Washington Nationals @ Minnesota Twins GameThread, Jun 19, 2008 1:10 PM EDT

Game 73: Nationals @ Twins

by Jesse on Jun 19, 2008 12:38 PM EDT in Game Threads Comment 25 comments

Washington Nationals @ Minnesota Twins

Lineup

06/19/08 1:10 PM EDT

Washington Nationals	Minnesota Twins
Cristian Guzman - SS	Carlos Gomez - CF
Elijah Dukes - RF	Alexi Casilla - 2B
Lastings Milledge - CF	Joe Mauer - C
Dmitri Young - DH	Justin Morneau - 1B
Aaron Boone - 1B	Michael Cuddyer - RF
Ronnie Belliard - 3B	Jason Kubel - DH
Felipe Lopez - 2B	Delmon Young - LF
Wily Mo Pena - LF	Brian Buscher - 3B
Wil Nieves - C	Brendan Harris - S

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Glen Perkins	2-2	8	8	0	0	0	0	45.1	59	25	23	8	12	27	4.57	1.57

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	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Shawn Hill	1-3	10	10	0	0	0	0	56.2	70	32	29	4	19	34	4.61	1.57

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Broom

Has anyone actually brought a broom to a game?

by wcooley on Jun 19, 2008 1:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good Start

for Perk…2 IP, 22 pitches (13 strikes, 9 balls), 6 consecutive outs.

by 33MorneauMVP on Jun 19, 2008 1:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Kubel

with his 3rd Triple on the year!!! Kubel really likes getting triples this year I think. Twins now have 22 triples on the year which lead the American League. 38 RBI for Kubel!

by 33MorneauMVP on Jun 19, 2008 1:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Young

Another 1 and done, doesn’t this kid have learning curve?

Gardenhire's major league career: Banjo hitting, futility infielder who couldn't lick it.
Rick Anderson's major league career: Strikethrower who never made it happen with his sub 90's fastball.
Really gives a new definition to living vicariously through other people, don't it?

by caseintheface on Jun 19, 2008 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

In his first AB

I don’t mind swinging at the first pitch, but not in my first at-bat. Don’t you want to see the pitcher’s delivery at least once? Maddening.

by wcooley on Jun 19, 2008 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Last Twins game I went to

I think it was Baltimore, Young had 4 at bats, saw 4 pitches and made 5 outs. I’ve got a lot of confidence in the kid’s long term abilities, but he’s going to have to start showing some positive signs soon. His numbers since like A ball I think, have shown a concerning decline.

by caseintheface on Jun 19, 2008 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Buscher

had a nice little line drive over the half way drawn in infield. That is what you need to do in those situations is just hit one out of the reach of the infielders when they are drawn in. Good Job by Buscher!

by 33MorneauMVP on Jun 19, 2008 1:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Gomez

had a nice little hit there to LF…

by 33MorneauMVP on Jun 19, 2008 1:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

0-13

Casilla must stop that streak. Maybe he gets a single here and a RBI!

Has anybody noticed that our leadoff man has 25 RBI on the year? Castillo usually had that in a year and Gomez already has that in June! 25 RBI for a leadoff man is pretty good!

by 33MorneauMVP on Jun 19, 2008 1:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Positve Sign

Hill has 51 pitches through 2 innings

by caseintheface on Jun 19, 2008 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

okay settle down kid

start mixing in more curve balls

by caseintheface on Jun 19, 2008 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Buscher

It looks like Buscher is seeing the ball really well today…he has two hits.

And as soon as I say that, Harris gets a double! I wonder what Harris stats at home are compared to away…I will have to check that.

by 33MorneauMVP on Jun 19, 2008 2:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

who

here thinks that the Metrodome is a triple hitting ballpark? I certainly didnt think so…but apparently I am wrong. Cuddy and Kubel both have triples in this ballgame.

by 33MorneauMVP on Jun 19, 2008 2:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

To be fair...

... Elijah Dukes and Wily Mo Pena played both triples like they were hand grenades. On Cuddyer’s, Pena sort of jogged over to the gap, then lazed the ball back in; on Kubel’s, Dukes ran over there, missed the ball, then had to chase it for fifty feet off the wall.

(Side note: The Video portion of MLB Gameday is AWESOME.)

by Jon Marthaler on Jun 19, 2008 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah

I saw those….but still, who would think that the Twins would hold the AL lead over the Angels and Mariners? I certainly didnt.

by 33MorneauMVP on Jun 19, 2008 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Very true.

I would have predicted Kubel to have negative 3 triples this year.

by Jon Marthaler on Jun 19, 2008 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Color Man

Anyone know what the story is with Morris being in the booth instead of Gladden? It’s a little early for Sturgis.

"There are only two things that are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein

by BeefMaster on Jun 19, 2008 2:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Gladden

Bert and Dick said Gladden went home for a family emergency or something last night.

Metrodome doesn’t have corners to make it a good triple-hitting ballpark…

by joeiscool12 on Jun 19, 2008 2:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

and

somehow the Twins manage to lead the AL in triples with almost or more than half of their triples coming at the dome.

by 33MorneauMVP on Jun 19, 2008 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe it is our excellent speed?

I mean look at Kubel… if that guy isn’t aerodynamic, I don’t know what is.

by joeiscool12 on Jun 19, 2008 2:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

haha

yeah….Kubel does have a aerodynamic form about him! haha

by 33MorneauMVP on Jun 19, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Casilla and Young

are the only players without hits so far for the Twins….Kubel gets a double. Cuddyer and Kubel both have triples and doubles. That is a nice 1-2 punch for the Twins in the lower half of the batting order.

by 33MorneauMVP on Jun 19, 2008 3:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Breslow

is on to complete the sweep. He has been very good for the Twins. In 7 2/3 innings, Breslow has only given up 3 hits and 0 runs. Breslow has been a very pleasant surprise and dependable left-hander.

by 33MorneauMVP on Jun 19, 2008 3:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Casilla and Young

have 0-fers today vs Washington. Mauer, Buscher, Kubel, Cuddyer and Harris all have two hits on the day.

by 33MorneauMVP on Jun 19, 2008 3:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice Sweep! I am very happy about it...

...but we do have to be honest; the Nationals are probably the worst team the Twins have played, and I think that the Twins again played somewhat sloppy baseball. They got away with it against the Nationals, but against the Sox, Tribe and Tigers, that kind of sloppiness tends to result in Ls.

"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 Jun 19, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs