Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Indians GameThread, Jun 11, 2008 7:05 PM EDT

Game 66: Twins @ Indians

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 6:01 PM EDT in Game Threads Comment 44 comments

Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Indians

Lineup

06/11/08 7:05 PM EDT

Minnesota Twins	Cleveland Indians
Carlos Gomez - CF	Grady Sizemore - CF
Alexi Casilla - 2B	Ben Francisco - LF
Joe Mauer - C	Victor Martinez - C
Justin Morneau - 1B	Ryan Garko - 1B
Michael Cuddyer - RF	Jhonny Peralta - SS
Jason Kubel - DH	David Dellucci - DH
Delmon Young - LF	Casey Blake - 3B
Mike Lamb - 3B	Franklin Gutierrez - RF
Brendan Harris - SS	Jamey Carroll - 2B

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Paul Byrd	3-5	12	12	0	0	0	0	70.2	76	38	35	16	8	26	4.46	1.19

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Nick Blackburn	4-4	13	13	0	0	0	0	80.0	99	42	35	6	14	41	3.94	1.41

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I'm hoping

for another strong start from Blackburn tonight. Let’s get a win, too!

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 6:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Lets end this slide Twinkies!!!

by Tony_O on Jun 11, 2008 7:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That a boy Twinkies, Lead 4-1 top of the 3rd.

by Tony_O on Jun 11, 2008 7:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice to see the offense waking up a bit!

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 7:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Blackburn's looking good.

My favorite part of the game so far: KUBEL’S HOMER.

6-1 after 3.

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 8:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

do feel a little bad

for Mike Lamb…Gutierrez made a catch on his screaming liner, right up against the wall.

oh well.

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

just tuning in,

and I cant tell if I am happy the Twins have a big lead, or disappointed that I missed the action.

by montanatwinsfan on Jun 11, 2008 8:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i'd go with disappointed...

...it’s been good action so far. a couple nice doubles, a home run, some nice pitching.

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and Chicago is losing 4-1 to Detroit!!!.

by Tony_O on Jun 11, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

going back to the top of the 4th for a second.

casilla walks. mauer walks. a wild pitch in mauer’s PA moves casilla up to second.

now, i know elarton’s first pitch to justin was FAT, right over the plate…but why be swinging with how he’d been throwing? leading 6-1 it’s not a big deal, i know…

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 8:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

good point

I think its harder to have patience when everyone is having success. You end up wanting a piece of that action.

by montanatwinsfan on Jun 11, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

walks are great,

but three run homers pad the stats a little better.

by montanatwinsfan on Jun 11, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

they're definitely much more exciting.

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Blackburn Looks like a Stud tonight.

by Tony_O on Jun 11, 2008 8:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

knock on wood

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh its been knocked on.

by Tony_O on Jun 11, 2008 8:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Shoppach goes yard in the bottom of the 6th.

6-2, Twins.

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i just caught the cuddyer catch on replay.

nice grab, cuddles! looked a little painful on that belly flop onto the turf, but color me impressed!

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 8:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

mentioned Carlos Silva is 3-7

But overall he has pitched pretty well. Quite a few quality starts, especially in April.

may was pretty bad, but he had a couple of gems in there as well. Silva is an interesting comparison with hernandez.

They look pretty similar in numbers yet Hernandez if 6-3.

by montanatwinsfan on Jun 11, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

awarding a pitcher a stat based on a team result makes no sense in today’s baseball. 100, 60…even 30 years ago this made sense. win-loss records are fun to look at for a pitcher, but they no longer hold much critical weight.

but you’re right—they have been pretty similar. and silva’s getting 11 mil a year!

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

agreed on the W-L record

Although ESPN has Silva only geeting 8.5 million this year to Hernandez’ 5

by montanatwinsfan on Jun 11, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you're right i think.

i just knew silva signed something like a 4-yr, $44 million deal in the off-season…so i took an estimated average.

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Blackburn thru 6:

7 hits, 2 runs, 5 strikeouts, 1 walk, 1 homer, 94 pitches (63 strikes)

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 8:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Joe Mauer on the day:

0-for-1, 3 BB

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 8:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

is Breslow going to pitch ever again for this team

by Tony_O on Jun 11, 2008 8:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

guess not.

at least not tonight…here comes boof.

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Looks like hes getting Cut then when The Twins trim the pitchers down to 12, i hope that doesnt happen, Breslow is a good pitcher, Better than Rincon, Bass or Bonser, We need Lefties in the Rotation.

by Tony_O on Jun 11, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

er… Bullpen, not rotation

by Tony_O on Jun 11, 2008 9:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

here comes Reyes….....

by Tony_O on Jun 11, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

and Reyes Promptly Gives up a HR, Twins only lead 6-5 now.

by Tony_O on Jun 11, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and there goes the ball.

3-run bomb.

6-5, Twins.

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

uffffddddaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dennys Reyes!

by montanatwinsfan on Jun 11, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

hahaha...

great scandinavain there. love it.

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Breslow would have been a better pitcher in that situation.

by Tony_O on Jun 11, 2008 9:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

you never know...

...but really, he definitely couldn’t have done any worse in that at-bat.

so, probably.

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i mean, its another Dumb Move by Gardy, Breslow is Basically unhittable so far with the Twins, Common sense, you expect to use the guy who is unhittable in situations like that….Nice Catch by Cuddy to preserve the Lead

by Tony_O on Jun 11, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

umm..

the fact that Breslow came from the Indians would have made that move very dumb. The Indians would have known what he throws and would have jumped all over him. Look what happens whenever J.C. Romero pitches against us – 1 out giving up 3 runs, 5 hits etc…

by 33MorneauMVP on Jun 11, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

is JC Romero even in the League Anymore???

by Tony_O on Jun 11, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Romero, 2008, Philadelphia:

23.2 IP, 21 Hits, 20 stikeouts, 15 walks, 2 homers, 1.52 ERA

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

but yeah....

....i’m surprised, too!

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's done well,

but he’s been far from unhittable. 13 hits and 6 walks in 14 innings is okay, but not great. Reyes had done a decent job for the Twins this year so far, those were his first runs since May 23.

I’m not saying sending in Reyes was the right move, but there isn’t a clear reason to go with Breslow over Reyes, unless you think he’s more likely to get a strikeout in that situation. Breslow hasn’t been exposed too much…we still have to see if he’s as good as we think he can be or if he’s nothing special.

by Jesse on Jun 11, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs