MLB: 2017 Minnesota Twins Thread

[jcyclonee]

Two games into the season and Sid Hartman's headline today is "Sano's Adjustments Paying Off". Then proclaiming him the hottest hitter in the AL. Sid, baby, he is 2 for 6. Not a bad start, better than 1-6 or 0-6 but it's two games, man.

Realistically, this could be the last hitting streak Sid sees. Who am I kidding? He's going to live forever.

 

[NetflixAndClone]

Twins...2017 World Series Champs. Mark it down.

Twins are my second favorite team so I have no problem with that.

 

[mj4cy]

KC Putting up a fight today. 3-3 in the 6th. Hopefully the 7th inning is lucky 3 times in a row for the Twins.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Realistically, this could be the last hitting streak Sid sees. Who am I kidding? He's going to live forever.

Come on, he's only 97.

Lakers were in town recently and right on cue was a Hartman column reminiscing about when the Lakers were the Minneapolis Lakers. I have probably read a 100 of these from him about the exact some topic. Well, I just skim them, no need to actually read them again.

 

[mj4cy]

Come on, he's only 97.

Lakers were in town recently and right on cue was a Hartman column reminiscing about when the Lakers were the Minneapolis Lakers. I have probably read a 100 of these from him about the exact some topic. Well, I just skim them, no need to actually read them again.

Pretty damn cool he's 97 and obviously doing what he loves. Probably why he's still alive.


The stuff he's seen in his lifetime...wow.

 

[NetflixAndClone]

Wow the royals walked 3 people in one inning.

 

[mj4cy]

Looks like the first opportunity for a save this year. A sweep would be huge to start the year!

 

[NetflixAndClone]

Twins dynasty incoming.

 

[mj4cy]

 

[jcyclonee]

Did the Twins pitching staff give up 5 runs or less over 3 games even once last year? I'm not doing the research so I'll trust any answer.

 

[CTTB78]

Evidently the book on Buxton is to pitch him low and outside and he'll fish. Leading the majors in Ks is never good, and hopefully Molly and the hitting coaches can teach Byron how to handle those pitches. We'll need him if Sano ever cools off.

 

[jsb]

I'm a Twins fan who is only somewhat interested in baseball and only when the Twins are somewhat relevant. This year I've been interested in baseball for 2 weeks longer than last year.

 

[SoapyCy]

At target field now. Beautiful day for baseball!

 

[mj4cy]

@mtowncyclone13 , you're getting to see a 1 hitter! Awesome game for the Twins and a good start to the year.

 

[SoapyCy]

@mtowncyclone13 , you're getting to see a 1 hitter! Awesome game for the Twins and a good start to the year.

Yeah, Ervin dominated the entire game. Game was like 2 hours 15 min. I could watch a lot of baseball at that pace.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Joe Mauer. Woof! Maybe he will rally and hit a soft .250?

And another $23M due to him for next year.

 

[CTTB78]

Joe Mauer. Woof! Maybe he will rally and hit a soft .250?
And another $23M due to him for next year.

His salary was worth the gamble at the time. Too bad for the Twins that he tailed off so badly. That $23 million sure could be used elsewhere.

 

[BoxsterCy]

His salary was worth the gamble at the time. Too bad for the Twins that he tailed off so badly. That $23 million sure could be used elsewhere.

Home state boy, Twin almost had to do it but now they are stuck with a .250 singles hitter. Twins are my fairweather local team but it could have been worse for me if my Yankees had gone after him as rumored. Woof, they have had more than their share of big contract busts and didn't need that one for a catcher that doesn't hit or even catch anymore.

 

[mj4cy]

At the time I was happy with the Twins for ponying up the money and keep him Mauer off the Yankees. Hindsight is always 20/20.

 

[SoapyCy]

Read this and you'll see why he got what he got.

http://www.foxsports.com/college-fo...seminoles-minnesota-twins-bobby-bowden-020215

Mauer was a year ahead of me in high school. I got a home run ball he hit in a game by climbing onto the roof through the band room and he autographed it in the gym the day we had our school celebration. The other guy in the article, Tony Leseman, beaned me in the head during spring ball.

All players had to take care of the field themselves. There was a "grounds crew" but coach said if you want a nice field you need to maintain it. Hell, Mauer, as the best HS athlete in the country, even cleaned up the gym after basketball games.

In MN his contract was a given. If they didn't sign him the Twins might not have had a new stadium. Seriously. Imagine Allen Lazard as the sure-fire Heisman trophy winner and an NCAA basketball All-American - that's what Mauer meant to the state.