April 1, 201313 yr You can view the page at http://twinsdaily.com/content.php?r=1505-Series-Preview-Tigers-Twins-4-1-4-4
April 1, 201313 yr Author Opening Lineups: Twins:Aaron Hicks CFJoe Mauer CJosh Willingham LFJustin Morneau 1BRyan Doumit DHTrevor Plouffe 3BChris Parmelee RFBrian Dozier 2BPedro Florimon SS(Vance Worley P) Tigers:Austin Jackson CFTorii Hunter RFMiguel Cabrera 3BPrince Fielder 1BVictor Martinez DHAndy Dirks LFJhonny Peralta SSAlex Avila COmar Infante 2B(Justin Verlander P)
April 1, 201313 yr Good job on the line-up to Gardy. The top 7 should be comparable to any team in the league. Hopefully this team will at least score some runs and play decent defense.
April 1, 201313 yr Author Yeah, not a lot of complaints about that lineup. I don't like Florimon starting but ah, whatever. Gardy wasn't exactly given a plethora of options to run out at short...
April 1, 201313 yr It'll be a problem that takes care of itself when Florimon proves to be the best defensive shortstop of all time.
April 1, 201313 yr Author It'll be a problem that takes care of itself when Florimon proves to be the best defensive shortstop of all time. I heard he's going to take the field performing double back-flips just to how Ozzie how it's done.
April 1, 201313 yr Hell yes about the lineup. This is *exactly* how I would construct it. That is the first time I have ever said that on opening day at least in the Mauer era.
April 1, 201313 yr Author Hell yes about the lineup. This is *exactly* how I would construct it. That is the first time I have ever said that on opening day at least in the Mauer era. Usually, I'm happy when I merely dislike Gardy's lineups. To be neutral on a lineup is a huge win for me. To see a lineup that's just about ideal, well... That doesn't happen very often.
April 1, 201313 yr I'm glad Dozier isn't batting 2nd. He was apparently pressing last year and doesn't need added the pressure of filling a spot in the batting order that is above his capability. Batting Mauer at #2 makes a lot more sense than Dozier at #2 and Parmelee at #8. Edited April 1, 201313 yr by chuchadoro
April 1, 201313 yr Nice lineup. The pitching matchups otoh, not so thrilling.....good luck to the team, and have fun everyone that gets to go.
April 1, 201313 yr Delmon Young!! Hehehehe, just seeing that name gives me hope the Tigers might choke (I know he isn't with them anymore, but any team willing to take him on isn't the brightest)
April 1, 201313 yr Sorry - can't figure it out, so help me. I see the stat line on everyone, above, and I get that it is GP, AB, R, H, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, (mystery stat), BB, SO, SB, AVG, OBP, SLG, OPS, WAR. So what's the mystery number?
April 1, 201313 yr Stay warm out there today, kids. High of 37 with a windchill pushing it lower. Eek.
April 1, 201313 yr Author Sorry, I forgot to grab the top row of cells. [TABLE=class: tablehead, width: 922][TR=class: colhead, bgcolor: transparent]NAME[TD=class: textright, align: right]GP[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]AB[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]R[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]H[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]2B[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]3B[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]HR[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]RBI[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]TB[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]BB[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]SO[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]SB[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]BA[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]OBP[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]SLG[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]OPS[/TD][TD=class: textright, align: right]OWAR[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]
April 1, 201313 yr Brock, I'm assuming these series previews will be a recurring theme. Since I prefer not to ever leave TD, could you add game times and broadcast info with the pitching matchups?
April 1, 201313 yr Author Brock, I'm assuming these series previews will be a recurring theme. Since I prefer not to ever leave TD, could you add game times and broadcast info with the pitching matchups? Will do. I had to piece this one together in a rush, as I forgot to do it over the weekend. I'll be sure to add those elements to future updates.
April 1, 201313 yr Good job on the line-up to Gardy. The top 7 should be comparable to any team in the league. Hopefully this team will at least score some runs and play decent defense. Did you glance at who the Twins are playing today? OK, Detroit is only better from 1-6, not 7.
April 1, 201313 yr Delmon Young!! Hehehehe, just seeing that name gives me hope the Tigers might choke (I know he isn't with them anymore, but any team willing to take him on isn't the brightest) When you're at least willing to spend money to win championships, a dumb move or two won't kill you. And even in Delmon's case, the dumb move of acquiring him paid off in the playoffs, Young improbably has the record for the most Tiger post-season HRs.
April 1, 201313 yr Did you glance at who the Twins are playing today? OK, Detroit is only better from 1-6, not 7. Come on, I'd certainly take Mauer over Torii and I'd call Dirks/Plouffe a coin flip (neither is established, but have flashed skills). That'd still be...1 - Tigers2 - Twins3 - Tigers4 - Tigers5 - Tigers6 - Flip it7 - Twins [sad face]
April 1, 201313 yr It seems like this offseason lasted forever and I am glad that we are now getting back to actual baseball. Go Twins!
April 1, 201313 yr Author Come on, I'd certainly take Mauer over Torii and I'd call Dirks/Plouffe a coin flip (neither is established, but have flashed skills). That'd still be...1 - Tigers2 - Twins3 - Tigers4 - Tigers5 - Tigers6 - Flip it7 - Twins [sad face] Mauer is definitely better than Torii but as you listed there, it gets pretty ugly after that point... Still, I'm slightly bullish on the Twins lineup this season. I think they'll be somewhere around middle-of-the-road with the ability to narrowly make the top five if things go right, narrowly miss the top ten if things go horribly wrong (again).
April 1, 201313 yr yay baseball!!!! Worley vs. Verlander.... why is it I have a feeling it's going to be a long season in the pitching department.
April 1, 201313 yr Author Will this be the Game thread? Yep. The first game of every series will have its game thread in the "series preview". I don't see the point in creating a second thread for what is essentially conversation about the first game of the series.
April 1, 201313 yr During the team intros, the Tigers got "Jessica" by the Allman Brothers. Awesome. The Twins got something unlistenable. C'mon! (had to find something to whine about.)
April 1, 201313 yr Author Looking at the fans in the stands, I'm quite happy that I didn't try to pick up tickets for today's game.
April 1, 201313 yr 2013 Predictions: Exceeding expectations: Dozier Expectation flopper: Burton 74-88 4th in central Twins win today 5-4. Go Twins!
April 1, 201313 yr Yep. The first game of every series will have its game thread in the "series preview". I don't see the point in creating a second thread for what is essentially conversation about the first game of the series.That sounds logical, but I was pretty confused.
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