Athletics 12, Twins 5
by RandBall's Stu on Sep 12, 2009 8:22 AM EDT
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Still feeling optimistic?
Nick Blackburn's evil twin, Black Nickburn, resurfaced on Friday night, getting shelled for six earned runs in three innings pitched as the light-hitting Athletics blasted the Twins, 12-5. Doogie Wolfson notes via the Twitter machine that Nickburn is 1-7 with a 7.85 ERA in his last 11 starts, surrendering 85 hits, of which 29 went for extra bases and 13 were home runs.
Oakland wasn't done, scoring off Bobby Keppel and taking newcomers Ron Mahay and Armando Gabino deep as well. The Athletics, with a league-low 114 HRs entering the game, went yard five times overall.
I did manage to find three things to be positive about:
1. The Tigers lost! The Tigers lost! Sabermetrics has conclusively proven that you do not lose ground to a team if you both lose on the same day. It's science, people. Look it up.
2. Denard Span hit a leadoff home run for the Twins, his second HR in as many games.
3. Francisco Liriano returned and didn't suck. 2 shutout innings, 35 pitches, 23 strikes, 4 strikeouts.
Early start on Saturday, friends. Enjoy your weekend.
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OK, Twins!
I’ve rooted for you even when I thought I was the only one left on Twinkie Town still pulling for you, and you repay my loyalty…with…THAT! 12-5!? To the A’s!?! You can’t just play the 1st and 9th innings! There’s a whole game in between! We should be about 2 games back now! Start acting like the Twins we all know and get in there and FIGHT!!! DAMMIT, FIGHT!!!! #@%&!!!!
"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett
"No, you don't understand It’s a metaphor for A SERIES SWEEP!!!!!!!" -natethejinx
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Sep 12, 2009 10:37 AM EDT reply actions
we all share in your misery. that’s why twinkietown is such a good place: it’s cathartic to commiserate with others.
by fischean on Sep 12, 2009 11:05 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The pitching staff showed us nothing last night
Hanging sliders, fastballs right down main street. The A’s were crushing the ball all over the place, but it’s not like they were hitting knee high fastballs over the outside corner. Blackburn has to pick it up.
+1
Liriano was one of the few highlights of the game
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Sep 12, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
blah
this was meant to reply below
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Sep 12, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Liriano
His relief outing was promising last night. He was able to go all out for two innings, pretty dominant stuff (4 K). Unfortunately, he was slow covering first after Huber’s outstanding stop. About the only high point of the game for me.
Disappointing doesn't even begin to cover last night's game...
It feels like the story of the season: a chance to gain a game on the first place team squandered. Pitching sucked. Offense didn’t show up (sans a sort-of rally at the end).
Just…disappointing. It is very clear the Twins don’t deserve to make the playoffs this year. Do I still want them to? Of course! Do they deserve it? Absolutely not.
Sigh.
by fischean on Sep 12, 2009 11:02 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
sarcasm font time
Of course the Twins deserve to make the playoffs!
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Sep 12, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
haha glad you put it in the subject
sarcasm font doesn’t show up when you’re mobile! :(
by fischean on Sep 12, 2009 11:37 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hopefully the runs scored in the 9th last night will carry over to today's game
key word being hopefully
Shave the beard, Blackburn
SOmetimes he looks like he’s so relaxed up there, he’s just lobbing it up there. “Here it is, hit it” only works if you keep it off the fat part of the bat.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
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