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Posting from my phone. Someone else will have to post lineups. Nice day to be at the ballpark.

There is a game tonight and it's about to start.

Lineups: Twins: Eduardo Escobar 3B Clete Thomas LF Ryan Doumit C Justin Morneau 1B Chris Parmelee RF Aaron Hicks CF Brian Dozier 2B Pedro Florimon SS (Scott Diamond P) Nationals: Jeff Kobernus CF Steve Lombardozzi LF Ryan Zimmerman 3B Jayson Werth RF Adam LaRoche 1B Ian Desmond SS Anthony Rendon 2B Kurt Suzuki C (Jordan Zimmermann P)

Rhett Bollinger tweeted the Twins lineup and it looks pretty solid, like the possible Opening Day lineup: TWINS Brian Dozier 2B Eddie Rosario LF Joe Mauer 1B Miguel Sano RF Trevor Plouffe 3B Byung Ho Park DH Eduardo Escobar SS Kurt Suzuki C Byron Buxton CF Tyler Duffey SP I'd doubt that Duffey will start Opening Day, but the lineup could. I would personally move Rosario after Plouffe and move everyone up, but should see the lineup through the first 4-5 innings tonight on FSN-plus.

Lineups TBA.

An ancient text was unearthed in southern Minnesota. Roughly translated, it reads as follows. The first 4 parts were smudged, and bits and pieces about the existance of Rally Monkeys for every game, and being infinitely extendable, wasn't coherent enough to translate, but the 5th part was largely intact. 5. That, if a straight line falling on two straight lines make the interior Angels on the same side less than two right Angels, the two straight lines, if produced indefinitely, meet on that side on which the Angels are less than two right Angels. And this last bit was found in the margins, added by a later scribe... Angels 0. Patrick Sandoval (L)…

The Twins look to finish off their season, and series, sweep of the Pirates this afternoon at 12:35. Kenta Maeda takes the bump for the Twins after two very strong outings to start his Twins career. None of the games in this series have been real exciting, and it almost appears as if the Twins know they are the better team and can sleep walk through 8 innings, whether it is the first 8 or the last 8, and turn it on when needed. The Pitchers: RHP Kenta Maeda (2-0, 1.64 ERA, 11 IP, 12 K's) vs RHP JT Brubaker (0-0, 0.00, 5 IP, 7 K's) Maeda has thrown 2 gems against 2 lineups that are much better than the Pirates, and I expect that trend to continue today. As we have see…

Someone suggested opening up a game thread for the Pirates-Reds game so we can cheer on some ex-Twins. I didn't do any of Brian's work, but here it is if you want to partake. Reds lineup: Shin-Soo Choo CF Ryan Ludwick LF Joey Votto 1B Brandon Phillips 2B Jay Bruce RF Todd Frazier 3B Zack Cozart SS Ryan Hanigan C (Johnny Cueto P) Pirates lineup: Starling Marte CF Neil Walker LF Andrew McCutchen RF Justin Morneau 3B Marlon Byrd C Pedro Alvarez 1B Russell Martin SS Clint Barmes 2B (Francisco Liriano P)

The Brewers are running out a pitching trio these days that nobody wants to see in the playoffs. Corbin Burnes (3rd), Brandon Woodruff (4th), and Freddy Peralta (not qualified, but would be about 5th with like 10 more innings) all rank in the top 10 in baseball in ERA. I don't know if any of you have been paying attention, but the Twins starting staff have been slightly worse than that. Want a couple silver linings that may give a little hope for the Twins future? Here's what I got: The highest any of the 3 were ranked on prospect lists (according to baseball-reference) is 46 (Baseball America ranked Burnes there in 2019). Woodruff maxed out at 61 in 2018 (again by B…

Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Jamey Carroll SS Joe Mauer C Josh Willingham DH Justin Morneau 1B Ryan Doumit RF Danny Valencia 3B Chris Parmelee LF Trevor Plouffe 2B SP: Jason Marquis Red Sox Lineup: Mike Aviles SS Ryan Sweeney RF Dustin Pedroia 2B Adrian Gonzalez 1B David Ortiz DH Kevin Youklis 3B Jarrod Saltalamachhia C Cody Ross LF Marlon Byrd CF SP: Jon Lester

I'm drunk so let's play two.

Lineups: Twins: Brian Dozier 2B Joe Mauer C Josh Willingham LF Justin Morneau 1B Chris Parmelee RF Trevor Plouffe 3B Oswaldo Arcia DH Aaron Hicks CF Pedro Florimon SS (Kevin Correia P) White Sox: Alejandro de Aza LF Alexei Ramirez SS Alex Rios RF Dayan Viciedo DH Adam Dunn 1B Conor Gillaspie 3B Jeff Keppinger 2B DeWayne Wise CF Tyler Flowers C (Jake Peavy P)

Here is today's Twins lineup in Tampa against the Yankees: Denard Span CF Pedro Florimon 2B Ryan Doumit 1B Justin Morneau DH Josh Willingham LF Sean Burroughs 3B Brian Dozier SS Brian Dinkelman RF Drew Butera C SP - Francisco Liriano

Welcome to the "Worst Game Thread Intro Ever", a game thread where nothing is ordinary, and everything is superlative. Nuance? what is that? (But sampleSize, why worst, rather than best? Surely you should write good things? Well, Rhetorical Question, that would be selfish) I confess, I didn't like to see Andrew Albers go down. Sure, he had a little trouble last outing. But at least i have the next best thing. I get to write in favor of another working man's pitcher: Randy Dobnak. But i go to cut and paste the line up, lo and behold, his name is no longer there, and Albers is back up. I am torn... Did my secret desire jinx Mr. Dobnak? Is it my fault he has this set ba…

END OF THE LINE Okay, the 2022 Twins aren't headed for the World Series. So what. We still have other disappointments to look forward to; the Vikings, the Wild, the Terrible Wolves... whatever that team that runs around in short pants is called. Hey this is Minnesota. We thrive on disappointments. Wouldn't know how to properly celebrate a sports championship anyway. Would probably only embarrass us further. However, if we look hard enough there still are a few good things we can hope for; Arraez besting Judge for the batting title, hometown boy Varland getting his first major league win, Rocco getting a "rest", me getting the sunroom and …

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It's Friday... and i feel this is about all i need to say: For those of you who, like me, are still bummed to see Berrios go, a friend pointed out that he drew comps to Pedro Marinez because he was slight of build, not you imposing presence on the mound, and suggested i should try to look at the bigger pitcher. Well, no better time to do that, than today with Ober on the mound, which adds like, 6 inches. Twins: 0. Bailey Ober (R) P 1. Max Kepler (L) RF 2. Brent Rooker (R) LF 3. Jorge Polanco (S) DH 4. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B 5. Luis Arraez (L) 2B 6. Mitch Garver (R) C 7. Miguel Sano (R) 1B 8. Rob Refsny…

Good afternoon and welcome back to more Game Thread fun! Also, here's a huge shout out to all the father's out there! HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! Can the Twins make this 4 in a row? Not really sure but it's been nice to see a few wins in a row. Big Maeda is on the mound for us this afternoon. Hopefully he returns to his old self and can take us 7 innings into the ballgame before letting our bullpen into the action. The lineup looks better today as well with Buxton back in the fold. Speaking of Father's Day, I have 3 kids, all adults now. They make their own money and only lean on "Old Dad" every now and then for a small loan...They want to take me to dinner tonight to c…

Twins SP: Kris Johnson Dozier 2B Suzuki C Morales 1B Plouffe 3B Arcia RF Nunez LF Escobar SS Fuld CF The Pitcher and whoever pinch hits for the Pitcher Rockies SP: Jorge De La Rosa Blackmon RF Stubbs CF Gonzalez LF Tulowitski SS Morneau 1B Arenado 3B Rosario C LeMahieu 2B The Pitcher and whoever pinch hits for the pitcher Things to Think About: 1. Colorado -- This is a state that contains Mountains in what is widely considered to be the Western side of the United States. Anything West of us is the Western side of the United States and by us... I'm excluding... Ash, Chief and Glunn. Actually... I don't know where everyone lives so I'm excluding everyone... Every…

If someone could post the lineups when they become available, I'll be your best friend for the rest of the day.

Went to the game last night…enough said. Hoping to see a better game today! Here are some things to think about: It’s the policy of these game threads (and a policy I agree) to stay on the positive side, with that in mind, it’s important to note that Sano had a sweet RBI double and made a great diving catch in in the 7th inning last night! Not much I can really comment about the routine fly ball that fell between Santana and Arcia in the 9th. Through Friday's game against Cleveland, Mauer is batting .313 with a .451 on-base percentage and a .438 slugging percentage. That batting average puts Mauer at 13th in the American League among qualified hitters, and his .451 OBP…

Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Brian Dozier SS Joe Mauer C Josh Willingham LF Justin Morneau 1B Trevor Plouffe RF Alexi Casilla 2B Jamey Carroll 3B Scott Diamond P

Twins Lineup: Ben Revere CF Alexi Casilla 2B Danny Valencia DH Chris Parmelee 1B Luke Hughes 3B Angel Morales RF Brian Dinkelman LF Brian Dozier SS Drew Butera C SP: Matt Maloney

OAK:Chris Bassitt ( R ) 2-3 3.38 ERA MIN:Jose Berrios ( R ) 11-8 3.69 ERA Nick Martini ( L ) LF Matt Chapman ( R ) 3B Jed Lowrie ( B ) 2B Khris Davis ( R ) DH Matt Olson ( L ) 1B Stephen Piscotty ( R ) RF Marcus Semien ( R ) SS Ramon Laureano ( R ) CF Josh Phegley ( R ) C Joe Mauer ( L ) DH Logan Forsythe ( R ) 2B Jorge Polanco ( B ) SS Miguel Sano ( R ) 3B Max Kepler ( L ) CF Tyler Austin ( R ) 1B Jake Cave ( L ) RF Mitch Garver ( R ) C Robbie Grossma n( B ) LF The beat reporter asked Max Kepler how many Germans it takes to change a lightbulb? He said, jost vun, becoss ve are efficient, und also not wery funny. --------- Go Twins!

Game-time forecast: Clear, no chance of rain, 76 deg. ChiTown is going to post the lineups and forecast right here. C'mon ChiTown give me a good WX forecast. I'll be at the game today... Yeah... And a decent lineup to... While you are at it. Bri, well, it's not very warm (imo) but if you are sitting in the sun, should be nice; don't forget the sunscreen! Decent lineup? Well, um ... enjoy the sun! INDIANS: SP, Bauer Kipnis 2B Ramirez SS Brantley CF Santana 1B Chisenhall 3B Swisher DH Murphy RF Perez C Dickerson LF TWINS: SP, Swarzak Fuld LF Dozier 2B Plouffe 3B Morales DH Colabello 1B Arcia RF Nunez SS Fryer C Santana CF ---------------------------------…

Hello Everyone! I'm your game thread host for the day. Being as it is also Spring Training for our humble thread authors, I thought I'd toss out a few ideas and see where things go from there. 1. Kraft Mac & Cheese: Good idea or of the devil? 2. Take your base or 4 pitch walk: Good idea or of the devil? 3. Miller Clear: Good idea or of the devil? (that one should be obvious) 4. Velveeta: Good idea or of the devil? 5. Allowing me to write a game thread: Good idea or of the devil? Play Ball!! Lineups to follow.

Twins | 52-59 overall, 19-35 on the road, 4-6 last 10 Adalberto Mejia, LHP | 2.60 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 1.25 K:BB in 17.1 IP Cleveland | 62-49 overall, 35-22 at home, 7-3 last 10 Carlos Carrasco, RHP | 3.66 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 5.31 K:BB in 123.0 IP Lineups: https://twitter.com/MikeBerardino/status/1026916567639048192?s=19 Additional notes: This will be Carrasco’s fifth start against the Twins this season. So far, he’s give up 10 earned runs over 19 1/3 innings (4.66 ERA), but also has a 1.19 WHIP and 9.8 K/9 against Minnesota. Cleveland is 18-11 vs. left-handed starting pitchers this year. There should be some transaction news coming out of the Twins’ camp today, as Matt Magi…

Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics 07/19/2015, 3:05 PM CDT Weather forecast: Clear, 84, winds W (toward right field) 4 mph Pitchers: Minnesota: Tommy Milone (5-1, 2.84) Oakland: Jesse Chavez (4-9, 3.40) Lineups and batting order: TWINS Dozier 2B Rosario RF Mauer 1B Hunter DH Plouffe 3B Hicks CF Robinson LF Fryer C Santana SS ATHLETICS Burns CF Canha 1B Zobrist 2B Butler DH Smolinski LF Lawrie 3B Phegley C Reddick RF Semien SS OK, so this is my first time opening a game thread. I think I’ll take the time-honored five things approach. 1. During Friday’s game Jack Morris commented that O.co Coliseum is a different park at night in that batted balls do …

Here are today's lineups for a noon start (on FSN): Ben Revere LF Jamey Carroll SS Ryan Doumit C Chris Parmelee 1B Danny Valencia 3B Brian Dinkelman RF Steve Pearce DH Joe Benson CF Alexi Casilla 2B Scott Baker pitching.

Twins: Ben Revere CF Alexi Casilla 2B Joe Mauer DH Josh Willingham LF Justin Morneau 1B Ryan Doumit C Trevor Plouffe 3B Matt Carson RF Pedro Florimon SS (Sam Deduno P) Mariners: Dustin Ackley 2B Michael Saunders CF Kyle Seager 3B John Jaso C Jesus Montero DH Justin Smoak 1B Eric Thames RF Trayvon Robinson LF Munenori Kawasaki SS (Blake Beavan P)