66 thoughts on “2016 Game 1: Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles – Opening Day Edition”

1. From Phill Miller:

   1 P.M. CT UPDATE: The forecast has slid a little bit, with light rain expected around 3, and the heavy stuff more likely closer to 5. “We should have played at noon,” manager Paul Molitor said.

2. Get out the boomsticks before the thunder hits.

3. Game won't start on time. Field covered and rain coming. Stay tuned. #twinsradio

   — Cory Provus (@CoryProvus) April 4, 2016

   And this is after the National Anthem and all the pregame Opening Day ceremonies. I'm guessing they're going to wait this out as long as possible.

   1. I think all the games are free MLB TV today, so of course expect the rainout.

      1. The only one showing that it is free today is Giants-Brewers, unfortunately.

         1. yep, I reread the email

4. Whoo gamelog!

   /disregards weather-related shenanigans

   1. I'm pretty sure this is the least half-baked gamelog I've ever seen. It sparkles and everything!

5. It's like ray-ee-ain on Opening Day!

   ed: (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)

   2. Now that is ironic.

6. We have Gameday. I repeat, we have Gameday.

   1. And that seemingly means nothing. I repeat, it means nothing.

7. Well, got that ½ inning out of the way...

   1. GOSO

8. 2-6 all strike out. GOSO.

   1. Didn't happen; they're going to call the game, don'tchaknow. #winning #notlosing

9. Jeremy Tillman is on his game today I see.

10. the twitter machine tells me they are going to try to start again at 5:30 central time

11. Turned the game on at the start of the rain delay and was able to watch the first two innings before the delay ended, so I'm live now.

12. http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/baltimore-md/weather-radar

13. Twins have a 7-game Opening Day losing streak and a 8-game winning streak vs. the Orioles. One of those will end today.

    1. That's like Destiny in your face.

14. Double E

15. I'm at work. Why is Santana out?

    1. Apparently it was a long rain delay (the O's starter also did not return)

16. Listening to Gameday TIBN - ole feller Gordo's doing some voice work!!

17. I guess popups are better than strikeouts but not much.

18. MLB Gameday trailing the radio broadcast by 10-11 seconds.

    1. Also, Gameday strikezone has a new, grey, ambiguous wrapper around it. Is it in? Or is it out?

       1. Sounds like a normal strike zone.

19. I see the Twins are trying to make it easier to increase their pitches per plate appearance later in the season.

20. I can see the game via the Fox Sports app using my parents' login. This is useful, if imperfect. Beggars and choosers and all that.

21. This escalated quickly.

22. Blood on the dance floor.

23. Fien with the first infinite ERA of the year

    1. What the heck?

       1. OK, I can sense the DEL impulse too

          1. Fien'd

             1. Two runs feels insurmountable.

24. Givens is toast.

25. That pitch was in the Park.

26. EDDIE ESCOBAR!

27. Escorbi

28. Twins have already matched their runs scored from the first three games of .15.

    1. They still have a couple games to go to tie it yet

29. Rickard didn't pay for that seat, not fair to try to take it from the fans.

30. C'mon RosaRBI!

31. Trevor May is pretty good at this ball throwing thing.

32. I'm calling a bat flip.

    1. Musta been a problem with my crystal ball.

       1. I was Spookying a Parkboom there too.

33. Listening to my new obsession, Rank Strangers, during this game.

    1. They're still around?
       I have a copy of their mid-90's CD "Target" that I possibly have never listened to (I think it was a promo sent to the college newspaper), as well as a T-shirt.
       Cheap white tee with bold all-caps sans-serif "I'M WITH TARGET" and then an arrow to the left or right. (Like an "I'm with Stupid").
       At least I think I have both yet.

       1. They put out 3 albums in 2015.

          1. I'm guessing they're back together (after a hiatus?).

             Album (EP) release years: 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, (2003), 2003, (2005), (2006), 2008, 2014, 2015, 2015.
             1997 is the one I have. The 2006 EP looks like it was a Christmas EP.
             The 2014 album was released on December 23, so it's close to having been last year.

             1. Yeah 3 within the last year would have been more accurate. I may have to get that Target release from you for a spell. Hard to find.

34. I'm spookying a walk-off double for the home team 🙁

    1. Nope just a bunch of up the middle singles.

       1. That's way less fun than what I wanted to happen.

35. Game bawl awarded to: Casey Fien

36. Once upon a time not too long ago, Fien was the Twins' eighth-inning setup man. Now I think he could be pretty much the last of the right-handed middle relievers (or at least should be). Didn't really pitch all that badly other than the pitch to Jones for the two-run double. Other than that, a flare into right field and a ball just past the glove of Dozier.

37. Also, I think it should be noted that the only reliever to pitch today that was in the bullpen on Opening Day last year was Fien. Pressly didn't come up till May and Trevor May was a starter. Jepsen came in a deadline trade and Abad was an offseason minor league signing. The new guys allowed 1 run in 6 innings with 7 strikeouts and 3 walks.

38. Ugh, I totes spookied the up the middle walk off single. I would have preferred the three run shot to end the game.

    1. Jepsen's agent does not agree

39. We'll just have to settle for 161-1!

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