Game Thread: Twins @ White Sox, 4/7@7:10pm CT

Whee!  Twins Win!  (now, back to Byron Buxton....)

That a boy Kintzler!

Winnah winnah chicken dinnah!

I'll take a like it scoop of kintzler and a love it of the 4-0, please.

How are you gonna swing first pitch there? Rook move

 

I blame MNTSchmitt for the earlier jinx!

As did and do I!!!!!

Strateregery: setting it up for the rookie.

Well that was a little more familiar at the end, Twins stressing me out. If i had any hair left to pull I would have been. I'm bald already though from watching 2 decades of Twins games...

All's good, we hang on!

 

As did and do I!!!!!

Hey now..we pulled it off and a I removed the jinx.

Whew that was fun! 30 year anniversary of first WS win and starting 4-0 just like those legends. I really hope Buxton gets better at the plate...

Hey now..we pulled it off and a I removed the jinx.

The idea is to be very careful next time and not set a jinx in motion that you need to remove.

 

I blame MNTSchmitt for the earlier jinx!

Bert said it first...blame him lol

Why is Marney interviewing that homeless man?

Well everyone, it was fun. Haven't had this much fun and excitement to start the season off in awhile. Hope to keep enjoying it with you all like this more often. Twins Win!

I think it is time for the Twins to take off the SP label from Duffey. We need him in the bullpen. I think he will do well there.

Good threading tonight, everyone!

Bat him 9th, keep his D in the lineup.

Sorry- I'm 30 years old and that made me LOL.

 

Inspired by the 3 game opening series sweep of the Kansas City Royals, my plan was to kick this thing off with a history of sweeping. My initial google search led me to a Washington Post article, “Roots is a sweeping history,” and that was not the direction I planned on heading. I continued to search but it became obvious that no one knows when sweeping started. There is a mention of the act of sweeping in the bible so I assume it has been around awhile. I decided to give up trying to sound like I knew something about such things. I rarely use a broom… I’m not even sure how you plug them in… and I’m a Twins Fan so it’s not like I’m getting a lot of sweeping experience that way either.

Here are some things to think about:

 

1. Chicago – The Windy City is a weird place. Just cruise by the art and it doesn’t take long to come to that conclusion. Chicagoans are basically down to earth people but when they make a concentrated effort to be snobby… they choose to be snobby about… of all things… Hot Dogs. They like their sandwiches wet which is odd because Clark Griswold is from Chicago and he clearly didn’t like his sandwich wet at all. Every Friday night they hold turtle races at Big Joe's. This is not a race between Greg Luzinski and Ron Kittle… they race actual turtles; the races begin at 9:30 on Friday nights and they end on the following Thursdays at 6PM. Chicago has LED faces that spit water, a 100 pound steel bean that distorts your reflection, buildings that are shaped like corn cobs, 16 inch softballs and Oprah Winfrey. Chicago also has 37 bridges that separate to allow cars to fall into the river and that river turns green once a year probably from all the anti-freeze leaking out of the cars that fall into the river because of those unpredictable bridges.

2. Our Twins – Life is good right now in Twins Territory. Three games and three wins and we have nothing to complain about. Not that we won’t try to complain anyway. Byron Buxton looks like September was a long time ago, Joe Mauer looks like 2009 was a long time ago, Brian Dozier hasn’t homered yet but Sano has and Jason Castro has pitch framed his pitching staff to 5 runs in 27 innings for an ERA under 2. I see no reason the Twins won’t keep winning as long as the White Sox walk 16 batters over 3 games like the Royals did.

3. The White Sox – It was a partial fire sale for the Sox this off season. Rumors were frequent that everyone was going away. Sale, Eaton, Quintana, Frazier, Abreu were on the trading block but like typical White Sox… they just couldn’t complete the plan. They may have moved Quintana but the asking price became too high after what they received for Eaton. They just ain’t going to trade their players for any ole’ hot dog. They want a special Hot Dog and they want mustard, onions, relish, tomatoes, peppers and celery salt thrown into the deal. What a bunch of snobs they are!!!

4. Today’s Joe M Conversation

Mauer: Hey Joe, what are you doing.

Maddon: I’m watching this giraffe here on my phone. Her name is April and she is going to give birth any moment.

McCarthy: She still hasn’t given birth yet. Jeez… Let that thing drop already.

Mauer: That’ll be a long drop… they should put down some pillows or something.

McCarthy: I was watching last month and I got tired of waiting.

Maddon: Last month?

McCarthy: Yeah it’s been streaming for about a month now… Still Waiting I guess.

Mauer: People have been watching this… all that time?

McCarthy: Yeah

Maddon: The same people who think baseball is too long?

McCarthy: Yeah… The Same People.

5. Privacy – My wife told me that she didn’t want me posting her private details publicly anymore. Not on Twins Daily, Facebook, Twitter or anything like that… She said that it wasn’t anyone else’s business. I love her and respect her so I told her that I wouldn’t, although I suspect that her hemorrhoids are making her a little cranky.
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Lineups:

TWINS
Brian Dozier 2B
Robbie Grossman DH
Byron Buxton CF
Miguel Sano 1B
Jorge Polanco SS
Max Kepler RF
Eduardo Escobar 3B
Chris Gimenez C
Eddie Rosario LF

Phil Hughes, P

WHITE SOX
Tyler Saladino 2B
Tim Anderson SS
Melky Cabrera LF
Jose Abreu 1B
Todd Frazier 3B
Cody Asche DH
Avisail Garcia RF
Geovany Soto C
Leury Garcia CF

Derek Holland, P

Game-time forecast: 45 deg F, a few clouds here and there, very low chance of rain, winds at 5mph from the east ... which means from across the lake ... brrrrrr.

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I would nominate this for the best game thread setup of all time.

 

Whew that was fun! 30 year anniversary of first WS win and starting 4-0 just like those legends. I really hope Buxton gets better at the plate...

Allen: Yo, Kintz

Kintzler: Yes?

Allen: Seen Bull Durham?

Kintzler: Yessir! Many times!

Allen: Remember what Crash said to Nuke?

Kintzler: ???

Allen: Strikeouts are fascist!

Edited April 8, 2017 by Blake

 

So do we like the matte finish on the Sox helmets or not? I can't decide.

They are somewhere between dislike and hate.  I dislike most matte helmets.  I hate the White Sox.  Most of you can do the rest of the math - that was demonstrated a couple of days ago.

 

They are somewhere between dislike and hate.  I dislike most matte helmets.  I hate the White Sox.  Most of you can do the rest of the math - that was demonstrated a couple of days ago.

You're saying the matte helmets might look okay on another team?

Oh yeah, the Twins are in first place by half a game.

 

What a weird turn of events this is.

 

I'd have given odds the Twins wouldn't be 4 and 0 to start the season.

Ahem.

My apologies my good dinger.

It's been a few tough days for Buck offensively, but i don't want this org to give up on him and send him down. I do believe he will get it together.

As do I, Bark. I'm not ready to give up after 4 games. Also, maybe we have to look at him differently for this year. He made 2 highlight reel catches tonight.... does that make up for a lack of offense? So far I'd say so.

"5. Privacy – My wife told me that she didn’t want me posting her private details publicly anymore. Not on Twins Daily, Facebook, Twitter or anything like that… She said that it wasn’t anyone else’s business. I love her and respect her so I told her that I wouldn’t, although I suspect that her hemorrhoids are making her a little cranky."

 

Sorry to hear about your wife's hemorrhoids, RB. I sympathize, my own explosive diarrhea episodes happen at the most inopportune times, like last Sunday night at karaoke. I just can't hit those Steve Perry high notes without embarrassing myself... 

So...

 

The difference between a home game and a road game is the road game has 3 outs in the bottom of the 9th.

 

I can live with that.

 

Sorry i was otherwise occupied for the bulk of the game. I was at a concert, and leaving early would have been disconcerting.

 

I think it is time for the Twins to take off the SP label from Duffey. We need him in the bullpen. I think he will do well there.

 

Looks like a born set-up man to me. (I think either Falvey or Levine are one of those few bosses who actually reads their employees resumes!)