Twins vs Mariners, 8-17-2012, 9:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Can someone post a lineup for me?

[Ultima Ratio]

Twins:

Mastroianni CF
Mauer C
Willingham LF
Morneau 1B
Doumit DH
Plouffe 3B
Carson RF
Carroll 2B
Florimon SS

-- Mauer batting in the 2-hole **

Blackburn pitching


Mariners:

Dustin Ackley 2B
Michael Saunders CF
Kyle Seager 3B
John Jaso DH
Justin Smoak 1B
Miguel Olivo C
Trayvon Robinson LF
Eric Thames RF
Brendan Ryan SS

Hisashi Iwakuma RHP

[edavis0308]

Span not available to pinch run tonight. My god just DL him.

[stringer bell]

Well, for the six of us that prefer to watch two bad baseball teams play a meaningless game rather than two bad football teams playing an absolutely meaningless game, I have a couple predictions. Carson will get a hit and Florimon won't. Florimon makes a key error and the Twins bow 5-3.

[Ultima Ratio]

Let's get Blackburn predictions in: I think 6.2 IP 5 ER

I think both Carson and Floriman reach with a hit.

Morneau gets a 2-run dinger.

Twins win 6-5.

[GCTF]

Oh Blackie....

[stringer bell]

Blackburn with the expected first inning gopher ball. Not that easy to do against Seattle.

[stringer bell]

Span not available to pinch run tonight. My god just DL him.

Man, do I ever agree with that.

[Ultima Ratio]

Rolling right along...

[jokin]

Span not available to pinch run tonight. My god just DL him.

Man, do I ever agree with that.

On the game thread when Span took his tumble, I posted the real-time thought that we all probably were contemplating- "10 days with Delmon day-to-day, and then a "setback", followed by Parmelee getting the call-up".

[USAFChief]

Pitch up and in to Mauer...weak flare to left.

Pitch up and in to Jason...drilled to right.

Sigh...

[GCTF]

Oh Blackie...

[Ultima Ratio]

Pitch up and in to Mauer...weak flare to left.

Pitch up and in to Jason...drilled to right.

Sigh...

I think we've both commented how Mauer just won't pull the ball, not can't, just won't. Ok, it's very rare.

[USAFChief]

When did Blackburn start throwing 87-88?

Just keep running him put there...gotta get your money's worth.

[edavis0308]

When did Blackburn start throwing 87-88?

Just keep running him put there...gotta get your money's worth.

It doesn't sink if you throw 90+

[Ultima Ratio]

Haven't we been told by experts that throwing a sinker above 91 MPH just won't sink?

[Ultima Ratio]

When did Blackburn start throwing 87-88?

Just keep running him put there...gotta get your money's worth.

It doesn't sink if you throw 90+

Yep, apparently this is common knowledge

[edavis0308]

Man how predictable was Blackburn getting lit up by Seattle. It's like a trap game in football. (two home runs let up to seattle in two innings classifies as lit up)

[stringer bell]

Could it happen? Back 2 Back Perfectos?

[GCTF]

Mariners on their way to back to back perfrect games.