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Game 132: Twins @ Mariners

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Minnesota Twins @ Seattle Mariners


W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2008 - Ryan Rowland-Smith 2-2 40 5 0 0 2 1 72.2 71 33 31 7 32 54 3.84 1.42

W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2008 - Scott Baker 7-3 21 21 0 0 0 0 127.2 122 53 53 18 28 107 3.74 1.17

Pregame after the jump...

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Pregame

Ryan Rowland-Smith was pretty good his last time out against the Oakland A's, logging seven innings and six strikeouts, allowing just a solitary run.  But just 10 days ago he was hit often by the Twins, 10 hits and a pair of walks (for five runs) over five innings while striking out just two.  He's a tall southpaw of an Australian, and he still has room to grow, but right now it's hard to see his 89 mph fastball as intimidating, and his breaking balls often still look like works in progress.

For Scott Baker, he's an interesting study in contrasts.  If he's on, he'll ring up six strikeouts or more and will probably last until the seventh.  But luckily enough, Baker doesn't have to have his best stuff to be effective.  He's grown into his new role on this incarnation of the Twins very well, and tonight he's looking to solidify that role yet again.  He struck out six over eight innings in Los Angeles last week, and allowed just one run.  If he's capable of holding down the Angels, he's more than capable of holding down the Mariners.  Hopefully the offense can give him more support tonight than they did Francisco Liriano on Monday night.

 

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Another big start for Baker

For some reason or another this Seattle team has Baker’s number this season. Tonight that can’t matter, he’s got to make the adjustment tonight and put the Twins in a position to win. Similarly, for some reason or another this pathetic Seattle team has chosen us to take out all their frustrations on and they’re doing a pretty good job at it. As it stands the season series in now tied up. If this Twins team wants to go to the next level this year, it’s going to have to start putting bad teams away. That means racking up the score, continuing to limit their offense and playing sound fundamental baseball. I know it’s not prudent to weigh so much into one game put last nights game worried me on many levels.

- We had just lost two games in Anaheim and we needed to bounce back and Liriano gave us that opportunity (yet again) and we let it go.
-The Twins made stupid mental errors. Whether that was Punto’s error, Casilla’s reckless throw, Mauer’s poor judgment or even Span’s bad awareness of game time situations at the plate.
- Eddie Guardado, the 37 year old hanging onto his last moments as a pro, was blindly given the set-up role just because he was that guy 5 years ago. All because better more competent pitchers have been unwilling to take the reigns.
- This one got to me the most after the game was over though: A complete inability to take charge by the whole team. To me it was embodied best by one guy late in the game yesterday. Jesse Crain continues to be an enigma and a head case. I was so impressed with him coming out in the 10th. He took charge, went right after guys. He attacked them with 95 mph fastballs up in the zone, nasty sliders and a couple of benders just to throw them off some more. Then in the 11th it was more of the same for the first two hitters. Then Ibanez strolled to the plate and Jesse did a complete 180. He nibbled at corners and pretty much acted like he was afraid of throwing a strike. Ibanez predictably walked and then Beltre came up, smelling the fear emanating from the mound, seized the opportunity and punished.

And really that’s what’s really going on here. This Twins team has the opportunity out there, and as mbennett so humorously put it in a previous post, they’re afraid to seize it.

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 Aug 26, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Twins lineup

Span RF
Casilla 2B
Mauer C
Morneau 1B
Ruiz DH
Young LF
Harris 3B
Punto SS
Gomez CF

Anybody else think Punto should have taken the night off? He’s usually better has a part time player so he can max out his energy a bit more. Might be a good time considering he was 0-5 last night with that costly 9th inning error. Just thinking most other guys on the team would have been benched…

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 Aug 26, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I dont know if I would

rather have Punto in there or Everett…tough decision.

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 9:19 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Everett will start tomorrow

and one of Casilla, Punto or Harris will be out of the lineup.

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Aug 26, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Span walks

on 7 pitches…look for a steal early

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the Mariners broadcast

just noted that the Twins had won 10 games in a row vs. LHPs. Their last loss to a lefty was to Cliff Lee, about a month ago.

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Aug 26, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's impressive

Considering we had been horrible versus lefties for a year and a half before that.

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:15 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Casilla could use a good game

not the greatest start but many more at bats to come

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:16 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mauer hasn't cranked on the first pitch in a long while

He used to do that once in awhile just to throw the pitchers off a bit, he should do that today. Especially when R-Smith is going to throw 90 mph cookies on the first pitch.

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tug Hulett

Now that’s a great name! lol

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hulett

Is he the son of Tim Hulett, who was an infielder for the Sox in the last century.

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Aug 26, 2008 10:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well an early commitment to futility tonight

Lead off walk and…. nothing

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

holy

holy moses man!
its only the first inning
think positivly, and good things will happen

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Aug 26, 2008 10:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sorry

still a bit irritable after last nights futility

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:24 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the 10th pitch

fastball on the inner half looked pretty damn good

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that works

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:26 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Another pea

to second base for mega-hunk Joe Mauer.

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Aug 26, 2008 10:27 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not that opposing teams have been try to run all that much

but I think his throw out percentage is a bit down this year

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

mostly because his

pitchers (especially Livo) didnt get the ball to him fast enough….

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 10:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

very true

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and

Brendon Harris playing second and short…he cant get a tag down!

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Aug 26, 2008 10:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mauer's CS percentage

is way down. He did have a throwing slump in June-July, but for about the last month has been throwing lasers to second and third.

The pitchers haven’t helped Mauer much. Baker, Liriano, and Perkins are all not very good at holding runners. The same is true of all the arms in the bullpen, although the lefties have some deception.

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Aug 26, 2008 10:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and Span likes to take things away from Beltre

last time it was a 2 run homer
now it is a single – double

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 10:27 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Juicing it up kind of early

not sure what the tv is showing, but gameday had a couple of those fastballs at 94 mph already for Baker.

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what is the big deal?

I am seeing a lot of headlines stating that Mauer is starting for the fifth straight day…what is the big deal??

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 10:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Where's that?

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

its over at the star trib....

Joe C is making a big deal out of it….

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 10:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

boo hoo

Joe’s a man he can take care of himself. Plus I’m sure he’ll get a day off soon enough.

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Damn

that would have been nice. I hope these guys pound this Rowand-Smith character sooner rather than later. I can’t handle another close affair like last night.

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ibanez walks

and these guys are out for blood

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Alright Baker

That’s enough now

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Okay, enough already

Two runs is plenty. Now start mowing them down.

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Aug 26, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

exactly the same play

as yesterday but this time we get the runner..

Mauer throws down to second, Punto throws to Morneau who tags out Clement

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'll take that Hawk shit all night

If it means Baker is putting these boys down

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Alright this is the point where one of the leaders in the duguout

greets the team as they head and just declares: “this crap ends here boys”

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:46 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

span

span ups the on base percentage

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Aug 26, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Here we go now

get to it boys, wait for a good one Casilla

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

seattle = house of horrors?

this is a team they need to be beating like a dead horse.

I guess we should be grateful for the split in LA

Span keeps doing his thing though which is great. I hope he is our starting CF next year.

The Twins need to play w/ some urgency now

by caluofmn on Aug 26, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

2-0

juicy fastball coming up

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:54 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

C'mon Casilla

load’em up

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Casilla is out on a hit and run

Casilla did his job in moving the runners

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Joe Mauer

be my hero tonight

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:56 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Baker

baker needs a 1-2-3 inning and get our bats back in the batters circle

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Aug 26, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ask and you shall receive...

sort of

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:03 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

boo!!!

Start counting the missed opportunities… that’s number 2.

Guess we should be happy R-Smith has thrown 60 pitches…???

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

really

I don’t remember the Twins doing much against the M’s pen last night

the bats are cold it may not matter who is on the hill

by caluofmn on Aug 26, 2008 10:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that's what I'm worried about

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

please send this memo to the Twins

sliding doesnt make you go faster…it slows you down. Mauer would have been safe if he didnt slid. Furthermore, we have suffered injuries because of these headfirst slids into first base.

but my point is, if Mauer didnt slid, he would have been safe by about 2 steps

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'll take a couple more

“He Gone”s

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 Aug 26, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ughhh

this is going to be another long night

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What????

I don’t know what to be more surprised about…. Baker throwing a double play ball or Ichiro hitting into one.

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ichiro has hit into

two double plays against the Twins. He usually hits into about five all year.

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Aug 26, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and Morneau fields this one

Gordo says it hit something in the dirt and it just kicked away from Morneau…kinda tough error there

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 11:03 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Okay

Everybody is warmed up now. How about a crooked number on the scoreboard?

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Aug 26, 2008 11:03 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agreed

would just love to have one of the innings where you go through the starter and multiple relievers and none of them can get anyone out.

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

come on Harris

just like last inning only this time how bout it goes over?!!

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 11:07 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and Harris is out

can we not at least get Morneau to third? PLEASE?!

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 11:07 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

getting shut down

by the hardly Cy Young Award Winning Mariner pitchers is aggravating

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 11:08 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Twins bats are ice cold

will they start pressing and get shut out or will they remember they actually can score runs and come back?

by caluofmn on Aug 26, 2008 11:09 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Futulity continues

Lead off man on 3 of the first 4 innings and nothing to show for. Stop pressing boys, have some fun and smack this bum around.

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

C'mon Bake...

Where was the slider, he fouled off your fastball how many times before getting a single?

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Somebody get me a shotgun

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey Baker!!!!

Nice 0-2 pitch, lucky he didn’t put it in the left-field bleachers. Wake up man!!!

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Now that's an 0-2 pitch

can’t hit that one well if at all

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thank God

C’mon boys, stop toying with this team. Put it away!

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Span flies out....

and apparently the fifth inning is no longer our inning to score

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm going to take a break

Hopefully the Twins will start playing like a contender while I’m gone.

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mauer singles

and Casilla advances to third

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 11:34 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

score!

score on a double play
how fitting

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Aug 26, 2008 11:36 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Praise Jesus

everybody loves a fat man rumbling around the bases

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:38 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i guess

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm debating

whether I should go away again

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Beltre gets a double

and just missed a homer by a few feet

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 11:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

k I leave now

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ibanez singles

and Beltre advances to third

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 11:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

COME ON BAKER!!

we get a tie game and you are going to give it right back to them

Come on!

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 11:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Get Beltre

Never mind Burrell, let’s make a run at Beltre in the offseason so I don’t have to curse every time he’s up.

While we’re at it, get Ibanez too.

Why can’t we get those guys out. Ibanez has mad like five outs in the eight games he’s played against the Twins. And Beltre—maybe eight outs.

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

by cmathewson on Aug 26, 2008 11:43 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nice DP by Harris!

one run scored in the inning and once again we have to score two runs to take the lead

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 26, 2008 11:48 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

gameday not functioning

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gomez

Gomez was the last out

oops, someone jsut singled

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Aug 26, 2008 11:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pretty much garentees

somebody will have to face Beltre this inning

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 Aug 26, 2008 11:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

infield hit

and the bases are loaded for Ibanez

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 27, 2008 12:08 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OMG

….. bah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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 Aug 27, 2008 12:08 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

damn

infield hit

Breslow coming in to face Ibanez

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Aug 27, 2008 12:08 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Damn

Wanted to see Baker come through there. Obviously didn’t have his best stuff tonight but he did his best to limit the damage. That at bat with Beltre just flat out sucked…

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 Aug 27, 2008 12:10 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

thought he finally had him beat

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 Aug 27, 2008 12:11 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he

he out

rally time for the Twins

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Aug 27, 2008 12:15 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ibanez

Man that guy is tough. Maybe one of our guys should just clunk him or something. Way too comfortable in the box…

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 Aug 27, 2008 12:15 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nearly a DP hit into by Mauer

luckily Mauer is fast and Casilla made a NICE takeout slide

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 27, 2008 12:22 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

need

need a big hit by our Big Guy

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Aug 27, 2008 12:24 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Guerrier has a 1-2-3 inning

with a K! Good work!

Lets go score at least one run!

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 27, 2008 12:35 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Another night of looking completely lost for Young

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 Aug 27, 2008 12:38 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

base hit for Kubel

and Everett is pr for Kubs and Punto is up

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 27, 2008 12:40 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and the Twins are now 2 games back

SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 27, 2008 12:42 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

when we took those first two from the Angels

I thought this would be a good roadtrip. My goodness…my opinions have sure changed. Twins are playing like SHIT! They are not going to win anything if they keep on playing like this. THEY SUCK right now…..

by 33MorneauMVP on Aug 27, 2008 12:44 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not good

Letting a last place team beat you twice in a row isn’t good. The Twins really need a big effort tomorrow. Perkins has “hit the wall” twice against the Mariners, but ended up with a W and a ND. The other two starts around his two appearances against the M’s have been his best two of the year—maybe he can throw a few zeroes at this group and the offense can do something.

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Aug 27, 2008 12:49 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

....and so what if they win?

With the team is this inconsistent throughout the entire season, they haven’t shown much that indicates they’ll do any better than they did the last 3 times they made it.

Dear Firpo, looks like my stock is fine.

by MNPundit on Aug 27, 2008 1:45 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

4 runs

I went on quite a little profanity laced tirade after this loss. 4 runs in two days against the pitches we’ve been facing? That’s no good at all.

"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 Aug 27, 2008 4:41 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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