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

[Aggies7]

Congrats Byron! Wow

[Blyleven2011]

I said earlier that I would hope the Bomba squad would show up and hit 8 homeruns and score 20 runs ...

Half way on homers , 8 runs short of 20 , keep it going twins ... what's Clemens need for a cycle , 

[Blyleven2011]

4 minutes ago, thelanges5 said:

Correa should take note. 

The whole team should take notice  , 

What a season he is having  ...

Hand is okay , he's going to Allstars game ...

[Western SD Fan]

2 minutes ago, Blyleven2011 said:

I said earlier that I would hope the Bomba squad would show up and hit 8 homeruns and score 20 runs ...

Half way on homers , 8 runs short of 20 , keep it going twins ... what's Clemens need for a cycle , 

A double and a triple.  I'm guessing he has run out of at bats to reach it.

[Patzky]

11 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Buck !

Buck cycle 

[Western SD Fan]

One piece of good news is that the Twins open up the 2nd half in Colorado so Buxton will get to ease into the post All Star Break swing.

[Blyleven2011]

Just now, Patzky said:

Buck cycle 

I like that better than BUCK TRUCK ...

BUCK CYCLE ...

[thelanges5]

First ever cycle at Target field. 

[MMMordabito]

Get hot, Wallner!

[ziggy]

Buxton is a game changer.

 

Rocco likes Wallner. He’s not going anywhere.

[BrokenCompass]

Byron's dream year continues. Late bloomer? Is this what the Twins can expect for the next 4 years? 

[Western SD Fan]

3 minutes ago, BrokenCompass said:

Byron's dream year continues. Late bloomer? Is this what the Twins can expect for the next 4 years? 

I think it's always been with the caveat:  WHEN he is healthy.  It seems like he rarely slumps when he's healthy.

[CRF]

Topa can't even handle mop up duty. 

[thelanges5]

3 minutes ago, CRF said:

Topa can't even handle mop up duty. 

Handled 

[alexlegge]

10 minutes ago, BrokenCompass said:

Byron's dream year continues. Late bloomer? Is this what the Twins can expect for the next 4 years? 

There are certainly more reasons than not to be very optimistic about Buxton's ability to stay on the field going forward. His knee surgery successfully eliminated his most frustrating injury risk, his consummate professionalism and dedication have helped him develop a much keener sense of when an explosive/wall-crashing effort is warranted, eliminating another injury risk that often plagued him early in his career. And his conditioning has remained as elite as any Twins CF legend I've ever seen (which is saying a lot - Torii maintained exceptional conditioning throughout his career too). 

[Blyleven2011]

6 minutes ago, CRF said:

Topa can't even handle mop up duty. 

Polanco trade hasn't been all that good  , gotta hope Gonzales makes a good impact , he's doing fine in AA ...

 

The twins win with double digits  , BUCK gets game ball for first ever cycle at target field ...

Honorable mention , Clemens for getting first blood with a clutch 3 run homerun to get the scoring started  ...

[Western SD Fan]

1 minute ago, Blyleven2011 said:

Polanco trade hasn't been all that good  , gotta hope Gonzales makes a good impact , he's doing fine in AAA ...

 

The twins win with double digits  , BUCK gets game ball for first ever cycle at target field ...

Honorable mention , Clemens for getting first blood with a clutch 3 run homerun to get the scoring started  ...

I would also give an honorable mention to Travis Adams.  Picks up his first win, manages the game through 4 innings of 1 ER ball.  It didn't look pretty at times, but he gave us what we needed, and the offense came through to make sure we didn't need to burn through our high leverage bullpen guys.

[MMMordabito]

13 minutes ago, BrokenCompass said:

Byron's dream year continues. Late bloomer? Is this what the Twins can expect for the next 4 years? 

Nelson Cruz did it. No reason other than health that Buck can't.  The fact that he still has the second highest sprint speed at age 31 says a lot about his generational athleticism. 

[Patzky]

53 minutes ago, Scott51104 said:

I see he pitched today. 3 innings, no hits, no runs, one walk, six strikeouts.

NL pffft

[Western SD Fan]

1 minute ago, Patzky said:

NL pffft

You have to start thinking there's something about Minnesota.  Since Alcala has been traded, he's went 9 1/3 innings and has only given up one run in the same situation that he was pitching in Minnesota: low leverage situations.

[Parfigliano]

3 hours ago, Aggies7 said:

Blacked out again (of the game, not by booze)

Booze better.  

[RpR]

3 hours ago, Patzky said:

I can see a Julien scenario before that time

Replace one poor fielder for an even worse one.

[Parfigliano]

Wallner swing legend in softball

[sampleSizeOfOne]

What i miss?