Santana at DH again. Because why not, it worked out yesterday.
Heh, even after Gardy lost the DH yesterday after pinch-hitting for Hicks and moving Santana to the outfield.
Why is it that Pinto can't DH, again?
2nd row behind home plate. Wearing blue. Definitely in most views from pitchers mound
Nice seats
107th time Willingham has been HBP. Passes Barry Bonds and Prince Fielder, now tied with Pete Rose, Jason LaRue, and Wally Schang for 65th place all time.
TWINS BASEBALL!!!!!!
moar runs!!!
wow. I am legitimately shocked.
@JonHeymanCBS
Kendrys Morales reached agreement with the #Twins
Whoa. Did not expect that.
Too bad he can't play centerfield
Oh really? -- Gardy
I bet he can!
Or we'll finally get a first baseman who can hit. Booooo!
Seems like I keep hearing, "[fill in the player], 0-for-his-last-[fill in the 2-digit number]..." when our batters come up to bat
The most shocking note from todays broadcast: Dick Bremer loves watching the bunting drills in Spring Training.
Mind blown.
Still talking about the bunt
I am loving this inning where Tom Kelly is thinking through the game play for both sides of the dugout. Why the batter is doing this, what the pitcher should throw here. Good stuff.
Yeah, that was fantastic listening. Kelly every day, please.
Santana is going to need a nickname.
Half-way Danny?
Astros Baseball.
ahhh, the ol 8-5 fielders choice.
dammit.
I've seen that on Twingo cards
The ol' 8-5 fielder's choice.
haha.
Hey, HBD, Scot!
Thanks! I'm Killebrew-Oliva today.
TWINS BASEBALL!!
The Astros have three hits. They have zero runs. The Twins have three hits. They have seven runs. Walks, and errors, are awesome.
Scott Feldman didnt make it out of the second inning, but his ERA dropped.
Hit By Pitch wants a word with you...
There's a reason SBNation is on "Damn it, Astros" GIF #7 or 8.
Twins once again winning the war of walks...
I missed this, but Gibson tied his career high in strikeouts, and set a season best. He has five.
Tom Kelly wants the pace of this game to pick up so he can watch the horse race.
So the Twins just (reportedly) signed Kendrys Morales. A guy that no one else wanted that hasn't played since September. Two thoughts: 1) That's a sad commentary on the current DH situation. 2) I'm skeptical. That's TWINS BASEBALL!!
So, I wonder if we'll be seeing Joe in RF some now?
From what I see so far, Morales is dreadful defensively. He may not see much time in the field.
Why don't they want him? Taking a look at his numbers, I think it's a sadder commentary on common sense in baseball.
Now I hear about the injury due to excessive celebration. So, probably that.
If anyone (aside from Seattle) had signed him prior to the draft they would have forfeited a pick.
Ah. So that's simple enough. I tend to space out those rules.
I recall that rule. It does mean he isn't wildly valuable. I think the excitement I'm seeing on Twitter might be a little overblown.
Hey, it could get Kubel off the roster though
If this is what it takes to get Kubel off the roster, I'm all for it.
I love the guy, but like Bartlett, their time is passed, and they're just hurting the team now.
I won't begrudge the fanbase for a little optimism when their biggest FA signing to date is Ricky Nolasco, I guess.
Addition by subtraction. He's not a great hitter, but he'll fill out the lineup very nicely. Morales the last 2 years: .275/.329/.457. Twins DHs this year: .214/.294/.341
I find it odd that Bremer says the signing has not been officially confirmed by the team. Would he report anything the organization didn't want him to?
FSN had a graphic. This deal is done. Just need a physical and 40 man roster move to make it "official"
Man, I dig Dozier. There's really no reason to go so hard after a grounder in a 7-0 game but he does it anyway.
Got here late because I Netflix'd Side By Side; seen that one, Spooky? I learned a few things.
I've not. Strangely, it hasn't even shown up on the suggestion row. Time to add it.
Alright, take it home y'all. I'm off to celebrate!
Nice outing by Mr. Gibson.
Glen Perrrrrrkins, He's Arrrrrrgh Clooooser!
kewt song. Not sick of it yet.
I love this commercial. As much as I hate the Dozier one. Dozier deserves a much better effort that acknowledges he can play, not just that he's got a lot of hair.
I'm with you two- the Perkins one is pretty cool, the Dozier one... not so much.
Tornado sirens again. been that kind of a Spring
Carry 'em home, kids. I'm off to drink wine.
Is Mauer hurt?
Its the only explanation.
Oh, today. I think Gardy wanted to empty the bench.
Actually, Souhan had an article a couple weeks ago that suggested Mauer may not recover from his back injury this season. (I'll try to find it.) His basic point was that it's virtually impossible to recover from the type of back spasms Mauer had w/in a season. I've had back issues, and I think he's probably right. Mauer's underperforming & in a slump. Further play was gratuitous at that point in the game. It's nothing more than saving him from dropping his average a few more points. (I'm a Mauer fan - for better or worse - so I support this move & tend to agree with Souhan's article on this point.)
Here it is. I wonder if putting him on the DL would have been enough. Mauer would have received a lot of criticism, but a healthy, productive season would quickly quiet things.
I wonder if picking up a (questionable) first baseman FA might facilitate that...
Santana at DH again. Because why not, it worked out yesterday.
Heh, even after Gardy lost the DH yesterday after pinch-hitting for Hicks and moving Santana to the outfield.
Why is it that Pinto can't DH, again?
2nd row behind home plate. Wearing blue. Definitely in most views from pitchers mound
Nice seats
107th time Willingham has been HBP. Passes Barry Bonds and Prince Fielder, now tied with Pete Rose, Jason LaRue, and Wally Schang for 65th place all time.
TWINS BASEBALL!!!!!!
moar runs!!!
wow. I am legitimately shocked.
Whoa. Did not expect that.
Too bad he can't play centerfield
Oh really? -- Gardy
I bet he can!
Or we'll finally get a first baseman who can hit. Booooo!
Seems like I keep hearing, "[fill in the player], 0-for-his-last-[fill in the 2-digit number]..." when our batters come up to bat
The most shocking note from todays broadcast: Dick Bremer loves watching the bunting drills in Spring Training.
Mind blown.
Still talking about the bunt
I am loving this inning where Tom Kelly is thinking through the game play for both sides of the dugout. Why the batter is doing this, what the pitcher should throw here. Good stuff.
Yeah, that was fantastic listening. Kelly every day, please.
Santana is going to need a nickname.
Half-way Danny?
Astros Baseball.
ahhh, the ol 8-5 fielders choice.
dammit.
I've seen that on Twingo cards
The ol' 8-5 fielder's choice.
haha.
Hey, HBD, Scot!
Thanks! I'm Killebrew-Oliva today.
TWINS BASEBALL!!
The Astros have three hits. They have zero runs. The Twins have three hits. They have seven runs. Walks, and errors, are awesome.
Scott Feldman didnt make it out of the second inning, but his ERA dropped.
Hit By Pitch wants a word with you...
There's a reason SBNation is on "Damn it, Astros" GIF #7 or 8.
Twins once again winning the war of walks...
I missed this, but Gibson tied his career high in strikeouts, and set a season best. He has five.
Tom Kelly wants the pace of this game to pick up so he can watch the horse race.
So the Twins just (reportedly) signed Kendrys Morales. A guy that no one else wanted that hasn't played since September. Two thoughts: 1) That's a sad commentary on the current DH situation. 2) I'm skeptical. That's TWINS BASEBALL!!
So, I wonder if we'll be seeing Joe in RF some now?
From what I see so far, Morales is dreadful defensively. He may not see much time in the field.
Why don't they want him? Taking a look at his numbers, I think it's a sadder commentary on common sense in baseball.
Now I hear about the injury due to excessive celebration. So, probably that.
If anyone (aside from Seattle) had signed him prior to the draft they would have forfeited a pick.
Ah. So that's simple enough. I tend to space out those rules.
I recall that rule. It does mean he isn't wildly valuable. I think the excitement I'm seeing on Twitter might be a little overblown.
Hey, it could get Kubel off the roster though
If this is what it takes to get Kubel off the roster, I'm all for it.
I love the guy, but like Bartlett, their time is passed, and they're just hurting the team now.
I won't begrudge the fanbase for a little optimism when their biggest FA signing to date is Ricky Nolasco, I guess.
Addition by subtraction. He's not a great hitter, but he'll fill out the lineup very nicely. Morales the last 2 years: .275/.329/.457. Twins DHs this year: .214/.294/.341
I find it odd that Bremer says the signing has not been officially confirmed by the team. Would he report anything the organization didn't want him to?
FSN had a graphic. This deal is done. Just need a physical and 40 man roster move to make it "official"
Man, I dig Dozier. There's really no reason to go so hard after a grounder in a 7-0 game but he does it anyway.
Got here late because I Netflix'd Side By Side; seen that one, Spooky? I learned a few things.
I've not. Strangely, it hasn't even shown up on the suggestion row. Time to add it.
Alright, take it home y'all. I'm off to celebrate!
Nice outing by Mr. Gibson.
Glen Perrrrrrkins, He's Arrrrrrgh Clooooser!
kewt song. Not sick of it yet.
I love this commercial. As much as I hate the Dozier one. Dozier deserves a much better effort that acknowledges he can play, not just that he's got a lot of hair.
I'm with you two- the Perkins one is pretty cool, the Dozier one... not so much.
Tornado sirens again. been that kind of a Spring
Carry 'em home, kids. I'm off to drink wine.
Is Mauer hurt?
Its the only explanation.
Oh, today. I think Gardy wanted to empty the bench.
Actually, Souhan had an article a couple weeks ago that suggested Mauer may not recover from his back injury this season. (I'll try to find it.) His basic point was that it's virtually impossible to recover from the type of back spasms Mauer had w/in a season. I've had back issues, and I think he's probably right. Mauer's underperforming & in a slump. Further play was gratuitous at that point in the game. It's nothing more than saving him from dropping his average a few more points. (I'm a Mauer fan - for better or worse - so I support this move & tend to agree with Souhan's article on this point.)
Here it is. I wonder if putting him on the DL would have been enough. Mauer would have received a lot of criticism, but a healthy, productive season would quickly quiet things.
I wonder if picking up a (questionable) first baseman FA might facilitate that...
Move Pinto to first!
Can Danny Santana play first?
post those wonderful puppies