ST Game Thread: Twins v Mets, today, now

[Squirrel]

At the game and can't put in lineups as it gives me carpal tunnel trying to do that on my phone. So, without lineups, chatter and play ball!

 

Mets:

Juan Lagares ® CF

Ruben Tejada ® SS

Lucas Duda (L) 1B

Ike Davis (L) DH

Andrew Brown ® LF

Zach Lutz ® 3B

Kirk Nieuwenhuis (L) RF

Taylor Teagarden ® C

Omar Quintanilla (L) 2B

SP: Gee

 

Twins:

Brian Dozier ® 2B

Jason Bartlett ® SS

Joe Mauer (L) DH

Jason Kubel (L) RF

Wilkin Ramirez ® LF

Chris Parmelee (L) 1B

Josmil Pinto ® C

Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B

Alex Presley (L) CF

SP: Nolasco

[Squirrel]

Okay, top 1st and judging by who's on the field, it's a day of backups. Dozier is the only started out there

[JB_Iowa]

I'll help out.

 

For the Twins:

 

Dozier - 2B

Bartlett - SS

Mauer - DH

Kubel - RF

Ramirez - LF

Parmelee - 1B

Pinto - C

Escobar - 3B

Presley - CF

 

 

Nolasco pitching.

 

 

I haven't found the Mets line-up yet (even though I'm watching them hit. Ugh).

[ashbury]

So, without lineups, chatter and play ball!

 

Hey badda badda. No stick, no stick.

 

Oops, two-run double.

[JB_Iowa]

For the Mets.

 

Lagares - CF

Tejada, R - SS

Duda - 1B

Davis, I - DH

Brown, A - LF

Lutz, Z - 3B

Nieuwenhuis - RF

Teagarden - C

Quintanilla - 2B

 

Gee pitching.

[JB_Iowa]

3-0 w/1 out in the 1st. EEK - Ricky digging a hole.

[Squirrel]

I thought Pelf was supposed to pitch today

[ashbury]

Nolasco's not sharp today at all.

 

Another meeting at the mound. "Don't do that." "OK."

[Squirrel]

Okay, I'm giving it 2 innings if we ever get out of this one, then heading over to watch the minor league games with Halsey

[adjacent]

It sounds like the curse of the Twins opening day starter.

[ashbury]

Okay, I'm giving it 2 innings if we ever get out of this one, then heading over to watch the minor league games with Halsey

 

Should be 100% more fun. I'd opt for that almost regardless of the doings on the major league field.

 

But 5-0, it's not even a decision to make.

[JB_Iowa]

7-0, one out.

 

Hope the Mets wanted to take BP today.

[ashbury]

7-0. Blink and you miss it.

[BigTrane]

"First inning bullpen activity"- always nice to hear... but only 7 of 10 batters score, so it could have been worse.

[JB_Iowa]

Never let Dick & Bert brag you up ... it's the sure kiss of death for a pitcher.

[ashbury]

"First inning bullpen activity"- always nice to hear... but only 7 of 10 batters score, so it could have been worse.

 

Veteran pitcher who knows how to bear down to keep a 7-run inning from becoming a disaster.

[drock2190]

Good thing we got our ace on the mound today...

 

 

On a serious note, better to get this out of the way before the season starts

[BigTrane]

Veteran pitcher who knows how to bear down to keep a 7-run inning from becoming a disaster.

 

Exactly! It only gets better from here... next inning?.

[Squirrel]

Okay. Down on the minor league fields now.

[ashbury]

Exactly! It only gets better from here... next inning?.

 

You called it!

[ashbury]

Okay. Down on the minor league fields now.

 

Give us the scoop!

[BigTrane]

Feels like we have two possible headlines at this point:

1) Nolcaso Fails to Match Crookedest Number in Second Frame

or

2) Twins-Mets Make MLB Look Like BP

[Squirrel]

The scoop? TKs yelling things out from the bench and I have a nice shot of mientkiewicz's ass

[ashbury]

and I have a nice shot of mientkiewicz's ass

 

Pics or it didn't happen.

[BigTrane]

Fein in, not Worley? What's got into Gardy?

[ashbury]

Rob Antonin? Good one, Bert.

[ashbury]

Fein in, not Worley? What's got into Gardy?

 

Bad form to put in a guy who is on waivers. What if he gets injured right when another team is claiming him... Not sure it's even allowed, actually. He's DFA, so technically I'm not sure if he's in major league camp anymore or what.

[BigTrane]

9-0? Just gets better... get to admire that sparkling Mets offense.

At least we can make somebody look good.

[gil4]

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

Most of us don't want the pics

[BigTrane]

Bad form to put in a guy who is on waivers. What if he gets injured right when another team is claiming him... Not sure it's even allowed, actually. He's DFA, so technically I'm not sure if he's in major league camp anymore or what.

 

Well, sure- just taking another look, I'm sure- why not?

At this point in the game, I'm all sarcasm.

Otherwise, I'd have to pin my hopes on our sparkling offense!