NoCryingInBaseball
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Nunez!
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Too many pitches, Hughes!
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Don't know about anybody else, but after a four-game winning streak and a series sweep, I'm actually excited for today's game!
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Wamma wamma ding dong!
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B--da b-da b-da dats all, FOLKS!!!
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B-da B-da B-da...dats all folks!
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It was not a good day at the park yesterday, expect for the fan give-away bomber hats. Let’s see if the team can take a game in the series. Add to Post Here are some things to think about: I have to admit that I was nervous about Byung-ho Park when I followed him during spring training, now I think he seems to be catching on with MLB pitching. Six home runs in the month of April, and a very respectable .561 Slugging percentage….he is fitting in very nicely. I talked with him (sort of) in Ft. Myers and enjoyed his quiet demeanor. He seems to be letting his hitting (and his interpreter) do the talking for him. These 1st inning (or early inning) run deficits, where the opposition runs up the score and the team has an entire game of “catch-up” are reminiscent of 2014 and prior years, the terrible 90-loss seasons. Duffey coughed up a three-run homer in the 1st inning and that seemed to be the difference in the game…the same thing happened Friday night (not to mention the Berrios debut). Really looking forward to a better start today. The Tigers are coming to town this weekend, and the Twins are scheduled to face a guy from their last year’s rotation… Mike Pelfrey. Hopefully he can be as ineffective as he was for the team last year! Yesterday I discussed the rotation and the competition of who might stay when the pitchers return from the DL. There will also be (and SHOULD be) competition for bullpen spots. Tommy Milone is now in the bullpen as a left-handed long reliever and a returning rotation guy might move another young arm to the pen. Today, and the rest of this week might be a test for who will stay with the club. Now that it’s May…and we all remember the great winning streak in May of 2015. Is it too ridiculous the suggest the Twins do a repeat? TIGERS Ian Kinsler (R ) 2B J.D. Martinez (R ) RF Miguel Cabrera (R ) 1B Victor Martinez (S) DH Justin Upton (R ) LF Nick Castellanos(R ) 3B Mike Aviles (S) C Bobby Wilson (R ) SS Anthony Gose (L) CF Mike Pelfrey ® P TWINS Danny Santana (S) CF Brian Dozier (R ) 2B Joe Mauer (L) 1B Miguel Sano (R ) RF Byung-ho Park (R ) DH Oswaldo Arcia (L) LF Eduardo Nunez (R ) 3B Eduardo Escobar (S) SS Kurt Suzuki (R ) C Ricky Nolasco (R ) P Game-time forecast: 57 deg F, mostly cloudy, 0% chance of precipitation, winds from the N/NE at 13 mph. GO TWINS!!!!
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stringer bell Posted Today, 11:11 AM Nice job, No Crying. I am headed to the game today. Make sure you get your bomber cap!
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Went to the game last night…enough said. Hoping to see a better game today! Here are some things to think about: It’s the policy of these game threads (and a policy I agree) to stay on the positive side, with that in mind, it’s important to note that Sano had a sweet RBI double and made a great diving catch in in the 7th inning last night! Not much I can really comment about the routine fly ball that fell between Santana and Arcia in the 9th. Through Friday's game against Cleveland, Mauer is batting .313 with a .451 on-base percentage and a .438 slugging percentage. That batting average puts Mauer at 13th in the American League among qualified hitters, and his .451 OBP places him atop the AL leaderboard. Mauer continues his consecutive game streak of reaching base…he has reached base in every game this year and the streak also carries over from last year. Maybe Mauer isn’t the same player as his MVP season, but he has certainly proven to be a bright spot in the batting lineup this year and maybe he can….I don’t know…wake this team up from the long winter’s sleep? If I might continue a little with RiverBrian’s youth movement theme in yesterday’s Game Thread….Malone is now in the bullpen, which leaves Berrios, Duffey and Meyer in the starting rotation, at least until one of Santana and Gibson (or both) return from the DL. I’d like to chalk Berrios’s outing on Thursday as debut nervousness, and I really want say the same about Meyer’s appearance in the 8th & 9th in the same category. I’m enjoying getting the young arms their opportunity and hopefully one or two might stay with the big league club this time. Most of the Detroit starting rotation has been rather pedestrian so far this season. Verlander, Sanchez and Green (placed on the DL on Wednesday) have ERA’s of 5.46, 6.08 and 6.28 respectively. The only bright spot on the Tiger rotation has been veteran right-hander Jordan Zimmermann who was acquired through free agency over the winter for a 5-year, $110 million deal. The 29-year old Zimmerman was the ace of the Washington Nationals last year is a two-time All-Star who threw a no-hitter on the final day of the 2014 season against the Miami Marlins and currently has a 0.35 ERA. Zimmermann is sitting at the top of all MLB pitchers in ERA at this point in the season… Yes folks, that’s who the Twins will face today. I included a photo in this post (if I’ve done it correctly) of a first pitch before a local game. Actually, it was the Mayor of Minneapolis on April 27, 1948. It has nothing to do with this thread, it’s just that I recently came across this photo and I thought it was cool. TIGERS Ian Kinsler ® 2B J.D. Martinez ® RF Miguel Cabrera ® 1B Victor Martinez (S) DH Justin Upton ® LF Nick Castellanos® 3B Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C Anthony Gose (L) CF Jose Iglesias ® SS Jordan Zimmermann ® P TWINS Danny Santana (S) CF Brian Dozier ® 2B Joe Mauer (L) 1B Miguel Sano ® RF Byung-ho Park ® DH Eduardo Escobar (S) SS Eduardo Nunez ® 3B Eddie Rosario (L) LF John Ryan Murphy ® C Tyler Duffey ® P Game-time forecast: 55 deg F, cloudy and windy, 0% chance of precipitation, with winds from the E/NE at 20 mph. GO TWINS! WIN!!!
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Guess a 7:45 start is official now...
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Chicken Dinnah!!
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Big HIT!!!!!
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Winnah!!!!!!
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Games 19,20 & 21 was a series sweep by the Mn Twins! I feel like this is some terrible Groundhog Day rerun and I've been watching the same exact game for 8 of the last 9 games...decent pitching (enough to win the game)...but the Twins side of the inning is usually short & uneventful.
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Me too!! We'll team up to change things up tonight!
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There's a big delay when "watching" a game by GameDay, but Twitter helps a little! Gibson seems to be pitching well today!
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Maybe he should lose the sunglasses more often....
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It's nice living in Florida during the winter months and visiting the Hammond Field facilities occasionally....but I'm jealous today not being able to watch it on TV.
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Fien would probably like a "do-over"...but Duffey, Arcia and Escobar had games that they really needed!
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No, it's not televised. I guess I "watch" it on GAMEDAY. Not much to comment on...no offense and teh team is behind by two now.
