Game Thread: Twins@Orioles 4/4 2:05P

Pretty solid game. Glad the season is finally under way.

Well that went well Kev.

 

Sigh.....bullpen.

Twins hit for one inning. O's hit for two.

At least we don't have to hear about how we are outperforming our Pythagorean

Cheer up. 0-162 is still possible.

Well, crappy ending but I'll cut them some slack for probably being at the ballpark for like 57 hours.

Thanks to the rain---  got to catch the game on the way to work!

 

HEY be careful, those people behind you are all driving the wrong way!

 

The bullpen is fine!!!
 

Good thing these April games only count 60% of what August and September games

 

So surly... Handicapping yourself by not having guys available hurt as much as anything.

 

Fien will make it more likely one of the prospects is up by early June

 

 

Cripe.  Step away for a moment, and look what happens.  I swear to God, you kids, if I don't keep my eye on you every minute....  

Well, shoot.

The Twins may be rusty, but it's good to see TD in mid-season b!$%ing form. 8 straight losses on Opening Day is pretty remarkable though.

 

Positives Park, Esco, Mauer, Sano didn't kill anyone or injure himself.

 

Negatives: Dozier and Plouffe, Fien, Jepsen.

Could have been worse.

 

Oh wait, 1 run, 10 runs still a loss.

 

Never mind.

 

However, having to wait an extra day for the next game is irritating.

 

The Adam Jones 2-run double. Just watched the video.

 

I think an above average RF would have a 50-50 chance to catch it, but like people said, it was crushed, it was more of a fly ball than line drive, but it was hit off the wall in right center.

 

But check this out: it looks like Sano actual broke *in* on it. As if it was hit in front of him.

 

Buckle up folks this is going to be ugly!

 

The Adam Jones 2-run double. Just watched the video.

I think an above average RF would have a 50-50 chance to catch it, but like people said, it was crushed, it was more of a fly ball than line drive, but it was hit off the wall in right center.

But check this out: it looks like Sano actual broke *in* on it. As if it was hit in front of him.

Buckle up folks this is going to be ugly!

Best case scenarios:

 

Fien Sucks, Nolasco sucks. Both are gone in a month. Duffey (pen) and Berrios (rotation) take their spots.

Kepler tears up AAA

Some team gets a 3rd baseman hurt, Sano shows he really can't handle RF.

Twins trade Plouffe for a couple prospects.

Sano to 3rd, Kepler to RF. Berrios in the rotation and Duffey presents another solid option out of the pen.

Ideally the Twins are at least .500 at that stage as well.

 

0-1

 

Oh well ....

161-1

The Twins may be rusty, but it's good to see TD in mid-season b!$%ing form. 8 straight losses on Opening Day is pretty remarkable though.

 

Positives Park, Esco, Mauer, Sano didn't kill anyone or injure himself.

 

Negatives: Dozier and Plouffe, Fien, Jepsen.

Also May was a positive. I hope he grows into the shut down man role because he could be good!

Best case scenarios:

 

Fien Sucks, Nolasco sucks. Both are gone in a month. Duffey (pen) and Berrios (rotation) take their spots.

Kepler tears up AAA

Some team gets a 3rd baseman hurt, Sano shows he really can't handle RF.

Twins trade Plouffe for a couple prospects.

Sano to 3rd, Kepler to RF. Berrios in the rotation and Duffey presents another solid option out of the pen.

 

Ideally the Twins are at least .500 at that stage as well.

I love this and want this.

However, having to wait an extra day for the next game is irritating.

It's soooooo ****ing irritating.

 

It's baseball! They play every day!

 

I understand the need to add weather cushions to the opening series but there's no good reason to do it after the first game and not the second or even third. It's complete BS.

 

It's soooooo ****ing irritating.

It's baseball! They play every day!

I understand the need to add weather cushions to the opening series but there's no good reason to do it after the first game and not the second or even third. It's complete BS.

 

Yeah it really is dumb. I get the reasoning behind it, but that could very easily be fixed/avoided. Just have the majority of the teams open up against divisional foes. That way if a game or two is post poned, you have  another 1,000 chances to make it up later in the season.

 

Or you could always just go down to a 158 game schedule and have a couple "make up days" at the end of the regular season.O

 

Or you can keep the 162 game schedule and just give each team 3 or 4 "scheduled" double headers each season, hell do it against big rivals! It would be awesome!

 

That way you then have an extra couple days at the end of the season (prior to the first playoff game) to make up any "needed" make up games. I mean sure, maybe a few 60-70 win teams will only play 160-161 games in a season, but it makes more sense then what happens now!

Edited April 5, 2016 by DaveW

The Adam Jones 2-run double. Just watched the video.

I think an above average RF would have a 50-50 chance to catch it, but like people said, it was crushed, it was more of a fly ball than line drive, but it was hit off the wall in right center.

But check this out: it looks like Sano actual broke *in* on it. As if it was hit in front of him.

Buckle up folks this is going to be ugly!

I watched it a couple times, and when they ran a mid inning fast recap, the closeup seemed he was off line of where the ball landed. That said, if he would have caught it, I think most of TD would have had to have their foot medically removed from their mouth. But a good defensive player could have got it. I imagine he will catch the common stuff, but the tough stuff will negate some of his offensive production. I still think an injury will end it long before ability, or the lack thereof does.

 

It's soooooo ****ing irritating.

It's baseball! They play every day!

I understand the need to add weather cushions to the opening series but there's no good reason to do it after the first game and not the second or even third. It's complete BS.

 

$$$$$

 

It isn't exactly fair to charge a premium for the home opener, and then because of weather, it is no longer the opener.

 

$$$$$

 

It isn't exactly fair to charge a premium for the home opener, and then because of weather, it is no longer the opener.

Not only a premium price per seat but usually a sellout. Gotta preserve the revenue if possible.

$$$$$

 

It isn't exactly fair to charge a premium for the home opener, and then because of weather, it is no longer the opener.

But AFAIK, there is no premium for the opener. It's a tier one game but nothing more expensive than a game against, say, a division rival.

Could be much worse, we could be Padres fans, down 14-0 in 8th

Could be much worse, we could be Padres fans

I lived in SD for a decade. Edited for clarity.

 

I lived in SD for a decade. Edited for clarity.

San Diego is awesome, though I prefer Coeur D Alene, Carmel and Portland (for different reasons).

So, Fien and Jepsen were bad, Buxton can't hit, and we are doubting the OF defense. What year is this?

San Diego is awesome, though I prefer Coeur D Alene, Carmel and Portland (for different reasons).

San Diego is great. The Padres suck.

 

Could be much worse, we could be Padres fans, down 14-0 in 8th

  Last year's opener was close enough.

 

San Diego is great. The Padres suck.

yes and yes