There is no stream today, sadly. No radio that I could find. Nothing, except gameday. Why post a game thread then? Because it's Correa's first game as a Twin. Ryan is pitching. And the lineup looks suspiciously like it could be an opening day lineup with a possible tweak here or there. (I'm sure there will be a few iterations of this before it's actually opening day.) It's a pity that we can't watch or listen, truly. And yes, it's an indictment on MLB for not just opening up ALL of spring training games for everyone everywhere. And the weather in Fort Myers today looks perfect, according to my weather app ... sunny, low humidity, breezy, 80 degrees. Oh, and on top of that? It's Minnesota Day at Hammond Field. Sigh. And I'll be at work this afternoon. Up north where it's also sunny, but cold. Anyway ... if anyone is following ... feel free to comment ...

Yeah, it's not a 'real' game thread ... as I said, this is an indictment on MLB, because, it is. It's more than a shame.

Lineups:

RED SOX

Hernández, CF
Devers, 3B
Bogaerts, SS
Martinez, DH
Vedugo, LF
Dalbec, 1B
Vázquez, C
Bradley, RF
Araúz, 2B

Whitlock, P

TWINS

Buxton, CF
Polanco, 2B
Correa, SS
Kepler, RF
Sano, 1B
Kirilloff, LF
Sanchéz, DH
Urshela, 3B
Jeffers, C

Ryan, P

MLB.TV lists the game for both TV and radio. Am I missing something?

1 minute ago, PDX Twin said:

MLB.TV lists the game for both TV and radio. Am I missing something?

Really? When I looked at the Twins website, it listed nada ... well then ... 

6 minutes ago, PDX Twin said:

MLB.TV lists the game for both TV and radio. Am I missing something?

It is not on Balley Sports North?

50 minutes ago, KirbyHawk75 said:

It is not on Balley Sports North?

I think we’re all looking at different schedules. I don’t think originally it was scheduled to be televised, but I think the powers that be may have changed their minds

Okay ... well ... I'm able to stream the radio broadcast ... but I can't stream the television broadcast ... but is it showing on BSNO? I'm out of market so can't get that ... and we're starting!

Love the Ryan haircut! No more Medusa!

Just now, Squirrel said:

Okay ... well ... I'm able to stream the radio broadcast ... but I can't stream the television broadcast ... but is it showing on BSNO? I'm out of market so can't get that ... and we're starting!

I'm getting the video stream just fine on MLB.TV.

1 minute ago, PDX Twin said:

I'm getting the video stream just fine on MLB.TV.

It doesn't come up for me ... did you pay for it? I don't have an MLB.tv subscription

Is this a possibility for the Opening Day lineup? I guess we will see. Robbie Ray's a lefty, so this might be it.

Other than the starting pitcher, looks suspiciously like an Opening Day lineup....

Just now, MMMordabito said:

Is this a possibility for the Opening Day lineup? I guess we will see. Robbie Ray's a lefty, so this might be it.

Ninja'd!

 

1 hour ago, Squirrel said:

And the lineup looks suspiciously like it could be an opening day lineup

 

Just now, ashbury said:

Ninja'd!

 

I ninja'd you both in my opening ... 

Does anyone know if there have been past instances where the Nos. 1 and 2 picks in a given draft ended up as teammates? 

27 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

It doesn't come up for me ... did you pay for it? I don't have an MLB.tv subscription

Yes. I do pay.

3 minutes ago, PDX Twin said:

Yes. I do pay.

Okay ... that's why ... they 'free streamed' a couple of ST games ... not this one ... but the audio is streaming so that's good, especially at work

Blyleven spent the last half-inning on the air with the radio guys. Apparently Gladden is rubbing off on him, since Bert just said that Ryan has a good secondary and "thirdary" pitch. 

31 minutes ago, IndianaTwin said:

Does anyone know if there have been past instances where the Nos. 1 and 2 picks in a given draft ended up as teammates? 

Yes. 

Just now, USAFChief said:

Yes. 

I should have been smarter than to toss out that softball.

"Yes," that somebody knows, or "yes," that it's happened? 

Just now, IndianaTwin said:

 

"Yes," that somebody knows, or "yes," that it's happened? 

Yes.

Nice outing by Ryan: 3 innings, 10 batters, 5 strikeouts

Sano, infield single, shizzzzam!

Ryan looked good but was missing badly with whatever off-speed pitch he uses against leftys. Probably the change. Otherwise he looked good, really works the edges. The guy gets a lot of called third strikes.

1 hour ago, PDX Twin said:

Love the Ryan haircut! No more Medusa!

IDK if I had that mane,I would let it flow, baby!

7 minutes ago, wabene said:

IDK if I had that mane,I would let it flow, baby!

He's gone from the mane man to the main man in the rotation.

Morneau keeps saying Ryan wasn't as sharp as his first outing. I disagree. Last time out he was facing an inferior lineup, gave up lots of hard contact in the first inning and needed Buxton to snatch a homer for him. This time he was sharp except for that off-speed pitch against leftys.

Mr. Fisher might be fishing in a different pond soon...

Does Gladden have the hiccups??

2 RBI sac fly....

Need a little more chalant from Fisher.