Tonight's starting lineups

 

 

 

1. Ben Revere, CF

2. Jamey Carroll, 3B

3. Josh Willingham, LF

4. Justin Morneau, DH

5. Ryan Doumit, C

6. Trevor Plouffe, 1B

7. Brian Dozier, SS

8. Alexi Casilla, 2B

9. Darin Mastroianni, RF

 

Starting pitcher: RH Nick Blackburn (1-4, 8.37 ERA)

 

 

 

 

1.Alex Gordon, LF

2. Johnny Giavotella, 2B

3. Billy Butler, DH

4. Mike Moustakas, 3B

5. Jeff Francoeur, RF

6. Eric Hosmer, 1B

7. Bryan Pena, C

8. Jarrod Dyson, CF

9. Alcides Escobar, SS

 

Starting pitcher: RH Felipe Paulino (3-1, 1.70 ERA)

So . . . I haven't read much . . . how is Mauer?

 

Good to see Plouffe at first.

According to Joe C. he hasn't even swung a bat yet.

If you're going to give Span a day off, wouldn't it make more sense to give him yesterday off, and let Mastro play against a soft tossing lefty rather than a hard throwing righty?

How is Plouffe in center field, at catching, or on the mound? That's all he has left to complete his "fit".

Edited June 7, 201214 yr by Scheherezade

Morney, Morney, c'mon buddy.......

Well this bodes well, they go by committee?

Morney, Morney, c'mon buddy.......

Now its up to DOOM!

Well this bodes well, they go by committee?

"Bodes well"? Revere is hands down early-game favorite for Player of the Game...

"Bodes well"? Revere is hands down early-game favorite for Player of the Game...

Lol, I'll vote for that.

I am stranded at the office by Obama's motorcade. What happened to Royals' starter?

Well Blackburn isn't going to be improving his ERA today.

I am stranded at the office by Obama's motorcade. What happened to Royals' starter?

Revere hit a ball off him.

You know what, that is becoming far too frequent!!

Dozier seems to be making a lot of errors lately. And the timing of this error is bad, because Blackburn really needs to get out of this inning.

Dozier seems to be making a lot of errors lately. And the timing of this error is bad, because Blackburn really needs to get out of this inning.

When would the timing of an error be good?

Well Blackburn isn't going to be improving his ERA today.

To paraphrase Denny Green - "He is who we thought he was!"

When would the timing of an error be good?

When we are up by 10 runs in the 9th inning and our pitcher needs some extra work?

To paraphrase Denny Green - "He is who we thought he was!"

 

Too bad he's not who Bill Smith seemed to think he was.

If this goes the way that it looks, I am hoping that Butera will get to pitch a few innings tonight.

Only 53 pitches to get 6 outs. Blackie mowin' 'em down.

That play by Casilla was sheer laziness. Is it me or have the Twins acted like it's in the bag since Paulino left? This is awful.

That play by Casilla was sheer laziness. Is it me or have the Twins acted like it's in the bag since Paulino left? This is awful.

After yesterday's shutout by that soft tossing Chen, they should be playing harder.

Lots of errors by Dozier now, will they start calling him out like Plouffe soon?

My god why can't they just get a look at what this guy is throwing, swing at so many pitches out of the zone. Just piss poor batting by Plouffe and Dozier.

That's better.

That's my boy!!!

Said before we know the results: mistake to let Blackburn face Moustakis.

After yesterday's shutout by that soft tossing Chen, they should be playing harder.

 

My god why can't they just get a look at what this guy is throwing, swing at so many pitches out of the zone. Just piss poor batting by Plouffe and Dozier.

 

It seems to me that our Twins are still a little confused as to whether they are playing slow pitch softball or fast pitch baseball. Their hitting rhythm is way off. It seems like Bruce Chen's performance and approach last night is continuing to linger and becoming a festering sore. On another note: Hooray Morneau!!!

We'll take 5.0 IP and 2 ER from Blackburn any day. Hope it sticks. I also want to underscore the point about Plouffe's hitting approach: ground into a double play on the first pitch of an AB, that was way insides -- well, that is just horrible. I like aggressive hitting when the pitcher is laying in the first pitch for a strike, but this approach has been fool hearty.