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Brutal effort by the 5-6-7 batters there. Situational awareness ranking: zero.

Dobnak with his best "good Sam Deduno" impersonation tonight.

Dobnak has been a magician so far - not sure how much longer he's going to be able to get away with this stuff.

Right calf tightness.

Nope.

This Avila guy is growing on me....

Randy Dobnak. Workman-like.

Donaldson was pulled - likely injured, we're waiting on the news.

No. Absolutely baffling challenge here - every fan watching the broadcast at home on the couch could see he wasn't hit. And Cruz wasn't even lobbying for a challenge.

Bad challenge, doesn't look like it hit Cruz. What did the Twins staff see that we didn't?

Gonzalez showing why his glove belongs in the infield instead of the outfield. Some nice plays tonight.

I like how you can hear the light rail trains in the background. It adds to the relaxing ambiance (at least when the opposing team is hitting, as the Twins reckless PA staff assaults the ears when the Twins are up).

Still looking at Twitter, lots of reporters have mentioned he's been pulled, waiting on an explanation still.

Rosario is having a GREAT start to the season.

There's our Kep!!!

Nice DP there! Gonzo flashing leather!

Have a great b-day, hope the Twins give you a W!

No Bux in the lineup eh?

I'll say this regarding some of the statements on the thread: 1. I think the "bubble concept" was impossible with MLB. The outdoor Spring Training sites are in Florida and Arizona, it's like 100 degrees there and if you're playing 3-4 games per stadium in areas like that, you've got lots of day games in unbearable heat. Sure, you could have picked 5 "regional sites" and just gone from there, but at that point you've only got like six teams playing each other all year. Baseball tried to do their best to have ACTUAL BASEBALL. The NBA is hosting a tournament, it's not even the same. 2. "Multiple Cardinals" really just means "two players". That's it. This isn't a Marlins situation. At least not yet, so let's pump the brakes on whether or not there's some kind of outbreak. 3. This is what the MLB bargained for when they set the season in place. They have disinfected clubhouses, they have players wearing masks, half the team isn't in the dugout, and they've got guys on a taxi squad so players can be replaced quickly. BUT they seem to not want to just let the wheels turn with the current system. I think reporters/media love to break this type of news and add about five exclamation points - BREAKING NEWS!!! like some kind of asteroid is on the way. Mass panic. ESPN does a full day of coverage. It's almost like if the Indians choose to play tonight, they are going to be considered reckless. 4. Should baseball just fold? Give up? Frankly I think they could power through if they were a bit less image-conscious and a bit more about playing ball. But like anything else right now, this is going to come down to Public Relations. Nobody wants to look like they're taunting the Boogeyman right now.

And he's now getting ABs for the Mets, so there ya go.

Does Dozier merit consideration for the Twins Hall of Fame?

Locker rooms are disinfected - thus, if done properly, no Cleveland Indian should be worried about contracting Covid-19 from anyone on the Cardinals roster. Period. Game should be played - otherwise, if this is going to be PPD, just cancel the season.

2019 stats: Berrios started 32 games, tied for 3rd in the American League.Berrios had 200 IP which was good for 8th in the AL.Berrios ranked 4th in the AL with 21 Quality Starts (behind Verlander, Cole, and Bieber)Ranked 11th in the AL with 195 strikeouts. Do you know how many teams would KILL for a guy like that? Do you know how many teams in the American League even have a pitcher like this on their roster? If he were traded to any of the other 29 teams in the league, he'd be the #1 starter on like 75% of those teams. Is he Verlander? Cole? Kershaw? No, he's not. But those guys are Hall of Famers and only come along once in a lifetime. For all the Berrios bashers out there - what can he do to make you happy? Back-to-back complete game no-hitters? Look back at the numbers above, what's not to like?

Batting average basement dwellers: Sano .059 (1 hit, 8 Ks) Donaldson .143 (3 hits, 7 Ks) Garver .154 (2 hits, 8Ks) A total of 2 extra base hits between them. And they're not really having tough luck, their ABs and situational awareness at the plate has been awful. Yes it's early - does that mean we can't be disappointed?

Looks awful at the plate this year too. Garver, Donaldson and Sano haven't really done anything in the first 7 games. Whether that's good or bad is depending on whether or not the glass is half full or half empty.