Game 48: Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins
by Jesse on May 27, 2009 6:53 PM EDT
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PrintBoston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins, May 27, 2009 8:10 PM EDT
First Pitch: 7:10pm CDT
TV: FSN
Radio: Twins Radio Network
Know Thine Enemy: Over the Monster
Starting Pitchers
Kevin is one of the team's front-line starters this season, along with Nick Blackburn. He is to walks what the Soup Nazi is to...well, Jerry. Riding three consecutive quality starts, I'm looking for Slowey to re-assert his strikeout mentality tonight. Even with David Ortiz not having a typical year, it's still a bonafide lineup, and having two consecutive solid pitching performances without striking out a few hitters seems unlikely. More important than the strikeouts though, will be limiting the base runners. Slowey won't walk many, if any, but Boston has a knack for stringing two-out hits together. Closing out innings is a must.
Dice-K was no more impressive in his return from the DL than he was before going on it, so he and Boston have to be hoping he can come up with a good performance tonight. This year he's already allowed four home runs, a lot considering how many fly balls he induces, and he's lost velocity on all of his pitches except the curve...which is coming in a couple miles per hour faster. He may still be on a pitch count tonight, and with Boston's bullpen the Twins need to jump on Matsuzaka before he gives way.
Lineups
Bo-Sox
Ellsbury, CF
Pedroia, 2B
Drew, RF
Youkilis, 1B
Bay, LF
Ortiz, DH
Lowell, 3B
Kottaras, C
Green, SS
Min-Twins
Span, CF
Mauer, C
Morneau, 1B
Kubel, DH
Cuddyer, RF
Harris, 3B
Young, LF
Tolbert, 2B
Punto, SS
Looks like Joe Crede will return for tomorrow afternoon's game, but in the mean time we get Brendan Harris at third. With Crede out of the lineup again, there's a pretty clear split between the productive half of the order and the other half; somebody in the six through nine spots will need to step up tonight and help the team out. I keep praying that Delmon Young keeps the bat on his shoulder and learns how to recognize a pitch, because he's the best bet to provide offense in the lower half.
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Tonight's calls
1-Span, Mauer, Morneau all take at least one walk.
2-Kubel: HR
3-Young: 2 K
4-Slowey: 8 IP, 7 H, 6 K, 2 BB, 2 R
5-Twins 7, Red Sox 2
seriously
while both putrid, Gomez is having a better season than Young BOTH offensively and defensively.
On what planet?
Just curious…
I don't suffer from insanity...I relish every moment of it!
This one
Gomez has a lower BA (though it’s getting closer) but has double the walks and 7 XBH to 2 for Young in the same number of PAs. As a result, both his OBP and slugging are higher than Young’s, and of course the defense goes without saying. Plus, Young has grounded into 5 DPs, compared to none for Gomez.
by Eric in Madison on May 27, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
The telling factor...
Gomez’s isolated power is higher than Young’s (who currently has one HR and a double).
Gomez’s IP isn’t even that high, just .033. Young’s is 0.
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by Andersklasen on May 27, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Slight correction
You subtracted OBP instead of BA when you figured their Isolated Power. It’s actually .101 for Gomez and .042 for Delmon (still awful).
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Thank God.
I was going to march up to Minnesota and shoot them both. Thanks for pointing that out.
And yes, it’s still awful.
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by Andersklasen on May 27, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Incmikowski or however you spell it
Looks like a Little kid all excited because he got a dollar from the tooth fairy @ valleyfair..
My predictions:
1. The Twins draw seven walks off the Red Sox.
2. Slowey’s line: 7 IP, 2 ER, 3 R, 6 H, 3 SO, 0 BB
3. Young goes 0-4 with two strikeouts.
4. Mauer draws 2 walks and hits a HR
5. Twins 4, Red Sox 3
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effing a gardy
Put Gomez in the game
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His 5th error this year.
I’m starting to get worried. He’s almost becoming mortal (defensively at least).
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by Andersklasen on May 27, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Punto has been brutal at the plate and now he has two errors in the last few innings dating back to yesterday’s game. What would it be like to have a shortstop?
by Twins Territory on May 27, 2009 8:20 PM EDT reply actions
Well do yourself a favor
and dont go compare Bartlett and Garza to Punto and Young.
by montanatwinsfan on May 27, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Die-hard Brew Crew Fan here
Can I root for the Twins until they meet the Crew in the WS?
Still pro-Cameron
Of course,
so long as you also laugh out loud when Brett Fvre wheels his rickety old bones out into the metrodome and proceeds to throw 658 interceptions for the Vikes this season.
by montanatwinsfan on May 27, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Man!
Ellesbury instead of Gomez for Santana…!!!
by montanatwinsfan on May 27, 2009 8:58 PM EDT reply actions
Ellesbury and
Lester would have gotten us to the playoffs last year.
Will the Real Thor Please Stand Up ... ?
by the Real Thor on May 27, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Santana didn't want to stay
and we had no way to make him. and we would be even worse right now if we had gotten nothing for him. at least this year. though haveing 3 first round picks in this years draft might have really helped us in 3-5 years. we would be a lot weaker this year.
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by the Real Thor on May 27, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
It's spelt "Ellsbury"...
But that is just another mark against Bill Smith.
Although I’m not giving up on Gomez/Guerra yet.
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by Andersklasen on May 27, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
A game of inches.
That was just two feet from a home run.
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Nice back to back doubles
And craft Kevin Slowey with the lead again. The top of the order, coming through for a couple runs everytime we head through it…
"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
What's funny is that I was about to post
that, although I generally dislike the sacrifice bunt, I might do it with Punto he’s such a weak hitter. Then, DP.
by Eric in Madison on May 27, 2009 9:38 PM EDT reply actions
Punto pops up every other bunt.
If Tolbert’s running and he pops it up, it’s a DP anyway. So Gardy tried the hit-and run. Punto hit it in the only place where you can get a DP anyway. You can’t win with Mr. Red Matter—where innings get sucked into black holes.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
We can have Macha allow him to be walked to help set up a GS
Sorry, couldn’t resist
Still pro-Cameron
If I had a kid, I would never send him to this
Does he teach the students to have asinine batting stances, and curse up a storm when they make an out?
He's not holding that spoon right.
His other hand should lightly caress it, then grab it just before he takes a bite.
Speaking of brilliant
Awesome interwebs high-five pal – loved it.
Still pro-Cameron
by Lake County on May 27, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
They're featuring the wrong side of him
Then again, it’s all ass with Youk.
Still pro-Cameron
by Lake County on May 27, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
When he hits, he looks like he has to pee
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Also, my son calls him "Work Release"
He looks like he changes out of his orange jump suit before donning his Sox uni.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Seriously
How do the Red Sox have such a large group of fans at every road game? Are there really that many bandwagon fans in the country?
Yes,
there really are that many frat boys bandwagon fans in the country.
by Evan Nelson on May 27, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
It goes back 60 years
It’s like Packers fans in MN, Cubs fans in WI, etc.
Then having the Yanks/Reds/Mets beat them in the 70s, 90s, kept it alive.
It’s cultural. Lame, but cultural. Gosh, I remember running home in ‘78 to see the 1-day playoff and then see Bucky f’ing Dent. BoSox were truly cool then.
Still pro-Cameron
by Lake County on May 27, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Sox fans actually plan trips all over the country
Fenway’s sold out like Lambeau. So the only way they can see their team live is by getting on a plane.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
ah the gulp is for 3 innings of bullpen...
“gulp”
by montanatwinsfan on May 27, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions
Gonna try to get 2 out of Mijares?
Helps to get 2 outs on 3 pitches.
by Eric in Madison on May 27, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
That was almost disaterous for the Red Sox.
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is the eight inning our achillies heel or was it that 7th inning that we already got through?
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on May 27, 2009 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
Any inning where our bullpen is pitching is our Achilles heel.
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by Andersklasen on May 27, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry for the size... just too big.
I say that to my wife all of the time.
by montanatwinsfan on May 27, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I want a job on that research truck.
What a job, eh? Looking up crap to make Dick ’n Bert look good.
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If you had to look stuff up to make Gordon and Gladden look good,
your fingers might fall off.
by montanatwinsfan on May 27, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Old Country for two innings
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
So much for that
Too long between innings, apparently
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Darn it!
Who invented afternoon games? Won’t be here tomorrow, folks.
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shhhhhh.... *finger softly to lips*
lets just enjoy the time we have together
by montanatwinsfan on May 27, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll pretend I didn't read that.
Very scary… in a weird sort of way.
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by Andersklasen on May 27, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
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by Andersklasen on May 27, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
That'll work
Nice play by Morneau. Not quite sensational, as Dick called it. But it was good.
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Strangely...
I’d be more comfortable if the Twins didn’t score any runs than if they tacked on two.
Give me Nathan or give me death.
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How to beat the Red Sox and Yankees...
Don’t walk hitters in the late innings!!
"I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. See, my mule don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it . . ."
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