Passed with flying colours. Flying Canadian colours.

 

http://www.crossed-flag-pins.com/animated-flag-gif/gifs/Canada_240-animated-flag-gifs.gif

Canadian? You mean like Rob Ford?

 

Hey, did you know Berrios is wearing number 17? Cuz he's wearing number 17

Burns me up, giving away Joe Grzenda's number.

Someone may have already mentioned this, but Nunez and Dozier should be swapped in the lineup.

That curveball is sinister.

I agree. Kirby Puckett said a curve ball was a gift from god because a lot of pitchers throw a curve with a little hump in it that allows you to get under it and drive it a long way. A really good curve has almost no hump. It starts at a certain level, then goes down, not letting the batter get under it. I expect Berrios to get tons of ground ball outs from that curve. 

 

Burns me up, giving away Joe Grzenda's number.

He needs a vowel, like Hrbek, but this guy even more so:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gwosddo01.shtml

His nickname was "Eyechart".

I'm glad the kid gets to make his Major League debut in a Major League uniform, instead of looking like he's pitching for Kenny's Karpet Mart in those horrid red rags.

Did Arcia spend some time with Berrios in Triple A last year? I'm starting to wonder if JO had an influence on Arcia's work ethic and attitude.

Edited April 28, 201610 yr by Blake

 

just noticed everyone in the lineup has a BA over .200 right now

 

Yeah,  good to see progress,  but it would have been nice if Dozier could have picked up that 7-10 split.   

 

http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/3/31999/1183610-7_10_split.jpg

Jose won't be too long for this game if he can't stop getting into deep counts.

His Change has a little back up to it. It's gonna come in on RH Batters. 

 

Jose won't be too long for this game if he can't stop getting into deep counts.

That's OK. Meyer will blow them away when he comes in.

Berrios has a very funky change-up. 83mph, and it fades right quite a bit. He's going to get some very sneaky strike 3's with that...

Santana is a savage

Berrios looks very nervous. I admire his attempt to control his adrenaline. 

nice K, time for the GIDP now

The pace of this game is excruciating.

 

Good lord how many times could that ball have been bobbled?

Suzuki is about a half inning behind on his making a trip to the mound.  Need to calm Berrios down a bit.

Buxton would've caught that

Not much you can do on a golf shot like that double to left center but tip your cap to the cat swinging the three iron and hope that next time Buxton is out there in center instead to reel it in.

Edited April 28, 201610 yr by LaBombo

Berrios has to be thinking

 

Damn... They don't foul off this stuff in the minors. 

 

Este es más fácil en las menores

 

Berrios has to be thinking

 

Damn... They don't foul off this stuff in the minors. 

 

Yup.    It wouldn't surprise me if about 90-95% of what he (or any other rookie pitcher) is thinking so far in this game starts with the word 'damn'.

Edited April 28, 201610 yr by LaBombo

Buxton would've caught that

Can't blame Santana for not being as fast as Buxton. Who is?

Someone needs to tell the kid Twins pitchers don't get 3 k's in an inning

JO's competitve streak stands out at this point. Once he settles down, I see good things to follow with the stuff he has.

Missed bats. Looks good from this side, for a change.

That strikeout of Napoi... That was Jose Berrios. He's going to whiff a lot of batters. 

freaking seriously?  bunt?

 

Yup.    It wouldn't surprise me if about 90-95% of what he (or any other rookie pitcher) is thinking so far in this game starts with the word 'damn'.

 

That or "Uff Da"

Very insightful interview, marn.

 

Can't blame Santana for not being as fast as Buxton. Who is?

 

I blame my parents for my not being that fast.