Game 11: Twins vs Toronto
by Adam Peterson on Apr 16, 2009 2:40 PM EDT
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PrintToronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins, Apr 16, 2009 8:10 PM EDT
Not exactly the start we were hoping for at 4-6. To date, the Twins have been outscored 37-59, meaning we're lucky to have scratched out 4 wins so far.
On the mound, we have perhaps the best pitching matchup of the night in Liriano vs Halladay (although Cliff Lee versus C.C. Sabathia in NY is pretty good ) across MLB. The Twins look to bounce back from an ugly 12-2 pounding last night against the 2008 Cy Young runner-up.
As a team, Toronto's offense has been on fire, scoring 68 runs in 10 games. Rolen (.389, 2 HR), Lind (.372, 3 HR), Hill (.356, 3 HR) and Wells (.326, 2 HR) are all off to great starts. On the other side, Minnesota has only Morneau (.325, 2 HR) and Span (.316, 1 HR) above .300 with Punto 3rd best with a .269 batting average. Hopefully tonight is the night we turn it around.
Francisco Liriano
#47 / Pitcher / Minnesota Twins
6-2
225
L
L
Oct 26, 1983
Liriano looks to bounce back from two mediocre starts to dominate the red hot Blue Jays. Hopefully, Liriano's four walks last time out in Chicago weren't a sign of continuing the control problems we saw early last season.
Roy Halladay
#32 / Pitcher / Toronto Blue Jays
6-5
225
R
R
May 14, 1977
Roy "Doc" Halladay is one of the best starters in the game, and he's off to a solid, but not outstanding 2-0 start. Hopefully for the Twins, Halladay's 111 pitches last time out might catch up with him this early in the season. Last year in the Dome, the Twins pounded Halladay for 9 hits, 4 ER and a HR in 6+ innings. I'd take that against Doc tonight.
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Tough assignment
At least Halladay’s not a left hander.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Locate the fastball, that's all Liriano has to do
"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
where's the senior portrait?
Good luck Twins, they need to bounce back after last night’s rough game.
Win Twins!
Maybe they decided it was bad luck
Let’s hope this picture does the trick and he gets some close pitches called!
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Lineup
Is posted. It looks like max offense / min defense tonight against Doc. Gomez, Punto and Crede sit in favor of Delmon, Harris and Buscher.
I suppose if you're going with maxx offense/min defense
You would do it when your strikeout pitcher is on the mound.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
I can't remember the last time...
I saw an entire team 1-9 so on fire like the Jays are ight now. They are ponding the crap out of everything. Even their outs are hard as hell.
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
Yeah
It is not just bad pitching. They’re hitting good pitches for homers. Rolen’s homer was three inches inside just above the knees.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
YEP...
that ball that Cuddy grabbed was a 93 MPH knee high fastball right on the outside corner, and Hill damn near drilled it off the baggy. We’ll feel a lot better once we get these guysout of town.
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
Did someone give Scutaro...
a 1st baseman’s glove? Can’t seem to get the ball out of there to turn the DP. Not that I’m complaining…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
Buscher 2 for 2 tonight
Gladden just mentioned that he is not much of a threat to steal. I have never seen Buscher play but I wonder if that wasn’t an understatement.
by montanatwinsfan on Apr 16, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions
Can't believe I'm saying this...
but we have to stop pitching to Aaron Hill. That little shit is on fire…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
I'm not sure there is anything more frustrating than
a pirhana that cant get doen the bunt!
by montanatwinsfan on Apr 16, 2009 9:36 PM EDT reply actions
I don't think he's a pirhana anymore
and way to go Morneau I guess that chin music looked to good to lay off
They need
to quit making offerings to Jobu and just go out there and hit. At least get the damn ball in play with two men on.
The only stat that counts is W
Sad times...
Halladay gets into trouble, but our hitters are the ones that start crapping their pants. I don’t think he threw a single strike to Justin or Kubel…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
I would post a big fail pic for that, but it IS Halladay, and he is pretty good...
"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
After he hit Span
He got mad and quit fooling around. That’s when he struck out the side.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Stupid Guerrier
WHat do these guys take? Scutero? Seriously. He didn’t hit three homers all year last year.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Luis Ayala...
That’s all we needed to fix our bullpen. Thanks agin Bill Smith!!!
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
I wonder if Bert would ever say
wow, we really suck right now on the air?
it’s not worse than dropping a F-bomb on the air
Does he have M.C. Hammer playing while he warms up?
Duh, duh, duh, duh, ch,ch, ch,ch its Dickey time!
by montanatwinsfan on Apr 16, 2009 10:17 PM EDT reply actions
well that wasn't all that successful of a pitch by Dickey, huh?
by montanatwinsfan on Apr 16, 2009 10:17 PM EDT reply actions
Oh I don't know
it looks like that’s what the pen was trying to do…
they’re not firemen, they’re arsonists
Who is that guy behind the mask, Guerrier, Humber, breslow, Ayala or Dickey?
by montanatwinsfan on Apr 16, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
While this might be your best:
they’re not firemen, they’re arsonists
let’s hope you dont get the chance to break it out too often!
by montanatwinsfan on Apr 16, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
let me redo that and ss if I can figure this block quote thing out
they’re not firemen, they’re arsonists
by montanatwinsfan on Apr 16, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Guess I spoke too soon when I decided to not post a pic
"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
How bad were those WP
How bad were those WP by Breslow? Morales totally sucks at defense, btw, or were they totally unblock able.
"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
Totally unblockable...
55 foot curveballs…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
Or maybe sliders...
I don’t know. They were that horseshit…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
We were just trying to throw Halladay off his game...
by lettingtheir offense hit for about an hour…
All part of the plan baby…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
We only need two things
An offense and a defense
Glad I switched over to watch Krod Mandoon
The only stat that counts is W
Krod's a little slow,
but it beats the hell out of this!
by montanatwinsfan on Apr 16, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
The defense is fine...
they’ve been hitting balls into the seats all week. We need an offense and a bullpen…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
Glass Half Full
Ok, here’s the glass half full look at this:
Yeah, we lost, but the bullpen getting shelled isn’t so bad, it still only counts for one loss. Maybe Breslow got that shitty outing out of his system. It’s still only one loss.
And yeah, our offense did little again, but this time at least one of the best pitchers out there was the one to shut us down. There isn’t much shame in getting cut through by an ace like Halladay. Losing to Halladay isn’t so bad at all.
And Sisco pitched very well! Didn’t get to watch, but his final line was good, I assume he located his fastball well. That’s the one big key for him, the fastball location, because his slider is always filthy and the change up is nasty when the fastball is effective.
This team just needs to hang on until Mauer gets back, then they can start putting more wins together.
"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
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