April 12, 201313 yr You can view the page at http://twinsdaily.com/content.php?r=1553-Series-Preview-Twins-vs-Mets-4-12
April 12, 201313 yr Author Lineups: Twins:Aaron Hicks CFJoe Mauer CJosh Willingham LFJustin Morneau 1BRyan Doumit DHTrevor Plouffe 3BWilkin Ramirez RFBrian Dozier 2BPedro Florimon SS(Vance Worley P) Mets:Jordany Valdespin CFDaniel Murphy 2BDavid Wright 3BIke Davis 1BJohn Buck CLucas Duda DHMarlon Byrd RFMike Baxter LFRuben Tejada SS(Jonathon Niese P)
April 12, 201313 yr I see the Twins face two more very good starters in this series. Twins had better start hitting or this could be another terrible April.
April 12, 201313 yr If Deduno is 10 days behind Scott Baker in his rehab, that makes him pretty useless. If he's 10 days behind Diamond, that makes him intriguing but his usefulness is TBD. Going forward, we should rename our former pitcher Scott Banker due to the salary collected the last few years without actually pitching.
April 12, 201313 yr Baseball is meant to be outside. This is the downside risk to that move. Bummer for now, but totally worth it most of the time. We need games, so we can find something new to talk about....
April 12, 201313 yr Author If Deduno is 10 days behind Scott Baker in his rehab, that makes him pretty useless. If he's 10 days behind Diamond, that makes him intriguing but his usefulness is TBD. Going forward, we should rename our former pitcher Scott Banker due to the salary collected the last few years without actually pitching. Heh, whoops. Fixed.
April 12, 201313 yr Help me remember why no retractable roof was built -- money (by who, taxpayers/owners), aesthetics, engineering/space -- what? I never understood this. Minneapolis is the only major city where you can count on a white Christmas (like 75% of the time), no other major city is above 50%, even Denver is 50%.
April 12, 201313 yr 3 years and not a single snow-out. Not one today either. Not one tomorrow. The snow hasn't been a problem. You don't pay $200m to fix non-existent problems.
April 12, 201313 yr Author Help me remember why no retractable roof was built Go watch a few games in Miller Park and then get back to me about that retractable roof. Retractable roof stadiums ruin the outdoor feel of the game. Minnesota does just fine without it, just like Chicago and Boston do just fine without it.
April 12, 201313 yr Go watch a few games in Miller Park and then get back to me about that retractable roof. Retractable roof stadiums ruin the outdoor feel of the game. Minnesota does just fine without it, just like Chicago and Boston do just fine without it. I've never been there (though I suppose I will at some point), but looking at it on TV kind of reminds me of the middle of the Mall of America. If you could open that roof, you still wouldn't be outside...
April 12, 201313 yr I've got no problems with Target Field whatsoever. I've been there once to experience it's majesty. I was at the Metrodome on several occasions. I can live with indoor baseball. Target Field, however, is an "experience". Weather is going to happen, we either live through it or postpone. I'm okay with either, we'll still play 162 and 81 of them will be in a gorgeous ballpark.
April 12, 201313 yr Author I've never been there (though I suppose I will at some point), but looking at it on TV kind of reminds me of the middle of the Mall of America. If you could open that roof, you still wouldn't be outside... Yeah, that's pretty much Miller Park. To witness the park in its full glory, you really need a field level seat at a day game in August, where you spend most of the game wondering if you're going to succumb to heat stroke.
April 12, 201313 yr Help me remember why no retractable roof was built -- money (by who, taxpayers/owners), aesthetics, engineering/space -- what? I never understood this. Minneapolis is the only major city where you can count on a white Christmas (like 75% of the time), no other major city is above 50%, even Denver is 50%. Roofs are great if you like playing in mausoleums like Milwaukee. I'll go with a combination of $$$ and aesthetics.
April 12, 201313 yr Wilken Ramirez gets the start tonight in RF. I know it's just me, but if you're going to rest someone on the lefty-lefty matchup tonight, I'd vote to keep your hottest hitter on the field, Parmelee, starting at First (.412 in his last 7 games), who has hit .333 versus lefties so far in 2013, and give Morneau the break- he's 0 for 8 against lefties and batting just over .200 over the last 7 days.
April 12, 201313 yr Help me remember why no retractable roof was built -- money (by who, taxpayers/owners), aesthetics, engineering/space -- what? I never understood this. Minneapolis is the only major city where you can count on a white Christmas (like 75% of the time), no other major city is above 50%, even Denver is 50%. ---I vaguely remember hearing something at the time about it having to do with the site - the dimensions of the site were such it could either not support a retractable roof at all, or it would have been unbelievably expensive. So if they wanted a retractable rood, they needed to pick a different site. No idea if there was actually anything to that, or if that was just posturing by people in support of that site and against paying for a retractable roof. I grew tired of the twists and turns of the stadium thing at some point, and I tuned out with a "call me when something is finalized" approach to it, so I may not be remembering this right.
April 12, 201313 yr Roofs are great if you like playing in mausoleums like Milwaukee. I'll go with a combination of $$$ and aesthetics. I enjoyed disliking Miller Park, it fit in with my general opinion of the city itself.
April 12, 201313 yr I enjoyed disliking Miller Park, it fit in with my general opinion of the city itself. LOL... Myself... I disliked enjoying Royals Stadium. That City is a dive and it doesn't deserve fountains and the best tasting barbecue in the country. As for Milwaukee... I like the city itself a lot. Plenty of Waterfront... Interesting Sites and you are pleasantly surprised by beer that comes out of the shower heads and lawn sprinklers. The main problem with Milwaukee is the cheese heads. It's weird and I don't know why but Wisconsin seems to have a lot of Packer and Badger fans.
April 13, 201313 yr A Twins starter spots the opposition a few runs before most fans have settled into their seats. We only saw that, what, 125 times last year?
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