Game 142: Tigers @ Twins
by Jesse on Sep 6, 2008 2:57 PM EDT
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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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22 games left. Let’s sweep the series.
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.
unfortunately
its not a national tv game
by guinness junky on Sep 6, 2008 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Jim Leyland
If you want someone to be in the Southwest Airlines commerical about wanting to go away, Leyland would make a great candidate.
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.
Let's go, Baker...
…be nice to see a quick inning here. I’d love for him to go seven or eight today.
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.
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.
Thank you
Buscher for taking a pitch. Nice to see someone else do that on 3-0 besides Joe or Justin.
Punto FAILS BIG TIME!!!
first pitch popped up….with Verlander pitching so wildly you do NOT swing at the first pitch…you idiot Punto
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.
It wasnt even close
I like having guys on 3rd with under 2 outs. Especially with our recent collapses
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
If Mazzone said on TV
If scott feels fine he should be out for the 8th. Though I see Gardy putting Crain in
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)
Yes,
Lets Hang a Breaking Ball right down the Middle,
Fuck you Dennys Reyes, Go back to the Hole you Live in.
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.
How about
leaving Baker in. We gives a shit that he has near 100 pitches? I’m pretty sure he can go over.
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.
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.
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?
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?
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
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
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.
Chances of scoring 2+ runs
with the bases loaded and Joe Mauer at the plate with one out?
I will say 55%
People
better not be talking about how Mauer failed there is we lose. It’s the bullpen that lost this game.
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.
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
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
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.”
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