B Squad Tilt: Twins vs Red Sox
by Jesse on Mar 1, 2012 12:00 PM EST
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The first official spring training game isn't until Saturday, but today we get something like a scrimmage. First pitch is right around noon central. Today's goal: stay healthy. That's all I care about. Here are your lineups.
Revere, LF
Chang, 2B
Tosoni, RF
Benson, CF
Dinkelman, DH
Bates, 1B
Dozier, SS
Towles, C
Florimon, 2B
Pitching: Baker, Blackburn, Hendriks, Manship, Bulger, Gutierrez, Robertson, Wise, Guerra
Iglesias, SS
Lin, RF
Lavarnway, C
Kroeger, DH
Middlebrooks, 3B
Anderson, 1B
Repko, CF
Tejeda, 2B
Hassan, LF
Pitching: Bard, Lester, Carlson (and more, I assume)
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GO TWINS GO!!!
"Believe in the system. For it shall bring light when there is dark, food when there is hunger, and shots when there are passes. This is the divine process." Yeo 4:18
GO ROCK CATS GO!!!!
"Believe in the system. For it shall bring light when there is dark, food when there is hunger, and shots when there are passes. This is the divine process." Yeo 4:18
Two second basemen?
Awesome. How does that work?
I assume Chang is the 3B
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller.
by Andrew Bryz-Gornia on Mar 1, 2012 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
Though the pic is captioned as him being the 2B...
But Florimon is a middle infielder, and I’d guess that Dozier is being given a shot at SS…. I’m so confused.
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller.
by Andrew Bryz-Gornia on Mar 1, 2012 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
I took the lineup directly from LEN III.
I didn’t even notice they put up two second basemen. I’d assume Chang is the 3B, too.
It's the Twins new "Boston Shift"
"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett
"Tell Gardy there's nobody around to protect him now." Ozzie Guillen
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Mar 1, 2012 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
True.
Can’t wait for day games…it’s been 4 years since I’ve been able to watch a day game that was actually DURING THE DAY for me.
Also, four years since I’ve been able to watch a night game without jeopardizing how productive I could be at work the next day.
Hmm about that
Come September I can say the same
by twinscrazy_german on Mar 1, 2012 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
For Twins playoff baseball?
No Trademark needed
by twinscrazy_german on Mar 1, 2012 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
Move to the west coast
Night games happen during the day! And jeopardizes your productivity at work because you watch them at work!
by ColossusOfRhode on Mar 1, 2012 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
I mentioned this when the Twins signed him,
but I work for the Astros’ AAA affiliate and I was a big fan of Towles last year. He is nearly Drew’s equal defensively – he has a cannon for an arm.
He’s an okay hitter but has pop. And is definitely a better hitter than Butera. He should beat out Butera fairly easily. If only he could hit as well in the majors as in AAA….
BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Remember, remember the seventh of November.
by Go Twins! on Mar 1, 2012 2:30 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
If this game is any indiciation
we’re going to win the World Series.
If you disagree with my opinion, I will take it personally.
by Panthers FTW on Mar 1, 2012 2:39 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
You can drink out of the Mayor's cup
The WS Trophy is leaky and would probably poke your lip if you tried to drink out of it:
by DavidRF on Mar 1, 2012 3:41 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
And get stabbed in the eye
FREE AIRWOLF!
ROHLFING!!!!!
by d-mac on Mar 1, 2012 3:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I always thought of the WS Trophy to be somewhat ugly
But yes, I will try very hard not to get into the whole naming of the MLB Championship business.
by twinscrazy_german on Mar 1, 2012 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
Does this game count towards the Ft Myers Mayor's Cup race?
"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett
"Tell Gardy there's nobody around to protect him now." Ozzie Guillen
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Mar 1, 2012 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think so...
Spring training games don’t “count” but people still track and count them as “Grapefruit League” numbers. These intersquad games don’t even go that far. Its not on the spring training schedule.
You can do that?
FREE AIRWOLF!
ROHLFING!!!!!
by d-mac on Mar 1, 2012 3:15 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Damn
They coulda won a few extra games with that rule.
by archie2227 on Mar 1, 2012 3:22 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
AWW!!!!!!!
But the Twins no longer are playing for the Mayor’s Cup, according to Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, now that the Red Sox moved into the new JetBlue Park in Fort Myers. The Cup used to be a battle between the Red Sox, representing the city, and the Twins, representing the county, but they now both play in unincorporated Lee County.
"There is no more Mayor’s Cup," Gardenhire said. "We took the Cup; we got the Cup. The Cup’s in somebody’s cabin now, in Minnesota."
Well, at least it’s ours…somebody’s…maybe Mauer puts ice in it to keep his milk cool.
"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett
"Tell Gardy there's nobody around to protect him now." Ozzie Guillen
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Mar 1, 2012 6:12 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
Win the cup and then stop playing... that works I guess
Reminds me of the time the Gophers upset the Michigan and the Wolverines had forgot to bring the Little Brown Jug to the game…
It's only a Spring Training B-Squad game...
…but I’ll take it. BASEBALL IS BACK, BABY!
by The Ham Sandwich on Mar 1, 2012 6:29 PM EST reply actions
I missed the first game thread of 2012! NOOOO!!!
Well, I can now get my permit in 11 days and got to wear beer goggles today but still…. Gamethreads are cooler than school/driver’s ed!
"The problem with baseball is that it is not played year round" -Gaylord Perry
Haha really?
I was going to see if a year from now i could wear them when getting my licence… haha
"The problem with baseball is that it is not played year round" -Gaylord Perry
by twinsgirl197 on Mar 1, 2012 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
Heh
@glen_perkins
My wife: Carl, I don’t drink beers. Carl: not even in your college days? #ThingsPavanoSays
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