Game Thread: Twins @ Rays 4/21 @ 5:10 PM CT

[Vanimal46]

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ANNND Welcome! To Minnesota Twins Whine Line: News at 6 Edition! I am your host and lead anchor for the next 2 days, Vanimal. We also have our trusty companion, Chief Meteorologist Intern! We have ourselves a BARN BURNER match up this weekend against Tampa near a Bay! Before we get into the HARD HITTING news stories of the day, let's talk lineups and weather....

 

Intern, err, I mean Chief Meteorologist Intern, take it away!

 

Van... They're playing in a dome today. Who cares about the weather?

GOOD POINT! That's why you're the chief meteorologist today... 
 

Minnesota Twins (8-6):

 

 

 

P - Kyle Gibson (R ) - 77 overall in MLB the Show! 

 

Tampa near a Bay Rays (6-13):

 

 

P - Blake Snell (L) - He's won his last 2 starts... With 12 IP 19 K's and 2 ER

 

 

 

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[sampleSizeOfOne]

Now i wanna learn to play a conch...

[bluechipper]

I am not a fan of having to face the opponent's top starters in every series so far.

[Vanimal46]

[Vanimal46]

Grossman at cleanup. Oh boy!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Grossman at cleanup. Oh boy!

What does that portend?

 

A messy game?

[Blake]

 

Grossman at cleanup. Oh boy!

 

[Nine of twelve]

In fairness, in light of recent events, people in Florida probably cringe when a news story starts with "A Minnesota woman...".

[sampleSizeOfOne]

And lineup-ness:

 

1. Brian Dozier ( R) 2B

2. Joe Mauer (L) 1B

3. Miguel Sano ( R) 3B

4. Robbie Grossman (S) DH

5. Eddie Rosario (L) LF

6. Mitch Garver ( R) C

7. Ehire Adrianza (S) SS

8. Max Kepler (L) RF

9. Ryan LaMarre ( R) CF

 

1. Denard Span (L) LF

2. C.J. Cron ( R) DH

3. Carlos Gomez (R ) RF

4. Brad Miller (L) 1B

5. Daniel Robertson ( R) 3B

6. Joey Wendle (L) 2B

7. Wilson Ramos ( R) C

8. Mallex Smith (L) CF

9. Adeiny Hechavarria ( R) SS

 

Which team is which is left as an exercise to the reader.

 

Wouldn't want to spoil everything...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I am not a fan of having to face the opponent's top starters in every series so far.

I am.

 

Bring it on!

[Platoon]

I just cannot understand the Grossman inn the cleanup spot? I know metrics has changed how lineups are constructed, but seriously I never believed drawing a walk was one of the new criteria for the 4 hole?

[Danchat]

Grossman as the cleanup hitter is pretty bad, but still not as bad as when Gimenez was the cleanup hitter that one time.

[rghrbek]

 

I just cannot understand the Grossman inn the cleanup spot? I know metrics has changed how lineups are constructed, but seriously I never believed drawing a walk was one of the new criteria for the 4 hole?

Or striking out looking...

[Nine of twelve]

Interesting, a pitcher wearing number 4. That's a rarity.

[Nine of twelve]

Didn't notice this last night -- the CF camera at the Trop is directly on line. Usually it's offset so the pitcher is to one side of the shot from the batter. I like this better because it's easier to see whether a pitch is over the plate.

[Danchat]

Hey, there we go! Good to finally get a run early in a game.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

A lead.

 

I could get used to that...

[ewen21]

Grossman batting cleanup!!!!     

[h2oface]

Grossman batting cleanup? Is that an impeachable offense? Obstruction of sanity?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Grossman batting cleanup!!!!

Careful with the headbanging, which should be reserved for really rocking music only.

 

Do you hear such a beat?

[Nine of twelve]

Error by Dick. He referred to Span as Gibson's former teammate. Span was traded after the 2012 season. Gibson didn't play with the Twins until 2013.

[ewen21]

Menards Pan

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Error by Dick. He referred to Span as Gibson's former teammate. Span was traded after the 2012 season. Gibson didn't play with the Twins until 2013.

Spring training count?

[ewen21]

 

Careful with the headbanging, which should be reserved for really rocking music only.

Do you hear such a beat?

I do now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-7FUkmZcoc

[John Kelsey]

Grossman cleanup and Kepler 8th.

 

Reigning AL manager of the year, folks. 

[Nine of twelve]

Spring training count?

Well, that means a player has about 60 teammates each year. I'm just going by when games actually count.

[jkcarew]

Error by Dick. He referred to Span as Gibson's former teammate. Span was traded after the 2012 season. Gibson didn't play with the Twins until 2013.

They were teammates for 10 games in Rochester in 2011. I’m sure that’s what Dick was referring to.

[Nine of twelve]

They were teammates for 10 games in Rochester in 2011. I’m sure that’s what Dick was referring to.

Oh, OK. I'm sure Dick knows each player's history inside-out.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I do now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-7FUkmZcoc

This is acceptable.

 

Carry on...

 

 

 

_{^{my wayward son.}}

[John Kelsey]

Looks like Good Kyle today.