Twinkie Town - Game Hub 112/113: Twins @ White SoxAn online community of Twins fans mourning the death of Prince Rogers Nelson.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52554/tt_fav.png2013-08-09T23:39:31-04:00http://www.twinkietown.com/rss/stream/43699932013-08-09T23:39:31-04:002013-08-09T23:39:31-04:00FAST REACTION II: THE REACTIONING Twins 3, Sox 2
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<p>A nice outing from Liam Hendriks and three solo dongs carried the Twins to a sweep of the hated, more-pathetic-than-us Whities.</p> <p>Unlike 2010, when an August doubleheader between these two teams would have been a glorious, pennant-tinged bloodbath, this one was all about both teams trying to see who could help them in 2014 and beyond. (The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.southsidesox.com/">White Sox</a> even parted with veteran <span>Alex Rios</span> prior to this afternoon's game in a trade with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lonestarball.com/">Rangers</a> for a PTBNL/cash.) This evening's starters were a case in point: rookie <span>Charles Leesman</span> for the White Sox, making his major league debut, and <span>Liam Hendriks</span>, back from Rochester and making an emergency start as the 26th man.</p>
<p>Leesman was effectively wild, throwing 113 pitches in five innings, striking out 8, walking 5, but only giving up one run on a <span>Chris Herrmann</span> solo dong. Hendriks was much more efficient than Leesman, going 6 and 1/3 innings, striking out 3 and walking just 1 on 90 pitches. He also made one more mistake than the Chicago starter, surrendering solo dingers to <span>Alexei Ramirez</span> and Blake Tecotte.</p>
<p>With 2 on and 1 out in the 7th, Gibson was pulled in favor of Meat Raffle, who got out of the jam on a strikeout and a very nice running catch from <span>Clete Thomas</span>.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.twinkietown.com/">Twins</a> evened the score in the 8th when <span>Josh Willingham</span> contributed a solo bomb of his own to lead off the inning. Minnesota had two runners on with one out, but failed to put the go-ahead run across, because they maybe wanted me to get half lit up again and write another game story like last Friday night.</p>
<p>After a scoreless ninth, and "free baseball" rearing its goddamn head like some kind of unkillable hellbeast, <span>Oswaldo Arcia</span> smashed a <span>Dylan Axelrod</span> pitch to dead centerfield for his second home run of the day, giving the Twins a 3-2 lead. (He even flexed for the camera in the dugout. I have a crush on Oswaldo Arcia.) <span>Glen Perkins</span> held down the fort in the bottom of the frame, despite drilling the leadoff hitter, to get the save. Brian Deunsing, winner of game one, was also the winner of game two, and some goofy fucking stat will probably be on the internet tomorrow about that. SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP</p>
<h4>Robot Rollcall</h4>
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<h4>Charts & Graphs</h4>
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<p><iframe style="border:1px solid black;" width="450" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://www.fangraphs.com/graphframe.aspx?config=0&static=624778&type=livewins&num=0&h=450&w=450&date=2013-08-09&team=White%20Sox&dh=2"></iframe><br><span>Source: <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2013-08-09&team=White%20Sox&dh=2&season=2013">FanGraphs</a></span></p>
<p>Enjoy your weekend, everybody.</p>
https://www.twinkietown.com/2013/8/9/4607786/mlb-fina-score-twins-3-white-sox-2RandBall's Stu2013-08-09T19:25:22-04:002013-08-09T19:25:22-04:00Game 113: Twins @ White Sox
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<figcaption>DINGERS | Brian Kersey</figcaption>
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<p>Game 2 of today's double header between Chicago and Minnesota will be discussed here. By you. Now.</p> <div style="text-align: center;">
<b>First Pitch: 7</b>:10pm CDT</div>
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<b>TV: </b>FS-N</div>
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<b>Radio: </b>K-Twin, TIBN</div>
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<b>Know Thine Enemy: </b><a style="font-size: 10px;" href="http://www.southsidesox.com/">South Side Sox</a>
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<div><b>Lineups</b></div>
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<div><b>Twins (courtesy <a href="https://twitter.com/MillerStrib/status/365966660038959104">MillerStrib</a>):</b></div>
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<li><span>Dozier 2B</span></li>
<li><span>Carroll 3B</span></li>
<li><span>Mountie 1B</span></li>
<li><span>Hammer DH</span></li>
<li><span>Arcia LF</span></li>
<li><span>Cowbell RF</span></li>
<li><span>Hermano C</span></li>
<li><span>Clete CF</span></li>
<li><span>Doug Bernier SS</span></li>
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<div><b>White Sox: TBA</b></div>
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<div>Enjoy the nightcap, everybody.</div>
https://www.twinkietown.com/2013/8/9/4607366/game-113-twins-white-soxRandBall's Stu2013-08-09T17:31:11-04:002013-08-09T17:31:11-04:00FAST REACTION: Twins 7, White Sox 5
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<figcaption>This is a picture of Justin Morneau hitting a dinger | Ed Zurga</figcaption>
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<p>Morneau grand slam keys Minnesota comeback.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.twinkietown.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Twins</a>, outside of a stray <span>Chris Colabello</span> dinger, had no answers for <span>John Danks</span> most of the day. And after <span>Kyle Gibson</span> gave up his second home run of the day in the bottom of the 5th, giving the <a href="https://www.southsidesox.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">White Sox</a> a 3-1 lead, it looked like Minnesota was on its way to dropping the first half of Friday's twin bill.</p>
<p>BUT THAT'S WHY YOU PLAY ALL NINE INNINGS, TURKEYS!</p>
<p>Danks ran into control issues in the top of the 7th, walking the first two batters and being pulled from the game. After a <span>Brian Dozier</span> strikeout, <span>Joe Mauer</span> walked to load the bases for fresh-off-the-DL <span>Josh Willingham</span>, who also struck out. Into the box stepped Canadian veteran <span>Justin Morneau</span>, who fouled off three 2-strike pitches before WHACKING a fourth, scoring all three runners in front of him as well as himself, which is known as a "grand slam" in certain circles. Morneau would add another jack job in the top of the 9th as the Twins went on to a 7-5 win.</p>
<p>Highlights:</p>
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<li><span>I mentioned the grand slam, right? </span></li>
<li><span><span>The lead held up thanks to another solid effort from the bullpen in the persons of Brian Deunsing (who got the victory by striking out the only batter he faced), <span>Jared Burton</span> and <span>Casey Fien</span>. <span>Glen Perkins</span>, in a NON-SAVE SITUATION, ran into some trouble in the 9th, giving up 2 runs on 3 hits before striking out <span>Adam Dunn</span> to end it.</span></span></li>
<li><span>Colabello's dinger (another oppo jack job) provided us with this <a href="http://weareoffthemark.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/burton-punch0001_1.gif">delightful GIF of Burton stage-punching Deunsing</a>. (Thanks, Bryz!) Relievers are a different breed.</span></li>
<li><span><span>Oswaldo Arcia</span> added an insurance dong in the 8th.</span></li>
<li><span>Gibson: 5.2 IP, 3 ER (on two home runs), 4 K, 4 BB. Not great.</span></li>
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<li><span>WestRiverTwinsFan</span></li>
<li><span>jere.johnson.37</span></li>
<li><span>DavidRF</span></li>
<li><span>gunnathor</span></li>
<li><span>Myjah Weird Twitter</span></li>
<li><span>MNWildcat</span></li>
<li><span>blakem95</span></li>
<li><span>Collin Kottke from Buffalo Lake, Minnesota</span></li>
<li><span>SooFoo Fan</span></li>
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<h4>Charts & Graphs</h4>
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<p><iframe style="border:1px solid black;" width="450" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://www.fangraphs.com/graphframe.aspx?config=0&static=624212&type=livewins&num=0&h=450&w=450&date=2013-08-09&team=White%20Sox&dh=1"></iframe><br><span>Source: <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2013-08-09&team=White%20Sox&dh=1&season=2013">FanGraphs</a></span></p>
<p>See you for Game 2, baseball pals. Will put up the game thread as soon as I see the starting lineups.</p>
https://www.twinkietown.com/2013/8/9/4606830/mlb-final-score-fast-reaction-twins-7-white-sox-5RandBall's Stu2013-08-09T12:50:06-04:002013-08-09T12:50:06-04:00Game 112: Twins @ White Sox
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<p>I'm old enough to remember when an August doubleheader between Chicago and Minnesota would have been AWESOME.</p> <p> </p>
<div style=""> <span><strong>First Pitch: </strong>1</span>:10pm CDT</div>
<div style="text-align: center;"> <div style=""> <strong style="">TV: </strong>FS-N</div> <div style=""> <strong style="">Radio: </strong>K-Twin, TIBN</div> <div style=""> <strong style="">Know Thine Enemy: </strong><a href="http://www.southsidesox.com/" style="font-size: 10px;">South Side Sox</a> </div> </div>
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<div style="">DOUBLE THE HEADER, DOUBLE THE FUN!</div>
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<div style=""><strong>Lineups</strong></div>
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<div style=""> <a href="https://www.twinkietown.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Twins</a> (courtesy <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeBerardino/status/365875141667860480">Mike Berardino</a>):</div>
<div style=""><ol> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Dozier 2B</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Not a Homer C</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Hammer DH</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Morneau 1B</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Cowbell RF</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Arcia LF</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Plouffe 3B</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Clete CF</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Florimon SS</span></font></li> </ol></div>
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<div style=""> <a href="https://www.southsidesox.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">White Sox</a> (courtesy <a href="https://twitter.com/MillerStrib/status/365875278477664258">Phil Miller</a>) :</div>
<div style=""> <ol> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>De Aza LF</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Ramirez SS</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Rios RF</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Donkey DH</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Cap'n Paulie 1B</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Gillaspie 3B</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Beckham 2B</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>(Jordan) Danks CF</span></font></li> <li><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>(Nothing But) Flowers C</span></font></li> </ol> <div><font size="3" color="#292929" face="Mercury SSm A, Mercury SSm B, Georgia, serif"><span>Enjoy the game, everybody.</span></font></div> </div>
https://www.twinkietown.com/2013/8/9/4605966/game-112-twins-white-soxRandBall's Stu2013-08-09T11:00:16-04:002013-08-09T11:00:16-04:00Twins vs. White Sox: News and Notes
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<p>Let's play two! Then two more over the next two days!</p> <h3>Probables</h3>
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<li>Friday, 1:10pm, FSN: <span>Kyle Gibson</span> vs. <span>John Danks</span><br>
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<li>Friday, 7:10pm, FSN: <span>Liam Hendriks</span> vs. <span>Charlie Leesman</span><br>
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<li>Saturday, 3:05pm, Why would FOX broadcast this: <span>Mike Pelfrey</span> vs. <span>Andre Rienzo</span><br>
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<li>Sunday, 1:10pm: <span>Kevin Correia</span> vs. <span>Jose Quintana</span> </li>
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<h3><a href="https://www.southsidesox.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">White Sox</a></h3>
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<li>You know, when the White Sox got terrible, I thought it would be more fun than this.</li>
<li> <a href="http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/9551371/alex-rios-chicago-white-sox-claimed-waivers-texas-rangers-source-says?ex_cid=espnapi_public">According to a source</a>, the <a href="https://www.lonestarball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Rangers</a> have claimed <span>Alex Rios</span> off waivers, and since the White Sox owe Rios twelve and a half million dollars for next year, and Rios will be 33, and his 0.9 WAR this year makes him roughly the equivalent of <span>Trevor Plouffe</span>.... well, if they don't let him go for nothing, then they are insane.</li>
<li>Tonight, Charlie Leesman makes his major-league debut. The 26-year-old lefty had a 2.47 ERA at Triple-A Charlotte last year, and a 3.47 ERA at the same level this year. He doesn't strike too many hitters out, and he'll give up a few hits, but Chicago is likely hoping that he pulls off the <span>Andrew Albers</span> and baffles hitters tonight. He's probably a future LOOGY, but for now, he starts.<br>
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<li>Saturday's starter, Andre Rienzo, is also working on a young big-league career. He started last season at High-A but advanced through three levels last year, and after posting a 4.06 ERA in AAA, he'll make his third major-league start Saturday. He tossed quality starts in his first two outings, and struck out nine in 13 innings - not surprising, for a guy who consistently struck out a hitter per inning in the minors. Rienzo was the Sox' #8 prospect coming into the year, <a href="http://www.minorleagueball.com/2013/8/7/4598130/chicago-white-sox-top-20-2013-pre-season-prospects-in-review">according to John Sickels</a>, so they're heavily invested in him.<br>
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<li>Maybe you missed it, but the Sox dealt <span>Jake Peavy</span> at the deadline last week, in a trade that brought them outfielder <span>Avisail Garcia</span> from the <a href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Tigers</a>. If Rios leaves for the Lone Star State, look for Garcia - who has struggled in the bigs but murdered Triple-A this year, at age 23 - to join Chicago.</li>
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<a href="https://www.twinkietown.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Twins</a> Notes</h3>
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<li>Remember <span>Tim Wood</span>? He's regularly featured in these updates, mostly because he kept being not <i>quite</i> ready to start pitching for the year. Anyway, he had another setback, and will have season-ending surgery August 22, which I suppose is a misleading term because he hasn't pitched in a game this year and so his season never actually got started. <br>
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<li>I'm looking forward to Liam Hendriks pitching today, because I'd like to see him succeed enough to reach the point where the Twins decide to either fish or cut bait with him. (Then again, he's gotten spanked at Triple-A this year, so maybe the latter is a more attractive option than the former.)</li>
<li>I'm not so sure that <a href="http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/218784901.html">this story</a> (Headline: "<span>Justin Morneau</span> rediscovers power swing") wasn't placed at the behest of the Twins front office. Anyway, the guy has hit three homers in August already, so I suppose I should lay off.</li>
<li>That story also includes the following, regarding Andrew Albers: "His phone was jammed by text messages from friends, family and proud Canadians, too." I love the idea that everybody in Canada has Andrew Albers' phone number. "Hey, Don! Would you send that nice Albers boy a text message? He had such a good start today."<br>
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https://www.twinkietown.com/2013/8/9/4603712/twins-at-white-sox-news-and-notesJon Marthaler