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  1. Kent Pavelka

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    Rosario HR on first MLB pitch. Fucking rad. Family in the stands going crazy...that's sports dreams come true. Pretty amazing.
     
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  2. Rabid

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  3. buffs

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    on second thought...
     
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    How wild does a pitching staff have to be to walk Santana & Escobar in the same series. 125 and 123 plate appearances, respectively, without taking a walk before being walked by the A's.
     
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  5. Kent Pavelka

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    I was happy Torii was coming back, but skeptical about what he'd produce.

    Pretty good deal for the Twins since he's unlikely to be called out for the remainder of the year.
     
  6. Rabid

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    Finally.
     
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  8. Rabid

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    That too but I primarily meant winning at Detroit. Coming in to last night's game we were 0-4 and had been outscored 2-24.
     
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  9. Kent Pavelka

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    That Torii jack was...kind of a big deal.
     
  10. Rabid

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    I was feeding my kid and missed it. I didn't turn the game on until the top of the 3rd inning. Good timing IYAM.
     
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    anybody have an idea when sano and buxton will get their shots? i assume sano will be earlier due to baseball being complicated as fuck.
     
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    My guess is September unless someone gets injured. Plouffe has to be the team MVP so far and for now Hicks looks like he is going to get at least one last shot.
     
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    I was fishing with Gene Glynn this winter and asked him this same question. He said the chance is slim that they get a shot before September call ups. There's just too much development that needs to be done at those stages and bringing them up too early can be bad.

    Of course, that was in January before anyone knew how well they'd do. Things may have changed a bit, but there's still a lot of development that they need. There's a world of difference between a great 2A player and an average big leaguer.
     
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    thanks, i'm not one of those guys that is clamoring for them to be called up, just curious. i think we finally have a team we can get excited about the next couple years.
     
  15. JC

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    I haven't watched or listened to any of today's game but it is currently 13-1....Cabrera is having a field day with the pitching staff...
     
  16. Rabid

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    The Tigers have 20 hits. It isn't just Cabrera.
     
  17. Rabid

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    Mauer power!?!
     
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  18. Kent Pavelka

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    Good timing. I'm a total Mauer rube, I have to admit it. Really hoping he can string together one of those crazy runs like back in the day.

    I spose I should just be happy if he gets to .300 at this point.
     
  19. fsu1510

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    Great win. Was shocked to see it was Mauer who hit the HR
     
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  22. Celemo

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    :sadpanda: honestly I haven't watched much baseball this season. I'm watching way more playoff bball than I normally do
     
  23. Rabid

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    The three best records in the AL right now belong to 1) Kansas City .636 2) Houston Astros .630 and 3) Minnesota Twins .591. Who had that in March?
     
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  24. Celemo

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    :pissmonkey:On the Twins
     
  25. Kent Pavelka

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    THERE"S A MONKEY PEEING ON THE BASEBALL TEAM IN THIS THREAD!

    I've been so impressed with the lineup management. Seems the first time in a long time, if you're not performing, you'll get the hook--fast. I've always pulled for Danny Santana, but not only has he been benched, but I'm thinking he'll get sent down soon.

    I also love the Plouffe has really been stepping up. He's gotta know Sano is "the future" but he sure is playing like "the present."

    Not to mention I saw a bit about how Byron Buxton has 11 triples on the year and the Twins have 9. It was hard not to think that this year would be a year of slight improvement, but mostly just waiting to see BB and Sano. Now, with the Twins winning, seeing Buxton doing so well is like icing on the cake. Hoping we see him this year and he provides even more of a jolt, rather than calling him up just because, well why not.

    On the other hand, the word is that Mauer's hurt again. Great. Grand. Wonderful.
     
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    guys, we have the best record in the AL.

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  28. Rabid

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    You didn't have Twins as the #1 and Astros as the #2 seed in the AL before the season?
     
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    Never thought id see the twins in 1st this yr. been great going to games that we have a good chance to win
     
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    And without a single guy in the lineup batting over .280.

    EDIT: There are two batters whom are over .300 and they have 40 AB's between them. One of them is Pelfrey, who's batting 1.000.
     
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  31. Kent Pavelka

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    That Bluejays game yesterday afternoon was awesome. Dozier is terrific. Torii is rad. Even if they flame out later in the season, it sure has been fun so far.
     
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    I was there, lot of fun seeing target field close to full again.
     
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  33. Rabid

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    9-4 vs East, 16-15 vs. Central, 5-2 vs West...this is not the Twins recipe for winning the division that I am accustomed to.
     
  34. Kent Pavelka

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    Won every series against non-AL Central teams. Don't make no sense.
     
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  35. Kent Pavelka

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    JFC Mauer killing me with his GIDPs.
     
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  36. GoodForAnother

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    lmao you guys suck lmao
     
  37. lhprop1

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    Your mom sucks. And she's good at it.

    June swoon in full effect for the hometown 9.
     
  38. buffs

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    yep, all that clutch hitting with RISP has disappeared, which was to be expected.
     
  39. lhprop1

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    Let's not get down on the lads just yet, though. It's only a week into June.
     
  40. buffs

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    not down, we are still getting solid pitching for the most part, just need the bats to heat up again.
     
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    True, true. The bats have never been very "hot", though, with the exception of a few games. They've just been warm at the right time with RISP.

    Small ball at it's finest.
     
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  42. Kent Pavelka

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    Vargas providing just the spark at DH the Twins need.
     
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  44. Kent Pavelka

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    Those Royals hurlers though.

    Those inept bats though.

    SHIT LYFE FOR ME
     
  45. Rabid

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    I was just coming to "fix" it.
     
  46. mtsucalico85

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    The Twins called up Buxton. Sounds like he'll make his debut tomorrow.
     
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  47. JC

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    Pretty nondescript start for Buxton but just scored a big run. Need this win bad.
     
  48. Rabid

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  49. Kent Pavelka

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    Happy to see Erv. Not happy seeing May demoted in lieu of Pelf, though. Is it because of Pelf being a little bitch in the spring?
     
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    May is definitely not the one I would have demoted to the pen.
     
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