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Ripken had 6 hits in a game in Atlanta, if I recall.

Christ even I cringed at the Carson Daly joke there.

If Gunnar keeps getting hit there’s going to be a fight. You can tell it’s really pissing him off.

LOL classic Trout HR there. Solo shot in a game they are very likely to lose. Why this guy doesn’t demand a trade I’ll never understand.

Goodness Roy relax man! Six should Be enough. All the good arms are available. Enjoy what we’ve got going!

Sano at 3B has been downright shocking this series, to me at least. I imagine most Twins fans would agree LOL.

Must be frustrating in a way to be THAT good at baseball, but not quite good enough to make it all the way. Like looking into the promised land, but never being able to get there (or get there and stay - I'm not sure if he ever had a ML AB, and don't care enough to look it up because my point remains regardless).

Every few days I check this thread before a game, and without fail I am instantly reminded why I don't check it every game. Somebody somewhere is just always going to bitch about who's playing, who's not, and who's hitting where. It would be comical if it wasn't so damn annoying. I mean, I get its a discussion board for opinions and all that (as someone like clockwork will inevitably point out), but its like people are just searching for anything - any small thing - to moan about. That doesn't lead to intelligent conversation or discussion. Given the talent on the roster, the order of the players - and to some degree even which players are playing - hardly matters. We're running out a stacked and competitive lineup every night at this point; its always interesting to see what iteration of it we're getting from game to game, but it doesn't matter one bit if its Santa batting fourth or eighth, or whether Westburg leads off or bats fifth, or whatever. There are good players up and down the lineup no matter what now.

I don't really get this, but it also doesn't really matter anyway. Why not just have Norby play there more and see if he can improve? The odds of that are at least as high as the odds of McKenna ever being even as good as Norby is now.

For who? Hays' IL stint has another week+ left on it. Its been two games and he started one. He's not going to start every game, nor should he.

I didn’t say he was a scrub. I kind of said the opposite in fact, by implying that him not cracking the lineup is crazy, because of how good he is and still not being able to.

This was our opening day lineup in 2022 - just two seasons ago! Cedric Mullins - CF Ryan Mountcastle - 1B Trey Mancini - DH Austin Hays - RF Anthony Santander - LF Ramón Urías - 2B Jorge Mateo - SS Robinson Chirinos - C Kelvin Gutiérrez - 3B cleanup hitter Austin Hays can’t even scratch the starting lineup these days. Long strange trip indeed.

Man. That is one helluva lineup, plus the bonus of Grayson pitching. I’ve been along for the entire ride but still can’t believe the destination. What a joy to watch this team.

And if age was the ONLY data point we used for projection, you MIGHT then have a point. But its not, and you don't.

I think maybe 'game ball' is getting confused with something like 'unsung hero' of the game. The former should go to Suarez, and the latter to Mateo.