GAME THREAD: Twins vs Mariners, 4/11/22, 6:40pm CT

[LVTwinsfan]

  On 4/11/2022 at 11:55 PM, wsnydes said:

That's not much of an endorsement, but fair enough.  And I'm sure he'll get plenty of opportunity here.  His history doesn't suggest that he'll be much behind the plate.

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He probably won’t be heckled by his own fans as much here,I expect he’ll be better

[Puckett34]

Well done Polanco

[Mill1634]

POLO!

[ashbury]

  On 4/11/2022 at 11:54 PM, RickOShea said:

Is it me, or do the umpires look a year older this year?

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[wsnydes]

  On 4/11/2022 at 11:57 PM, LVTwinsfan said:

He probably won’t be heckled by his own fans as much here,I expect he’ll be better

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Definitely agree on the heckling part.  Not so sure about the other part, but I hope you are correct because he'll probably see his fair share of time back there.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Danny says the Mariners are a pretty good offensive club.

They're 22nd in runs scored this year, after being 22nd last year as well.

[ashbury]

A run scored without benefit of a HR.  Checking the archives to see whether this has ever been done before....

[RickOShea]

  On 4/11/2022 at 11:57 PM, Cap'n Piranha said:

Yeah, but the other one is a mess.

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Yeah, I suffer from Sano syndrome.  I told Sano he should invest in Lasik.  He said he would have hi investment guy look into it.

[ashbury]

  On 4/12/2022 at 12:00 AM, Cap'n Piranha said:

Danny says the Mariners are a pretty good offensive club.

They're 22nd in runs scored this year, after being 22nd last year as well.

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Sensing a trend here.

[LVTwinsfan]

  On 4/11/2022 at 11:59 PM, wsnydes said:

Definitely agree on the heckling part.  Not so sure about the other part, but I hope you are correct because he'll probably see his fair share of time back there.

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The backstop being so close here won’t hurt him either

[RickOShea]

A push bunt to the left side, easily scores a run.  I guess Kepler's skill set is lacking.

[wsnydes]

  On 4/12/2022 at 12:02 AM, LVTwinsfan said:

The backstop being so close here won’t hurt him either

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Nope, neither will the stone surface.

[Mill1634]

  On 4/11/2022 at 8:04 PM, Mill1634 said:

Kepler, coming off a homer yesterday, stays in right field. I have the o/u for "groundballs into the shift" set at 1.5. 

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Congrats to everyone who had the over. It's a virtual lock now. 

[Nine of twelve]

  On 4/12/2022 at 12:01 AM, ashbury said:

Sensing a trend here.

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It's just continuing the trend that has been in place for 23 seasons now

[LVTwinsfan]

  On 4/12/2022 at 12:03 AM, wsnydes said:

Nope, neither will the stone surface.

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Seen  a few guys out at home trying to score on a past ball at Target Field, and some just stay at third

[Mill1634]

Jake Cave approves of that dive

[Nine of twelve]

To anyone who has a birthday today I extend my sincere best wishes for a happy day.

[Puckett34]

  On 4/12/2022 at 12:06 AM, Mill1634 said:

Jake Cave approves of that dive

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Nah man, Kirilloff actually caught it.

[Nine of twelve]

  On 4/11/2022 at 8:04 PM, Mill1634 said:

 

 

Pick to Click: Miguel Sano gets on the home run board with a 2 run shot in the 2nd innings

 

 

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Still on track!

[LVTwinsfan]

  On 4/12/2022 at 12:00 AM, Cap'n Piranha said:

Danny says the Mariners are a pretty good offensive club.

They're 22nd in runs scored this year, after being 22nd last year as well.

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Danny’s wrong, pitching is their strength 

[cHawk]

  On 4/11/2022 at 11:46 PM, LVTwinsfan said:

He’s got a good arm

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True but he has passed balls galore.

[RickOShea]

MLB should adopt the 'guest DH'.  Each game a team chooses a non-rostered player to be the DH.  It cold be entertaining.

Like billy Crystal for the Yankees, Biden for the Nationals, etc.

[LVTwinsfan]

  On 4/12/2022 at 12:10 AM, alex ψ said:

True but he has passed balls galore.

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Yesterday the guy who couldn’t catch was Sano, had two chances to pick off a runner on good throws from Sanchez. I say we give him a chance.

[PseudoSABR]

  On 4/12/2022 at 12:11 AM, RickOShea said:

MLB should adopt the 'guest DH'.  Each game a team chooses a non-rostered player to be the DH.  It cold be entertaining.

Like billy Crystal for the Yankees, Biden for the Nationals, etc.

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[LVTwinsfan]

  On 4/12/2022 at 12:14 AM, PseudoSABR said:

 

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Baseball is baseball, anyone who is bored by it should probably do something else 

[Nine of twelve]

  On 4/12/2022 at 12:11 AM, RickOShea said:

MLB should adopt the 'guest DH'.  Each game a team chooses a non-rostered player to be the DH.  It cold be entertaining.

Like billy Crystal for the Yankees, Biden for the Nationals, etc.

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Bill Veeck was 70 years ahead of you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gaedel

[RickOShea]

If you could train an orangutan to throw strikes, I wonder what their velocity would be, considering their arm strength and length.

[RpR]

If only Arraez had the baserunning ability of Carew and Tovar, I had no love for him but he is doing very well this year.

[RickOShea]

  On 4/12/2022 at 12:17 AM, Nine of twelve said:

Bill Veeck was 70 years ahead of you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gaedel

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I got the last laugh though.  He's dead.

 

[cHawk]

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