Twins @ Rays

by Jesse on Apr 1, 2009 12:15 PM EDT in Game Threads

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Lineups courtesy of Christensen

TWINS

1. Denard Span, LF
2. Alexi Casilla, 2B
3. Jason Kubel, DH
4. Michael Cuddyer, RF
5. Brendan Harris, 1B
6. Carlos Gomez, CF
7. Matt Tolbert, 3B
8. Jose Morales, C
9. Nick Punto, SS

Starting pitcher: R.A. Dickey

RAYS

1. Akinori Iwamura, 2B
2. Carl Crawford, LF
3. Evan Longoria, 3B
4. Carlos Pena, 1B
5. Pat Burrell, DH
6. Matt Joyce, CF
7. Dioner Navarro, C
8. Gabe Gross, RF
9. Jason Bartlett, SS

Starting pitcher: RH James Shields

by BCTwins on Apr 1, 2009 12:28 PM EDT reply actions

Span out

in just two pitches

by montanatwinsfan on Apr 1, 2009 1:07 PM EDT reply actions

Morales

fails to throw out Iwamura – “who stole second easily” but the Rays announcers blame that on Dickey, not Morales.

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

did Dickey throw

a knuckleball. If so, Morales had no chance at throwing him out…hell, he would have trouble throwing out Benjie Molina if Dickey threw a knuckleball.

by BCTwins on Apr 1, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah,

I suspect that is what happened, announcers said Iwamura timed Dickey’s delivery.

by montanatwinsfan on Apr 1, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions

to have Gordon and Gladden talk Twins baseball on Monday without calling the game… today is even more frustrating as the Rays announcers (only feed mlb.com will give me) are talking Rays baseball without calling the game and gameday is stuck so the Twins just scored one? and I dont even know how.

by montanatwinsfan on Apr 1, 2009 1:28 PM EDT reply actions

Instead we are hearing a drawn out

discussion of Adam Kennedy….

by montanatwinsfan on Apr 1, 2009 1:29 PM EDT reply actions

2- 0 now for the Twins

and I have no idea how…

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

Dickey with a nice quick

1-2-3 inning in the 2nd. Announcers back to announcing and had some praise for Dickey’s knuckleball.

by montanatwinsfan on Apr 1, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions

+1

It drives me crazy! Call the game. There’s plenty of dead air between pitches to do “analysis”. But some of these guys seem to not realize that their job is to cal the game. They think they’re on Baseball Tonight or something.

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

by cmathewson on Apr 1, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Dickey

outdueling Shields after 2 … SIGN HIM UP! (jk).

by montanatwinsfan on Apr 1, 2009 1:45 PM EDT reply actions

In all honesty

The guys had a good spring and if it weren’t for Humber being out of options I could easily see the Twins keeping him as their long relief/spot starter. I could see him being one of our first callups if someone gets injured though.

Peyton's good but have you ever heard of Jeff George?

by halfchest on Apr 1, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions