Yesterday actually happened. There was a meaningful, delightful baseball game. Kepler actually swatted the first pitch he saw over the right field fence. I actually got to sit on the floor with my son and we both got to watch our bullpen decimate the White Sox lineup while we played with Legos.
That was great. What do they have for an encore?
The Übermensch takes on Dallas Keuchel. Now, in theory, this is the type of matchup that we've kind of weary of over the past couple of years. Their Cy Young alum takes on our second year fodder. A few problems with that live off thinking though:
* The Übermensch isn't just fodder. He was a fine pitcher down the stretch last year, and I feel like as deep as our rotation is here, he'll break into it this summer.
* This is not 2015 Kid Keuchel. He's an old man now. He has tennis balls in his garage to help him park his minivan. He has to take a motorized scooter to get to the pitching mound, and has to take a walker to get to the top of it. He BARELY cracks 93 anymore.
* This lineup, you guys. Rosario WALKED in his first plate appearance of the season. They justifiably batted a potential batting champion 9th. Max Kepler may break the all time home run record by the end of April err, August.
This is going to be good. Go Twins!!
I just realized I should prepare a set of header images that are all empty stadiums.
It's definitely the reason I picked this one.
Lots of concrete. Yep, that's the way I remember it
Glad I picked lots of outside shots where we can pretend.
I just noticed that tomorrow's home plate ump is the one who was completely out of his depth in that game against the Yankees last year.
Hope that intimidating Chicago crowd doesn't get to him
I'm tired of catchers named McCann.
Nice job, Eddie*
*wipes up dripping sarcasm
time for some baserunners
Ask and ye shall receive.
The lord giveth ...
I liked the line in Master and Commander: "The Lord taketh, and the Lord giveth away."
I should have asked for run(s)
Do managers need to keep six feet back when they want a bit of showtime?
Sweet god have mercy, dick is still on the meaning of life conversation.
Should have left Dobnak in. Oof
Failed to walk Encarnacion again.
Littell's FIP is going to be a bit high
Cheese Louise
I've been watching for ten minutes. Sorry!
Welp. Time to tend to the smoker.
Time for the Twins to score some runs!
Time to feast on the White Sox bullpen!
Like that!
There's enough feel good for the Sox - time to take this game back
Thank you, Nellie
BOMMMMMMMMBA
Three
Awww yeah
pop fly homer
Inning 5: The Sequel
give back runs....man
Zimmeresque challenge there.
Well so much for that.
Do the Twins have the #6pen again?
*fires up the Magic 8 Ball*
Live by the bomba and die by the bomba.
How about another Cruz three-run homer to get us back into the game?
Guess not.
I would love to see the Target Field sound crew give an opposing player the silent treatment when he came to bat.
Marlins Man should have bought a cutout of himself for every ballpark that is doing cutouts.
Ha! Put one right in front of AJ's cutout
We'll just have to settle for 59-1!