Game 23: Twins @ Rangers

by Jesse on Apr 25, 2008 7:00 PM EDT in Game Threads

Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers, Apr 25, 2008 8:05 PM EDT

Nick Blackburn VS Kevin Millwood

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Nick Blackburn	1-1	4	4	0	0	0	0	25.1	28	7	7	0	3	12	2.49	1.22

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Kevin Millwood	1-2	5	5	1	0	0	0	32.0	38	11	9	1	12	19	2.53	1.56

GO TWINS!!

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doesn't the game start in 30 minutes?

i keep waiting for MLB.com to post lineups, to see if i can get the lineup widget to work…

by Jesse on Apr 25, 2008 7:41 PM EDT reply actions

yeah

I know. I am sitting here waiting for the lineups too to post on a few sites but nothing yet…..MLB.com is rather slow on the Twins today!

by BCTwins on Apr 25, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Twins (10-12): Carlos Gomez, CF. 2. Brendan Harris, 2B. 3. Joe Mauer, C. 4. Justin Morneau, 1B. 5. Michael Cuddyer, RF. 6. Jason Kubel, RF. 7. Delmon Young, LF. 8. Mike Lamb, 3B. 9. Nick Punto, SS. Pitching: Nick Blackburn.

Rangers (7-16 and on a seven-game losing streak): 1. Ian Kinsler, 2B. 2. Michael Young, SS. 3. Josh Hamilton, CF. 4. Hank Blalock, 3B. 5. Jason Botts, DH. 6. Frank Catalanotto, LF. 7. David Murphy, RF. 8. Gerald Laird, C. 9. Ben Broussard, 1B. Pitching: Kevin Milwood.

Peyton's good but have you ever heard of Jeff George?

by halfchest on Apr 25, 2008 7:51 PM EDT reply actions

Hmmm . .

I like that they’ve moved Young down a bit, let’s hope he can hit a little better without the pressure of being so high in the order. I’d still like to see Mauer bat #2. Then go Cuddy, Morneau, Harris, Kubel, Young, Lamb, TOLBERT. (not LNP).

Peyton's good but have you ever heard of Jeff George?

by halfchest on Apr 25, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Lineups are posted at MLB.com too...

But it looks like the down time the last few days has affected our widgets as well. I can’t scroll down to add the lineup widget…I’ll try again another time.

Time for bed in the UK…I’ll catch the game in the morning. GO TWINS!!

by Jesse on Apr 25, 2008 7:53 PM EDT reply actions

should the Twins

rest Gomez every 15 games? maybe. With the way Gomez has done since being rested after his 0-10 with who knows how many Ks, Gomez is 3-5 with a homer and two bunt singles…and 1 SB.

I think that Gomez should be rested every 15 or 20 games so that he can just clear his head and get some advice from the coaches hands on….

by BCTwins on Apr 25, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions

Gomez

with another bunt base hit…4-6 in the past two games! Go Gomez!

by BCTwins on Apr 25, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions

BYE BYE BABY

a GRAND SALAMI by MORNEAU!!!! 5 RBI on the day for that kid~!!! wow!

by BCTwins on Apr 25, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions

What happened to Gomez?

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

by natetheskate on Apr 25, 2008 9:21 PM EDT reply actions

They sent him down to AAA

because the bloggers couldn’t deal with letting a young and raw 5-tool player try to make his way on the big stage.

Pussies.

by Old Twins Cap on Apr 25, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions

what?

where did you get this info? all that has happened is that he got a mild strain. He is listed as Day to Day.

by BCTwins on Apr 25, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions

dude lets try to make this a place

where all twins bloggers can feel welcome. Bitterness and sarcasm aren’t really the aesthetic we’re going for here…

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

by natetheskate on Apr 26, 2008 2:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Jeeeez.

Ouch.

by Neil on Apr 26, 2008 8:24 AM EDT up reply actions

Lineup

I’m pretty irritated that Garenhire has already abandoned the Mauer in the two spot thing already…

"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 25, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions

Considering...

that Mauer has something like a 680 OPS hitting second (given, only in ~140 PAs) it may be for the better…

by guinness junky on Apr 25, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Small

Small sample size alert!

Him hitting second is the exact same as him hitting third. He still has Cuddyer protecting him. He is still seperated from Morneau. If anything, Gomez’s running helps him poke balls through the right side…