TWINS:

Robinson CF

Escobar 3B

Nunez SS

Ramirez RF

Arcia LF

Rodriguez 1B

Hermann C

Suzuki DH

Bernier 2B

 

Nolasco P

 

RED SOX:

Betts CF

Pedroia 2B

Ortiz DH

Ramirez LF

Sandoval 3B

Napoli 1B

Holt SS

Victorino RF

Hanigan C

 

Johnson P

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Playing the Red Sox is like a cat and mouse game, we being the mouse.  The give us some rope, reel us in, and then biter our heads off.  So let the scrubs play tonight and not ruin anymore of what confidence we did have. 

 

And of course I'm thrilled to see Escobar at 3rd base. 

Well the unwritten rule is that you are supposed to trot out at minimum, 3 opening day starters right?

 

So this should put to bed any notion that Arcia will be optioned?

Look at the Sox lineup for tonight.

Well Nolasco is going to need to step it up. 

 

Well Nolasco is going to need to step it up. 

I think Nolasco could pitch perfectly and it still wouldn't matter. I'm just in a bad mood. Which is why I didn't say anything when I posted the lineups. You know the proverb ... if you can't say anything nice ...

Playing the Red Sox is like a cat and mouse game, we being the mouse.  The give us some rope, reel us in, and then biter our heads off.  So let the scrubs play tonight and not ruin anymore of what confidence we did have. 

 

And of course I'm thrilled to see Escobar at 3rd base.

Regardin' scrubbiness, isn't that standard operating procedure for spring training road games?

 

Not that this is far away road game, unless traffic is really that bad.

 

What happens if the scrubs win?

 

Anyway, in the immortal words of Fezzig, "i hope we win"

 

Regardin' scrubbiness, isn't that standard operating procedure for spring training road games?
 

 

At first I thought you were talking about the Red Sox scrubby appearance -- makes me appreciate theYankees.

Edited April 3, 201511 yr by JB_Iowa

At first I thought you were talking about the Red Sox scrubby appearance -- makes me appreciate theYankees.

Heh, I like Napoli's beard. But I still want to Delilah it before he can cause more damage.

naught naught after 1 inning...

 

(it's a useful thing, even if we retire the CBU title...)

Sandoval leads off with right center double, and advances on a ground out to short.

 

Can we strand a runner at 3rd?

Not gonna be naught naught for long ...

I kinda wanted Sandoval to run there ... might have been a fun play at home.

ooou ... good play by Rodriguez ... way to keep Sandoval at 3rd.

 

Heh, I like Napoli's beard. But I still want to Delilah it before he can cause more damage.

 

Napoli's beard looks like Tom Berenger's in a particular movie.  Just one of them is/was fake:

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eRWDnvQb8pk/Us06bg45hmI/AAAAAAAAMmk/cjn0u51h0LE/s1600/Tom+Berenger+as+general+James+Longstreet.gif

sigh ... Dozier woulda had that

 

 

Napoli's beard looks like Tom Berenger's in a particular movie.  Just one of them is/was fake:

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eRWDnvQb8pk/Us06bg45hmI/AAAAAAAAMmk/cjn0u51h0LE/s1600/Tom+Berenger+as+general+James+Longstreet.gif

How does Napoli play with a fake beard?!?! I'm speechless!

Okay, Ricky ... settle down ... just get this one ...

He did

 

yup ... can I call it or what? heh

Yeah, Herrmann pounced on it, but it well coulda bounced far enough for Sandoval to make it.

 

He scores anyway, on a ball kicking off the heal of a diving Bernier's glove.

 

Heard the grounder to first and looking Sandoval back, but had left the room, so can't comment.

 

Anyway Boston up, 1-0 after 2 innings (er, and 2 outs. That's how slow i type)

Where is Gonzalez playing this year?

Okay ... Bernier is on ... 2 outs

Esco up with runners on 1st and 2nd ... and it's off the wall!

2-run double ... Twins on top now 2-1

End of three and the Twins hold their lead 2-1.

Pretty moon shot they are showing ...

 

Top of the 4th ... Ramirez beats out an infield hit, aided by a bad throw by Sandoval

And he steals 2nd ... let's see if Arcia can hit him home

Pretty moon shot they are showing ...

 

Top of the 4th ... Ramirez beats out an infield hit, aided by a bad throw by Sandoval

And steals second!

And he steals 2nd ... let's see if Arcia can hit him home

 

 

And steals second!

Too slow of me...

 

Sorry.