Article: Game Thread: Twins@Orioles 4/4 2:05P

[Cap'n Piranha]

Rookie move catching that ball.

[DiscGolfer]

Nice heads up tagging there

[KirbyHawk75]

Come on Mr. Buxton!  

[Brock Beauchamp]

Good, Fien is off the hook for the night. He doesn't deserve to be hung with the loss.

 

Hung, maybe. But not for the loss.

[Vanimal46]

Rickard is having the game of his life.

[Ultima Ratio]

 

  On 4/4/2016 at 11:49 PM, Brock Beauchamp said:

Jim Thome with a pulled hammy.

Not sure a 35 year old, healthy Thome tags and scores on that SF.... but I get it.

[DaveW]

Wow I take my dog out to go the bathroom and I come  back tied? Rally Cap? That is so 2015, Rally **** is where its at!

[twinsnorth49]

Foul ball RBI, whoo hoo!

[Brock Beauchamp]

  On 4/4/2016 at 11:52 PM, Ultima Ratio said:

Not sure a 35 year old, healthy Thome tags and scores on that SF.... but I get it.

No, I'm just being a smart ass. I have no idea how well Park runs.

[Cap'n Piranha]

So Baltimore appealed as to whether Park left early.  How many times in the history of appeals has an umpire ever determined a player did leave early?  Can we just stop with this?

[Vanimal46]

Watch your hands there, young Buck... A little too close for comfort

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

  On 4/4/2016 at 11:52 PM, DaveW said:

Wow I take my dog out to go the bathroom and I come  back tied? Rally Cap? That is so 2015, Rally **** is where its at!

 

If that continues, your dog will be morbidly obese by the end of the year, due to all the forced feedings the posters on these threads will demand.

[DaveW]

So I know it "sorta" worked out, but what is the point of rostering Arcia at this point if you won't bring him in to hit for Suzuki there against a RHP?

Isn't one of the reasons why we got Murphy is that he can handle his own behind the dish and at the plate?

I know it's "game one" but you need to manage game one just like it's game 30, 60 or 100.

[DaveW]

 

 

  On 4/4/2016 at 11:53 PM, Cap'n Piranha said:

So Baltimore appealed as to whether Park left early.  How many times in the history of appeals has an umpire ever determined a player did leave early?  Can we just stop with this?

It has happened before.

[Ultima Ratio]

 

  On 4/4/2016 at 11:50 PM, Cap'n Piranha said:

Danny mentioned a couple innings back that he stole 10 bases in Korea.  One assumes he meant just last year, but absent further data, it could mean his entire life.

 

That was all just a long way for me to say I have no idea.

 

This is helpful... i guess?

[KirbyHawk75]

Buxton is a bit frustrating right now.  

[DaveW]

Buxton is over-matched at this stage of his career, this is going to be a rough few months for him.

[TwinsCD]

I'm surprised that Buck didn't come out and at least question that foul out.  The ball hit the fan's hand before it was caught and he could make a case for interference and send Park back to 3rd base.  I'd have to get my rulebook out for that one but I think he'd have a case.  Glad he didn't think of it.

[Aggies7]

The can't miss guy can't stop missing the baseball with the bat.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

  On 4/4/2016 at 9:57 PM, Vanimal46 said:

Strangest fan meltdown I've witnessed on TD... About something so meaningless too. To steal the popular phrase from Mike Sixel, Mind.Boggling.

and I missed it!

[Richie the Rally Goat]

  On 4/4/2016 at 11:56 PM, DaveW said:

Buxton is over-matched at this stage of his career, this is going to be a rough few months for him.

its game 1 man!

[DiscGolfer]

May got a strike out!! Why isn't he starting!!!  blah blah blah

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

  On 4/4/2016 at 11:55 PM, DaveW said:

It has happened before.

 

I assumed it has happened, but is it a 10-20 times a year type occurrence, or a 10-20 times a century?  If closer to the latter, let's just stop being silly, and tell the pitcher to just throw the next pitch.

[Ultima Ratio]

I know each player is different, but I concur with others here and fear that Buxton's progression in the bigs with look a lot like Hicks' -- that is, poorly and protracted.

Edited April 5, 2016 by Ultima Ratio

[KirbyHawk75]

PHEW!! I thought that was a HR by Davis!

[Squirrel]

Phew!

[Craig Arko]

Simple pop-up to center.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Before we start worrying about Buxton too much, consider two things:

 

- He's been pretty good about taking pitches today, a big step forward

 

- He made two damned fine plays out in center

[JJ1532]

I can Buxton struggling at the plate if he continues to make solid plays in the outfield.

[amjgt]

  On 4/5/2016 at 12:00 AM, Cap'n Piranha said:

I assumed it has happened, but is it a 10-20 times a year type occurrence, or a 10-20 times a century? If closer to the latter, let's just stop being silly, and tell the pitcher to just throw the next pitch.

The best part was the fan reaction. Booooooooo booooooooo. Like they had some great view of it.