Could there be a weather delay? The radar as of this writing looks like its possible.
The Twins are 6-3 and tied for first place! Adalberto Mejia starts for the locals. I saw him in spring training a few times (on FSN, not in Florida) he looked impressive, throwing strikes and working quick. His first regular season start was not as impressive only getting 5 outs. Maybe it was first start of the regular season jitters.
The Sox are 4-4 and in 3rd place. Dylan Covey start and it his major league debut.
I have been rewatching Star Trek Deep Space Nine and found my favorite Worf joke ever (Of course Worf was a character in Next Generation too) It happened in an episode where the crew plays a baseball game against the Vulcans in the Holosuite and its one of my favorite non serious episode of any Star Trek series. (Most Star Trek series are available to binge on Netflix)
And as I hit the publish button, Twitter explodes with picture of a tarp on the field. Enjoy the hockey!
I suspect Worf would find bunting & the intentional walk very un-Klingon.
I think you are right.
I believe he would lean into the pitch, then laugh at the pitcher as he took his base.
Game on!
Mejia's delivery reminds me of Francisco Liriano.
Nasty slider to strikeout Abreu!
I'm not a fan of these red tops.
I kind of like them, but if they disappeared I won't cry. At least they are not wearing red hats.
I think I saw Glynn wearing one.
They're all wearing red hats...
They ARE wearing red hats! Just not red batting helmets.
Bert saying Mauer "will not attempt to pull the ball" or hit against the shift.
Wow, I think I'm getting dumber listening to these two talk about Mauer's hitting.
What's the feed? Wild on FSN in my neck of the woods.Never mind. Trust the sidebar.
MLB.tv says FSN, but I don't know if that conforms to reality. You might get Hawk if you listen to the Pale Hoser feed.
I happily watch the Wild on NBCSN, even with Pierre McGuire there.
Wise choice. I go through every game to check which aren't on FSN or aren't on TV at all.
$23M double-play ... drink!
Relay team works!
Dang, Garcia looked safe on the replay.
No challenge! The system is working as designed.
García getting greedy with his first hit.
You can put it on the board... yes!
Buxton get a hold of one, only to hit the umpire who is standing inches in foul territory. All the bad breaks are happening to him right now.
Aw Bux. *shakes head*
Polanco has a pretty nice arm.
Still didn't think he'd make that play. Very happy to see that quick release
I think there was talk of Polanco getting some instruction from David Eckstein in spring training. That one-hop throw could have been a result of that.
How about a little rain music, ballpark DJ?
Gross man would've been safe if he hadn't been pulling up running into the bag.
That's a lot of rain. Can't believe they haven't called a delay.
The field itself looks like it's in pretty good shape, The field itself looks like it's in pretty good shape. Pretty good drainage system I guess. I suppose the primary factor for calling it is the pitcher's ability to grip the ball.
I wonder how many times I'll see Prince Fielder eat a nacho this year.
Time for a cocktail: tequila, falernum, fresh squeezed OJ, and habañero bitters.
That sounds pretty good. I'm going with a Coors Light with jalapeño olives.
Top shelf, I know.
Is it just me, or do the Wild players seem to get knocked over by the Blues a lot?
Also, when they post up by the goal, do they seem to be a little too far up/next too and not in front of the net? Is that normal? Good? I'm genuinely curious.
Way to go, Joe.
Mauer's defense has been excellent so far this year.
Uffda. I thought Dozier had a good chance on that, but he was out by a mile.
Ooooh. Sneaky slide safe?
Dang. Not enough to overturn.
Dozier with the quick feet and a great throw.
Wild with a goal given up 4 on 4. Of course. They look good possession wise, but in no other way.
And they're down 0-2 games. Good thing the Twins are awesome.
I knew they were gonna shit the bed in the playoffs, didn't know if would be this early though.
It's just going to make the series win all that much more impressive, especially since they have yet to score an even-strength goal in this series.
This was a very winnable game.
Losing 2-1 seems like a very MN sports kind of thing to do.
Yeah, it does seem hauntingly familiar.
We'll just have to settle for 158-4!