It ain't over til...
by J Lo Biafra on Oct 10, 2009 5:22 PM EDT
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Hopefully I speak for everyone when I say that we are still in this thing. The fat lady may be warming up, but she hasn't sung a note yet. In fact, she's been waiting in the wings of the Dome since mid-September when we found ourselves in 3rd place in the AL Central. So what do y'all say we hog-tie this bitch and slap some duct tape over her mouth (and get Cuzzi while we're at it)?!
Sure, last game was a tough (really tough) loss. But regardless of who is to blame for the outcome, we as fans have to take a deep breath and move on. Scanning the sports blogs this morning, it looked to me like lots of Twins fans didn't get the Life's Not Fair memo. Mauer, Gomez, Gardy, and the rest of the team aren't sitting in the locker room watching slow-motion replays from last night; they're focused on tomorrow's game. Let's all do the same.
Pavano has pitched well against the Yankees this season (with the Indians). We've got Baker and Blackburn for Games 4 and 5, respectively. We've all seen the clutch playing that even our bench-warmers have been pulling out of their arses when it counts, i.e. Casilla (FTW - literally!) and Harris. Oh yeah, and Joe Mauer...I've heard he's pretty good.
Alls I'm saying is, it's not over yet. It goes without saying that we've already done the seemingly impossible...so what's to stop us from pulling off another miracle or two (or three -- it is the Yankees, afterall)? This is just another uphill battle on this roller coaster ride of a season; so let's all close our eyes, throw our hands up in the air, and enjoy the ride! GO TWINS!!!!!
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Yep
Maybe this team has to have a do or die game to play its best.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
by cmathewson on Oct 10, 2009 7:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not optimistic
I am not optimistic that the Twins will prevail, but I certainly will stay with them until the final out. Of course, if the win tomorrow, it will fuel momentum for Monday and if they win Monday, they get another shot in the Bronx. Who knows? It could happen!
by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Oct 10, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Backs to the wall, time to shine
Nice post.
I will never count this team out until it’s over. That’s the lesson from this season. So many times the Twins looked like they were done for the season, but every time they came roaring back.
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 11, 2009 12:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
something else to consider...
from Joe C. at the Strib:
Delmon Young is batting .643 (9-for-14) for his career off Pettite, Brendan Harris .471 (8-for-17), Joe Mauer .400 (4-for-10), Michael Cuddyer .357 (5-for-14, including a home run May 18) and Carlos Gomez .300 (3-for-10). Jason Kubel is hitless in three at-bats against Pettitte.
by J Lo Biafra on Oct 11, 2009 12:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
OK just to get some good mojo going...
I present to you everything I have in my arsenal that can bring us victory tomorrow.
I give you, “Rally: Many symbols, one outcome”
I always loved that one.
by FoulJack on Oct 11, 2009 1:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
TRIPLE RALLY WALLEYE
I always loved that one.
by FoulJack on Oct 11, 2009 1:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
FAMILY OF LOONS RALLY
I always loved that one.
by FoulJack on Oct 11, 2009 1:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LUTHERAN BOOK OF WORSHIP RALLY
I always loved that one.
by FoulJack on Oct 11, 2009 1:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
RALLY HUBERT HUMPHREY
I always loved that one.
by FoulJack on Oct 11, 2009 1:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
RALLY MOSQUITO
I always loved that one.
by FoulJack on Oct 11, 2009 1:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Our other State Bird!
"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett
—Hasta la victoria siempre ¡Patria o Muerte! –Ernesto "Che" Guevara
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Oct 11, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
RALLY GARDY~!
LETS WIN TWINS! GO GET ’EM!!
I always loved that one.
by FoulJack on Oct 11, 2009 1:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Jack!
Get ’em tomorrow boys!!!
by J Lo Biafra on Oct 11, 2009 1:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
here's another to add to your arsenal...
RALLY TYLER MOORE
by J Lo Biafra on Oct 11, 2009 2:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
About Rally Twins...
"What is best in life?"
"To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women."
by cryhavoc on Oct 11, 2009 5:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It should have read,
“How about Rally Twins”.
"What is best in life?"
"To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women."
by cryhavoc on Oct 11, 2009 5:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
or a third set.
and I most definitely retired the rally Muskie.
"What is best in life?"
"To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women."
by cryhavoc on Oct 11, 2009 5:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We're gonna need an overflow thread for this post.
"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett
—Hasta la victoria siempre ¡Patria o Muerte! –Ernesto "Che" Guevara
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Oct 11, 2009 10:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Of course we stick by them.
But what I know is a Yankee induced collapsed in 2003 and a Yankee induced Collapse in 2004.
by MNPundit on Oct 11, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I realize the Twins lost...
But this is still the best thread ever.
"There are only two things that are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein
by BeefMaster on Oct 11, 2009 11:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, uh, about that fat lady...
not sure if was A-Rod or Mijares.
It’s over. It’s late. And I’m a tired, lonely, heartbroken Twins fan in New York. This series really stung; I’m not quite ready to say “Let’s get ’em next season, boys!”…I wasn’t ready for this one to be over. Friends (Yankees and Twins fans alike) have told me that I set myself up for such disappointment by being too optimistic. Hell yeah, I did, and I don’t regret it for a second. I’ve had so. much. fun. watching our boys this year (for the past month in particular) because I really, truly believed in them, through thick and thin. Backs to the wall meant balls to the wall. Morneau’s out for the rest of the season? Time for someone else to shine. 3 games back with 4 to play? Bring it on. Yankees in the ALDS? Hell, we’re due against them. I honest-to-Gardy thought we were going to rally in the bottom of the 9th tonight. To me, this is what baseball (especially Twins baseball) is all about – hope and heartbreak. The absence of either is an absence of devotion. My brother was at the game tonight and said a disheartening number of people actually left before last 3 outs – absurd! It’s funny, because in all other aspects of my adult life I am a harsh realist; cynical, even. I think that’s why I love baseball so much… for at least 6 months each year, I get to be a kid again.
Thanks for an AWESOME season Twins. Tonight there are tears in my beer but tomorrow’s breakfast is a big bowl of Kix Some Ass in 2010 cereal!!!
by J Lo Biafra on Oct 12, 2009 2:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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