Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Temperature around 75.

 

Twins:

SP, Hughes

 

Santana SS

Dozier 2B

Mauer 1B

Willingham LF

Morales DH

Arcia RF

Suzuki C

Escobar 3B

Fuld CF

 

Red Sox:

SP, Lester

 

Holt CF

Bogaerts 3B

Pedroia 2B

Ortiz DH

Napoli 1B

Nava RF

Gomes LF

Drew SS

Ross C

 

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What interesting thoughts, observations, musings have you for us today, RB? Inquiring minds want to know!

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Thoughts I have 5... Observations... again 5.

 

Musings... I'll have to look up the definition before I answer that but I am listening to "Supermassive Black Hole" right now.

 

Things to think about:

 

1. The Rochester Shuffle -- Through Twins Daily... THEE Source for Minnesota Twins information. I have learned that Sean Gilmartin has been advanced from AA New Britain to AAA Rochester and will start for the Red Wings tonight and this move will push everybody back one day in the Red Wings rotation. Gilmartin had a 3.13 ERA with the Rock Cats and the reason this has become a thought today is because of the math problem that I have. I haven't seen any of these folks pitch yet but the Starting pitcher ERA's in Rochester are sparkling and there are 5 of them. There is May, Meyer, Johnson Darnell and Pino. All 5 are performing well and certainly will not be sent down to AA to make room for Gilmartin so that means that... umm... ???. Purely a guess but it seems like the Twins are prepping for a move to the big club for someone.

 

2. First Names -- Yesterday we faced Rubby De La Rosa and it didn't go so well. Today we face Jon Lester. So we've gone from a guy with no obvious first name to a guy with two of them. I'm thinking they should trade a name for balance. Rubby can be traded for Jon or Lester and you'd have Jon Rubby or Rubby Lester along with Jon or Lester De La Rosa. Personally I like Rubby Lester the best.

 

3. Josmil Pinto -- I almost forgot about him... He hasn't been around for a little while. While looking for info on the Rochester Red Wings rotation I came across an article in the Rochester Democrat. In the article... It quotes Glen Perkins as saying that Josmil is "surely not at the big-league level as far as catching for me". So there ya go... The Mystery has been solved. Maybe a Pino for Pinto trade was the plan all along.

 

4. Jon Lester -- Rubby Lester takes the mound for the Red Sox tonight... He's 30 years old and from Tacoma Washington. He was 2nd round pick of the Red Sox in 2002. He moved through the minor leagues and was always considered a top prospect. He made his debut in 2006 and today is considered the top pitcher in Beantown. He's a tall lefthander who mixes 5 pitches from the left side of the rubber and this makes him difficult to pick up because he doesn't come straight over the top. In the times I've seen him pitch I've never been totally impressed. I think he can get wild at times and that will make him ripe for the picking. I wouldn't never say this to his face because he's tall and left handed and I wouldn't see the punch coming.

 

5. Father's Day Gift -- I forgot to mention yesterday that my family surprised me with a nice father's day gift. They got me a Kuerig and what a practical neat gift it was. She is 57 years old now but she still has a certain cuteness to her and she tells me all about the news of the day when I wake up and get home from work. I'm nervous with Katie and my wife in the same household... I figure someday they are just going band together and turn on me and life is going to change. So far it's been great but I did find out that Katie will not make me a cup of coffee. Since she won't... I'll have to get one of those new things that make single cups of coffee in a bunch of different flavors.

Edited June 17, 201412 yr by ChiTownTwinsFan

 

1. The Rochester Shuffle -- Through Twins Daily... THEE Source for Minnesota Twins information.

 

Does this make information on TD holy?

 

3. Josmil Pinto -- I almost forgot about him... He hasn't been around for a little while. While looking for info on the Rochester Red Wings rotation I came across an article in the Rochester Democrat. In the article... It quotes Glen Perkins as saying that Josmil is "surely not at the big-league level as far as catching for me". So there ya go... The Mystery has been solved. Maybe a Pino for Pinto trade was the plan all along.

 

http://blogs.twincities.com/twins/2014/06/17/twinsights-glen-perkins-offers-candid-radio-comments-about-josmil-pintos-pitch-framing/

 

You can listen to Perkins interview on 1500ESPN.

6. What the heck is going on with the rubber band? Are the twins hanging by a thread again?

Is Eduardo Nunez still hurt?

Nice AB for the rookie!

I am glad Santana is getting reps at SS this week.

Sounds like the strike zone is the size of a dime tonight..

My, it's quiet here...

 

Twins facing a familiar score (1-0) and perhaps we can do more this time?

This offense is tough to watch right now.

And now it sounds like the strike zone is bigger.

It's that kind of stretch right now. Ugh.

Wow that was unexpected. Hell of a catch by their CF to save Gomes.

Hey, look at that...

 

Mauer is leading off the next inning.

 

As lead off hitter, he can start things rolling, right?

Wonder if the Sox would accept Florimon in exchange for Brock Holt?

Twins facing a familiar score (1-0) and perhaps we can do more this time?

 

Apparently so. It's now 2-0.

Hate dry spells for runs. We've scored in one inning in the past 20 innings of baseball. No likee.

Apparently so. It's now 2-0.

 

Yeah. They'll never expect us coming back from twice as big a deficit...

 

Now we have the element of surprise.

Almost every hitter looks futile right now. Too bad, because Correia gave a nice effort last night and Hughes will probably give a solid outing given his trend lately.

Escobar looking great at 3rd.

7-1 groundball to flyball for Flyball Phil? Strange days!

What's it going to take to get Arcia out of this slump?

Pointers and pushing through it.

Almost every hitter looks futile right now. Too bad, because Correia gave a nice effort last night and Hughes will probably give a solid outing given his trend lately.

 

Can't argue with that. Some credit probably goes to Lester and the way he's pitching.

What's it going to take to get Arcia out of this slump?

 

Facing Lester certainly isn't helping, but then again Parms was really the only other option.

Hughes finally retired Mr. Holt.

 

Small victories...

7-1 groundball to flyball for Flyball Phil? Strange days!

 

Well, it doesn't help when 2 of the Sox' fly balls bounce off the wall for doubles...

Santana on second! (I like where this is going...)

Someday, that Santana kid is going to stop hitting.

 

I have no idea when that day will come. 2027, maybe?

Someday, that Santana kid is going to stop hitting.

 

I have no idea when that day will come. 2027, maybe?

 

Definitely would have been nice to have had him from the season opener. Still don't understand that move if they were in win-now mode.