Game 162 (Must-win) Overflow Thread
by fischean on Oct 4, 2009 3:37 PM EDT
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PrintOk, so the Tigers just beat the Sox 5-3. That sucks, but we can force a game 163...to be played here at the Dome, where we won't have to face Verlander. Positives abound, folks.
No lineups, they weren't posted by Jesse. You're watching the game (and if you're not...boo), figure it out. :)
I need 75 words, so um...thanks for at least winning 2 of 3, Sox. Really, that was most helpful. I hope next year is better for you than this year was (that's a lie). I hope you find that Q and Rios were worth their paycheck (also a lie). And I really, really hope Peavy works out for you next year (biggest lie ever).
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you're quite welcome.
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Thanks fischean
You have been worth more than Mijares recently
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions
hahaha
such praise!
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well you are definitely better than Mayor McCheese Mijares
but not up to Hamburglar value. Maybe you’re like that weird bird girl?
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
weird bird girl?!
you really aren’t good at handing out praise, huh? :\
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hahaha
hmm, what would be better praise. You should take Jim Souhan’s place writing columns for the paper?
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess I'll take what I can get...geez.
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I really love that picture.
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Gagne: "I grew up in New York, you know"
Really? Definitely could not tell by your very midwestern-sounding accent.
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I know it was a lot to ask
but I’m kind of disappointed the Sox didn’t sweep the Tigers. Tuesday is going to be intense.
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Souhan will be wearing a Tigers uniform.
by montanatwinsfan on Oct 4, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?
DEMON EFFING YOUNG!!!!
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could 'f used some of that shit in August!
by montanatwinsfan on Oct 4, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
hell
if he keeps doing this thinking about that trade won’t make me suicidal
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Actually, if he ( and Kubel and Cuddyer) can keep this up through Tuesday, and into NY
we will have a serious shot.
by montanatwinsfan on Oct 4, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
don't blame us for being somewhat hopefuly, k?
it’s hard to not be right now. :)
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argh...ok, I take it back.
Tuesday may not be very intense at all!
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you know who would make me feel oddly confident right now?
Bobby Keppel
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i know
for some reason I’m just feeling it. He can throw that sinker for an inning or two
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and it was Teahen
even better…
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Sox finish below .500
:(
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Can't say I'm too sad about that part
just that today had to be one of their losses
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, I'm not sad about it either.
I guess it should have read :(.
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sarcasm frown
taking the sarcasm font to a whole new level
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
his HR last night went right into the Cambria box
and promptly came right back out.
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Oh god.
Time to leave the game, Pavs.
Thanks much. Adios.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
Pavano wanted to get Nathan another save opportunity
He’s generous that way
The only stat that counts is W
He wanted to get his league lead in ER back...
… which he had lost earlier in the day to the Orioles’ Guthrie. We can pull him now…
thank god we didn't give any of ours runs to the Sox, huh?
:\
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oh no
the Akeppelypse is raining down upon us.
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well, he can't help how short he is...
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Keppel does not come in for the 7th...
agree/disagree.
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Off Topic
Following Bengals/Browns…..Bengals score to tie at 20 with under 2 min……..and it says they MISSED the extra point.
Oh, Bengals.
Percy Harvin is my dealer.
Howcan people be ragging on Ocab?
He is a big reason why this game matters today!?
Good grief.
I always loved that one.
yeah, I like O-Cab.
he went on a couple long hitting streaks…he makes defensive mistakes, but so does every other player we have (save for Baby Jesus, cause well…he’s Baby Jesus).
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I eye you suspiciously and ask you what exactly...
…a .305 wOBA and subpar defense have to do with success?
the national media all week
have been riding Gardy’s jock saying what a great mgr he is. WE KNOW THE TRUTH
STUPID BILL STUPID FUCKING SMITH
HAD to get rid of Breslow and now we have Bobby fucking Keppel and Ron Mahay. THIS is why I want them to lose — in the vain hope that Gardenhire and Smith will be shown the door and they can get a real front office and a real field staff.
Uh,
I don’t want them to lose. They’re obviously not going to make any FO changes after this streak. Cheer for your team.
seriously.
wanting them to lose? tres lame.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
I don't want them to lose in the moment...
…but I have idle thoughts all season long about what it will take to get rid of Smith and Gardenhire, and all I can ever come up with is “they’ll need to suck in a way that will be painful to watch.”
Mahay?
Oh lord.
We can’t just keep a SEVEN RUN lead, huh?
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Grrrrrr... Keppel!
Anyone is better than @#$%^$# Keppel. I’d rather have Guy Incognito in relief than Keppel!
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions
Gardy?
I fail to see how Mahay hitting a guy is Gardy’s fault.
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...I don't think that's a good idea.
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nah not the thread
Keppel’s suckitude overpowers any thread power
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Ohhhh, excellent.
Load them up for their best hitter. Effing great idea, Mahay. Jesus.
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if so...part of me kinda feels bad for them.
this hurts :(
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Please take Mahay out!
Not a LOOGY vs a righty! Please!
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions
sounds like the giant's coming in.
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close call
If Gardy left Mayday in and gave up more runs, I would not forgive him
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
that would be most unforgivable.
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Let me just remind you, Twins.
ONE OUT. That is all you needed. ONE.
Damnit.
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was wondering that last night, too.
is MattyG in trouble or what?
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Duensing warming up in the BP now.
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Yeah,
Keppel, everyone’s arm has been used lately. No one is ‘fresh’ and Keppel’s arm is more expendable than the others’ – arms so tired we are looking at Duensing out of the pen
by montanatwinsfan on Oct 4, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
YES!!!!!
Nicely done, giant!
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And oh, Billy Butler.
so glad it was you.
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RAUCH!
Just stuck a shiv in that rally like it was a member of the Latin Kings invading his Aryan Nation area of the prison courtyard.
by matty_b on Oct 4, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
RAUCH SHANKS HIM!!!
You deserve a medal Rauch!
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions
me too.
I don’t want to meet the prison skank, I think…
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
the older a man gets,
the more he realizes that no skank is bad skank.
by montanatwinsfan on Oct 4, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
sheep can be skanks?
The things you learn…
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
that's Professor Montana to you.
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Middle relief has a case of the yips ....
Fortunately, every once in a while you yip one into the hole.
Gardy's Angels up to bat
Let’s get some more runs!
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions
Punto: groundout.
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at least not copying each other any more
except in sucking
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
they should take lessons from Mauer.
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then they would be lazy on top of sucking
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
good point.
we can’t afford to have more than one lazy, sucky player on the team. Mauer's got that covered already
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6 walks....4 hits.
nice.
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proof that O-Cab doesn't suck!
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not nearly enough capital letters or exclamation points.
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Whoa
Visiting with JacquesStrap Jones when they come back!
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I liked him when he was here
but always called him Jacques Strap. It’s the nature of the name. :)
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it seems he's a better starter than reliever.
weird.
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If I knew he was available today I would have used him sooner...
Rather than wasting Keppel/Mahay and forcing the use of Rauch
they get to pick
between Wed and Thurs. And are most likely going to pick Wed because they are jerks and don’t want a team to have a chance to rest/prepare.
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That's their right...
The down-side of the wednesday start for them is the extra off day in the middle of the series
honestly
it’s a horse a piece for whichever team wins the Tuesday game (if there even is one, which there won’t be)
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...there won't be?
ummm…
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they get to pick
and they don’t have to pick until one hour after division is decided
soft spot for jacque as well
but just hearing him makes me think he should be swinging at a pitch over his head
I love me some Duensing.
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Would one keep Duensing on the playoff roster
if one were to assume that the Twins make the playoffs?
I would think...
yes. At home, at least. Maybe?
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unless they want to keep going on short rest :\
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that's why I asked about the NYY above
IF and I say IF the Twins got were fortunate enough to get there, I would say Duensing was the logical choice to start Game 1
no
duens, blckburn, pav, bake IF NEEDED
but who knows now with BD in the game and we still haven’t won this one and Tuesday may just be a golfing day for Mn, who knows, idk
Did you see that, Keppel, Mahay?
a 1-2-3 from a ‘reliever’. It can happen.
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Keppel does not believe you
optical illusion, he says
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
well, in that case...
I will continue to call him Akeppelypse for all eternity.
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for real
he’s really proven himself this year. Couple rough outings lately, but you know what? Still better than the other 3423 pitchers we saw this year. Duensing <3.
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ohhh, so true.
Duensing ♥♥♥♥
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So Duensing comes in for the 8th?
or do we see MattyG?
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Kubes...you're awesome.
Back above .300 now?
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.3000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
On the nose! Pulled for the pinch runner…
Tuesdays stats count, though… so he’ll end the season above that. ;-)
it's called
rally fish. Found in lakes surrounding the MN Twins Territory area. Elusive, but if you catch one, quite useful.
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Obviously the Yankees are gonna start on Wednesday
but wouldn’t it make sense to have a mandatory off day if it goes to Tuesday?
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apparently if you are forced to a play-in game you don't deserve it..
but what if it happened in the east where the teams have the best records?
team with best record has the choice...
They don’t have a game-163 if the loser would get the WC anyways
no
because 163 is supposed to be on Monday so it shouldn’t matter for a WED start, but because of the VIkings….
woot!
SB for GoGo.
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And Mijares draws the walk!
1 & 2….2 out, Tolbert up. :\
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They let Mijares bat?
Guess he can’t be much worse than Tolbert.
by JTW on Oct 4, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Go Tolbert!
be scrappy, not crappy!
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions
So Baker would definitely start Tuesday
if we win today. Right? I’m having trouble keeping our starters straight.
Yeah, he's slated for the start
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Yes.
And if we POSSIBLY WIN WHICH THERE IS NO ONE SAYING WE WILL I have no idea who would start game one of the ALDS WHICH WE PROBABLY WONT GO TO ANYWAY BECAUSE oh whatever
I always loved that one.
weirdest looking tater tot hotdish ever.
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nothing like anything i've ever had
and i’ve had alot of tater tot hot dish
by JTW on Oct 4, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
oh, Punto was safe there.
:\
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PUNTO IS ANGRY!
HIDE THE CHILDREN !
I always loved that one.
by FoulJack on Oct 4, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The Pumkin Pie Blizzard is very good.
Also: Tickets available right after the game.
AND I CANT LEAVE WORK EARLY TOMORROW! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
(Note: I may be talking about the Wild, which means No Jinx)
I always loved that one.
you must be talking about the Wild
since the Twins don’t (POSSIBLY, POTENTIALLY) play until Tuesday. :)
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Crain in...
I guess with the off-day tomorrow there’s little worry that the ‘pen will be overworked, but I didn’t see anything wrong with letting Duensing pitch the rest of the game… this is low-leverage time.
Or door #3....
If we can scoop up Cabrera for a guy in low-A who ends up hitting .230 there, then why is it so hard to find guys like him in the offseason?
Hey, you know how many men would probably be one base if Duensing were still pitching?
Zero.
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true. but on the other hand -
Duensing does not provide as many good pictures
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 4, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
and I still can't say Crain's um...alternate name!
ughhhh.
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In fact
North Dakota has more largest animals than any other state.
Impressive I know
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excellent question
I’m not sure, but I do know I’m posting the other 3 animals
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that's a buffalo?
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bison
eff off. And I mean that in the nicest way possible
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a) you lie and b) you lie again.
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you can't just throw horns on a pile of weirdly shaped material and call it a bison.
aaaand I was talking more about the “i mean that in the nicest way possible”. :)
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next up, salem sue, the world's largest cow. Featured on an MTV commercial no less
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the udders are grooooooss.
but at least you can tell it’s supposed to be a cow. :)
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When I was in college
we wrote a grant to breed the Jamestown Buffalo with the New Salem Holstein to create the world’s biggest beefalo. It fell through when we discovered that the sculptor had made the buffalo a steer.
The only stat that counts is W
None of the Blue Babe Ox's can top that?
… thought those buildings in the background look awfully small… how big is that?
it's tiring being a wreck. :\
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