Game 44: Rangers @ Twins
by Jesse on May 19, 2008 7:00 PM EDT
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I would guess
I would guess that Monroe is the reserve outfielder, just in case
by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on May 19, 2008 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
CF
I would rather see Young in CF over Cuddyer. Cuddyer has a strong arm and plays the baggy pretty well. But he doesnt track balls well at all.
i'd be nervous about either one.
but i get nervous when craigsy is out there, too. hopefully a game here and a game there won’t make too much of a difference, but no matter who you are, you always want to limit how many innings you’re giving a guy in a field at a premium defensive position, especially when they don’t have a lot of experience there.
geez
Are we letting the bat boy choose the lineup these days?
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Bonser
Bonser is working a good start aside from two early solo dingers.
But the Rangers are mounting a rally here in the seventh. Bonser is only 75 pitches in. THis should be a chance for Bonser too…
Ug, Bonser just got a DP ball but Boof rushed the throw and Everett dropped it. Bases load 1 out now.
Come on Boof…
"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
this game looks one hard breath
away from getting entirely out of hand. one run deficit right now in the top of the ninth, but two on and only one out. let’s go crain!!!
for my hockey-watching friends...
i’m up at 4am, watching pittsburgh and philadelphia…pittsburgh is up 2-0.
is this live? or are hockey playoffs done? if they’re not done, do hockey playoffs REALLY go on THIS LONG?
who else plays IF
if the twins tie it, but can’t win it? everett and casilla are both out, and clark is the only IF left on the bench. hey mauer, play third! haha…
harris the dh?
without an injury, can they lift the DH? put harris in on D and remove monroe from the lineup for the pitcher?
why not leave nathan in?
Ron Gardenhire is trying hard not to win this one.
http://noblingblings.blogspot.com/
he didn't get up.
bottom of the 11th: clark, rincon, harris
unless they use livan to pinch-hit for rincon. just to make even less sense.
i still can't believe
Nathan was lifted after FIVE PITCHES. in a game like this.
someone explain it to me, please. draw me a picture.
(*^#($^#!@!^#
HE BROUGHT IN A NEW PITCHER BEFORE THE PITCHER’S SPOT CAME UP IN THE ORDER? WHAT THE HELL IS HIS PLAN?
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c'mon korecky!!!
just keep it tied man. you can go all night.
in fact, i think you may not have a choice…
why does livan have batting gloves on?
who is going to pitch if we take out korecky?
http://noblingblings.blogspot.com/
He should be available...
pitched 2 innings on the 13th, then 2/3 of an inning a couple days ago.
But after this performance, knowing Gardenhire, he’ll prefer to keep Bass for tomorrow night, so we have at least one fresh arm (apart from Nathan, since 5 pitches don’t count). Who knows.
Twins pitchers hitting at the Dome
Last time: July 6, 2007 – Redmond left the game hurt, and Matt Garza had to bat twice.
Before that: Ray Fontenot, August 24, 1986, in a game a lot like this one.
i'll say it again....let's get a walk-off right here.
yes, that’s right. by howie clark, journeyman.
do it.
i don't mind that he gave up the DH
because SOMEONE had to play defense. i’m just confused by not extending nathan for an inning. in a game like this, your best relief pitcher, and one of the best in the game, should be able to give you more than 5 pitches.
i wonder what he had so say on korecky getting a hit, in that case.
probably something a bit non-sensical
my sideburn-stroking worked for mauer...
...so now i’m going to go put on my canadian mountie uniform for justin.
let’s go, eh.
so frustrating
he apparently looked fooled, like he was waiting for something else. but with a 2-2 count and the bases loaded, they aren’t going to risk going down 3-2. should have been looking fastball, dude. eh.
Nice to see the pitcher and weak hitting middle infielder get hits then have the heart of the order look like fricking children playing a man’s game. Sit Cuddyer down.
this is all my fault.
if i’d just stop watching, the twins would win.
so i’m going to bed. it’s 5-friggin-am.
goodnight, Twinkie Town. now go get ‘em!!
That's quite the stick-to-it-ive-ness.
by Jon Marthaler on May 19, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
WAY TO GO JESSE
It took 16 minutes for the Twins to win after you left. :-)
by Jon Marthaler on May 20, 2008 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully Korecky starts getting more innings
He has to be better than Rincon.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
That was Korecky’s first hit – and first at-bat – since 2002 at the University of Michigan.
by Jon Marthaler on May 20, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey we won, so
SHUT UP MR. NEGATIVITY
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Ummm Kool-Aid
with vodka, alrgh arlgh arlgh
I don’t mind the negativity, but not four minutes after the last play of a 13-inning win.
That’s like your spouse doing her nails two seconds after you dismount. At least let me enjoy the afterglow.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Cuddyer, Mr. Clutch
0 for 6 with 9 men left on base, now hitting .226
Time to pull something different out of your hat Michael.
This was
probably a really frustrating game to watch at home or listen to… but it was really fun to be there.
Korecky
Since no one else has really stepped up since Neshek went down, is it time to start looking Korecky’s way for more high pressure situations ie: tie games in the 9th or slim leads in the 8th?
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