Game Thread: Twins@Mariners 4/24 9:10PM

And in this very location... The LUAWC Queen will post the lineups and WX.

 

The LUAWC Queen just got home from work. I'm blocks from Draft Town, and if you think Chicago traffic is a mess on normal days, oy, it's just getting worse and will be so through the big event. But that has nothing to do with the game tonight in Seattle. So here goes.

 

Game-time forecast: 54 deg F, mostly cloudy with a chance of rain (4-26% depending on where you look, but I'd say at game time the percentage will be down to 4%, coming down from 26% the hour earlier), winds from the SSW at 10mph.

 

Lineups:

 

TWINS

Santana SS

Hunter RF

Mauer 1B

Dozier 2B

Vargas DH

Plouffe 3B

Arcia LF

Suzuki C

Schafer CF

 

Hughes P

 

MARINERS

 

Jackson CF

Smith DH

Cano 2B

Cruz RF

Seager 3B

Ackley LF

Morrison 1B

Zunino C

Miller SS

 

King Felix P

Edited April 24, 2015 by ChiTownTwinsFan
This has been the LUAWC Queen update.

 

 

3. West Coast Night Games -- Here we go again... Another 9:10 Start... Oh Sure... Pacific Time Zoners like Glunn, Ash and Chief (and we can all agree that they are ZONED OUT) are all happy with the start time but that matters little to me. I only care about myself and a 9:10 start means that I will most likely doze off at some point during the game... I maybe even drool on shirt... My wife may even walk in the living room and Shut the TV off only to have me wake up and say... I was watching that.
 

 

If you think a 9:10pm start time is bad, I wonder what it would be like if you were living in the Eastern time zone ... just sayin' ...

 

 

5. Wild Turkeys -- I was driving through the Northwestern Minnesota country side Last night. I'm in the middle of nowhere... We are talking Farms and Fields as far as the eye can see. I'm not a hunter or even what you would call outdoorsy. I've never seen a Wild Turkey before... until last night. Driving along... I see this extremely odd looking bird cross the road right in front of me. I had to slow the car down and stop to let it cross. I didn't wonder why it was crossing the road at all... But at that moment... I did wonder why we always question the motives of chickens crossing the road.
 

 

I guess you didn't see the news. That question has been answered:

http://hugelolcdn.com/i700/223045.jpg

 

My youngest son, AshburySteven, will be in attendance at this game.

West coast games are great for us as I can justify a lunch time beer while watching the game.

 

By the way, wishing you all a happy ANZAC Day. Today marks 100 years since the Gallipolli landings in WW1. Thoughts and thanks to all who served, wherever they are, on what is a special day for Australians.

Hey everybody! Late night Kuerigger at Brian's house!

...

1. ... The Mariners are in 4th place with a 6-9 record. And that looks just like the Twins right now... 6-9 and in 4th place. ...

Whoa!

 

Strange things are afoot at the circle K.

 

4. Felix Hernandez -- ... I'm kinda confused about the nickname King Felix. ...

I was gonna hypothesize it came from pitching in the King Dome, but he didn't. However, following the wikipedia trail, perhaps he's named after the County that named the Dome?

 

Anyway, Brian, you're in fine form! And i'm glad that the game thread is up early enough i can take a nap if i so choose.

 

5. Wild Turkeys -- I was driving through the Northwestern Minnesota country side Last night. I'm in the middle of nowhere... We are talking Farms and Fields as far as the eye can see. I'm not a hunter or even what you would call outdoorsy. I've never seen a Wild Turkey before... until last night. Driving along... I see this extremely odd looking bird cross the road right in front of me. I had to slow the car down and stop to let it cross. I didn't wonder why it was crossing the road at all... But at that moment... I did wonder why we always question the motives of chickens crossing the road.

Really? I have a flock of 15 turkeys that lives in my backyard. They're really odd creatures... they can fly for a little bit and they look ridiculous when they do it (they are big birds!). They love to nest in the tops of our trees and then glide down in the morning... it's the weirdest thing.

 

And there's all you need to know about turkeys.

This is cool; not as cool as free beer, perhaps, but nearly as useful. I do really dig Nova.

 

Baseball? Too late for this old guy tonight.

 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/great-math-mystery.html

I'll be sitting in the right-center field power alley. I think Arcia can hit it that far, but he had to make contact first. I'll talk to him before the game.

 

I'll be sitting in the right-center field power alley. I think Arcia can hit it that far, but he had to make contact first. I'll talk to him before the game.

Post a picture or two for us!

Anyone hear anything about Buxton's status?  He's out of the lineup at AA for the second night in a row.

 

This is cool; not as cool as free beer, perhaps, but nearly as useful. I do really dig Nova.

Baseball? Too late for this old guy tonight.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/great-math-mystery.html

Ugh ... don't tell me that's what you will be watching instead??? Oh, wait ... that's to be added to Brian's list of things that that make you doze off?

Hey everybody! Late night Kuerigger at Brian's house!

Aren't you at all worried about getting a licking?

Post a picture or two for us!

I'll do my best!

 

5. Wild Turkeys -- I was driving through the Northwestern Minnesota country side Last night. I'm in the middle of nowhere... We are talking Farms and Fields as far as the eye can see.

Not to be confused with Turkey Buzzards, who are ugly bastards you would not like to meet in a dark alley. To save anyone from an embarrassing mistake, here is a complete compare and contrast guide to the Turkey Buzzard versus the Wild Turkey.

 

http://o.quizlet.com/g1y9NQngUH3xP6c0MCTOQA_m.jpg

Really? I have a flock of 15 turkeys that lives in my backyard. They're really odd creatures... they can fly for a little bit and they look ridiculous when they do it (they are big birds!). They love to nest in the tops of our trees and then glide down in the morning... it's the weirdest thing.

 

And there's all you need to know about turkeys.

With all the millions of turkeys they are currently putting down you could be sitting on a small fortune there.

Ugh ... don't tell me that's what you will be watching instead??? Oh, wait ... that's to be added to Brian's list of things that that make you doze off?

It's what I'm watching right now.

 

Getting up at 4:45 in the morning is what makes me doze off at night.

 

Aren't you at all worried about getting a licking?

Okay, that just really made me laugh.

 

3. West Coast Night Games -- Here we go again... Another 9:10 Start... Oh Sure... Pacific Time Zoners like Glunn, Ash and Chief (and we can all agree that they are ZONED OUT) are all happy with the start time but that matters little to me. I only care about myself and a 9:10 start means that I will most likely doze off at some point during the game... I maybe even drool on shirt... My wife may even walk in the living room and Shut the TV off only to have me wake up and say... I was watching that.

 

 

 

 

Just a heads up.  The Mariners were kind enough to schedule the Saturday night game for 8:10 CDT and Sunday for 3:10 CDT.  This according to twinsbaseball.com.

 

So we do get a bit of a break there.  Nevertheless, I'll probably be heading toward dreamland tonight -- and cursing Dish Network for their perpetual arguments with Fox so that they don't have FSN 2 go.  

Mountain Standard Time here in Tucson, RB. Not west coast time . We don't like us no west coast hippies nor their weird ideas about"daylight savings time"

 

5. Wild Turkeys -- I was driving through the Northwestern Minnesota country side Last night. I'm in the middle of nowhere... We are talking Farms and Fields as far as the eye can see. I'm not a hunter or even what you would call outdoorsy. I've never seen a Wild Turkey before... until last night. Driving along... I see this extremely odd looking bird cross the road right in front of me. I had to slow the car down and stop to let it cross. I didn't wonder why it was crossing the road at all... But at that moment... I did wonder why we always question the motives of chickens crossing the road.

 

I saw my first flock of wild turkeys in a pastoral setting last fall.  We saw them all the time within the less populated areas of Sioux City but somehow they don't make a great impression when they are blocking the road.

 

But last fall I saw a flock in the country amongst old trees in pastureland.  What a gorgeous site.  Not as majestic as Bald Eagles but still beautiful creatures.  I'd love to see a fight so I could see those blue heads!!  I did see some with tails fully spread.

Aren't you at all worried about getting a licking?

I don't solicit it, but I'm sure I'd keep on ticking.

Late night? Speak for yourself..average night here in CA flyover country.

 

We don't like us no west coast hippies nor their weird ideas about"daylight savings time"

'...and "_________"'?

 

All right, sounds like a Punch Line Contest to me! As usual, the Winner^* gets bragging rights until the next PLC.

 

I'll go first, 'and "Education Beyond Third Grade"', but I'm sure someone will do better.

 

_{^* Determined by acclaim, or else arbitrarily by me in the coming 24 hours.}

 

 

I saw my first flock of wild turkeys in a pastoral setting last fall.  We saw them all the time within the less populated areas of Sioux City but somehow they don't make a great impression when they are blocking the road.

 

But last fall I saw a flock in the country amongst old trees in pastureland.  What a gorgeous site.  Not as majestic as Bald Eagles but still beautiful creatures.  I'd love to see a fight so I could see those blue heads!!  I did see some with tails fully spread.

A little over 100 miles from here, a flock of wild turkeys inhabits a golf course on the coast. Amazing birds.

 

'...and "_________"'?

 

All right, sounds like a Punch Line Contest to me! As usual, the Winner^* gets bragging rights until the next PLC.

 

I'll go first, 'and "Education Beyond Third Grade"', but I'm sure someone will do better.

 

_{^* Determined by acclaim, or else arbitrarily by me in the coming 24 hours.}

and what? you mean there's more to not like?

'...and "_________"'?

 

All right, sounds like a Punch Line Contest to me! As usual, the Winner^* gets bragging rights until the next PLC.

 

I'll go first, 'and "Education Beyond Third Grade"', but I'm sure someone will do better.

 

_{^* Determined by acclaim, or else arbitrarily by me in the coming 24 hours.}

I'm truly unclear about this contest. I just come here to talk about the baseball game.

I'm truly unclear about this contest. I just come here to talk about the baseball game.

More free beer might help.