Meet your 2008 Twins!

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:14 pm

Oy....

schwang17 · Post by **schwang17** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:24 pm

EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:
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.

I dunno ER, but I'd like to know who the last STARTING pitcher was that's had more non-decisions than decisions w/ a minimum # of starts because Baker has got to be in rare territory this year...

UpNorthStars · Post by **UpNorthStars** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:03 am

wow, i hate to say it, but this is just not an enjoyable team to watch anymore. Friggen bullpen

sachishi4 · Post by **sachishi4** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:16 am

maybe gardy needs to stop taking pitchers out after 5 innings.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:57 pm

This is painful.

goldy313 · Post by **goldy313** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:51 pm

The Twins are 4-11 since parting terms with Mike Lamb. Lamb wasn't a great player but since then Buscher is hitting just a tick over .200 and the teams fielding has been terrible. The guy they cut Lamb for, Guardado, has an ERA of 13.50 with an opponent BA of .550.

PB says hit the boofin ball and things will be ok, the Twins are 5th in the Majors in BA, 5th in runs scored. They're also tied for the 3rd most errors and 3rd worst fielding % in the AL. Pitching and defense are what the Twins rely on, this is bad baseball right now.

In a run of bad moves this was a terrible one by the GM.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:54 pm

goldy313 wrote:The Twins are 4-11 since parting terms with Mike Lamb. Lamb wasn't a great player but since then Buscher is hitting just a tick over .200 and the teams fielding has been terrible. The guy they cut Lamb for, Guardado, has an ERA of 13.50 with an opponent BA of .550.

SHHHHHHHHHH!!!

ERE is going to come in here with his "I told you so's" if you don't quiet down!

dangla. · Post by **dangla.** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:12 pm

there done

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:05 pm

Meanwhile, the Sox fall 3-1 to the streaking Jays in the first of two at US Comiskular.

Keep streaking Jays.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:40 pm

At least the All Star Game is coming.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:59 pm

goldy313 wrote:The Twins are 4-11 since parting terms with Mike Lamb. Lamb wasn't a great player but since then Buscher is hitting just a tick over .200 and the teams fielding has been terrible. The guy they cut Lamb for, Guardado, has an ERA of 13.50 with an opponent BA of .550.

PB says hit the boofin ball and things will be ok, the Twins are 5th in the Majors in BA, 5th in runs scored. They're also tied for the 3rd most errors and 3rd worst fielding % in the AL. Pitching and defense are what the Twins rely on, this is bad baseball right now.

In a run of bad moves this was a terrible one by the GM.

goldy, in half of those 11 losses, they scored 3 runs or less. Had they scored 4, they would be in 1st place.

But the whole team has been bad lately except the starting pitching which has been OK.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:35 pm

We just need something to get rocking! Led should do nicely...

Leaves are falling all around,
Its time I was on my way.
Thanks to you, Im much obliged
For such a pleasant stay.

But now its time for me to go,
The autumn moon lights my way.
For now I smell the rain,
And with it pain,
And its headed my way.
Ah, sometimes I grow so tired,
But I know Ive got one thing I got to do,

Ramble on,
And nows the time, the time is now
To sing my song.
Im goin round the world,
I got to find my girl, on my way.
Ive been this way ten years to the day, ramble on,
Gotta find the queen of all my dreams.

Got no time to for spreadin roots,
The time has come to be gone.
And tho our health we drank a thousand times,
Its time to ramble on.

Ramble on,
And nows the time, the time is now
To sing my song.
Im goin round the world,
I got to find my girl, on my way.
Ive been this way ten years to the day, ramble on,
Gotta find the queen of all my dreams.

I aint tellin no lie.

Mines a tale that cant be told,
My freedom I hold dear;
How years ago in days of old
When magic filled the air,
Twas in the darkest depths of mordor
I met a girl so fair,
But gollum, and the evil one crept up
And slipped away with her.
Her, her....yea.
Aint nothing I can do, no.

Ramble on,
And nows the time, the time is now
To sing my song.
Im goin round the world,
I got to find my girl, on my way.
Ive been this way ten years to the day, ramble on,
Gotta find the queen of all my dreams.

Gonna ramble on, sing my song
Gotta keep-a-searchin for my baby...
Gonna work my way, round the world
I cant stop this feelin in my heart
Gotta keep searchin for my baby
I cant find my bluebird!
Id listen to my bluebird sing but I cant find my blue bird
A-keep-a ramblin baby...

goldy313 · Post by **goldy313** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:38 pm

They also just lost 5 of 6 where they scored 5, 4, 0, 4, and 5 runs in those 5 losses while committing 5 errors leading to 5 unearned runs.

Pitching and defense may be boring baseball but it wins games. Hitting may be exciting baseball but as the Rangers can atest, without the other two aspects it's closer to slow pitch softball than the Major League.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:45 pm

goldy313 wrote:They also just lost 5 of 6 where they scored 5, 4, 0, 4, and 5 runs in those 5 losses while committing 5 errors leading to 5 unearned runs.

Pitching and defense may be boring baseball but it wins games. Hitting may be exciting baseball but as the Rangers can atest, without the other two aspects it's closer to slow pitch softball than the Major League.

Cmon! Sing with me Goldy!

Ramble on,
And nows the time, the time is now
To sing my song.

Morneau homer...

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:00 pm

Konerko goes out with a knee injury.

Aw thats a shame....

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:01 am

goldy313 wrote:The Twins are 4-11 since parting terms with Mike Lamb. Lamb wasn't a great player but since then Buscher is hitting just a tick over .200 and the teams fielding has been terrible. The guy they cut Lamb for, Guardado, has an ERA of 13.50 with an opponent BA of .550.

This is the best Lamb Watch I've ever seen!

Who called that at the beginning of the year?

sachishi4 · Post by **sachishi4** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:59 am

not everyday do you pick up 1.5 games on someone, the Twins need to use this to their advantage

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:21 pm

Ramble on,
And nows the time, the time is now
To sing my song.

C'mon Kubel...

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:24 pm

Run scoring dubble! 2-1 Twins, Young need to keep 'em rambling...

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:26 pm

3-1, RBI sac. He's no Frank... thankfully!

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:56 pm

GO JAYS!

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:00 pm

Kubel, Young, Buscher

Sounds like some runs.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:01 pm

I'd just like announce that I think it sucks that with a game like Slowey is throwing, we can no longer call this game in the bag.

There was a time earlier in the season where the guys in the tower would be putting on their headsets and checking radar for a smooth landing by now.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:03 pm

Govs93 wrote:There was a time earlier in the season where the guys in the tower would be putting on their headsets and checking radar for a smooth landing by now.

The Ivory one? I miss the place...

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:05 pm

Come on Jays!