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Lineups:

 

Twins:

Brian Dozier 2B

Joe Mauer C

Josh Willingham LF

Justin Morneau 1B

Chris Parmelee RF

Trevor Plouffe 3B

Oswaldo Arcia DH

Aaron Hicks CF

Pedro Florimon SS

(Vance Worley P)

 

Rangers:

Ian Kinsler 2B

Elvis Andrus SS

Lance Berkman DH

Adrian Beltre 3B

A.J. Pierzynski C

Nelson Cruz RF

David Murphy LF

Mitch Moreland 1B

Leonys Martin CF

(Nick Tepesch P)

This looks to be a tough series based on the ERA of the SP. They all have an ERA less than 3.25.

Well by the time May rolls around , we will know wheter we are contenders or pretenders...

Sadly me thinks the later will prevale

 

 

go Twins

Don't have to face Darvish. Off to a good start already!

It bothers me that the Twins are giving away cowboy hats when the Rangers are in town

Don't have to face Darvish. Off to a good start already!

 

Dude needs to change his last name to Dervish and his first name to Whirling.

 

I mean, who wouldn't want that name? It's already pretty close... Yu Darvish, Wi Dervish. Pretty close but one is a hell of a lot cooler.

From fangraphs today, I present: The Coolest Baseball Gif of All Time:

 

http://cdn.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DarvishGIF.gif

Edited April 25, 201313 yr by Willihammer

This looks to be a tough series based on the ERA of the SP. They all have an ERA less than 3.25.

 

Yeah, and that's not even considering how effective the Rangers are at hitting the absolute snot out of the ball.

Maybe the weather will allow a respite until the Rangers cool down?

From fangraphs today, I present: The Coolest Baseball Gif of All Time:

 

He's tipping his pitches. If I noticed a couple of pixels out of place, I'm sure the batters can too.

So, three batters up, three down. Avoided the first inning pitching jitters.

Someone from Central Michigan goes #1 in the NFL draft. Big Ten recruiters dropping the ball?

So, three batters up, three down. Avoided the first inning pitching jitters.

 

Somewhere in a Rangers chat room... Someone posted the exact same thing.

Someone from Central Michigan goes #1 in the NFL draft. Big Ten recruiters dropping the ball?

 

Well, CMU did go 7-6 this season, so I guess their big guy up front was doing something right.

I hope TF attendance isn't in a slump like TD attendance. Folks are missing out on the new game avatar, courtesy of Willihammer.

Another Tackle taken in the #2 spot.

 

Son I'd like you to play Tackle for our offense.

 

Offense? Tackle? Do we fumble a lot?

Nick Tepesch's mlb.com picture:

 

http://i.imgur.com/3NyyK2M.png

Nick Tepesch's mlb.com picture:

 

http://i.imgur.com/3NyyK2M.png

 

Mom ain't putting that on the refrigerator.

Nick Tepesch's mlb.com picture:

 

Gah. No one use that for an avatar, please.

Nicely done Parm

Another Tackle taken in the #2 spot.

Son I'd like you to play Tackle for our offense.

Offense? Tackle? Do we fumble a lot?

 

Not a sexy draft so far, but sometimes that's where you build a championship.

Guess the strategy, again, is not to pitch to the bottom of the strike zone.... (shakes head)

Them damn second inning jitters.

Nicely done Parm

 

Isn't Cruz the guy who sorta cost his team a World Series win a couple of years ago?

Not a sexy draft so far, but sometimes that's where you build a championship.

 

If I was an NFL GM... Offensive and Defensive Line would be focus #1... A QB with time can look like Pro Bowler.

That was Doziers Fault... He hesitated... He should have been there.

If I was an NFL GM... Offensive and Defensive Line would be focus #1... A QB with time can look like Pro Bowler.

 

*cough* Kurt Warner *cough*

Six fouls and counting. Where's the out pitch?

51 pitches in two innings. I'm starting to believe that Worley won't throw a complete game today.