Meet your 2008 Twins!

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:43 pm

Crosby, leadoff single.

Winning run strolling to the plate.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:45 pm

Brown HBP

1st and 2nd, nobody down.

Get Eddie loose.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:47 pm

sigh...

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:56 pm

In comes Crosby, in comes Brown.

BS for Nathan, Liriantana doesn't get a W for his efforts.

Lost in this disasterous 9th was a great 8th from Guerrier.

A's 3
Twins 2

FINAL

UpNorthStars · Post by **UpNorthStars** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:03 am

that one stings. should be up a half game now.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:47 am

Harris has gotta learn to catch.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:09 pm

Anybody want to chip in to send Cliff Lee a bouquet of flowers or something?

Twins back in first place.

schwang17 · Post by **schwang17** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:44 pm

I'm still running on fumes from Cubs-Phillies yesterday at Wrigley. 15 Old Style's(Wrigley needs a new beer sponsor) and numerous attempts of 3 bachelors chasing down girls running around in skirts was enough to staple me to the couch for most of today. Good to see the Sox get shut down by Cliff Lee - what a difference a year makes, I believe he got sent down to the Minors last year at one point.

For those who haven't been to Wrigley - I can only suggest not to miss out on it. It's a special place to watch a game(we sat 13 rows behind the Phillies dugout).

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:49 pm

Through 137 games it is All Square between the contenders.

Twins 77-60
Sox 77-60
Indians 66-70
Tigers 66-71
Royals 57-79

Ya know, the only thing these two teams have in common is a record.

Payroll: Sox ($121 million), Twins ($57 million)

HR's: Sox (199), Twins (99)

If the Twins can somehow win this division this year, Sox management will need to be put on a suicide watch. The Sox have exceeded even their wildest dreams at the plate this year with the aging vets Dye and Thome, they stumbled on 51 HR's and 160 RBI's from a D-Back reject and a skinny Cuban middle infielder, they've devoted $14 million to one starter, $11.5 million to another, $10 million to a third, and they've gotten 15 wins from a guy who had only 8 wins between '04-'07 and they still can't shake the Twins.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:07 am

57 million for the Twins. Tampa 45 million.

Good young (a/k/a cheap) players is the key.

The CWS and the Twins has been a great rivalry and contrast in style for years now.

The Twins usually have come out on top.

The Twins usually have had a bullet proof bullpen.

This year.....not so much.

Can't play small ball with a leaky bullpen. It doesnt work.

25 games to go and its ALL SQUARE.

Is either team ready to go on a tear?

The Twins can if the bullpen gets righted.

Other wise, its gonna go down to the wire just like '06.

schwang17 · Post by **schwang17** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:21 am

packerboy wrote:

The Twins usually have had a bullet proof bullpen.

This year.....not so much.

Can't play small ball with a leaky bullpen. It doesnt work.

25 games to go and its ALL SQUARE.

Is either team ready to go on a tear?

The Twins can if the bullpen gets righted.

Other wise, its gonna go down to the wire just like '06.

Right you are, PB. Both the Twins and Phillies are having rough times with late innings catastrophe's by the bullpen when it matters the most. Time to seperate the men from the boys...

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:24 am

For a split second, I felt kind of bad for Jason Pridie when he booted that routine single in the 9th... and then that feeling changed to all out anger. How in the world can you do something so stupid?! Pick up the ball, get it back into the infield and you're still up a run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th! I know they hit singles in Rochester, he should know how to handle them.

With the way the bullpen & defense has played, it's nothing short of a miracle that they're still only 1 game back. They've blown chance after chance after chance.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:12 am

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

WHY GOD, WHY?!?!

schwang17 · Post by **schwang17** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:06 pm

Pridie shouldn't even be playing at this time of year anyways. If you don't waste money on the Craig Monroe's, the Mike Lamb's, Adam Everett's, etc. of the world you don't put yourself in this position.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:49 pm

There's no place like home, There's no place like home, There's no place like home...

SAAA-LAAA-MI!!!

Way to break it open Justin!

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:35 pm

Nice bullpen.

What time do the Gophers start so I can get pissed at them instead?!

DmanDad1980 · Post by **DmanDad1980** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:46 pm

Govs93 wrote:Nice bullpen.

What time do the Gophers start so I can get pissed at them instead?!

M O the last two weeks: Bad bullpen & errors

Too bad again, we were looking good again for 6-7 innings...

Do the Gophers have a shot tonight? I hate to say it, but they may get blown out by Bowling Green!

Twins need to do some offseason moves that mean something this winter!

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:51 pm

DmanDad1980 wrote: Do the Gophers have a shot tonight? I hate to say it, but they may get blown out by Bowling Green!

I seriously doubt that they have as shot. BG beat a top 25 team on the road last week, now they get a 1-11 team at home. I have a hunch that the Gophers will make the Twins bullpen look a lot better.

schwang17 · Post by **schwang17** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:19 pm

Scott Baker is 8-4 in 25 starts. He has more no-decisions than decisions. That's all that needs to be said about our bullpen.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 1:01 am

schwang17 wrote:Scott Baker is 8-4 in 25 starts. He has more no-decisions than decisions. That's all that needs to be said about our bullpen.

Is there nobody at AAA that can give us a glimer of hope? Or at least one good inning a week? I think we need that more than Piride.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:09 pm

I just plugged into the Twins contest knowing that the first two hours of the game really doesn't mean much anymore. What do I discover? A two run lead. Then in a matter of 3 minutes the Tigers collect 9 bases and knot the score.

The lighting quick ability to change games is a tremendous weapon and I'm saddened that we haven't had it, don't have it, and never will have it.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:11 pm

Oh jeez, Gardy going to Breslow and company after only 5 and 2/3rds.

Tigers 4
Twins 4

Momentarily

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:14 pm

Breslow falls behind Granderson and Curtis does what he does best against the Twins.

Tigers 5
Twins 4

Momentarily

Here comes Boof.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:21 pm

Bases
Tigers 20
Twins 9

Ordonez only has 1, he's got two AB's left

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:54 pm

I wish it were that easy.