The Twins could not have asked for a more perfect day to play baseball! It’s just such a beautiful day outside that even though I can’t be AT the game tonight, it breaks my heart just a bit to even be inside watching the TV! My husband keeps talking about running a line to the deck to have the ability to move a TV out there sometimes. Maybe I’ll see if I can get him to figure that out…
News for today:
- Plouffe isn’t ready to come back yet. I get the impression he wasn’t happy with the decision but they sent him to Rochester for a couple days to rehab before he gets back into the lineup here. He would rather have just played.
- Despite the fact Plouffe isn’t ready yet, Nishioka will not have to worry about the home team crowd reaction just yet. He’s not in the lineup tonight. No, I don’t think that means anything yet. I think it’s still a wait & see situation with Nishi.
- Also out playing catch on the field with Rochester is Scott Baker. It’s good to see things are progressing with him. It seems like Scott Baker sightings are a little rare.
Cole DeVries gets another hometown start. The lineup behinds him SHOULD be able to give him the defense he needs and the run support to give him confidence. I will really appreciate it if that actually happens.
| Tampa Bay |
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Minnesota |
| Jennings, LF | Span, CF | |
| Upton, B, CF | Revere, RF | |
| Joyce, RF | Mauer, C | |
| Longoria, DH | Willingham, LF | |
| Zobrist, SS | Morneau, 1B | |
| Pena, C, 1B | Doumit, DH | |
| Keppinger, 3B | Casilla, A, 2B | |
| Roberts, R, 2B | Dozier, SS | |
| Molina, J, C | Carroll, 3B | |
| Hellickson, P | De Vries, P |
| Tampa Bay | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota |
Ouch.
I have to admit.. I didn’t make it to the end of the game. I can watch losing baseball. I’m a Twins fan, I’ve seen a LOT of losing baseball. I stick with it right to the bitter end.
But.. yeah.. BAD baseball .. I have a very low threshold. Tonight was just not good baseball.