Game Thread: Twins v Mariners, 5/17 @ 6:10pm CT

[howeda7]

Plouffe is way overdue for a HR.

[big dog]

Fien has pitched once in 6 days.

 

Actually he pitched both last night and the night before.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

There's 13 pitchers, let them each have a turn

[twinsnorth49]

I assumed Arcia would replace the 13th pitcher, Willingham to aggravate his wrist and be put on the 60

 

Couple of hits for Hammer tonight, I think they'll both come up at the same time, Cola goes down and a pitcher.

[big dog]

There's 13 pitchers, let them each have a turn

 

I'm not too crazy about seeing Tonkin in a one-run game right now. He's looked shaky.

[howeda7]

There's 13 pitchers, let them each have a turn

 

Tomorrow, Guerrier in the 8th up one. Let's go!

[howeda7]

I'm not to crazy about seeing Tonkin in a one-run game right now. He's looked shaky.

 

I suspect he'll be the pitcher that goes down.

[Craig Arko]

More interesting (to me) than the tired 'three catchers' trope is the question of which pitcher is sent down to bring up the extra bat for next week. Painful though it sounds, the way Tonkin has been going recently it's probably him. Plus he has options, of course.

[stringer bell]

Nervous about Perk going for the save tonight.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Couple of hits for Hammer tonight, I think they'll both come up at the same time, Cola goes down and a pitcher.

Good deal, the hitting will become instantly much deeper. Hopefully Hammer and Arcia come back mashing

[twinsnorth49]

Tomorrow, Guerrier in the 8th up one. Let's go!

 

Bases loaded

[stringer bell]

Nervous about Perk going for the save tonight.

Really nervous now.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

How about not throwing the fastball down the middle?

[big dog]

Perk is following Duensing's strategy- put a runner on first, and let the ground ball work for you.

[NoCryingInBaseball]

Getting a little less nervous....

[twinsnorth49]

Duensing's strategy- .

 

These two words do not go together.

[snepp]

Willie Boom-Boom, hero or goat?

[snepp]

Goat.

 

 

 

[Craig Arko]

Y'all can breathe now.

[stringer bell]

Winnah!

[twinsnorth49]

Winnah......+1 above. 500, whoop hoooo!!!!

[big dog]

That's your Over .500 Minnesota Twins!!! Series winner!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Y'all can breathe now.

 

Am breathing again.

 

Thanks!

 

(And congrats on 1,000 posts?)

[Craig Arko]

The rubberband does a happy dance.

[stringer bell]

Dozier in the Home Run Derby?

[twinsnorth49]

3rd straight series win......cool.

[JB_Iowa]

• Rhett Bollinger ‏@RhettBollinger 3m
  The #MNTwins are above .500 at 21-20. It's the latest they've been above .500 since finishing the 2010 season at 94-68.
   
   
   
  Let's keep pushing that date later and later!!!
   
   
  

[Craig Arko]

Am breathing again.

 

Thanks!

 

(And congrats on 1,000 posts?)

 

And thanks back. They all were exactly what the front office ordered me to post.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

The rubberband does a happy dance.

With it's friend Clippy?

[stringer bell]

More interesting (to me) than the tired 'three catchers' trope is the question of which pitcher is sent down to bring up the extra bat for next week. Painful though it sounds, the way Tonkin has been going recently it's probably him. Plus he has options, of course.

Lots of candidates. Tonkin, Thielbar, Guerrier, for sure.