Ricky Rubio has motivational words for the Twins
We are going on a win streak. Like a 20 games. Its going to be awesome. Go Twins!
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Twins at Houston. Game in progress
Didnt see a gamer.
May 1, 2016. It’s Sunday.
Maybe the rain will stop and the sun will finally peak out.
Game 23. Detroit at Minnesota. 7:10pm.
The NFL started its THREE DAY draft yesterday. 3 days to go through 8 rounds. The over coverage of every slightest bit of smoke GMs send out (99% of it is false info) gets blasted on ESPN. One tries to tune out the sports nets, but it gets filtered trough social media. Its all very annoying. Am I'm saying this as a person who still likes to watch football (although my fandom is waning the older I get). I do dislike everything else that surrounds the game.
Why am I bringing this up? I am very happy that baseball's draft hasnt become this huge spectacle of banality. I get heavy coverage of the first round, and to an extent the second (its where the bigger contracts are offered) but after that, its just a bunch of names and the hope that a few of them sign to fill out minor league rosters and hope you hit a gem.
This is all a half formed idea, but it comes down to this : I really dislike draft coverage of all sports.
On to the game. If you take out the 0-9 start to the season, the Twins are 7-6. Thats not bad! Most games have been watchable (although heart pounding and clenched teeth when the Twins have a lead late and the bullpen starts to come in). Maybe the Twins can claw their way to .500 by the 4th of July.
I am also very happy Joe Mauer is back to Joe Mauer Super Baseball Player . Coming into the game he is leading the American League in OnBasePercentage (.459) and is just off the leaderboard in OPS (.907).
Game 16. Twins at Nationals. 6:05pm
Vin Scully talking Prince and Kent Hrbek.
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Game 13. Brewers at Twins.
Two game inter league series are serve no purpose to promote the other league.
Twins coming in with a 3 game win streak! Hughes for the Twins, Anderson for the Brew Crew.
Game ..um… lets call it 200. Twins versus a team.
Apathy has set in early this year. I don't know who the Twins are playing. The schedule says LAA, but who knows. Does it matter? Why can't the Twins win a game. WHY OH WHY.
So, I guess, play ball or something.
At least its finally warm outside.
Game 4: Minnesota @ Kansas City. 7:10pm
The Twins are the only American League team without a win. This is not cool, but at least the losses were not shutouts like last year.
Last night, Joe Mauer hit his 120th career HR. Maybe this is the year he hits the 15-20 that will maybe silence some of the "Joe Mauer never hits HRs" critics. I hope he hits 80.
Ervin Santana will start for the Twins. He had a handful of pitched Opening Day before being pulled out of the game due to a long rain delay. Yordano Ventura starts for the Royals.
I predict the Twins will get their first victory of the season.
April 3 2015. Happy Baseball Day!
Three baseball games on today. Awesome!
March 13, 2016. Sunday funday
It would be more fun if the rain stayed away.