Game 142: Tigers @ Twins
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 2:57 PM EDT
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Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins, Sep 6, 2008 3:55 PM EDT
Pregame
Scott Baker takes the mound for the Twins this afternoon, looking to make it four consecutive quality starts in a row. The strikeouts haven't been there the last couple of games, but the bottom line is that he's gotten the job done consistently. On the back of Francisco Liriano's start last night, hopefully the team can build on a bit of momentum and string together a few wins in a row.
Taking the hill for the Tigers will be Justin Verlander. It's been a rough year for the 25-year old right-hander, but to be fair he just hasn't been himself. From May 14 - July 20 he made 13 starts, and it was the only time this summer he's been consistently good--10 quality starts and 25 earned runs over 87.2 innings. Outside of that frame he's been remarkably...well, unremarkable. His last start was his shortest of the year, as he lasted just one and two thirds against the Yankees, surrendering eight runs.
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Lets
take this series and keep the home wins coming before this next 10-game trip.
by Twins Territory on Sep 6, 2008 3:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
more than take
22 games left. Let’s sweep the series.
by diehardtwinsfan on Sep 6, 2008 3:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A sweep is a must
The Twins need to get a sweep here and in the KC series.
They need to get a sweep just to make up for what happened in this disastrous trip.
by Timber on Sep 6, 2008 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
unfortunately
its not a national tv game
by guinness junky on Sep 6, 2008 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jim Leyland
If you want someone to be in the Southwest Airlines commerical about wanting to go away, Leyland would make a great candidate.
by Timber on Sep 6, 2008 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mauer should be the MVP
I read Reusse talking about how Morneau should be the MVP. Justin has had a good season, but I think the Twins’ clutch hitter is Mauer not Morneau. Mauer has delivered more big hits than Morneau this season.
by Timber on Sep 6, 2008 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
2-1 looks good
but not good enough….
lets go Casilla and Mauer….
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Casilla walks
and Verlanders five consecutive men set down is snapped.
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mauer singles
and Casilla gets to third.
MORNEAU!!! Get us some runs!
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what's up guys!
nice to have an afternoon game that i can be around for…
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 5:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's go, Baker...
…be nice to see a quick inning here. I’d love for him to go seven or eight today.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 5:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Baker is at
69 pitches: 50 strikes, 19 balls
Verlander at
97 pitches: 57 strikes, 40 balls
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Span catches the liner
and doubles off Granderson at second base!!!!!
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
DENARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Da da dat dat daaaa…
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 5:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Verlander's already at 97 pitches.
Let’s roll him over right here boys, let’s go offense!
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 5:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
where is everybody today???
caluofmn, caseintheface, Tony_O….etc…??
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Haha...
…some people might have lives and don’t have to hang around a website chatting about the game. ;)
But not me. This is my life.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not really Jesse
you ought to know that a lot of people hang around here especially at gametime…now that you have started the roll calls you should know.
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Young lines a single into LF
Kubel moves to second…..
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just realized Justin's
double was his 41st of the season.
Bitchin’.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 5:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank you
Buscher for taking a pitch. Nice to see someone else do that on 3-0 besides Joe or Justin.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 5:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bases Juiced!!!!!
…for Nick Punto…c’mon Nicky…
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 5:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Punto FAILS BIG TIME!!!
first pitch popped up….with Verlander pitching so wildly you do NOT swing at the first pitch…you idiot Punto
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Twins Fix
http://www.twinsfix.com
by Andersklasen on Sep 6, 2008 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that a way Andersklasen!!!!
PUNTO FAIL!!!!!!!
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Atta boy Nicky.
Way to swing at the first pitch you douche.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 5:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah Punto
you dont swing at the first pitch unless you are going to line a double like Gomez did! and unless you have good success swinging at the first pitch like Gomez does.
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gomez doubles and the Twins score two runs
Buscher thrown out at the plate….Gomez moves to third
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Big hit Gomez!
Why send Buscher on that though?
by .mnqwerd on Sep 6, 2008 5:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah Thames doesnt exactly
have a cannon for an arm…that is why
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GOMEZ!!!!
It’s so much fun seeing this guy succeed, when he does.
But again…on the first pitch.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 5:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It wasnt even close
I like having guys on 3rd with under 2 outs. Especially with our recent collapses
by .mnqwerd on Sep 6, 2008 5:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good inning though.
Chased Verlander, we’re into Detroit’s pen, picked up a pair of runs at least.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Span is the idiot and lets a fly ball get by him
and it should be a single and a two base error but instead its a triple
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not a good start to the inning.
Time for Baker to pick up his defense.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 5:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ouch
Span trying to do to much. oh well thats just one run. lets get some outs
by .mnqwerd on Sep 6, 2008 5:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Buscher fields the hopper and throws to second for the force
not a made to order DP…
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
One more quick one
here for Baker and he should get a shot at the 8th!
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 5:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Baker at 92 pitches after 7
should he go out for the eight? or should Breslow come out?
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 5:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd start him
and pull him at the first sign of trouble.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Larish: K'd
Atta boy Baker!!
92 pitches though…wonder if he’ll start the8th.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 6:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If Mazzone said on TV
If scott feels fine he should be out for the 8th. Though I see Gardy putting Crain in
by .mnqwerd on Sep 6, 2008 6:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
isnt it nice to have 4 of our 5 starters
having ERAs sub 4? Perkins is the only one above 4 and he is at 4.08 (funny thing is that Perkins has the most wins for the Twins too)
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 6:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ahhhh
Casilla is picked off. Not really sure if that was the right call though.
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 6:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Morneau grounds out to Polanco......
alright now we see if Baker comes out…..
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 6:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bakers out
for the eight….lets have a nice quick inning Baker!
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 6:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Baker walks Santiago
and Baker will be pulled after this.
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 6:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh...I predicted the future!
Reyes coming out…..
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 6:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh damn
Reyes gives up a homer to Granderson…..
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 6:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Please
don’t blow the game today!
by Twins Territory on Sep 6, 2008 6:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WOW
this game resembles the last 2 weeks.
by .mnqwerd on Sep 6, 2008 6:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuck me.
Thank you, Dennys Reyes, for destroying my Saturday night.
Dammit.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 6:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes,
Lets Hang a Breaking Ball right down the Middle,
Fuck you Dennys Reyes, Go back to the Hole you Live in.
by Tony_O on Sep 6, 2008 6:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If
we lose this, I just don’t see us going to the playoffs. I thought blowing those games was because we were on the road and all, but we’re doing it at home too. We’re not a playoff team is we can’t bring someone in to hold a two-run lead.
by Twins Territory on Sep 6, 2008 6:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, Scott Baker.
We just don’t like you to earn wins. Ever.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 6:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How about
leaving Baker in. We gives a shit that he has near 100 pitches? I’m pretty sure he can go over.
by Twins Territory on Sep 6, 2008 6:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Or Bringing in a different Pitcher than
Dennys Fuckin Reyes
by Tony_O on Sep 6, 2008 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or as I said
we should have brought in Breslow. He should be our eight inning man from now on…..
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GAME OVER
Nicely done bullpen. We’re dominating the entire game and then we blow it. Screw the playoffs, this team doesn’t know how to win games.
by Twins Territory on Sep 6, 2008 6:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully the Golden Gophers can pull the upset on Bowling Green Tonight
we Minnesotans need a Bright Light untill monday, BECAUSE THIS TEAM CANT WIN WITHOUT LIRIANO PITCHING.
by Tony_O on Sep 6, 2008 6:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So flippin pissed off right now
Screw Gardy for putting Guerrier in there. Screw him. Absolutely incredible.
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 Sep 6, 2008 6:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
YES
LETS BRING IN JESSE FUCKING CRAIN, BEAUTIFUL MOVE GARDENHIRE!!!!!!!!!
by Tony_O on Sep 6, 2008 6:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This team is incompotent from the top down right now
and I really don’t want to watch them even if they do make the playoffs.
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 Sep 6, 2008 6:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How pissed should the entire team be with our sucky bullpen? They fricken go out there and play a “heck” of a game only to see it get wasted away by some washed up “set-up” men.
by Twins Territory on Sep 6, 2008 6:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Big Sigh. Just gotta hope the Sox lose and come back tomorrow.
"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 6, 2008 6:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree
but I’m so sick of “having to hope the Sox lose” to stay close. SIX GAMES! That’s how many games the bullpen has fricken blown in the last two weeks. SIX GAMES! Give us those six games, hell, give us half of those games and we’re sitting in first place with a game or two lead.
The bullpen is so bad, and Gardenhire makes it worse with his terrible moves. Leave a pitcher in until he finished the inning for once Gardenhire. I’m pretty sure reaching the 120 pitch mark won’t force them to retire or anything. Hell, Baker was at fricken 101.
by Twins Territory on Sep 6, 2008 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Craiggers...a walk is NOT a good way to start things off.
Stop it.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 6:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice throw-em-out by Mauer.
Take that, Matt Joyce.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 6:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Breslow works a scoreless 9th after a leadoff walk.
I’ll take that. Now we need some runs.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 6:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LET'S GO NICKY!!!
Just get on base, dude. That’s all I want, just get ON BASE.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 6:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Punto:
Goes down 0-2, takes a couple of balls, fouls one off, takes ball 3, fouls off another one, THEN TAKES BALL FOUR!!!!
Atta boy Nicky, now DO NOT get PICKED OFF.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 6:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gomez strikes out on the nasty splitfinger
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 6:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Chances of scoring 2+ runs
with a runner on 1st and no outs: 24.81%
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 6:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Chances of scoring 2+ runs
with a runner on 1st and one out: 15.23%
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 6:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Chances of scoring 2+ runs
with runners on 1st and 2nd and one out: 25.52%
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 6:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Chances of scoring 2+ runs
with the bases loaded and Joe Mauer at the plate with one out?
I will say 55%
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chances of scoring 2+ runs
with the bases loaded and one out: 43.02%
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 6:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mauer got his pitch there and fouled it back
he wont see that again
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 7:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mauer
just missed that 2-1 pitch.
by Twins Territory on Sep 6, 2008 7:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Time for a little
redemption after a pair of GIDP’s tonight.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LINER!!!!
caught by Polanco….shit! He hit that hard but right at 2B.
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 7:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
People
better not be talking about how Mauer failed there is we lose. It’s the bullpen that lost this game.
by Twins Territory on Sep 6, 2008 7:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this one is on the bullpen
clearly!
Sorry to say this guys, but kiss the playoffs goodbye! With our bullpen, even if we get into the playoffs we will be eliminated right away.
by 33MorneauMVP on Sep 6, 2008 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel that same way right now.
I hate to say it because it sounds so negative, but I just don’t see it unless something crazy happens. I hope something crazy happens, don’t get me wrong, but this team is so frustrating and without Neshek we have no stop-gap.
by Twins Territory on Sep 6, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chances of scoring 2+runs
with the bases loaded and two outs: 25.22%
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 7:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Game over.
Wow.
Just….wow.
Bullpen? Yeah.
Wow.
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 7:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I refuse to write about this game on my blog. I just won't do it.
Twins Fix
http://www.twinsfix.com
by Andersklasen on Sep 6, 2008 7:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn't want to
but I did. Basically I took out some frustration and posted a video that basically tells the entire story.
by Twins Territory on Sep 6, 2008 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll do some touchy-feely piece or a public opinion piece...
But I WILL NOT write about this bullpen. Fail.
That is the word that I would use to describe the bullpen this year. Jesse, you should change the Twinkie Town banner to say, “Where we know how bad the bullpen fails.”
Twins Fix
http://www.twinsfix.com
by Andersklasen on Sep 6, 2008 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
42,606
That’s how many fans were at the game cheering us to victory until the eighth.
by Twins Territory on Sep 6, 2008 7:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Poor people.
Twins Fix
http://www.twinsfix.com
by Andersklasen on Sep 6, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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