Great inning to start the game.

Well done!

Nice to get a run.

Should have been more, but beggars can’t be choosers right now.

Galarraga looked awful in that inning.

They are leading, 2-0.

The Twins are going to rue the day that they failed to take advantage of Chicago’s struggles. They had opportunities to be ahead of Chicago, but it just didn’t happen.

The Twins have been reeling lately, but at least Frankie is giving them a nice pick-me-up with his first two innings.

I wonder if this road trip has sucked the life out of everybody. It sure has for me. I am only watching the game since I have nothing to do tonight. The crowd is dead. Lot of empty seats tonight.

Does everyone expect the Twins to blow this lead?

I sure do. This team is showing me nothing really again tonight.

Outside of Frankie, no one has distinguished themselves.

I thought this trip was an utter failure. How does anyone think it’s a success? Yeah the Twins are fortunate to be 1.5 games out, but that was because the White Sox failed to take advantage of the Twins’ struggles, and that’s even make the trip even failure. Chicago is a very good team, and they ain’t going to slump forever so the Twins are going to rue the day where they failed to take advantages. I don’t know about you, but this season is over for me, and I am just enjoying this game as a baseball fan more than a Twins fan.

5 strikeouts, and three in a row by Frankie.

He is the only one that is doing his job tonight.

It’s been a very disappointing season for him, but at least, he did something that was meaningful. This HR was huge because a 1-0 lead is not going to cut it.

Bitch Sox leading 5-0.

Like I said, they weren’t going to slump forever and ever, and that’s why the Twins really need to be ashamed of themselves for what they did in this trip.

Thames homered.

2-1, Tigers.

If the Twins lose this one, they are going to get swept.

This guy has been great tonight.

He is carrying this team in this contest.

I disagree with you, mnqwerd. They got guys who can hit the ball. They will do fine without Quentin. Their pitching will dictate what Chicago is going to do. They got guys who can pitch, and their bullpen is better than the Twins.

I hate Ozzie Guillen, but the man won a championship, and he has done a very good job this year with this team. How can anyone overlook what he has done?

Also, mnqwerd, the White Sox can go manufacture runs. They can play small ball well with Ramirez and Swisher.

That grand slam was huge.

Justin needs to play like this for the rest of the month. They need him to save this sagging team.

Doesn’t Swisher get on base a lot? I always see him on base often.

Liriano needs to pitch a complete game tonight.

I don’t want to see anyone from the bullpen tonight, and that even includes Joe Nathan.

Listening to Bert is something else.

This idea that Carlos Quentin’s injury is going to hurt Chicago is ridiculous. The White Sox are more than just him. They got guys who can mash the ball in Knoerko, Thome, Junior Griffey, Swisher, and Ramirez. It’s not a one man team. Chicago is going to bomb if they have no pitching.

10-1.

Home cooking is that good.

Seriously, this team needed a game like this just to get the stress out of the way.

You have to like what Frankie has done. His last three outings has been vintage Liriano. He is back on track for good, and right now, he has to continue to pitch like this. He has done his job.

Does anyone enjoy reading Reusse?

Why do you hate Souhan?

I know Aaron Gleeman makes fun of him.

Souhan is good when he wants to be, but way too often, he tries hard to be funny when he is not, and he kisses up to the Twins way too often.

I agree. It was not only that, but why would Seattle want Liriano when no one knew how Liriano would respond after a surgery and that trip to the minors.

My problem with Souhan is that he tries to hard to be cute and tries to be too hard to be like Barreiro. He just needs to report and describe a story. He is too good of a writer to do what he is doing.

It’s so good just to enjoy a win.

This was a big win. They needed this. A loss, and it would have been a sweep this weekend, and for all intents and purposes, it would have been over.

For one night, we can enjoy.

I did not like the fact that Barreiro left the paper. The paper misses him. Barreiro was entertaining, and he was a great writer. He told it like it is. He never sugarcoated stuff. I always looked forward to read Barreiro’s take whenever big things happen in Minnesota sports especially Mondays after Vikings football. I read the Morning Mix on KFAN.com, and Barreiro is great with that, but it’s not the same as he was in the paper. It’s a great move for him since he makes more at the radio station not to mention the newspaper business is dying. The fans misses out though.

I listen to him for the first two hours, and then I listen to Matt Thomas on KSTP.

Barreiro, Thomas, and Chad Hartman are my three favorite talk show hosts in the Twin Cities. The worst is PA and Dubay. I can’t stand those two especially with their blind optimism and lack of knowledge on baseball.

Oh and Darren “Doogie” Wolfsen is the best. Class act too.

Everyone hates Common for some reason, but I genuinely like him. He is funny, and he does not bullshit either. He calls it the way he sees it. People take him too seriously too, which is a problem. I will take him over PA and Dubay.

Here’s my problem with PA and Dubay. Those two are homers to a tee, and they will never call out anyone from Minnesota sports teams when it’s earned. Half the time, those two kiss up to their guests way too often. It’s just sick.

What’s your take on Liriano? It’s been eight starts now I think, and you know what, he has been darn good. He was okay in the first five starts, but after three starts, he has been very good. The Liriano of 2006 is back, folks. This was a great performance tonight.

Now you are saying why I am talking about the Rays. Well the Red Sox are winning everyday and they look like they are a team that is ready for October. I could see them winning the division. The Rays are going to unchartered territory in September and they could be slumping so I could see the Twins and the Rays fighting for a wild-card spot. I would root for the Rays to lose as possible.

I am not crazy about politics being talked about on a sports station. I can tolerate Barreiro since he is intelligent and he can talk about anything. Being a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses, I don’t have to vote.

I want the Rays to make the playoffs, but if they are slumping and if a wild-card is in the taking, the Twins have to take advantage of it. I want the Twins to make the playoffs this year and if the Rays are on the way, then go Twins. I prefer that Chicago misses the playoffs. I hate the White Sox especially their trailor-trash fans. I hate everything about Chicago. Their sports teams win too much for my liking.

If I see Chicago/Chicago for the World Series, I will cry.

I rather die now than see this.

I just hate everything about Chicago. I hate Illini, Bears, Bulls, White Sox, Cubs, and the Blackhawks. Their fans are idiots in general.

They have had enough happiness to last a lifetime.

Minnesota sports fans have dealt with misery while Chicago sports fans have been silver spooned with championships. I am tired of them winning championships. I was so happy when Colts beat the shit out of Da Bears in the Super Bowl Couple of years ago.

True, but I want to win a championship real soon. I am hungry for one. The Wolves almost had it in 2004, and the Vikings got a sniff in 1998. It makes you even more hungry to get one.
It would be great for Minnesota if a championship landed there. I would do anything to get one particularly if the Twins won it. I was 11 years old when the Twins won the World Series. That was a fun feeling.

The difference between Liriano’s first five starts and now is that he is not laboring much out on the mound. He throws more strikes, and he does not walk batters anymore. He limits his hits to one per inning.