Game 39: Twins @ Yankees
by Jon Marthaler on May 18, 2009 7:00 PM EDT
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PrintMinnesota Twins at New York Yankees, May 18, 2009 7:05 PM EDT
First Pitch: 6:05pm CDT
TV: FSN (and ESPN for all you national folks)
Radio: Twins Radio Network
Know Thine Enemy: Pinstripe Alley
Probables:
After tossing three gems in his first three games, Perkins hasn't pitched a particularly good game since. The lefty's been knocked out at the six-inning mark or before in each of his last four starts, and has given up four or five runs in each of those games.
Pettitte is more or less in the same boat as Perkins - he hasn't finished seven innings since mid-April, either. In his last start, though, he got the win against Toronto, tossing six innings and giving up just one earned run. The lefty is 8-5 all-time against the Twins.
He's also a known, admitted HGH abuser. Way to help the game of baseball, Andy!
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Wow
Twin on national TV 2 days in a row…
Well, the Twins are doing it to us again, teasing us into having some hope...
by montanatwinsfan on May 18, 2009 7:18 PM EDT reply actions
ESPN
needs to check out their graphics. I’m pretty sure Kubel doesn’t have a .927 On Base %
…
Pretty nice OPS though!
Attaboy Perk...
give it all back and then some.
4 runs, 0 outs
C’mon Perk!
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Alright I’ve had enough of this team. I’m done.
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Done?
what does that mean tonight or forever?
"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds"
Samuel Adams
by RileysCannibalJct on May 18, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Cause im done tonight
"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds"
Samuel Adams
by RileysCannibalJct on May 18, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not sure
Tonight for sure, since the Pens are on, but I dont know. They piss me off every night so I don’t see why I would do this all the time.
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I am watching hockey as well. MUCH BETTER to watch.
"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds"
Samuel Adams
by RileysCannibalJct on May 18, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Based on his first three outings, you would think he had established himself
Since then, he’s been Dan Serafini II.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
or Ramon Ortiz v. 2
or Livan Hernandez v.2…actually Livan pitched well into June so I kinda take that back. Bye bye Perk. Days as a Twin are numbered!!!?
Whats the record for runs in game against the twins?
Its like 24 or somethin….anyone know. We are on pace to shatter whatever it is.
"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds"
Samuel Adams
by RileysCannibalJct on May 18, 2009 7:36 PM EDT reply actions
I didn't want to be that guy
But I smelled this coming from a mile away.
"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
Are you in New York?
……
Oh. You’re talking about our pitching. My bad.
by Adam Peterson on May 18, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Is there time
to go pick up a pitcher in Rochester? Should be able to make it up there and back before we get out of the bottom of the first.
Riding on a snail
going 180 degrees in the wrong direction…
by Adam Peterson on May 18, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright, who was the asshole who told me this was on national t.v.?
I coulda had a productive hour that first inning putting together a perpetual motion machine or maybe figuring out nuclear fusion, instead I watched the worst hour of baseball t.v. of my life!
by montanatwinsfan on May 18, 2009 7:48 PM EDT reply actions
: )
thats o.k. – I was of course kidding. Glad to finally watch a game even if it means I’m ignoring my three year old a little, and developing an ulcer…
by montanatwinsfan on May 18, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Note:
If Mauer continues to hit 6 Homers and have 17 RBIs for every 57 ABs. Here will be his numbers at the end of the season:
456 ABs (57×8...guessing here)
48 HR
136 RBI
This is why I don't manage a MLB team
but I would have left Perkins out there…
“you wanna come in? well I guess you better finish your chores!”
Nice to see Dickey not give up more runs so far
Nice to see Cuddyer hit a HR, sucks Mauer has missed 2 so far
When you walk out of the bullpen… you better watch your back
I would have left Perk out there too,
But I have to admit you and I would have been wrong.
Dickey has done a good job.
by montanatwinsfan on May 18, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
That was one of the worst bunts I've seen...
PUNTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by montanatwinsfan on May 18, 2009 9:05 PM EDT reply actions
Bad decision by Jeter there,
he coulda taken three steps back and made that catch!
by montanatwinsfan on May 18, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions
They'll probably tie it
And then the inevitable walk-off will happen…
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Ayala will give those runs back and call it a Twins career
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Ayala just needs to bring John Hirschbeck with him wherever he goes.
That’s all it takes – the ump leaning into both dugouts to call guys out!
by Jon Marthaler on May 18, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Way to save your Twins career, Luis Ayala
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Lucky us.
Lets hope Punto isn’t teaching Ayala how to wash Gardenhire’s car just right…
by montanatwinsfan on May 18, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Come on Go Go
Break the stranglehold around Twins necks with RISP.
Never mind. Three more left on, two in scoring position.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
one pitch and a fly ball
did he even try, were his eyes open or did he just think his natural talent would take over?
Was hoping he is really a Jedi,
but he failed.
by montanatwinsfan on May 18, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
how much effort does it say just take the first pitch…obviously balls were being thrown (hence cuddyar getting walked…)
That Mets trade is continuing to piss me off!
I would have prefered a season with Santana and Liriano
and the draft pick… that’s just frustration talking… sort of
So long Ayala
Don’t let the burning door singe your butt on the way out.
BTW: Why the heck do they keep playing that tape of Punto at Monument Park. Gack.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
That's silly
"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 May 18, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Did Punto get his jersey dirty pop bunting to 1st?
by montanatwinsfan on May 18, 2009 9:54 PM EDT reply actions
Man that cut by Span did NOT look like it was going to make it.
by montanatwinsfan on May 18, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions
Why the hell did Mauer let taht 3-0 pitch go? That was a meatball!
by montanatwinsfan on May 18, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions
he can barely swing at 1-0 or 0-1
Mauer has seen 4.31 pitches per plate appearance this season and has swung at the first pitch only twice in the 68 times he’s dug into the batter’s box. That’s a taking rate of 97.1 percent, easily the highest among all players with at least 15 plate appearances. Heck, Mauer doesn’t swing at the next offering much either, having taken cuts on only 12 of 67 second pitches.
from here
There's our defensive genius ... making routine plays look harder than they really are daily...
by montanatwinsfan on May 18, 2009 10:12 PM EDT reply actions
Going for style points as usual
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Why not? Score?
"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
:0
"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
Swung at ball 4 I guess
"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
An Eddy Guardado-type save
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Yanks send Twins a message:
Go home and: 
by montanatwinsfan on May 18, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions
I think it should have been a sweep the other way
if they had done better with RISP and if they had a decent bullpen
I agree 100%
if we had anybody in the bullpen that we could trust, beside Mijares, we probably would have been able to win 3 of 4. The offense stunk up the games with RISP.
Well, three of four, anyway
We just choked with RISP
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
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