Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers GameThread, Apr 15, 2008 7:05 PM EDT

Game 14: Twins @ Tigers

by Jesse on Apr 15, 2008 6:01 PM EDT in Game Threads Comment 20 comments

Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers

Scott Baker VS Nate Robertson

GO TWINS!!

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Scott Baker	2-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.2	12	6	6	3	1	9	4.63	1.11

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Nate Robertson	0-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.1	15	9	9	1	4	11	7.84	1.84

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Good game

The lads seem a bit crisper tonight than last night.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Apr 15, 2008 8:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Justin go Boom!

Twins lead 4-1. Where is everybody?

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Apr 15, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ug and good

Hmm, Baker is really going good. More solo dingers, but only 73 pitches so far through 6.

Kubel looks rough tonight though…

"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all."
~ Earl Weaver
"In God we trust. All others must provide evidence."
~ Billy Beane

by AdamOnFirst on Apr 15, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bottom of the 8th

I wish we had Rincon from four years ago instead of Jesse Crain from tonight. But hey he can’t be worse than Neshek and Guerreir from last night. Right guys? ... Guys?

"I don't care about feelings." - Lou Piniella

by natetheskate on Apr 15, 2008 9:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

96 mph fastball

My god, could he do that pre-surgery?

"I don't care about feelings." - Lou Piniella

by natetheskate on Apr 15, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The Tigers have tied the game

Lets hope Crain’s just poaching another W, true to form.

"I don't care about feelings." - Lou Piniella

by natetheskate on Apr 15, 2008 9:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

>X-OE

That’s a representation of me vomiting because of Jesse Crain’s performance…

"I don't care about feelings." - Lou Piniella

by natetheskate on Apr 15, 2008 9:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bullpen=weakness

The next time someone says this is the best bullpen in the game, I’m laughing. When was the last time the Twins gave up leads in the eighth in two consecutive games?

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Apr 15, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Man, so sad

The bullpen was such a source of Minnesota pride.

"I don't care about feelings." - Lou Piniella

by natetheskate on Apr 15, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Delmon Young on 3rd Base; Kubel grounds out to Jones

Come on Craigsy…

"I don't care about feelings." - Lou Piniella

by natetheskate on Apr 15, 2008 9:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You're my boy Craigsy!

You hear me? FOR LIFE!

"I don't care about feelings." - Lou Piniella

by natetheskate on Apr 15, 2008 9:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bench Tolbert Forever

The kid’s just not a battler.

"I don't care about feelings." - Lou Piniella

by natetheskate on Apr 15, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Joke right?

He fouled off six two-strike pitches. Give him a break.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Apr 15, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was just channeling my inner Gardy there...

"I don't care about feelings." - Lou Piniella

by natetheskate on Apr 15, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bullpen

You know, before I took my nap in the seventh, I was just think how we didn’t have any sure things in the pen. Nathan had thrown five innings coming in, and Neshek six, but nobdy else had thrown much. Guerrier was burned out for tonight, Bass just had a bunch of mop up, Rincon had only two, and Crain had tretired only eight batters since shoulder surgery. I didn’t know who to go with.

The good thing about the bullpen is with all the extra pitchers around, we should have plenty of candidates. Glen Perkins will ultimately be a reliever I think, and Humber seems like a decent candidate there as well. We can only start 5 guys, and they have the stuff to be short inning guys.

by AdamOnFirst on Apr 15, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, plus like you said earlier

Baker had a good night. Tough to get swept like that but hey, you head home and you move on. Should be fun next week against the Rays and then Cleveland.

"I don't care about feelings." - Lou Piniella

by natetheskate on Apr 15, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can't take too many of these meltdowns

It’s hard on the stomach.

"I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. See, my mule don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it . . ."

by Skippy tastes better than Jiff on Apr 15, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

so much for the vaunted Twins bullpen

I hope Nathan doesn’t earn all that cash on his ass

by caluofmn on Apr 15, 2008 11:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Eh

Eh, I try not to get too high or too low this early on, or at any point. He hasn’t pitched great, but there was some shoddy D behind him, etc. Saves aren’t a great stat to look at for this anyway. We’ll see what his line looks like near the end of May, then we cna think about getting worried.

by AdamOnFirst on Apr 16, 2008 12:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I just hope Nathan gets a chance to save games

I don’t mind winning close games, but if the other guys in the pen screw up then all the money we paid Nathan will be a waste b/c he’ll never get in the game.

by caluofmn on Apr 16, 2008 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs