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Angels @ Twins, The opening series
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:00 pm
by Irishmans Shanty
000
10
Livan hanging 'em early.
Cargo and Mauer put some nice early pressure on Weaver.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:12 pm
by Irishmans Shanty
000-0
100
Livan glady accepts a DP to hang number four.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:16 pm
by Neutron 14
And he shall be Livan
And he shall be a good man
He shall be Livan
May all hard hit balls be at somebody.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:16 pm
by sachishi4
nice double play by morneau
good to see young and gomez stealin, we are gonna need it
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:19 pm
by sinbin006
I really wish I was at the Dome right now so I could give my money to this guy...
Instead I'm listening to the game at work

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:48 pm
by Irishmans Shanty
Somebody tell Craig Monroe he is playing for the Twins. After he struck out he took two steps towards the first base dugout.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:51 pm
by Irishmans Shanty
000-02
100-11
Still no Punto sighting.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:28 pm
by ap4mvp
Irishmans Shanty wrote:000-02
100-11
Still no Punto sighting.
Thank God

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:34 pm
by UpNorthStars
Cargo is to Twins
as
AP is to Vikings
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:43 pm
by Irishmans Shanty
000-020-00
100-110-00
Punto sighting in the 8th.
Alright
36, land this bird nice and easy.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:54 pm
by UpNorthStars
Did you see Gardy's quote about Hunter and the four game series?
"I love the guy and I hope he goes 0-16"
I've never been so happy to see Torii strike out.
Nice opener Twins!
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:59 pm
by sachishi4
torii has a DP and a strikeout
and swung on the first pitch
just like old times!
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:05 pm
by Irishmans Shanty
We have touchdown!
Gameballs
-Cargo doing what a leadoff man needs to do
-Livan keeps the score down turns it over to the bullpen
-Lamb with a big RBI single, YES, 3B can produce
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:25 pm
by dangla.
good game to attend too
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:03 am
by packerboy
Good start BUT:
1. I counted 3 times they left a guy on 3rd with less than 2 outs.
2. Weaver made 2 bad mistakes early that turned into lazy flyballs....one to Monroe.
3. Morneau looks clueless
4. Cuddyer is not a good enough hitter to bat #3
5. One extra base hit by Gomez and nothing else hit hard to the gap or close to going out except that one down the line late in the game.
CarGo was fun to watch and that should be a confidence builder for him. He struck out late on ball 4 but he knew it which is good. He will make fans forget Hunter quickly.
Livan was impressive. The D was tight.
Good win but they need to HIT THE BOOFIN BALL better
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:27 am
by Irishmans Shanty
packerboy wrote:Good start BUT:
1. I counted 3 times they left a guy on 3rd with less than 2 outs.
2. Weaver made 2 bad mistakes early that turned into lazy flyballs....one to Monroe.
3. Morneau looks clueless
4. Cuddyer is not a good enough hitter to bat #3
5. One extra base hit by Gomez and nothing else hit hard to the gap or close to going out except that one down the line late in the game.
CarGo was fun to watch and that should be a confidence builder for him. He struck out late on ball 4 but he knew it which is good. He will make fans forget Hunter quickly.
Livan was impressive. The D was tight.
Good win but they need to HIT THE BOOFIN BALL better
Correctamundo, and I'll add, look no further than the bottom of the first. The first two batters put a charge into the ball, Weaver starts nibbling and Cuddyer & Morneau both get ahead 2-0 on the count. Neither does anything with it.
he is no Sidney Ponson, but....
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:40 am
by Knowlzee
Livan out dueled a pretty good pitcher in Weaver,......and didn't throw it harder than 85 mph (some in the 60's mph). Tony Oliva was excited about the acquistion of Hernandez at Twinsfest. If you can't trust Tony O,.....who can you trust.
PB,.....you don't get bonus points for a mutiple point win. 3-2 is fine,.....keeps everyone sharp, too.
The position players of this team look good. If the starters can keep'em close, this team will be very competitive.
Cargo is going to be a treat,......Cesar Tovar, all over again.
P.S. PB and IS,...you guys are "nibbling". This was agood win,......enjoy.

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:02 am
by packerboy
Knowlzee,
We cant help it. If we were reviewing the game with the team afterwards, thats what we would say.
In a 162 game schedule if you leave guys out there and dont hit well in situations , you will lose that game 4-3 way more times than you will win it 3-2.
We cant relax and enjoy the win, we've got another one to get them through tonight.

Only 161 to go.
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:19 am
by Knowlzee
Banter,...only banter. We enjoy the "nibbling".
Lets hope Boof can keep it close, tonight. He has been known to "nibble" in the past. Go after'em Boof.
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:02 pm
by Neutron 14
Peas and moan, peas and moan. Its like listening to the wife.
Some mornings its hardly worth chewing through the straps eh packerboy?
There'll be time for carping, but this isn't it.
Just drink the kool-aid and everything will be fine for awhile.
Go Twins! Go skinny Boof!
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:28 pm
by Irishmans Shanty
Neutron 14 wrote: Go skinny Boof!
Rumor is..... he is wearing Mike Smithson's old pants tonight.
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:34 pm
by Govs93
Irishmans Shanty wrote:Neutron 14 wrote: Go skinny Boof!
Rumor is..... he is wearing Mike Smithson's old pants tonight.
He's now 7'4"?
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:34 pm
by packerboy
Oh yeah, well here is what me and my Aunt Gertrude think of your Kool Aid:
Oh sure, a wins a win but if Cuddyer keeps taking strike 3 down the middle with a guy on 3rd and one out and the infield back, those wins will turn into losses quick.
In the mean time, keep dreamin about this:

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:33 pm
by Govs93
Over/under for tonight...
Boof Bonser - 4.2 innings
Discuss.
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:42 pm
by tomASS
Govs93 wrote:Over/under for tonight...
Boof Bonser - 4.2 innings
Discuss.
I'm going under and it's a WAG