One Half of a Conversation Between Disbelieving Twins Fans

by Jon Marthaler on Sep 24, 2008 11:26 PM EDT in Game Recaps

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-Dude!

-I know! Can you believe it?

-A half game.

-A half game!

-How is this possible?

-I know it, man - four innings! From this bullpen! That's like 45 straight scoreless innings from a regular bullpen!

-Yeah, Breslow went 1-2-3. Bonser went...

-Right, Bonser gave up one hit. So 1-2-3...4.

-No kidding, this Mijares kid, where'd he come from? It's basically a playoff game and Gardy - can you believe Gardy actually went to him, instead of one of his precious "veterans"? - and Gardy puts this kid from nowhere in, with a one-run lead, against Jim Thome.

-Yeah, then Paul Konerko. And then Ken Griffey Jr! Disaster, right? No. Fly ball, ground ball, ground ball.

-That's three guys right there that weren't in the bullpen at the start of the year. Throw in Neshek, throw in Bass, Guerrier, Reyes, Crain - other than Nathan, the entire bullpen is pretty much useless. And we throw a waiver pickup, a failed starter, and a kid who's pitched like six innings in his life out there, and they get nine outs!

-Oh, Gomez!

-I know, how'd he get there? The guy had to run a block and a half to get to that ball!

-No, I don't think so.

-No, Torii wouldn't have got there.

-Yeah, he probably would have dived, missed by four feet, and kicked the ball into the left-field corner for an inside-the-park home run.

-Yeah. Unbelieveable.

-A half game.

-A half game!

-What's that?

-Oh, yeah, I'm at the hospital too. Doc says it was just a minor heart attack this time.

-Sorry, man, I know that's like your fifth heart issue this week.

-Are you kidding? Of course I'm ready to go tomorrow night! That degree on the doc's wall don't mean he can run my life.

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Lovin It!

this is hilarious! Great job Marthaler!!!!!!

by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 24, 2008 11:30 PM EDT 0 recs

Awesome work...

Let’s get one more boys. Slowdog tomorrow.

I have confidence in Kevin, but it is also nice that we should have a pretty full bullpen tomorrow too. Have Perkins/Humber ready for long relief, and you still also have Breslow/Mijares/Nathan if needed.

But we also NEED Joe and Justin to bust out tomorrow if we’re going to win this series IMO.

by DJSkillz on Sep 24, 2008 11:38 PM EDT 0 recs

"-I know, how’d he get there? The guy had to run a block and a half to get to that ball!

-No, I don’t think so.

-No, Torii wouldn’t have got there."

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That part doesn’t make grammatical sense. I mean, who is responding to what? Anyhow, I still find myself laughing at this—I can’t make myself believe they’ll get anywhere in the post season if they make it.

Dear Firpo, looks like my stock is fine.

by MNPundit on Sep 24, 2008 11:39 PM EDT 0 recs

The other half of that part of the conversation:

-Do you think Torii would have got there?

-Well, he might have….

by Jon Marthaler on Sep 24, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up 0 recs

The ending of the conversation

-So… you going to the game tomorrow?

-I’ll meet you by the kettle corn.

by Match34 on Sep 25, 2008 12:44 AM EDT 0 recs

Deep Breaths

Wooo, breathe deep, breathe deep. Calm yourself Adam…

Gotta win tonight too…

"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 Sep 25, 2008 2:15 AM EDT 0 recs

Um, people the Twins are down a game in the loss column

The level of ignorance of the importance of the loss column is a little surprising.

If the Twins win tomorrow, they will be essentially be tied with the White Sox, with the Twins having played—and won—an extra game.

That is not the same as being in first place.

by Old Twins Cap on Sep 25, 2008 2:25 AM EDT 0 recs

come on now grouchy

Seriously man, yes, it’s not really first place but damn. If the Twins can put it together for one more game tomorrow you’ve gotta feel good about our chances to take it to october with our 3 games against KC (Liriano and Baker pitching) vs. Chicago having to take on the current best team in the AL central.

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

by halfchest on Sep 25, 2008 2:30 AM EDT up 0 recs

We do need to win tomorrow

KC has been playing good baseball the last few weeks and they won’t go easily. Remember what KC did to the Tigers in the last weekend two years ago? Luckily the Sox have to face arguably the best team in the Central, at least since July. In my opinion I think the winner of tomorrow’s game takes the division. It will be tough for the Twins to make up 1.5 with only 3 games remaining. And if the Twins can get a sweep, I don’t see KC stopping that momentum. Should be a great game, go Twins!

by .mnqwerd on Sep 25, 2008 2:57 AM EDT 0 recs

Thought tonight would be HUGE....

I’ve said all along we need to take 5 out of 6 this week to have a good chance.

I could easily see the Sox losing 2 of their last 4 (including Detroit).

If that does happen, then even if the Sox win tonight, that would net us a 1-game playoff, probably with Cisco on the mound.

by DJSkillz on Sep 25, 2008 11:16 AM EDT 0 recs

How long have you had my phone bugged?

by Jesse on Sep 25, 2008 1:39 PM EDT 0 recs

Nothings Gonna Stop us Now Boys!

by Tony_O on Sep 25, 2008 4:39 PM EDT 0 recs

I still don't like Mijares...

…in the 8th inning; yet, anyways. The guy has a career minor league K:BB ratio of just over 2:1. That isn’t what I want from a setup guy in the BIGGEST game of the year in the 8th inning.

He got the job done, but he still walks more than 5 per 9 IP. I think Breslow or Reyes should be pitching the 7th/8th.

Mijares is very young and if he gets his control under, well, control, he’ll be dominant. He does average nearly 11 K per 9 IP, so that is definitely what you want to see. I just think it is a bad move to use him now.

I’ve been really critical of Gardenhire lately. It all started with having too long of a leash with Guerrier, Crain, and Guardado in the late innings when Breslow and Reyes have been better. And then there was putting Jason Pridie in as a defensive replacement in Toronto. I know you can’t predict errors, but I mean a guy who has been in the minors all year playing in the field in September in the midst of a tight pennant race? And now he is using a rookie with a habit of walking a lot of guys in the 8th inning against the team we are chasing the last week of the season.

by rencito on Sep 25, 2008 5:47 PM EDT 0 recs