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Minnesota Twins, 58-46. The team is in second place in the AL Central, 4.5 games back and holders of the second wild card spot.

Tonight we get former Mets prospect Simeon Woods-Richardson, 3-1, 3.27 ERA, against Jose Quintana, 5-6, 4.02 ERA.

Twins are good. They have nice new uniforms. Some of their players have been rolling their pants up above the knee, which I don't get. I've actually seen then in person twice this year, first in Arizona and then on Saturday against the Tigers. They lost both. Carlos Correa and his questionable ankle finally gets to play at Citi.

Picking Prince as our musical representative of the Twin Cities would be too obvious. We get the Replacements. I like this song a lot. I tried to get into the Replacements once. But this is the only song I ended up really liking.



Splitting with the Braves was disappointing after winning the first two. But if we had won, say, the first and last games instead of the first two, people would be happier.

Former Mets signing Simeon Woods-Richardson takes the Hill for the Twins

He has been traded for Marcus Stroman and Jose Berrios in his career

The Twins recently promoted IF Brooks Lee. Many believe he can become a special player

By the numbers the Mets are 3 1/2 back of the Twins

Marshmallowmilkshake wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:57 amTonight we get former Mets prospect Simeon Woods-Richardson,

ashie62 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 9:33 amFormer Mets signing Simeon Woods-Richardson takes the Hill for the Twins

kcmets wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 10:27 amWho's pitching for Minnesota this evening?

kcmets wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 10:35 am

Marshmallowmilkshake wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:57 amTonight we get former Mets prospect Simeon Woods-Richardson,

ashie62 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 9:33 amFormer Mets signing Simeon Woods-Richardson takes the Hill for the Twins

kcmets wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 10:27 amWho's pitching for Minnesota this evening?

I'll take a wild guess and say "Simeon Woods-Richardson" .

Later

Manuel Margot (R) DH
Byron Buxton (R) CF
Royce Lewis (R) 3B
Carlos Santana (S) 1B
Willi Castro (S) 2B
Austin Martin (R) LF
Ryan Jeffers (R) C
Max Kepler (L) RF
Brooks Lee (S) SS

Simeon Woods Richardson (RH) P

Francisco Lindor (S) SS
Brandon Nimmo (L) LF
J.D. Martinez (R) DH
Pete Alonso (R) 1B
Jesse Winker (L) RF
Mark Vientos (R) 3B
Jeff McNeil (L) 2B
Luis Torrens (R) C
Harrison Bader (R) CF

Jose Quintana (LH) P

It's missing an Álvarez factor, but that's a good lineup. If Henry Winkler can hold down that Number Five spot, we might have a sturdy cast.

These are very important games

The Mets could go from wild card 1 to looking in from the outside in a blink

LGM

Edgy MD wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 3:57 pm It's missing an Álvarez factor, but that's a good lineup. If Henry Winkler can hold down that Number Five spot, we might have a sturdy cast.

I read (SNY?) that Alvarez is nursing a sore shoulder (didn't say which one) and they're going to reduce his workload for a while.
Later

Winker with ducks on

Grounds out

kcmets wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 3:39 pm Austin Martin (R) LF

The Twins are starting an English car in LF?!?

It's raining sheep and oxen here in Baltimore. All the rain we haven''t had in the last eight weeks is coming down at once.

What's with this new insignia the Twins are rocking? Are they the North Stars, now?

It looks like the Marlins to me

Wake up Mets

I'm falling asleep

They hit most everything hard the last inning.

The softest hits were the ones that dropped in.

It's not too late to become a seller

Good for Gary noticing Simeon's missing hyphen. I was wondering the same thing.

Winker is slim up there, a little like Naquin

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:59 pm It's not too late to become a seller

Jeff McNeil would like you to become a seller. Of yourself. On Queens Boulevard.

Torrens power

It's Bugs Bunny bat-around!

They didn't exactly knock the cover off the ball that inning (except for Pete) but they made consistent contact and kept the line moving.

Great inning, not just the clutch hits, but also the two productive outs by Nimmo + Martinez. That's what winning teams do.

ashie62 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:48 pm It looks like the Marlins to me

We said that as well