Twins @ Red Sox Game thread

by cmathewson on Mar 17, 2009 12:10 PM EDT

Notes:

The Mayor's Cup is on the line, so let's go get 'em boys!
It is good to see Morales get his first start in the spring, considering that he is the favorite to temporarily replace Joe Mauer on the roster coming north.
I'll be watching Mijares closely to see if he can bounce back from his disastrous outing the other day. He didn't deserve to give up four runs (only one if two catchable fly balls had been caught) but he still did not pitch well--everything was up and flat.

Twins:

1. Denard Span, LF

2. Alexi Casilla, 2B

3. Joe Crede, DH

4. Justin Morneau, 1B

5. Michael Cuddyer, RF

6. Brian Buscher,3B

7. Carlos Gomez, CF

8. Jose Morales, C.

9. Brendan Harris, SS.

Pitching: Scott Baker. Matt Guerrier, Joe Nathan, Jose Mijares, Brian Duensing scheduled.

Red Sox:

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF

2. Mike Lowell, 3B.

3. David Ortiz, DH.

4. Rocco Baldelli, RF

5. Jason Bay, LF

6. Jason Varitek, C.

7. Curtis Wilkerson, 1B

8. Jed Lowrie, SS.

9. Nick Green, 2B.

Pitching: Josh Beckett.

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MLB audio stream

The Twins site doesn’t list the actual audio stream for this game. I have a subscription and yet the only link they ever post on their site is the link to how to subscribe. It’s maddening. Anyway, for those who want the audio feed:. Now if we can only get them to link to the Gamday for the game rather than that stupid live boxscore. It makes no sense to me that they don’t provide links to services that they’re producing. Kelly Theiser, if you’re reading this, you know what to do.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Mar 17, 2009 1:00 PM EDT reply actions

AGREED!

It is a frustrating exercise to bring up both the audio and the gameday right now. I suspect that will be fixed when the regular season starts but for right now it is very frustrating for someone who has already paid.

by montanatwinsfan on Mar 17, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions

doesn't really matter

as gameday is so far behind now that it is irrelevant most of the time.

by montanatwinsfan on Mar 17, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions

radio said Cuddyer popped a double

and that Gomez is batting now, but gameday still has Cuddyer yet to see a pitch.

by montanatwinsfan on Mar 17, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions

I know

Gameday is SOOO slow during the preseason! Even during the regular season, it is fairly slow but not nearly as slow as the preseason!

by BCTwins on Mar 17, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Another walk for GoGo

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Mar 17, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, an interesting AB

he got to 1-2 by swinging at a slider low and away. Then he took a couple of curves that he probably would have swung at last year, then ball 4 was a fastball that had him totally locked up and was probably a strike, but the ump missed it.

He certainly looks more hitterish than he did last year.

by Eric in Madison on Mar 17, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Morales loops a single

Bases loaded for Brendan

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Mar 17, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions

FC scores cuddy

Bases still loaded

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Mar 17, 2009 1:40 PM EDT reply actions

Span loops an RBI single

2-1 Twins. Bases still loaded. Theyre not hitting it hard, just hitting ‘em where they ain’t.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Mar 17, 2009 1:42 PM EDT reply actions

Lexi with a bunt single and a RBI

Twins lead 3-1 with only one hard-hit ball off of Beckett.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Mar 17, 2009 1:44 PM EDT reply actions

Crede hits into a DP to end the inning

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Mar 17, 2009 1:46 PM EDT reply actions

here we are all the way through to Crede

and gameday is still stuck on Cuddyer…

by montanatwinsfan on Mar 17, 2009 1:46 PM EDT reply actions

When do we start getting worried about Baker's HRs?

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Mar 17, 2009 2:11 PM EDT reply actions

Not for a while yet

Look, Baker’s a flyball pitcher with middle-of-the-road stuff. He’s going to give up some homers. In large part, the relative success of his seasons is going to be based on how many of his fly balls go over the fence—something he doesn’t have a ton of control over.

As long as the walks stay low and the K’s stay reasonable, I won’t worry about it.

by Eric in Madison on Mar 17, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions

6 homeruns

in 7 IP doesnt raise some concern?

by BCTwins on Mar 17, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Jack Morris was talking on the radio...

…that Baker needs to be successful pitching up in the zone. And to do that, he needs more velocity and movement on his fastball. He doesn’t have the velocity yet, but he should be ok when it comes.

by roger13 on Mar 17, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions

tiny sample, so no

by Eric in Madison on Mar 17, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions

ouch

Guerrier gets hit hard too

by BCTwins on Mar 17, 2009 2:37 PM EDT reply actions

Would be great for the radio crew...

…to know how to pronounce the names of the Twins. Jack Morris is calling Mijares (mo-rah-hus), while Gordo is saying it correctly. After several times saying the wrong name, Gordo must have gotten to Jack as he now has it correct! Ah, spring training.

by roger13 on Mar 17, 2009 2:49 PM EDT reply actions

Clarification

I believe that is Kris Atteberry…. not John Gordon…. who is continuously correcting Jack.

As a side note, I think Atteberry’s play by play is very good – my only problem is I can’t separate his voice from all the “postgame download” ads from last year. I wonder if he is going to get a shot at calling some regular season games.

by soupcan on Mar 17, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions

At least Jack...

…has now apologized several times. Yes, it is Atteberry.

by roger13 on Mar 17, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I like Atteberry

He has his priorities straight: Call the game first. Fill dead air with analysis between the action.

Gordo is the worst at this. For example, Liriano was making his spring training debut against the Yankees and Gordo launches into an analysis of the Orioles in the first inning! He did not call a single pitch of the first inning of Liriano’s spring debut because he was talking about the team that will likely be last in the AL East! He didn’t even wait for the subs and scrubs to come in before wasting air time on a team that was not even playing in that game! That is Gordo to a T. He has no sense of boundaries during game action.

Atteberry does his job, which is all I care about from a play-by-play guy.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Mar 17, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions

yuck at pitching

Yay for span
HOMERUN

by ianmader on Mar 17, 2009 2:58 PM EDT reply actions

Gomez with yet another

assist.

by BCTwins on Mar 17, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions

cassillla!

4-4, nice nice.

by ianmader on Mar 17, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions

yeah and Span today too,

but another ugly game for Crede

by montanatwinsfan on Mar 17, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions

well, that is why he is getting a lot

of at-bats. His timing has to be off a little bit still…its hard to jump back into baseball after back surgery and have your timing there…it would usually take about 3 weeks for your timing to come around again.

by BCTwins on Mar 17, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Casilla

I’m glad Casilla looks as if he’s showed up ready to play this spring. He’s a spark plug for the team when he carries his weight with the bat.

"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all."
~ Earl Weaver
"In God we trust. All others must provide evidence."
~ Billy Beane

by AdamOnFirst on Mar 17, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions