CUBS
CF Fowler
1B Rizzo
3B Bryant
C Montero
SS Castro
LF Coghlan
RF Denorfia
DH Schwarber
2B Russell
P Hendricks
TWINS
2B Dozier
RF Rosario
1B Mauer
3B Plouffe
SS Nunez
C Suzuki
DH Vargas
LF Esocbar
CF Buxton
P Hughes
35 thoughts on “Game 67: Cubs at Twins. 7:10pm.”
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Nice defense in the first inning!
The Cubs defense though....
Oh man, that sound of the ball hitting Nunez did not sound good.
The first inning smoke - and - mirrors offense is back!
Three we'll hit balls resulted in no runs. A should be double play resulted in two. I think that's a wash.
I'll be at the game Sunday with my dad. Anyone else?
Good play Joe. Without a stick.
Triples are sexy.
Lotsa Twins triples lately - I approve
Twins up to 2nd in the AL in team triples.
Mike Pelfrey in a beekeepers helmet doing an interview. HAHAHAH
Oh, Escobar. You belong at short.
Dazz described it as a "Gold Glove play". Not sure if entirely sincere.
Buxton looks pretty lost up there.
He's been fed a constant diet of sliders since he's come up. He better learn to handle them soon 'cause that's not going to change otherwise
It took Cuddyer a few years. Buxton seems like he's got the IQ to adjust
IQ and Bruno
double and a walk will haunt.
Kennys Vargas is heating up.
This Cubs defense though....
Man it would be nice to win a game by a lot of runs
Especially against the Cubs, since I'm seeing Trueblood tomorrow.
Everyone gets an extra base hit!
Except Buxton.
Anthony Rizzo is good at hitting home runs.
With that challenge, the Twins take the lead for challenge success rate.
CUBS BASEBALL!!!
Highlight occurred before the game:
Before the game today, they had a "Family Feud" contest between a Cubs family and a Twins family. To be fair, the Cubs family was from Iowa, so they were already working at a severe disadvantage. They were asked to name six "retired Twins greats." They got Puckett, but couldn't name anyone else. The Twins family stole it by naming Killebrew.
Then, the Twins family was asked to name six "retired Cubs greats." They got Banks, Billy Williams, Sandberg, and Santo. The Cubs family tried to steal it with Mark Grace, but he was not one of the final two answers (they were Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux). Grace was definitely a perfectly good answer, but oh well.
Anyway, because the Twins family won both rounds, the PA guy gave the Cubs family a parting consolation prize. He provided them with a framed Yadier Molina photograph. The reaction was hilarious.
that's damned funny.
That is good.
During the Twins' first interleague visit to StL, I was picked out of the crowd to be on the scoreboard between innings to score a play. It happened to be a 5-4-3-2 triple play (I think the guy on third broke late for home; it's a blur now), which was easy enough, but it was multiple choice, and the guy with the mic (held down during the play) called the play as it was happening, too! I won a nice Fredbird shirt. I asked him before the camera went live if it was an issue that I was dressed in my Twins jersey shirt, and he said heck no -- but they'd had a Cubs fan at an earlier game, and when he got the play wrong (I'm sure he got no help), he was drowned in silly string. They don't put up with the Cubs well here. 😉
Legit LOL.
Plouffe is the best.
I commented to Sheenie that I had never seen a runner caught off second base twice in one game, let alone in three innings. When it happened again, I was beyond flabbergasted.
I do really like Plouffe. Tweets like this help solidify that.