Meet your 2008 Twins!

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:48 pm

Perk at play. Anudder Beaut! The Rays knock off the Whities and we're back in first.

Blackburns turn tomorrow. Keep the faith.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:57 pm

Got my invoice for post season tickets in the mail today.

Jinx.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:44 pm

Govs93 wrote:Got my invoice for post season tickets in the mail today.

Jinx.

Assuming since you are a season ticket holder... I wanna get some once they go on sale.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:46 am

EREmpireStrikesBack wrote: Assuming since you are a season ticket holder.

Right, but whatever the reason, they've lost 2 in a row since we got the invoices.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:00 am

Today's phrase is:

"F*** A.J.".

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:03 pm

Twins get Eddie G for Hamburger.

http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/news/art ... p&c_id=min

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:48 pm

I leave you kids alone for a day so that I can go to the Fair, and suddenly there's no Factor?!?

Guess that means it's a cake walk from here on in...

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:53 pm

EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:Twins get Eddie G for Hamburger.

http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/news/art ... p&c_id=min

I like it. Eddie's a grizzled veteran and while not spectacular, he's at the very least a good calming influence to have out the pen... The "yin" to Nathan's "yang" so to speak. He also should be a pretty good 8th inning guy as well since he's felt the pressure of being the 9th inning guy in the past.

If you can get a guy who's been through the heat of a pennant chase on multiple occasions in exchange for a guy you picked up a tryout, you've done ok.

ap4mvp · Post by **ap4mvp** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:03 pm

Govs93 wrote:
EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:Twins get Eddie G for Hamburger.

http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/news/art ... p&c_id=min

I like it. Eddie's a grizzled veteran and while not spectacular, he's at the very least a good calming influence to have out the pen... The "yin" to Nathan's "yang" so to speak. He also should be a pretty good 8th inning guy as well since he's felt the pressure of being the 9th inning guy in the past.

If you can get a guy who's been through the heat of a pennant chase on multiple occasions in exchange for a guy you picked up a tryout, you've done ok.

Good move for the twins and getting rid of Mike Sheep can only help, also

I can hear the chants already EDDIE, EDDIE, EDDIE...

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:14 pm

Govs93 wrote:I leave you kids...

No plural needed. It was him.

I'm apolitical.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:24 pm

ap4mvp wrote:
Govs93 wrote:
EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:Twins get Eddie G for Hamburger.

http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/news/art ... p&c_id=min

I like it. Eddie's a grizzled veteran and while not spectacular, he's at the very least a good calming influence to have out the pen... The "yin" to Nathan's "yang" so to speak. He also should be a pretty good 8th inning guy as well since he's felt the pressure of being the 9th inning guy in the past.

If you can get a guy who's been through the heat of a pennant chase on multiple occasions in exchange for a guy you picked up a tryout, you've done ok.
Good move for the twins and getting rid of Mike Sheep can only help, also

I can hear the chants already EDDIE, EDDIE, EDDIE...

With any luck, they'll pick up the help from Eddie and also come away from the Mike Lamb experiment with an expensive lesson learned about signing has-been or never-were free agents. It's costing them close to $4m to dump him. The list continues to grow... Jose Offerman, Rondell White, Craig Monroe, Ramon Ortiz, Sidney Ponson, Livan Hernandez, Mike Lamb.

The Twins will end up paying $6m for a .233 Avg, 1 HR & 32 RBI... Even Frank Thomas put up better numbers than that.

And so concludes the Mike Lamb Watch...

State Champ 97 · Post by **State Champ 97** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:29 pm

I like this move. Our bullpen needed some help and Lamb was not going to give the team much off the bench. It has been a great ride. I thought .500 would be a good year. No matter what happens the rest of the way it gives me optimism for next year and beyond.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:28 pm

Govs93 wrote:And so concludes the Mike Lamb Watch...

That basically ended a month ago... didn't feel like updating it for one AB every week.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:54 pm

F*!@#%* IBANEZ!!!

At least Kubel was able to get them out of a jam.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:16 pm

Span... could he do anymore for us?

Nice block and tag by Redmond.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:55 am

Now is the time to get going.

Pale hose have to deal with Beckett & Dice-K at Fenway, and our team.... well, they don't.

Following the trip to Fenway, Chicago has to go to Cleveland which is suddenly the hottest team in baseball... our team doesn't (although Toronto is no pushover either).

MAKE HAY NOW!

State Champ 97 · Post by **State Champ 97** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:26 pm

Govs93 wrote:Now is the time to get going.

Pale hose have to deal with Beckett & Dice-K at Fenway, and our team.... well, they don't.

Following the trip to Fenway, Chicago has to go to Cleveland which is suddenly the hottest team in baseball... our team doesn't (although Toronto is no pushover either).

MAKE HAY NOW!

Well at least Dice K anyway. That hurts the fantasy team.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:57 pm

The bats going silent has dampened the furor over the bullpen giving up a run here and there hasn't it.

It was painful to watch last night against a so-so pitcher. I'm sure PB had better things to watch on the tube last night, and missed the game entirely.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:02 am

The Twins are wasting them by the bushel, Butch and Sundance have gone 9 for 11 with 5 RBI's. Punto's saving plenty for tomorrows game though, drawing the collar.

12-2 bottom of nine.

Pale Hosers got rocked by the Bosox for the icing.

schwang17 · Post by **schwang17** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:03 am

Neutron 14 wrote:The bats going silent

Bottom 9 from Oakland Coliseum: Twins - 12 A's - 2

They'll wake up once a week it appears...

schwang17 · Post by **schwang17** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:05 am

Neutron 14 wrote:The Twins are wasting them by the bushel, Butch and Sundance have gone 9 for 11 with 5 RBI's. Punto's saving plenty for tomorrows game though, drawing the collar.

12-2 bottom of nine.

Damn you, Neut! Always tryin' to steal my glory!

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:06 am

schwang17 wrote:
Damn you, Neut! Always tryin' to steal my glory!

Easy pickens!

schwang17 · Post by **schwang17** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:26 am

All of a sudden Slowey looks like the Rocket...another 10 K outing....

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:31 pm

000 02
000 0

Span hits a 2 run dinger.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:40 pm

000 020 000
000 010 00

Cust with a bomb in the A's half, runs after runs again

First place on the last day of August will be in Nathan's hands ....well, unless Eddie comes into to close