a shot at starting instead of this opener and then Adam's stuff after All Star break. Maybe Matthews will be back soon though. 

There was a wild speculation rumor floating late in the week that they were actually going to activate Matthews to pitch today.  I guess he is going to have a rehab start today in St. Paul, max about 40 - 50 pitches.

[Blyleven2011]

Clemens strikes first blood , 3 run homer ,

Better check him for steroids  ...

[MMMordabito]

What a find!

[Patzky]

Whoop!

[Western SD Fan]

Great job by Clemens and Buxton giving some run support for the young rookie coming in after this inning.

[Patzky]

It's a good inning 

[annismark]

4 minutes ago, MMMordabito said:

What a find!

9th in MLB in AB/HR

 

[Parfigliano]

4 minutes ago, Blyleven2011 said:

Clemens strikes first blood , 3 run homer ,

Better check him for steroids  ...

Who had Clemens taters on bingo card?

No one.

[Blyleven2011]

5 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Whoop!

Nice getting some runs for rookie Adam's  , should calm him down some ...

[ziggy]

Buxton is a game changer. Most exciting play in baseball is a Buxton triple.

[mrtwinsfan]

Juggernaut !

[MMMordabito]

Burrows can't wait for a mound visit.

[Patzky]

Big hit and small ball too. 

[Western SD Fan]

I think this was the best-case scenario for the Twins.  A quick-ish 1st inning allows Sands to go 2 innings.  I'm not sure that if the Twins had this inning in the first that Sands would have come back out, even if that was the plan.

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Juggernaut !

Slow your rolll