May 3 @ Minneapolis-St Paul, 8:10 pm

[Maxbialystock]

Houck vs. Paddack, both righties, big advantage to Sox

 

However, Twins are on 10 game winning streak--but 7 of those were against the woebegone 6-25 White Sox, worst team in MLB. Sox are 11-5 on the road and 7-9 in Boston.

 

I see this lineup for tonight--

 

Duran CF

Devers 3b

Refsnyder LF

O'Neill DH

Abreu RF

Wong C

Smith 1b

Grissom or Hamilton, 2b

Rafaela SS

[mvp 78]

Twins hitting and relief has been good. Their starters have let them down so far. Doesn't help that they let Gray and Maeda leave. Lopez and Ryan are decent and they'll be in games 2 and 3. Need to take the first game for sure.

[Maxbialystock]

Grissom has reportedly recovered from the flu and traveled with the team. However, with Valdez back in Worcester, Hamilton could get the nod with his lefty bat. His OPS vs righties is .669.

[Maxbialystock]

Twins hitting and relief has been good. Their starters have let them down so far. Doesn't help that they let Gray and Maeda leave. Lopez and Ryan are decent and they'll be in games 2 and 3. Need to take the first game for sure.

 

All good points, but you blew subject-verb agreement.

[mvp 78]

All good points, but you blew subject-verb agreement.

 

I was a math major then got an MBA/Master's in Accounting. I still can't spell for s*** and don't know how to use commas properly. I do love reading though.

[mvp 78]

Grissom has reportedly recovered from the flu and traveled with the team. However, with Valdez back in Worcester, Hamilton could get the nod with his lefty bat. His OPS vs righties is .669.

 

Enmauel's was 526 this year.

[jad]

All good points, but you blew subject-verb agreement.

 

I think there's an argument that he's correct. I think it's fine, but if desperate to defend it, I'd note the absence of an apostrophe in 'Twins' and construe plausibly: "Twins [are] hitting; and [their] relief [pitching] is good." (Always there for my USC homies.)

[mvp 78]

I think there's an argument that he's correct. I think it's fine, but if desperate to defend it, I'd note the absence of an apostrophe in 'Twins' and construe plausibly: "Twins [are] hitting; and [their] relief [pitching] is good." (Always there for my USC homies.)

 

Re2pect!

[notin]

I think there's an argument that he's correct. I think it's fine, but if desperate to defend it, I'd note the absence of an apostrophe in 'Twins' and construe plausibly: "Twins [are] hitting; and [their] relief [pitching] is good." (Always there for my USC homies.)

 

I was an engineering major and never took a single English class in college, and even I know a compound subject requires a plural verb, even if both parts of the compound subject are singular.

 

 

 

“The Twins’ hitting and relief have been good.”

 

Also a semi-colon connects two independent clauses, assuming you did not make a simple typo…

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Twins hitting conjures a pair of siblings (identical or fraternal) swinging the bat. It's cool when they're related and bat back-to-back in the order.

[vegasbob]

Dick and Jane: See the ball. Hit the ball See the hit ball , catch the hit ball. Catch the ball, throw the ball .

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Vaughn Grissom is the starting second baseman for the Boston Red Sox tonight, batting seventh behind DH Dom Smith.

 

Time to tear open that Topps wax pack...

[jad]

I was an engineering major and never took a single English class in college, and even I know a compound subject requires a plural verb, even if both parts of the compound subject are singular.

 

 

 

“The Twins’ hitting and relief have been good.”

 

Also a semi-colon connects two independent clauses, assuming you did not make a simple typo…

 

Well, not always. But in any case, my construction gives him a way out. You're right about the semi-colon; I should either omit it or replace with a comma. That should do it. I'm not letting my boy go down in flames!

[moonslav59]

Vaughn Grissom is the starting second baseman for the Boston Red Sox tonight, batting seventh behind DH Dom Smith.

 

Time to tear open that Topps wax pack...

 

Who is he?

[Maxbialystock]

I was an engineering major and never took a single English class in college, and even I know a compound subject requires a plural verb, even if both parts of the compound subject are singular.

 

 

 

“The Twins’ hitting and relief have been good.”

 

Also a semi-colon connects two independent clauses, assuming you did not make a simple typo…

 

If you went to high school, you were told about subject-verb agreement. It's true in English and in other languages as well.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Grissom has reportedly recovered from the flu and traveled with the team. However, with Valdez back in Worcester, Hamilton could get the nod with his lefty bat. His OPS vs righties is .669.

 

Don't ruin the anticipation by having Grissom play.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Grissom has reportedly recovered from the flu and traveled with the team. However, with Valdez back in Worcester, Hamilton could get the nod with his lefty bat. His OPS vs righties is .669.

 

 

OTOH, Hamilton should only be in the line-up in the unlikely event of a SOX player getting injured.

[Maxbialystock]

Houck vs. Paddack, both righties, big advantage to Sox

 

However, Twins are on 10 game winning streak--but 7 of those were against the woebegone 6-25 White Sox, worst team in MLB. Sox are 11-5 on the road and 7-9 in Boston.

 

I see this lineup for tonight--

 

Duran CF

Devers 3b

Refsnyder LF

O'Neill DH

Abreu RF

Wong C

Smith 1b

Grissom or Hamilton, 2b

Rafaela SS

 

This was a very sensible lineup. Cora is simply out of control. I will probably have to call him again.

[Maxbialystock]

OTOH, Hamilton should only be in the line-up in the unlikely event of a SOX player getting injured.

 

Very unlikely, I'd say. Sox have been lucky this year with so few injuries.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Wasn't that special? O'Neill may be suffering from 'men on base' phobia.

[Maxbialystock]

Devers' double mixed in with a flock of weak hitters meant zero runs.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Wasn't that special? O'Neill may be suffering from 'men on base' phobia.

 

Q: What are the symptoms?

A: 9 HR's and 12 RBI

[Maxbialystock]

Hmmmm. Grissom can't catch a perfect throw to 2b.

[Maxbialystock]

Sox lineup so far looks like crap.

[Maxbialystock]

Short throw to 1b also a problem for Grissom.

[Maxbialystock]

Sox lineup stinks after 3 innings.

[vegasbob]

What was Devers looking at in that K ? 3-1 , take a cookie, 3-2 swing out of your Sox at a pitch a foot high.

[Maxbialystock]

Twins have hit Houck's 94 mph sinker hard.

[d-money]

Offense needs to get going.

[d-money]

Just terrible offense man.