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Tonight's game features a matchup between 25 year old LHP Matt Boyd and 25 year old RHP Tyler Duffey. Here are lineups: Tigers Matt Boyd (L) 1. Cameron Maybin ® CF 2. Erick Aybar (S) SS 3. Miguel Cabrera ® 1B 4. Victor Martinez (S) DH 5. J.D. Martinez ® RF 6. Justin Upton ® LF 7. Casey McGehee ® 3B 8. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C 9. Andrew Romine (S) 2B Twins Tyler Duffey ® 1. Brian Dozier ® 2B 2. Robbie Grossman (S) LF 3. Miguel Sano ® DH 4. Trevor Plouffe ® 1B 5. Jorge Polanco (S) SS 6. Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B 7. Max Kepler (L) RF 8. Kurt Suzuki ® C 9. Eddie Rosario (L) CF Have a great game thread everyone. http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4d5d2a9649e2ae8f2…

The Twins are playing KC momentarily, trying to avert a sweep. Santana v Duffy. Here's the lineups: Dozier 2b Grossman lf Sano dh Plouffe 1b Polanco ss Escobar 3b Rosario cf Suzuki c D Santana rf E Santana p Royals Dyson cf Cuthbert 3b Cain rf Hosmer 1b Morales dh Gordon lf Escobar ss Butera c Mondesi 2b Duffy p

Game Thread: Twins @ Royals, 8/20 @ 6:15 CT Probable Starters: Hector Santiago (10-7, 4.80 ERA) vs Ian Kennedy (7-9, 3.78 ERA) 1. Strat-o-Matic Baseball It’s time for the return of Strat-o-Matic baseball! If you weren’t reading the game threads from about a week and a half ago, you missed my Strat-o-Matic simulation of the Twins VS the Astros. Since the real game got rained on, I wanted to try again today. Here’s what the game looks like (though I’m using a newer version of it: http://i66.tinypic.com/kb7hut.jpg I’ve whipped up the Royals roster and both teams are ready to go. I’ll be reporting how the board game is doing right alongside the real game, so don’t read …

Another emergency start up ... if you don't like my game threads, please sign up and do one. I'm sure whatever any of you come up with will be way, way better than me. Here's proof positive: Let’s see … what shall we discuss in the game thread tonight … hmmm … 1. Metrics, stats and all those fun numbers and how to evaluate/predict players and teams … NOOOOOO!!!!! Let’s not go there tonight as game threads, even in our disagreements, should be amicable and fun. 2. Okay, so, how about Mauer, HOF or not? OMG …. NOOOOOOOOOO!!! Mike now hates me for mentioning this. 3. Well, then, there’s always the FO … ACK! ACK! ACK! ACK!!!!!!!! Too hot to handle! 4. I know … my fa…

Since no one jumped in, this will have to be it. Phone posting limits me a bit. Will fill it in with lineups when I'm not on the run. TWINS: Brian Dozier® 2B Jorge Polanco(S) SS Max Kepler(L) RF Trevor Plouffe® 3B Kennys Vargas(S) 1B Eddie Rosario(L) CF Juan Centeno(L) C Robbie Grossman(S) LF Kyle Gibson® P BRAVES: Ender Inciarte(L) CF Adonis Garcia® 3B Freddie Freeman(L) 1B Matt Kemp® LF Nick Markakis(L) RF Anthony Recker® C Jace Peterson(L) 2B Dansby Swanson® SS Mike Foltynewicz® P Weather: partly cloudy, 89(94) deg F, slight chance of rain, winds from the WSW at 6mph. Go Twins!

I can't start threads from my phone: Game #118 Royals (56-60) Edinson Volquez ® Twins (47-70) Hector Santiago (L) 1. Paulo Orlando ® CF 2. Cheslor Cuthbert ® 3B 3. Lorenzo Cain ® RF 4. Eric Hosmer (L) 1B 5. Kendrys Morales (S) DH 6. Salvador Perez ® C 7. Alex Gordon (L) LF 8. Alcides Escobar ® SS 9. Christian Colon ® 2B 1. Brian Dozier ® 2B 2. Robbie Grossman (S) LF 3. Joe Mauer (L) DH 4. Kennys Vargas (S) 1B 5. Max Kepler (L) RF 6. Jorge Polanco (S) 3B 7. Eduardo Escobar (S) SS 8. Juan Centeno (L) C 9. Eddie Rosario (L) CF Gametime Forecast: 78°F • Clear Twins have 8 of 9 lefties in the lineup. Quiz: Who could they add to the lineup and get it to 9? Volque…

Welcome to another exciting Twins Daily Game Thread! It's probably one of the most underrated and misunderstood sections within Twins Daily. As a relatively new member on this site I've found the Game Thread to be gut-busting fun. A place where like minded Twins fans can come together and cheer, yell or arm chair quarterback every play. In fact, its so much fun I decided to post my very first Game Thread introduction today on my birthday. Yes, this is a present to myself. Birthdays only come along once a year. Since this birthday marks a mile stone year for me, it got me thinking a lot about time. Its official; I am truly at "mid-life". For some, mid-life makes …

Weather really can screw things up. Last night we saw a couple innings of 5-0 baseball (against Keuchel no less) get washed away by the rain. Gone, completely. My At Bat app doesn't even have the box score of what was played. No going back to watch videos of the hits and errors that led us to five runs, no going back to see Santana get through two with only one hit relinquished. Just a big, bold, all-caps POSTPONED. Weather can be a good thing. Who doesn't like getting caught in the rain? (No, no NO ... do not start with the pina coladas.) But in this case it really mucked it up good and completely erased what was. The game this afternoon will go as planned with Berrios o…

Game Thread: Astros @ Twins, 8/10 @ 7:10 CT Probable Starters: Dallas Keuchel (7-11, 4.56 ERA) vs Ervin Santana (5-9, 3.62 ERA) 1. Jose Altuve The current favorite for the AL MVP, Jose Altuve is just killing MLB pitching. Altuve is batting an insane .361/.427/.570 – and that’s no small sample size. He’s whacked 19 HRs – which is pretty darn good for a guy with 36 total career HRs in 5 previous seasons. He’s also had an amazing K/BB ratio of 49/48. He’s also fast, stealing 26 bases in 31 tries. What can’t this guy do? Move over, Mike Trout, ‘cause Altuve is no doubt a superstar in his own right. And he does all this at the tiny size of 5’6” & 165 lbs! He’s basicall…

Game Thread: Astros @ Twins, 8/9 @ 7:10 CT Probable Starters: Mike Fiers (7-5, 4.34 ERA) vs Hector Santiago (10-5, 4.37 ERA) 1. Hector Santiago The Twins newest starting pitcher, Hector Santiago, will make his second start as a Twin today. Now, first off, I have to say I’m much happier seeing Santiago start rather than Nolasco. I was becoming afraid that the Twins would actually think he was part of the solution rather than the problem… But now we have Santiago. His numbers are kind of weird – he hasn’t been that great this season (5.15 FIP w/ MLB leading 59 walks given up), but he’s somehow got 10 wins with one of the worst teams in baseball this season (not that wins …

Game Thread: Twins @ Rays, 8/7 @ 12:10 CT Probable Starters: Kyle Gibson (3-6, 4.94 ERA) vs Matt Andriese (6-2, 2.72 ERA) 1. Battle for the Best of the Worst Who is the worst team in the AL? Is it the Twins (44-66) or the Rays (45-64)? The Twins have been hot since June or the Rays who have fallen apart since then? Comparing them with Pythagorean W-L, the Twins are still the same distance back at 49-61 to Tampa Bay’s 50-59. I definitely believe the Twins are the better team at the moment though… but they’ll have to do better than last night’s game to prove that. 2. The Revenge of Kevin Jepsen and Oswaldo Arcia I was really hoping that Arcia was going to be healthy during …

Yesterday, we discussed counting sheep, to go to sleep, but there was nary a peep, of why we keep, using sheep to sleep. So: Ants. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/02/13/article-2558691-1B766FCF00000578-48_634x952.jpg picture: common ant Why not count ants? I've tried. The thing is, at first, they go marching by one by one. Easy to count, even if they're a bit small. Hurrah! But then, next thing you know, they're going by two by two. Harder. Then three by three, and now the math is near impossible. Who can count by threes? Nobody. Forget ants. Chickens, maybe? http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DmoT-_ruC5Q/UJASeHzoRsI/AAAAAAAAIzQ/mgb_RaDxzMk/s1600/The…

Call me Ishmael. No seriousl, would it hurt you to pick up the phone every once in a while? We worry... Last night's comments about no tome game thread intros made me want to write the great american game thread intro... To me, there is currently no greater out let for self expression. Unless you count telling jokes. Or playing the tuba. Baseball exhibits a weird fascination. With nothing to do, folk will find them selves wandering down to the sea... i mean a baseball game. But alas, i haven't got time. So just noting the cliffs... 5. Homeruns, or whales. As i am calling them in this intro. What is your favorite Euphemism? Er, sans further ado... (here endeth t…

I am opening this thread for the people who visit Twins Daily but have not yet posted on any of the forums. If you have not yet registered, then you will need to do so. You should also read the TD Comment Policy sticky thread at the top of the Questions About MinnCentric forum. Even if you're a little shy, gather your courage and take a chance and post something here. I believe that you will find that most of us don't bite, and those who do bite better not do it here.

The annual TD Fun Drive. Help us reach our goal of enjoying this game. Post. Then post post, like a post. And not the stereotypical California like, ya know. A solid" i like the sound of that!" like. For 10 likes, you get joke about stereotyping. For 20 likes, you get to hear about the bizarre liscense plate on a car that just passed me. And protip, don't post and drive. For 30 likes you get a parmigan for president joke. For 40 likes you get to hear an 80 year old joke i just made up... For 50 likes... A princess bride reference! Twins Tyler Duffey ( R) 1. Brian Dozier (R ) 2B 2. Joe Mauer (L) 1B 3. Max Kepler (L) RF 4. Miguel Sano ( R) DH 5. Eddie Ro…

I've never done a game thread before and I'm only starting this one because no one else has. Apologies for overstepping my bounds. I can only assume that we are all suffering from a trade deadline hangover which brings me to the topic of this thread - the hangover. From the Mayo Clinic website - Various factors may contribute to a hangover. For example: - Alcohol causes your body to produce more urine. In turn, urinating more than usual can lead to dehydration — often indicated by thirst, dizziness and lightheadedness. - Alcohol triggers an inflammatory response from your immune system. Your immune system may trigger certain agents that commonly produce physical s…

ANND Welcome back! To Minnesota Twins Whine Line on a Sunday. We had a TON of foot traffic at the Minnesota Twins Used Car Lot yesterday! Unfortunately the 1984 Kintzler Closer and 2010 Abad Lemon malfunctioned yesterday on their test drives, causing the Twins to lose in extra innings. Please come back and buy these cars other teams... We promise they don't always act up like this! For those like me that need a quick recap of what happened yesterday, check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XekZd7sxRgw Today the Twins and the White Sox are at it again. Carlos Rodon will be pitching in his first game since July 5th, where he got roughed up against the New York…

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/3192935/wacky-inflatable-waving-man-o.gif ANNND Welcome! To Minnesota Twins Whine Line: Used Car Lot Edition! I am Vanimal, owner and operator of Minnesota Twins Used Car Lot for the next 2 days. Did you notice the inflatable tube person out front? Great! North, aka twinsnorth, spent 500 Toonies on it...Money well spent. The Minnesota Twins are taking on the Chicago White Sox, as well as hosting an end of July BLOW OUT SALE! Where we're slashing prices on ALL of the old models to make room for more old models. Let's talk about lineups and weather first, before we dive in to the great deals available through Monday. It's going to be a b…

Game Thread: Braves (34-66) @ Twins (37-62) Wednesday, July 27, 7:10 CT Probable Starters: Tyler Duffey (5-7, 5.71 ERA) vs Mike Foltynewicz (3-4, 3.79 ERA) First 10,000 fans get a 1991 World Championship Stein. First 10.000 posters on this game thread get a....like? Today’s game is Game #100 of the 2016 season for the Minnesota Baseball Club. The Twins have won 37.4% of their games this season, and after tonight, will have just 62 games left. A recent run of success means that the Twins only have to go a mere 26-37 down the stretch (41%) to avoid losing 100 games this year. Which brings me to the first of my five questions for today: 1. At this point in a lo…

Game Thread: Braves @ Twins, 7/26 @ 7:10 CT Probable Starters: Lucas Harrell (1-2, 4.24 ERA) vs Ervin Santana (3-8, 3.93 ERA) 1: Ervin Santana and the Trade Deadline The trade deadline is in just 6 days (it’s August 1st this year) and there’s a chance that this could be Santana’s last start with the Twins. I don’t think they’re going to trade him within the next 5 days, and I’m also skeptical if the Twins would be willing to let him go. He’s been their best starting pitcher this year – with a solid 3.93 ERA & 4.02 FIP. So unless another team wows them, it’s likely the Twins will hold onto Santana and let him start next season. Meanwhile, Santana pitches against his …

5. Sometimes less is more. 4. If that is the case, how can you tell? 3 days ago, Riverbrian wrote a fantastic game intro about the colour green. Not to be confused with the colour red. This thread became the coming green thing. And then the game started, and a trouncing happened. Not by ounce, but by the pound. You might even call it a pounding. 2 days ago, i wrote something, now lost in the sands of time, aka the game thread archive. It was probably trying to be clever too. But while well received, response was spartan. Like the offense in the game. But the Twins pulled it out. 1 daze ago, A long thread. It says it is hot. And people actually discussing baseball.…

1. Everyone remember to schedule an appointment with your manicurist after last night? There may be unreasonably long waits for walk in business after last night... 2. Hindsight: Any take-aways from last night's game? Can Buxton get a bunt down? Should Sano catch a pop-up? Does Grossman steal a base? Glad Dozier can clear the monster, and hopefully Sano can keep up the pop... Gibson sure settled down after the first! 3. Foresight: I'll let you all settle into this once the line-ups come out. But last night they mentioned Nolasco has a .500 record on the road. What's up with that? Does it bode? 4. Beantown: Beans are the musical fruit, and Boston is somewhat known…

When in the course of sporting events it becomes necessary for one base ball team to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortunes, and take arms against a sea of sorrows, end them, well, the tough get going, and the weird turn pro, then run out of bubble gum, that game threads of the people, for the people, and by the people, and with the people, and to the people, shall not parish from this internet. Whoa. Lost my train of thought. Boston. Their caps have a B on it. B side. Plan B. B..n town. All the themes i could have chosen for this here thread... If i'd prepared. My apologies for swinging at the first pitch, and nubbing it down the 3rd base line... If i …

Forecast-- 81 degrees, with no rain in sight Lineups: Twins: 1. Eduardo Nunez, SS 2. Joe Mauer, 1B 3. Miguel Sano, 3B 4. Brian Dozier, 2B 5. Max Kepler, RF 6. Kennys Vargas, DH 7. Eddie Rosario, LF 8. Kurt Suzuki, C 9. Byron Buxton, CF vs. Justin Verlander, RH Tigers: 1. Ian Kinsler, 2B 2. Cameron Maybin, CF 3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B 4. Victor Martinez, DH 5. Nick Castellanos, 3B 6. Justin Upton, LF 7. Tyler Collins, RF 8. James McCann, C 9. Andrew Romine, SS vs. Ervin Santana, RH Things to think about: 1. New Beginnings--I am genuinely happy with the developments of the past month or so for the Twins, both in the front office and in personnel decisions …

Ok, hands up, who saw that coming yesterday eh? Well the shock waves have subsided somewhat and the magnitude of the news is starting to sink in. On the field it was a matter of the more things change, the more they stay the same, as they ushered in the Rob Antony era picking up right where they left off, by losing. 1-0 Rob, pretty much a must win tonight now that Jimmy has found his pad of pink slips. Not going to do another TR post op for the Game Thread, we have enough of those in the forums Let's get right down to business. Things to think about. 1. Media guides, who knew these were the blueprint for successfully running an MLB franchise? Unfortunately the Tw…

Games Past Midnight This is the 3rd time in less than 2-weeks (even counting the All-Star break) that the Twins have played a rain delayed game past midnight. They won all three, A’s 11-4, Rangers 8-6 and last night 5-4. All three came after a previous night’s loss. The first two they won the following day…A’s 4-0, Rangers 15-5, I don’t think we be asking too much to simply keep going for continuity sake. Talking about rain delays and games past midnight, here are some games that might put last night’s game in perspective. 1. Aug. 12, 1990, Chicago, 7 hours, 23 minutes Hosting the Rangers, the White Sox waited that long before finally postponing a Sunday afternoon game…

Second game with the Indians in this home stand, hope it goes better than the first! Here are some thoughts about the game. 1.Hall of Fame Day Two notables will be inducted into the Twins Hall of Fame today…that seems more interesting talk about than last night’s game… 2.Torii Hunter Hunter was selected by the Minnesota Twins with the 20th overall pick in the 1993 MLB draft. He made it to the Twins Major League club in 1997 and did the Rochester shuttle through that season and ’98 (much like this year with many of the young prospects) before becoming the starting center fielder in 1999. Hunter continued to improve and by 2001 he began to be a league leader in many …

Hey, Game-Threaders ... how's it going? It's a beautiful day today in Chicago so haven't decided yet how I'll spend it. I've already played tennis this morning and I'd like to get out on my bike this aft, so we'll see. It was a nice win yesterday, so it's tempting to stay in and watch the game today. We took the Rangers for 2 of 3 up north, so it would be a nice to take them for 2 of 3 down south with a win today. And it would be a nice finish to this first part of the season, before the All-Star break. But let's see what we have before counting the chicken before the dinnah ... Frankly, Milone vs Griffin ... at this point it's anyone's guess. Tommy did well in his …

I'm no RB, but I'll see if I can come up with five things. 1. The Rangers play in Arlington, Texas, which is located approximately halfway between Fort Worth and Dallas. Fort Worth is sorta the St Paul to Dallas's Minneapolis. Huge inferiority/superiority complex issues. That makes Arlington, what...the Roseville of the metroplex? Which is to say...Arlington is what you call, nondescript. 2. I'm also told cold Ft Worth beer just ain't no good for jealous. Maybe so, but it's better'n warm Ft Worth beer, I recon. 3. Also in Arlington, Texas: some football stadium named after the phone company ("One ringy-dingy Stadium" I think), Six Flags over Texas, and t…

Lineups: TBA (Thanks in advance to whichever mod inserts them here.) Starting pitchers: Twins: Kyle Gibson (RHP) 2-5, 4.82 Rangers: Cole Hamels (LHP) 9-2, 2.93 Expected weather conditions: Temperature: 94F Dew Point: 70F Heat Index: 98F Skies: Partly cloudy Wind: SSW 11 Guideline number 4 in Chief's recommendations for game threads is: We like positivity. However, what is foremost in my mind today is the needless killings of innocent people that have taken place in these two two-city metropolitan areas during recent days and I think it would be totally remiss on my part to disregard that. While baseball, and entertainment in general, has an important place in ou…