Twins 2, Angels 1 (12): Postgame reaction, etc.
Posted on August 22nd, 2008 – 1:55 AMBy Joe Christensen
ANAHEIM — Torii Hunter was the first to admit he should have caught the deep fly ball by Nick Punto, which turned into a triple and the eventual winning run in the Twins’ 2-1, 12-inning victory Thursday at Angel Stadium.
“I’ve got to catch that,” Hunter said. “If it hits your glove, you have to catch it. I make those plays nine out of 10 times.”
“I was a little shocked,” Punto said. “I watched Torii make those plays all the time. Fortunately for us, it worked out.”
Span’s sigh of relief
Denard Span said he thought he saw the squeeze sign in the 12th inning on the pitch before his game-winning hit. So he squared to bunt, just in case Punto was running from third, and wound up taking strike two.
What a relief for Span when he shortened his swing and drove that single past Chone Figgins at third base.
Span was headed out with Hunter after the game and seemed eager to give his mentor some grief about the ball he hit over his head for a double in the 10th inning.
“I tried to tell him between innings,” Span said, “but I don’t think he heard me: ‘You better back up a little bit. Try to play me shallow, I can drive the ball a little bit, you know.’ “
Baker up to the task
Scott Baker spoke very softly after holding the Angels to one run on four hits over eight innings. Turns out, he’s been fighting some congestion for about a week.
What a performance. Considering how good the Angels’ lineup is, that might be Baker’s best start of the year.
“For us to come in here and win that type of game really shows we’re a playoff team,” Baker said. “This is a very strong atmosphere to play in, and I thought we performed well.”
Guerrier back on the horse
Matt Guerrier had a 20.25 ERA for August, and it’s hard to imagine a tougher spot than the one he entered in the ninth, facing Mark Teixeira, Vladimir Guerrero and Torii Hunter. But Guerrier got through it, and then he got through the 10th. It was his first two-inning outing since July 10 at Detroit, and only his second since May 15.
“I want to be back in those situations,” Guerrier said. “… They threw me into a spot where if they didn’t have confidence in me, or they didn’t think I had the confidence, they wouldn’t have put me back in there.”
Liking the new lineup
Before the game, Gardy talked about how the lineup looked with Alexi Casilla back in the No. 2 spot and noted that he now has his four speed guys — Punto, Carlos Gomez, Span and Alexi Casilla — batting 8, 9, 1, 2.
Sure enough, Punto scored both of the Twins’ runs.
Gomez had his first multi-hit game since Aug. 5.
Casilla singled in his first at-bat back from the disabled list, then went hitless in his next five at-bats. But he made a nice play to smother Teixeira’s blistering grounder to start the ninth inning.
After the game, Casilla had his right hand wrapped in ice. He’s probably going to have to battle through some soreness all season, but the Twins are thrilled to have him back.
Short hops
(*) Justin Morneau left seven runners on base. Twice, the Angels intentionally walked Joe Mauer to pitch to Morneau — in the eighth inning and the 10th — and twice Morneau failed to come through.
“We missed opportunities,” Gardenhire said. “In those opportunities, you look at the other side and who’s pitching, and [Lackey] can bear down as good as anybody in the game in situations like that and make pitches.”
(*) Garrett Anderson took a 23-game hitting streak into the game but went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts.
(*) Following up on my note about the Twins’ interest in Eddie Guardado, I was told they had talks with the Rangers before the July 31 deadline but Texas wanted to get something good in return.
Now, Guardado is believed to be on waivers, and the Twins will likely make a claim, but they don’t think Texas will move him this time, either.
(*) With the win, the Twins pulled within a half-game of the idle White Sox.
(*) And, finally, to Peter S and the other In-n-Out non-believers, I stopped at the one in Garden Grove this afternoon, ordered the Double-Double with fries, and it was spectacular.
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So… does the National still exist, or what?
Bringing back Everyday Eddie would give the bullpen a nice boost. Any idea what the Rangers are asking for?
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I wasn’t in the office tonight and I was helping my buddy move furniture during the game (yes, at 10 p.m. … I have weird friends). He was taping the game and at midnight or so we got around to finally watching it. I suspected Lackey would shut them down and they’d lose say 3-1 or 4-2 or something. Anyway, his DVR is a bit screwy, and in his efforts to watch from the beginning, he put FSN on live … and showed that it was still going on at 1-1 in the 11th. Oh well, so much for the DVR plan. Anyway, we still went through the first part of the game in a hurry, to see how the runs scored. Teixeira home run — simple enough. But in the fifth inning we slowed down after Punto’s double. I said, “No way did the run score here. At least, if Punto scores, Span probably drove him in, not Gomez…” And, sure enough, Gomez is the guy with the most surprising RBI single by any Twins player of the past six weeks. Good AB by Gomez, taking four pitches. What was he thinking?! That maybe he should lay off some of that breaking junk once in a while?
Eddie would be a good pick up. We could give them Bonser & Everett…..
45 saves in 2002 and 41 in 2003 for the Twins and 36 in 2005 for Seattle. So e would have a very solid set-up man for Nathan. I say that if the Twins can find a way to do this they should. Depending on what Texas is after (young pitching maybe) we could mabe dump a few players on them… Who knows, but I would be delighted if Eddie was back in a Twins uniform…
Re: In-n-Out meals being the best … I wholeheartedly agree with JC that California In-n-Out food is spectacular. I took my kid to them on a trip there when he was young and the crinkle-cut fries and the chocolate shake washing down a fresh onion-topped burger was heaven. Way more substance than Culvers does now. Thanks JC for giving us a taste - in a virtual way.
P.S. Some of us kept the faith in Nick Punto all along.
P.S.S. That was one gutsy performance by Scott Baker.
Bonser has got the stuff to succeed as spot starter or setup. He has looked good as of late. Maybe his head is coming around. Eddie might be o.k. but what is he, 45 now? Go get Eddie but keep Bonser.
As to In-&-Out . . . the best hamburgers and fries. Period.
Best chain hamburgers maybe. I was greatly underwhelmed after hearing all the fawning by Califiles. They’re ok. But I live 5 minutes from The Nook. You can’t beat individual entrepreneurs. We have a lot of mom and pop burger joints that put In N Out to shame.
Big trio of innings for the bullpen last night. That game should’ve been won in the 9th when the bases were loaded. That one hurt big.
Ugly game by the guys hitting 4-6. Let’s hope it was just jetlag and they can pick it up tonight.
Doc has to get it going soon.
Wow, Fantastic game by Baker. And, to paraphrase jerry jones, how ’bout that Punto!?!
Yes, Morneau does need to get it going. Playoff rosters need to be set soon, and, if he doesn’t start hitting, I would be fine leaving him off the roster and using ruiz and lamb at first.
“Denard Span said he thought he saw the squeeze sign in the 12th inning…”
That’s funny, because Dan Gladdan interviewed him after the game and Span admitted he did that on his own because of where the infield was playing.
Anybody been following this replay thing? I LOVE this quote from an ESPN article:
Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon doesn’t fear any delays.
“Taking a quick look on a TV monitor, that can be ruled on in a matter of a couple of seconds,” he said.
Apparently Mr. Damon (and most of the baseball bigwigs) haven’t watched an NFL game. Reviews could take anywhere from 2 to 2.5 minutes…and even THEN they sometimes botch the call.
“Before the game, Gardy talked about how the lineup looked with Alexi Casilla back in the No. 2 spot and noted that he now has his four speed guys — Punto, Carlos Gomez, Span and Alexi Casilla — batting 8, 9, 1, 2.”
Speed doesn’t matter if you can’t get on base (cough Gomez cough).
I must admit, I was very surprised the Twins won last night.
Go Twins!!!
No one can deny, the Twins really battled out there, and they really got after it
The great thing about this game is we didnt have to waste any extra runs to win it. Everyone knows a team has a certain amount of runs they will score every series, and now they can save the extra runs for the next games. I would much rather have Morneau get his key hits with runners on base in the next games when those runs will be needed than this game when it turns out they were not needed. Morneau has a certain amount of RBIs in him for the season, why waste them on a game they won anyway?
With everyone here focusing on the White Sox, lets not forget we are tied w/ Boston for the Wild Card.
Surprise, surprise, surprise look what came out of my sleeve. Good job Punto.
To bad Cuddy isnt around to go to the Magic Castle and display some magic for the team and get them in
on another board I saw a comment scolding us Punto bashers. Punto did come through last night. But the reason sports is an entertainment business is because as fans we can root for or bash players we like or dont like.
If we couldnt second guess players or managers, who granted, do more know than us, what fun would it be to be a fan?
By the way, Coomers Belly, good point about the Bosox.
I think Cuddy is the least missed player here. Maybe in ironic fashion, he will come back before end of the season and be the key player in a the penant chase and playoff run.
Not so Original Kevin I watched him get his foot broken by a Garret Jones line drive and boy did it look painful.
I just read the Hunter article, and why would Justin Morneau want to go to dinner with a guy that tried to punch him in the face? Why would Joe mauer and Justin Morneau want to go to dinner with a guy who put himself above the team last year, with his constant whining and his “I would love to play for the ‘insert team name here’ next year tour”? And why would they want to dine with someone who, even when he’s no longer here, mouths off about the Twins not wanting to win and not making deadline trades. Mind your f’ing business, you whiny old biatch! Also, i am so very sick of hearing about Torii being Denard Span’s mentor. Grow a pair, Denard. I don’t think you need Torii to hold your hand.
This must be said, Justin stunk last night.
Oh, yeah, i almost forgot. Why would Joe Mauer go to dinnerr with a guy that basically called him out in the newspaper for being a pansy?
Justin has stunk for a couple of weeks.
I agree that the Nook serves a great burger. But, I cannot get a burger from there when I am out in the West Coast. In-N-Out burger is the greatest chain burger by a mile. You cannot beat a double-double with cheese and grilled onions.
Good job Twins! Waking up this morning to see that they won was a great surprise!
T, you doubted me, but look at me now!
Signed,
Nick Punto aka Beaverface’s #1 Fan
punto doesn’t really look like a beave, no matter the context of beaver.
How could anyone ever be an In-n-Out non-believer??? Best burgers of all time!!! Wish they would bring those to Minny so I could order a flying dutchman and crispy fries animal style!!! 
BA / OB / SLG / OPS
.281 / .339 / .415 / .754 (Punto)
.263 / .321 / .389 / .710 (Harris)
For all the people that sit here and rag on LNP all day every day. You might want to just look for a minute at his offensive production. These people cry for the amazingly great hitter that is B Harris.
What is so ironic is Harris has been outhit by LNP all year. Not to mention LNP can actually move in the field and get to balls that aren’t hit right to him.
The numbers above are full proof as to why Gardy is playing LNP over Harris. He is simply a much better player this year and it isn’t close when considering BOTH sides of the field.
Way to go Twins! There were only a couple of things I liked about California when I lived there for 2 years. Watching the Twins beat the Angels in Anaheim Stadium and eating In and Out Burgers!!
Around the Twins Cities, you can’t beat the a burger at The Nook (especially the Lodge burger…it’s not a secret why they call it that).
In-N-Out is awesome. I have a buddy on the west coast,and every time I got out there, we stop at the In-N-Out right after he picks me up from the airport.
Back to Twins…it scares me that teams are figuring out they can walk Mauer to get to Morneau. I think, even more so than before, this team will live or die depending on how Morneau produces over the next 5 weeks.
I think it is funny that Denard Span already has more plate discipline than Torii.
You’ve got to be kidding me: Some of your comments — you’ve got to be kidding me. First, you’d be OK with leaving Morneau off the roster come playoff time, and playing Ruiz or Lamb at first base? Brilliant. Leave our best player off the roster because he’s in a slump that you’ve got to know won’t last. And you tell Torii to mind his own business, but yet you ride Morneau/Mauer/Span for going out to dinner with an old friend. ?? Good for them for being able to separate business and friendship. Oh, and good for this team for being able to keep winning winning winning, even teams like LA, when their best player is in a slump. Try to look at the positives. Have a happy day.
AaronK
Harris: 380 AB
Puto: 216 AB
In reality,the stats are going to even out as Puto gains more ABs.
Kidding: If I were Justin and Joe, I’d be taking Hunter to dinner to “accidentally” get on the subject of how well the team is doing without him. 
Not that LAA is exactly struggling, but Span and Gomez have been excellent replacements defensively.
The ONLY thing at this point we’re missing from Hunter is the power potential. The increase in power from LF, SS, 3B, and DH is almost negated by the drop offs in CF and RF.
First, you’d be OK with leaving Morneau off the roster come playoff time, and playing Ruiz or Lamb at first base?
Mike, that comment was complete sarcasm, likely a satire on the reactionary nature of some of the posters on here to want to trade/demote/cut whoever’s been struggling the past two or three days.
Aaron,
Even if they even out, Punto is a superior defender. Harris has horrible range for a middle infielder.
However, I don’t think you can just say they will even out. 200+ ab’s is a pretty nice sample size.
on another subject, did you all see BMX at the Olympics last night? It looked fun, but in the Olympics?
I miss the old days when during network olympic coverage you could see boxing, wrestling, as well as track, gymnasstics, swimming, etc.
Sandy, as far as California, I also lived in Southern Cal for a couple of years (Pasadena)… Certainly you must miss the winters there, compared with this tundra we live in now
mike
i was being a wise ass when i made the playoff roster comment. And I stand by my comments regarding torii hunter. He punched morneau in the face, and pretty much called joe mauer a p*ssy in the star tribune. Although there is something to be said for forgiveness and friendship, these are not the acts of a friend.
Aaron K
Im not arguing Punto’s defense. I am just saying Harris has had 170 ABs more than Punto and I do not think it is fair to jump to the conclusion that Punto is a better offensive player than Harris is. It is hard to say what Punto would do with those 170 other ABs. Like you said, 200 ABs is a nice size.
“I think it is funny that Denard Span already has more plate discipline than Torii.”
IMO Span has more plate discipline than 90% of MLB hitters and more than any Twin except Mauer.
I also tired of Toriis act last year.
I do miss him on the team, I think we would be a better team with him, but not for 90 mill for 5 years.
My point isn’t that LNP is a superior offensive player. My point is he has outplayed Harris both offensively and defensively this year. I get a little sick of reading the Punto hate and the Harris love during a season where Harris has been completely outplayed.
Punto has not been bad at the plate this year. People have to let go of last year and watch THIS year.
T, i’d find out where and what reyes ate a few weeks ago when he was ill, and i’d take him there.
Twin’s are a better team now and in the future without Hunter. he was a clubhouse cancer that needed to be removed
Kevin
Torii was a nice player on the field, but you are absolutely right. He’s worth, and will earn, about half of that contract. Torii will decline rapidly as a result of his wreckless, and often amazing, play in the outfield. He will collect the whole contract, but earn about half. the angels are going to regret it.
Kevin
I like BMX in the olympics; they need to get a full compliment of skateboarding events in as well. Both are far more relevent and entertaining than shooting, riding a horse, ping pong, badminton, and synchronized swimming. That being said, i also would like to see far more track and field events in primetime.
I would not like anything else than Punto to keep productively contributing to the teams success; however, my point is it is hard to determine if one player has outplayed another player in terms of statistical data as you provided when one player has played significantly more.
I tried watching the horse riding event “Dressage” the other day. It was the worst TV I have ever seen. Basically, a horse walks around in a circle to music, lifting its legs high into the air like a football player high stepping down the sideline on a touchdown run. how in God’s name is this an athletic event? It is so boring, i started counting my arm hairs for fun. then i remembered i had a remote control, and could change the channel without leaving the comfort of my couch.
Chris says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:57 am
How could anyone ever be an In-n-Out non-believer??? Best burgers of all time!!! Wish they would bring those to Minny so I could order a flying dutchman and crispy fries animal style!!!
I am a Cali native and WTF is a flying Dutchman. At least you got the Animal style part correct
In-n-Out has awesome strawberry shakes also
I swear the burgers taste better at the In-N-Outs in Cali than they do here in Vegas.
Baker was very good, even the LAA tv announcers were talking about how many strikes he was throwing early in the game(24/30).
I have never seen plate discipline from GoGo like he had last night.
Guerrier, welcome back!
Statistics mean nothing to the Punto basjers unless the statistics prove what they want to believe. They can not, nor do they want to, get over Punto’s bad year last year. They cherish it. It’s their whole reason for being….that and his misguided propensity for diving into first base. They don’t want to give any credence to Punto’s productivity this season, because it goes against what they stand for. Their hatred is blind. They need to see him as being weak so that they can feed their need to put him down. I see it all the time with grade school bullies…so this behavior says a lot about the mentality of these bashers.
If people like In-N-Out they may also like Bob’s Big Boy as well which is another classic of Cali.
JC should have gone with the Triple Triple to pay homage to Punto. In-N-Out is the best…yummmmm.
Good win for the Twins!
Somebody was Puntilicious last night and he does not rhyme with “Mustin Jorneau”!
If people love the In-N-Out burger they should go there and pig out, and stop beating it to death on this blog. Sorry to rain on the parade; I like talking about food and good places to eat as much as everyone else. But I like to talk about places to eat that I don’t need a plane ticket to go to.
The Minnesota Twins Rock!!! They are the funnest team to watch! Not everyone can have a perfect game - every game. The guys come through when needed. I think it’s great they beat LAA last night! And - I really miss Cuddy - I hope he’s back for the play offs!
Jimmy bee
I think the flying dutchman is a sexual position.
And if it’s not, it should be.
You’ve got to be kidding me! Why aren’t there any good burgers in Minny. They all lick lamb balls. Culvers stinks ish. Lions crap double ish. Sonic the hedge hog burger gross.
Sonics is good! Also, I do like dairy queen’s burgers. But you are right, it is difficult to find a good burger here. If you want a good burger, go to Classics bar and grill in New Prague and order the Texas Leaguer, It is fantastic. Or, in the Cities, go to the Cardinal Bar near Hiawatha and 38th st. And order just about anything on the menu.
By the way, you better be hungry if you ever order the texas leaguer. It is both tasty and giant.
I know everybody is making a big deal about how long this road trip is and how this could make or break the season.
I am glad it is such a long trip. I think the fact that it is longer will help to get the guys focused and will motivate them to play well on the road. It will be looked at as more of a challenge.
If it was just a six gamer they wouldn’t look at it differently. THe fact that it is two weeks could bring them together and could be a huge stepping stone and confidence builder for a generally young team.
JimmyBee….Flying Dutchman is just 2 meat patties and 2 slices of cheese and nothing else. Although I ALWAYS get the full sandwich, I just wanted to use one of the clever names. Here is the “secret list” at In-N-Out if anyone’s interested…
Twins are playing really good baseball. I wish the Twins could have landed Washburn (need one more solid veteran pitcher and we could use one more power hitter), but no way do I think ole Eddie is worth chasing…the Twins consistently go after the over the hill gang. Eddie scared the daylights out of me when he was a closer. And that was years ago.
Hey Twins, what were you thinking in not trading for me? I was available 3 or 4 weeks ago for virtually nothing. Now check out my stats for Houston: 12 appearances, no runs, 12 strikeouts. I’ve become their 8th inning set up man. How’s it going with your relievers??
Val’s in St. Cloud, MN has some of the BEST burgers in the state…as well as some of the best fries.
Famous Daves and Culvers have great burgers!!
I miss the old days when during network olympic coverage you could see boxing, wrestling, as well as track, gymnasstics, swimming, etc.
I don’t mind getting a view of some of the new events. What gets me is when they cover things like marathons and LONG bicycle races where they could fill that time with footage of other shorter events (archery, shooting, track and field) and cut back to the longer event as it goes on.
NBC has been using their footage poorly. Once again they take taped footage and air it in primetime padded with those dang “profiles” that take WAY too long to tell me something I don’t care about.
They’ve got WAY too many channels covering the Olympics to miss out on opportunities to show these events.
Look what happened when they covered curling just outta the blue, it took off big time on TV.
Joe - How did you not go Animal style on your double-double at In’N Out! You’re missing out on a whole nother experience at the best fast food in the world.
LaTroy,
We tried to trade for you, but the Yankees didn’t want you to pitch against them and help us beat them out of a playoff spot.
Bill SMith - BOX!!
What is a “whole nother”? Is that like “irregardless”?
Culvers burgers are cold greasy hockey pucks. Worst food in the state. Everything I get there is cold and greasy. If you wanted culvers for less money just buy burger king throw crisco on top of it and next throw it in the fridge for 3 days. There I just saved you a few bucks. Sonic stinks by the way
mmmmm…In-N-Out. I think my pregame dinner has been decided on for tonight! Double double animal style w/ animal style fries! A heart attack in a box. Go Twins!!!
Being a transplanted Minnesoatan living in CA, In n Out has the best hamburgers anywhere. If I was lucky enough to get a franchise for Minnesota, the lines would be 10 times longer to get one of these gems than there was for Krispy Kreme. As for Hunter, being at the game last night was a treat to watch him go for the showboat leaping SC top 10 catch only to miss it. If he does not leap he easily catches the ball. The Twins can thank the Angels for grossly overpaying the King of the 1 run homer, and thank you Torii for the needless jump and miss.
Still a Twins fan and hoping they survive this trip still in the hunt for the playoffs.
in the words of the immortal Homer Simpson, “Yeah, I make up words, too.”
not sure where the Culvers is that you have gone to that serves cold food.. Siberia?? every Culvers I have been too serves pipping HOT food the pot roast sandwich is my dessert!! YUM!!
Hardee’s used to have good burgers. The Monster Burger was one of my all time favorites.
Long John Silvers = Culvers. Don’t let the retards give you buger burgers
Also, Wendy’s makes good burgers. It’s a promotional burger, but when they have it, their cheddar mushroom burger is the bomb.
Hardees gives me diarrhea. Arby’s does too with the hot mayo and horseradish sauce and I am off and running.
Wendy’s cold and greasy
How could there be such a thing as an “In-n-Out Nonbeliever?” I live in Sacramento (after growing up in MN), and I can personally attest to the fact that In-n-Out is, in fact, the greatest fast food restaurant ever conceived. The “nonbelievers” obviously haven’t been out to the West Coast. Not only does In-n-Out have great food, but their owners actually believe that it is important to pay their workders decent wages. Plus, they’re open pretty late at night. How could you not like that? Forget about baseball, you should just write this blog entirely about In-N-Out Burger.
In n out
buger=booger?
Another sad day in ripville,the Twins won and Punto is the reason why.Some of you little league rejects would rip him if he was hitting 400.I never feared there were aliens among us untill i started reading these blogs!
Speaking of IN and OUT BURGER next time order it MONSTER STYLE!!!!!!
You’ve got to be kidding me! Thank You
Plunkton, I definitely agree on Val’s burgers. I went to SCSU and frequented there quite often.
Forget about baseball, in favor of a california burger chain? SACRILEGE!! A HERETIC AMONG US!! Kiddin’. I love both burgers and baseball, in equal measures. But being a minnesotan in minnesota, with not a whole lot of desire to leave God’s country anymore, In-N-Out does not do much for me.
One thing I do miss out in CA is White Castle. White Castle has subpar food (not even in the same league as In-N-Out), but they are open 24 hours, which is great. Plus the burgers and onion chips are really cheap. Nothing in this world is better when you are drunk at 3 a.m. then five or six greasy White Castle Sliders. So, those of you that still live in MN don’t have to feel bad about the fast food options there.
I have said all year (and last) that Nick is worth keeping AND playing. Best glove and range on the the team. Hitting ove .250 is a bonus.
White castle is gross, even when drunk.
Punto was 1-5 last night with an error that should have been charged to Hunter.
Harris has 164 ab’s more than Punto and is still around .260. Imagine how much better he would be if they let him lock into a position and play everyday.
What a surprise, LNP gets what people consider a big hit and his 98% other brutal ab’s go unnoticed.
Every squirrel will find a nut.
If he was being paid $500,000 than we can bak off, but Mr. Grit is getting over 2 mil.
“You’ve got to be kidding me! says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 10:46 am
White castle is gross, even when drunk”
I agree 100%.
If I were starving to death and someone handed me a sack of white castle “burgers”, I might use them to bait a racoon or skunk to eat, so long as said coon or skunk did not ingest any of the burgers before i killed it.
If I were starving to death and someone handed me a sack of Culver retard made booger burgers. I would rather eat my shoe
Lawrence Hisle.
Granted Punto is making $2 mil. Got to love MVP at $6/7 mil.
For what it’s worth: When Punto starts, before last nights game the Twins are .618. Useless stat, because wins are unimportant, BUT a stat nonetheless.
Regards,
The Twins are the funnest team to watch! Great grammar and I’m guessing that you think Cuddeyer is the bestest player ever. The Twins caught a lucky break when Cuddeyer got his foot broken at Rochester since our outfield is far better both offensively and defensively with Young, Gomez and Span. Go Twins!!
Why don’t other places have In-N-Out Burgers? are they publicly or privately owned?
Every time i hear in-n-out burger, it reminds me of the big lebowski.
Oooooh, in n out. God bless you Joe for reminding me of that. Order the 2×2 ‘Animal style’ Joe. Trust me on this.
Because of his game last night, I’m going to lay off Punto for 2 weeks. Even when the predictable swoon and struggle comes, I’ll back him up. Hell, I might even defend him.
I might transfer my disgruntlement to Morneau. What a crapper of a game for him. He needs to get angry when they intentionally walk Joe to get to him. Twice!! That’s insulting. And both times he failed miserably. yeah, they turned that DP nice, but still, he has to drive the ball. Then that strike three call that he watched go by… that was right where he likes it!! belt high, inside part of the plate. He didn’t look like an MVP candidate in either AB.
Punto, Gomez, Span, and Casilla. I like these piranhas a lot better than the old ones.
I was at the game last night and was so excited to see my twinkies take one from the Angels. I thought a split in this series would be a good result, but now with perkins, blackburn, and slowey, going against Saunders, Garland, and Santana, (who have all struggled as of late, giving up 4-5 runs in 5-6 innings of work)I think we can take 3 of 4 and start this road trip off right!!!
And as far as the In-n-Out comparison to anything Minnesota has to offer, not even close. i lived in Minnesota for 22 years, tried every burger joint there is and nothing comes close to an In-N-Out double double, or triple triple animal style.
In-N-Out is unique amongst fast food chains because it does not use freezers, the lettuce is hand-leafed rather than sliced, the burgers and buns are grilled together, and everything comes together to be served without the use of heat lamps or microwaves.
[url=”http://www.in-n-out.com/history.asp”]a little history of in-n-out[/url]
The old ones won a division title. When the new ones match that, I will like the new ones as well.
I like Arby’s myself. Roast beef and cheddar with Arby’s sauce… and curly fries. Damn. I brought my lunch to work today.
“Patrick says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 11:06 am
I like Arby’s myself. Roast beef and cheddar with Arby’s sauce… and curly fries. Damn. I brought my lunch to work today.”
The hot mayo and horsey sauce give me violent diarrhea
All you people talking about burgers…did you know it takes 2800 gallons of water to make one pound of beef? Compare that to most vegetables which take about 23 gallons for one pound. Just some food for thought about conservation.
The more I think about it, the more disappointed I am that the Twins traded Santana this offseason. If this team had him for the stretch run, they’d have a real shot at the WS, and the team would be the same without Gomez.
“The hot mayo and horsey sauce give me violent diarrhea”
Absolutely. It’s still delicious.
I wish there were Davanni’s in Seattle. A deep dish pepperoni? Best. Pizza. Ever. And their club hoagies? Man, I don’t even miss my friends and family in MN like I miss Davanni’s Pizza.
Steve
My first job was at a slaughterhouse/meat market. At what point in beef processing is 2800 gallons of water used? Do you mean the water that the animal drinks during it’s lifetime? If you want to eat only veggies that is fine, and i salute you for trying to conserve and keep yourself healthy, but you should not preach your alternative lifestyle at the rest of us. Most of us enjoy meat, and do not want to be changed.
Trade Bonzer now??? After his last performance? His fastball was clocking 94 to 95 (from the set!), and he was hitting his spots. Boof appears to be developing into a nice bridge for innings 6 through 8, which is exactly what the Twins need. We’ll know after his next appearance, but last time out Boof looked great. Don’t get rid of your hot hand.
I think people who aren’t impressed by In-N-Out burgers aren’t ordering right. A regular hamburger or cheeseburger doesn’t do it justice. You have to get the double-double for the true experience. And there’s no entrepreneur on earth who can beat their fries.
*Not trying to offend vegetarians, i just don’t like being told i am a bad person for eating meat. We aren’t saying “eat meat, otherwise you are stupid”, like so many vegetarians and vegans like to put down meat eaters.
In N Out Blog:
1. Homer: the fries at In N Out are not crinkle cut. Stop trying to be cool like the rest of us.
2. Chris: How Dare You Sir!! A website that shows the “secret menu”. You should be banned for life from the joys of In N Out.
3. SoCal Jeff: I too have decided In N Out will be on the menu for tonights game. And maybe for lunch today also.
4. Iconoclast: I also grew up in MN and now live in Sac. In N Out and the sunshine are the rare reasons for living here. Now if I could just get Leinies Honey Weiss and ‘Top the Tater’ I might not hate it here.
Oh, and the game last night was great. Even if Punto was the sole reason we won. LOL.
Steve In-N-Out has grill cheese sandwiches animal style. So get out!
mmmmm Double double… God I would kill for In N Out in Minnesota. Oh and GO TWINS!
“If you want to eat only veggies that is fine, and i salute you for trying to conserve and keep yourself healthy, but you should not preach your alternative lifestyle at the rest of us.”
Yeah, Steve!
Save the planet?
What kind of @#$ motivation is that?
Get your @##$ priorities straight!
I’m saying eat meat or you are stupid. Meat has the protein that develops a human beings brain. And, who trusts anybody that doesn’t eat meat? Certainly not me. That’s like trusting somebody that doesn’t like beer.
Bugs are meat.
“Wow, Fantastic game by Baker. And, to paraphrase jerry jones, how ’bout that Punto!?!”
Jimmy Johnson made that statement.
Cannibals are NOT vegetarians.
in n out
grill cheese would do steve little good if he is vegan. It would also do him little good if he is consistant, because I assume that dairy cows consume as much as beef cows, and i also assume that dairy products take far more natural resources to process and preserve.
I know all you “city boys” think your Matt’s or Nook burgers are so special but, take away all the nostalgic packaging, and
O’Malley’s in Woodbury is the best locally.
Not In N Out mind you, but a step above nonetheless.
Bugs are nummy. I have also tried Cow brain and tongue. So what! Go to a mexican meat market a (carneceria)
Todd Anthony
Good call, I forgot.
“All you people talking about burgers…did you know it takes 2800 gallons of water to make one pound of beef? Compare that to most vegetables which take about 23 gallons for one pound. Just some food for thought about conservation.
The more I think about it, the more disappointed I am that the Twins traded Santana this offseason. If this team had him for the stretch run, they’d have a real shot at the WS, and the team would be the same without Gomez.”
here we go (rolling eyes) with the PETA-esque nonsense. So where does he 2800 gallons go? It’s not treated afterwards?
Regarding having Santana: how many people thought we would be contending this year? Not too many; trading Santana was absolutely the right thing to do. Many people thought that if we kept Santana we would have a solid 1-2 punch with Liriano, who was absolutely brutal and is only starting to come on now. Is he our #2 starter? That’s debatable…
pig hearts are also big at mexican meat markets. Cow tongues are sold at almost all meat markets. you slice them up and make sandwiches. tastes similar to roast beef.
Did anyone watch the womens speed walking event last night. Awesomely weird. They looked like they had a terminal illness kind of like the way vegans look after a while.
You’ve got to be kidding me! Pig head is popular and I know deep fried chicken feet are everywhere
Women’s Speed Walking? You’ve got to be kidding me. Is that really an event?
Man. Steve really stepped on some toes with his beef fun fact. How dare you, sir! You made a remark that goes against everything we believe in!! You probably hate freedom too!
I haven’t seen people this worked up since Gardy brought Bass in in the 8th.
deep fried chicken feet are commonly called chicken mcnuggets.
Patrick
Given that we haven’t seen steve since his post, methinks getting people worked up was his intent.
You’ve got to be kidding me! Yeah last night it was on. The announcers said that the speed walker athletes were 18-26 and boy did they look sickly kind of like a vegan
YGTBKM, I thought those were Chicken tenders.
Even though I have never seen speed walking, I can safely say that it is the stupidest event of the olymics.
Nope, tenders are beaks, brains, and feathers. Nothing goes to waste.
my comcast has been out (those bastards). however, it just has to be said: punto, punto, punto! and how bout them twins?
so hasn’t anybody tried the convention grill? i seem to remember those as pretty dang good hamburgers.
You’ve got to be kidding me! What’s in a hot dog?
Snouts and lips??
Stop with the “bring back the former Twins pitcher” talk. First it’s LaTroy Hawkins and now Eddie G??? Both of these guys are beyond washed-up. Maybe someone should check to see if Rick Aguilera would consider coming out of retirement…or maybe Ron Davis or what about Mike Marshall? Or maybe Scott Erickson.
Convention Grill? Are the republicans having a barbeque? What’s on the menu? Hippie, lightly seasoned with teargas and rubber bullets?
Fernando Valenzuela???
in n out
“Meat product” goes into hot dogs.
i like edina, ygtbkm. it’s all about changing the system from within.
I love when a food’s ingredients label says “meat product” or “cheese product”. What the hell does that mean?
“Hippie, lightly seasoned with teargas and rubber bullets?”
Mmmmm… Hippies taste good if charbroiled.
You have to wash them good, first.
They don’t look healthy and they look terminal like a vegan
I live out here in California and love In n Out, however I’m shocked no one has mentioned Lion’s Tap in Eden Prairie. Their California Burger with cheese and grilled onions is the best burger ever made. Every time I visit Minnesota, my first meal is always at the Tap!
LA Times article on last nights game. Basically what they said out west
http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/angels/la-sp-angels22-2008aug22,0,5237252.story
“2. Chris: How Dare You Sir!! A website that shows the “secret menu”. You should be banned for life from the joys of In N Out.”
I don’t believe I established the site Macleod. I think everyone should enjoy the nuances of the “secret” menu that really isn’t so secret. There is no military that could keep me from the medley of wonderful flavor that In-N-Out presents to me in a double-double, or even a little 3 x 3 action. Animal style of course.
I wanted to also add some insight from Tucker Max, with how he describes a double-double in his book “I hope They Serve Beer in Hell.”
I have only fallen in love three times in my life, and the first bite of that Double-Double was one of those times. The crispy bun complimenting the cool lettuce, the special sauce accentuating the fresh tomato, the sweet meat mixing with the salty cheese, all of it coming together in a harmonious medley of flavor thus far unseen on the American fast food landscape–I was smitten. It was the single greatest fast food meal in the history of civilization. Even though I was full, I immediately ate another Double-Double. I was nearly in tears at this meal, it was so transcendently excellent.
heinie, you’re telling us an Irish bar has a better burger than the Jucy Lucy at Matt’s Bar?!?!
“Sometimes you have that little piece that you might need in July or August,” Hunter said. “I just knew they weren’t going to get it.”
Torii sure does like to talk… he has a point though.
I dont like Torii anymore.
All most all hamburger, especially in restaurants, comes from old and/or sick milk cows. Cancer eye, is a common bovine disease, the old cows are afflicted with. They can still legally be processed for meat. The old grisly fat from these beasts is ground up, and added, to make the dried out meat moist, and sometimes artificial flavoring agents used.
If humans were eaten, the equivalent would be a fat old sick woman from the nursing home. She would be the hamburger.
Hope you still are in the moooood and enjoy eating Grandma Daisy, the old milk cow.
Torii should worry about the Angels and not the Twins deadline dealings. We all know the Twins tried to do something, but not at the expense of one of our young and cheap starters.
good one craig. you make me laugh.
grandma daisy — it’s what’s for dinner.
Thumbs up to In-n-Out. Give someone a t-shirt as a souvenier.
Thumbs down to Guardado. Jeez, why not just see if Cleveland will give Rincon back?
I’ll have a salad, pleeeeze.
“Thumbs down to Guardado. Jeez, why not just see if Cleveland will give Rincon back?”
Maybe because Rincon is terrible, while Eddie G is having a great season - 3.27 ERA and a 1.007 WHIP in 47 2/3 innings?
Thanks mickey,
Yeah, if you ever get the chance go to a livestock auction. You will see the buyers for different restaurant chains, wholesalers, middle men, etc. The cattle they buy for hamburger are so gross looking, you almost want to barf. It’s the animals in the worst shape. They look like death by natural causes could take them at any second. They smell sick. I have a very strong stomach, but it’s a challenge to watch.
Sometimes you can smell that same stench, right in the hamburger after it’s been cooked.
I’m not a vegetarian or a PETA type. I would not eat burger, though.
“The cattle they buy for hamburger are so gross looking, you almost want to barf.”
That’s how IN N’ OUT HAMBURGERS got their name.
If you eat Mexican food, the refried beans most always have lard added to them. That’s beef fat. You can only grind so much of Grandma Daisy into hamburger, the rest is ground and whipped into lard, and used in things like your Mexican bean dish. Upchuck!
yeah, i’ll have a medium grandma daisy floppy underarm flap with cheese, please.
nothing a little dijon mustard won’t cure, craig. (i must admit, i have maybe 2-3 hamburgers a year … well, after this dialog, maybe 1-2.)
Chris, the In N Out secret menu is like the secret codes of a video game. They are to be discovered by word of mouth or trial and error. It is like the right of passage a member of a tribe might have to go thru to reach manhood. It is not to be published or given out lightly. And once discovered, the journey that it took to get there makes it all the more sweet. When you first try an In N Out double double you say to yourself; “well this is just about the best thing ever”. And then, somebody whispers to you, “have you tried to animalize it?” And then the greatest thing ever takes yet another step forward.
My god I’m hungry……
I personally don’t eat beef or pork. I only eat chicken, turkey and sea creatures. Like Nessy. Craig what is that amazing thing that gets mixed into beef that sometimes gives an neato little crunch noise. Grandma daisy is better served as a burger though. Has anyone seen soilent green
Come on you guys go for the burger…Joe C the only question is did you “Animalize” it…that’s the only way to eat an IN N’ OUT BURGER.
I can see why you don’t want to eat fast food burgers, craig and mickey, but you could, if you wanted to treat yourself to a delicious burger, go to a reputable meat market and buy hamburger that’s made from a healthy beef cow, that was, indeed raised purely for the purpose of being eaten. once again, i once worked at a meat market, and ALL the hamburger we made for resale was made from beef cattle, not dairy cows. We did butcher dairy cows, but that meat either goes back to the farmer, either to sell himself, or to consume himself, or it ends up in hotdogs, summer sausage, and sausages of all types. That is what goes into meat market hot dogs.
Remember when they did the study of the plastic trays people use at restaurants? Those trays typically aren’t washed, they are just wiped off. Some of the trays were taken to a laboratory, and under a microscope, it was revealed that they were covered with pieces of human hair, skin, mucous and feces. Also dirt, and rodent and insect parts and feces. They were swimming with bacteria. There were things on those trays, that couldn’t even be identified.
I like when the worker at the fast food joint wipes the booth seats off, and then the table with the same filthy rag. Then she probably goes and wipes down some trays.
SOILENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!
Craig what causes gristle.
I love the stuf and want to jar it. I want to chug down on it like a can of Dr Pepper. They need a drink called gristle
that actually has real pieces of gristle
floating around inside a majestic little can
Gristle=deliciouos, deliciouos cartlidge.
I want to gargle with gristle in the morning. I like to treat gristle like string cheese and seperate it
where is Herb? What does he think about hamburgers?
Speaking of Beef and Barf, how about Boof on Wednesday night?
Boof was nice. The twins need more of that, if they are to even daydream about the postseason.
I agree with the majority of posts. The Twins are better off this year and most importantly in the years to come without Tori Hunter. A good player but not great with the bat as exemplified with his stat’s this year. His stat’s are no better than Jason Kubel’s stat’s. Furthermore, with Tori gone it gives our younger players like Span an opportunity to shine in the majors. I think the Twins organization for the most part really know what they are doing. Signing Nathan to a long term deal was just plain good business for the franchise. Similarly, not signing Hunter to $90 million was also good business.
Guerreir also was very nice last night. The bullpen has been solid the last few nights. I was at the mariners game on sunday, and i thought I paid $30 to watch an extended batting practice. The last couple games have been refreshing.
Here’s my best story about restaurants. This happened in a restaurant over in Highland Park. I’m not going to name it.
I went to the men’s room and there was someone in the stall, taking a dump. As I was washing my hands he came out of the stall and headed right out without washing his hands. He was a kitchen worker at the restaurant. Guess what he was wearing when he exited the stall?
The New and Improved Craig gristle???
WYOVIKING
And more importantly, how do you feel about hamburgers?
I like turkey burgers with avacado
A Cheetah print loincloth and a fireman’s hat?
The New and Improved Craig I like it when the terminal 95 year old at a VFW is drunk cooking my meal with a cigarette in one hand and a coctail in the other.
I knew this thread would end up in the men’s room.
In my opinion, you cannot beat In-Out burgers. Let’s hope that Perkins has a good game tonight and our Twins can squeak out a couple of runs and we can go 2 up on the Angels.
The gross-out contest here at the frat house is so exciting!
I enjoy slicing gristle real thin and using it like dental floss before ingesting it
Lol, this thread was hopeless from the start. All three bloggers posted new ones this morning; one of them was destined to devolve into lunacy and chaos. Joe left the door open, just enough, with his in-n-out comment, so it had to be his.
If Punto produces there will not be any Punto bashers. I am fine with him starting everyday as long as he produces. If he does not produce we have plenty of options to go to.
Though, what with the past hatred for brian bass, i’m surprised the same thing didn’t happen on la velle’s blog.
Okay, the answer is: the kitchen worker left the stall after taking his big old dump, and walked right past me without washing his hands, and he was wearing: His plastic gloves.
Hey - this is a Twins blog. Enough about stupid hamburgers!
The New and Improved Craig Were you at an American Legion?
I lived in Pasadena and believe that In n Out burgers would suffer from the Coors effect.
When I was growing up, Coors was considered a cool beer, basically because you could not get it here. When people made trips to colorado, they would bring back lots of coors, and be popular for it. But once it became available here, it became no big dea. How many people that you know drink Coors now?
In the same way, Krispy Kremes suffered here.
So would In N Out. They are OK, but not so great that they would thrive here. half the novelty is that you can only get them when you go to Southern California
Bah! A little feces never hurt anyone! But seriously, did you talk to the manager about this nastiness?
Not so Original Kevin Did you ever go to a restaurant named “The Boat” located on Huntington Dr and Rosemead?
Kevin
When i drank, coors light was my beer of choice. (and i only quit last year, so it wasn’t forever ago.)
jimmy bee, no, I did not
Qualifier- coors was my beer of choice if i couldn’t get grain belt premium.
too bad Liberalism isn’t a novelty only in California
Not so Original Kevin did you go to the In-N-Out in Temple City, Arcadia or Pasadena on Walnut or was it Foothill. They also used to have a Bob’s Big Boy over by Montgomery Wards there but now it is gone
You’ve,
I did not. I was with a client, I was late, and we were about to leave. I did not, but I should have. I should have at the very least made a call later, but I didn’t.
lousy liberals
Matt’s bar in Mpls has some bomb burgers, I also love the classic cheesburgers at Porky’s with the onion ring included…good burgers to be found in every state
i sure hope the people saying punto doesn’t have enough at-bats for making a worthwhile comparison to harris … aren’t the same people saying that tolbert (with his 83 at-bats and .265 avg and .307 obp) is the answer.
hamms the beer refreshing.
It would be nice if the Twins only sold regional beers at the Best Buy Ballpark. While other stadiums serve regional food, we have lots of local beers. Schell’s, Pigs Eye, Grain Belt Premium, Hamm’s, Gluek (sp?), and i know i’m missing some. Hell, we could even let the sconnie’s bring over some leinie’s and schmidt.
mickey,
” sure hope the people saying punto doesn’t have enough at-bats for making a worthwhile comparison to harris … aren’t the same people saying that tolbert (with his 83 at-bats and .265 avg and .307 obp) is the answer.”
That would be crazy!
The ANSWER is Matt Macri! (.367 in 30 AB)
What was the question again?
http://www.buzz.mn/?q=node/4079
Hamms mmmmm Hamms
Twins did well but both teams looked “jet lagged” (esp. the Angels coming from Florida the night before). Being at the game (7 rows up from 3rd base dugout), Morneau looks gassed or just plain not relaxed or focused enough. The Twins now need to bring on some lumber, as the Angels will bounce back with a fury in the next 3 games.
I miss the Leinies living in the southwest (Arizona)…Buffalo Wild Wings has a Summer Ale on tap…for you “In n Out” burger boys (good stuff), but gotta love Zipps Burgers, if you have a little extra time!
BTW for those of you who like the old fashion labels - “liberalism” and “conservatism” are now anachronisms as are race issues. The new generation attests to that, so don’t do what the media does and go bonkers on labels that make you sound and look very old school and non progressive with the realities of today.
YGTBKM,
no Summit in your ballpark utopia? No shells micros? james page? if its still around, brewed in NE
does the “Rally Monkey” still reside at Angels of Aniheim by way of Oakland/St Fran/California Ballpark?
Rally Monkey is rare nowadays as those annoying air-filled contraptions they baged together.
Fire,
I think they only bring the monkey out for national TV
Punto fails when he is expected to succeed and vise-versa. I think he does not deal well with expectations. It seems like he started slumping when he moved to the 2-hole. I expected him to play better (.270-punto better) offensively now. He (and gardy) need to accept that he is an 8 or 9 hitter who will hit between .250 and .280 and play great defense at three positions. If he does that he will be productive and help this team. If he tries to do anymore, he will look awful.
that’s good stuff, craig, and thanks. i remember my grampa drinking hamms and giving me the occasional stray sip back in the day. mmmm. hamms. nowadays i live in microbrew mecca and really love a few of em. but i still have hamms in the fridge.
sane, i guess the never-ending question is: why isn’t punto on the bench? and i think, all things considered, the twins (and their fans) should thank their lucky stars they have him this season!
THe ballpark should sell all the “Food-on-a-stick” from the state fair…now that would be great. Except a footlong corn dog would be like $70
They should make a replica of the old grain belt beer sign on hennepin ave and put it in the outfield of the new stadium
Shawn
Like i said, i knew i was forgetting some, though how i forgot summit is beyond me.
Walleye Sandwiches would be good at the new park.
I think summit made a pumpkin flavored beer once that was the grossest thing i’d ever drank.
i need to make a run to PA to get some Summit
Situationer
That would be fantastic. (the grain belt sign)
Pumpkin beer is pretty nasty
they better not call it Best Buy BallPark
that would be so inappropriate as it was a terrible buy for we the taxpayers of Hennepin County, paying taxes for the right to pay higher prices on tickets
Sid hartman always says, the stadium is not Carls, it is the publics stadium, which means we should get in for cheaper
I like Wheaties Field, it sounds not so corporate but would be a brand of a local company
They Have summit in pennsylvania?
Duensing is pitching on MSNBC now and looking pretty good.
yeah, it ships as far east as PA, i wish it was in NY, but better than nothing. Of course i gotta go 50 miles because it seems only stores in a populated area have good beer, but i digress.
Kevin
I did not even think of the irony. Also, I believe the Best Buy corporate headquarters was publicly financed, as well. Layers of Irony. I do agree with you about the Wheaties Field, though. It is an acceptable name, And could be shortened (just a little) to the Wheat field as a nickname.
Nick Punto’s last nine games:
The read is AB Runs Hits
AUG 12 6 0 2
AUG 13 3 0 1
AUG 15 5 2 2
AUG 16 5 1 2
AUG 17 4 1 2
AUG 18 4 0 1
AUG 19 4 1 2
AUG 20 4 1 2
AUG 21 5 2 2
Totals 40 8 16
16 hits in 40 AB = .400 AVG
Includes 6 doubles 1 triple
He also has 3 bases on balls
Consistency: 2 hits in 7 of the 9 games.
Sorry, that came out a little hard to decipher.
Nick Punto’s last nine games:
The read is AB Runs Hits
AUG 12 - 6 0 2
AUG 13 - 3 0 1
AUG 15 - 5 2 2
AUG 16 - 5 1 2
AUG 17 - 4 1 2
AUG 18 - 4 0 1
AUG 19 - 4 1 2
AUG 20 - 4 1 2
AUG 21 - 5 2 2
Totals - 40 8 16
16 hits in 40 AB = .400 AVG
Includes 6 doubles 1 triple
He also has 3 bases on balls
Consistency: 2 hits in 7 of the 9 games.
Nice job, Nick Punto.
Why do Fridays seem to drag on longer than other days?
Craig,
With that kind of record, no wonder if Gardy plays the Twins have “no chance to win”.
Regards,
I like Bush.
What are the facts?
I have noticed that for the last month teams have been pitching around Mauer to get to Morneau. Would be interested in what his batting average with runners in scoring position since the All Star game. Mornea’s combination of defensive skills and offensive production have made him an All Star. It would be interesting for the media to dig into and comment on Morneau’s numbers the way they have done with Young this year. Looking for objectity is all.
Edit…Gardy plays Punto…
Twins will continue to win if Mauer/Morneau/starting pitching/bullpen are all playing at a high level and a sprinkle of Kubel/SPan/Casilla/Harris/Buscher and friends from time to time
I think Morneau needs to get small before he can get big again. Hit the ball up the middle or line it to left. Just a single or two in some crucial situations, will help him relax. It will help the team, and it will take the pressure off. He’s trying too hard to do it all. He is trying to carry the whole burden and produce a lot of runs. He needs to calm down, get a few singles, and have some fun. Then come back big.
you mean he has to center his Chi …
“you mean he has to center his Chi …”
Way too deep for me.
Dragon,
You were correct when you said
“no wonder if Gardy plays the Twins have “no chance to win”.
I’ve seen Gardy play, and you got it right!
Sombody was talking about Perkins. Personally, I prefer the burgers at In N Out. But if you want a really good breakfast with great hashbrowns, then go to Perkins. What do you mean “wrong Perkins?”
I think Morneau should just take what is given to him. Or else maybe mix in the play action pass a little more.
sane,
Maybe my freudian slip was showing
Regards,
this is my new fav baseball blog, and its not even the Twins:
http://drunkjaysfans.blogspot.com/2008/08/goin-on-holliday.html
I heard that Perkins serves some great meatballs and dingers. There grand slams are also nice.
Macleod,
we don’t have Perkins or In N out in the east. 
Morneau needs to play adrian peterson more, bench t-jack, stop making trades with the celtics, spend more money on bridges, stop trading for hated goons that have been suspended a million times, stop playing punto every day, make winters warmer and summers cooler, and bring the troops home from iraq.
Those are some foul mouthed canucks. Aren’t canadians supposed to be polite?
Macleod I preffer Denny’s. Nothing like the moons over my hammy meal. Shawn in Binghamton do you have a Denny’s or IHOP if so they are better I think
I’m in Sacramento. No Perkins (Denny’s and IHop), No Leinenkugels (I am outraged!), and no Top the Tater for Ruffles or baked potatoes (again, outraged!).
But I will be having In N Out for first pitch tonight.
Fair food The year’s big talker, Pig Lickers (★★★ 1/2, $5) at Famous Dave’s, is more than a little fabulous: Four or five short slices of crisp Nueske’s bacon dressed in a thick coating of dark chocolate from St. Paul’s Chocolat Celeste. Smoky, chocolately, porky; seriously, what’s not to like?
Macleod you could have some cactus cooler and some In-N-Out and have a good game tonight.
Just found out that a bunch of friends are tailgaiting tonight under the A…I’ll have to wait until tomorrow for my In-N-Out. By the way, the stupid rally monkey still comes out in the late innings. Last night they had a cool I am Legend film that featured him.
we have Dennys and IHOP
Perkins is a college thing from going to the U i guess.
Macleod,
Go for the “Animal Style” burger and “Animal Style” fries from their secret menu. You will not be disappointed!!! Oh yeah…be sure to bring along a cardiologist!
I have had In N Out many times in the 5 years since I was introduced to it out here. I have always, always had the double double combo. No animal style. To be honest, I’m kind of afraid. I love the original. Dare I try something else? Like ball players, I am superstitious.
When in SoCal, I would check out Fatburger, my preference over In-n-out.
How sweet for the Twins to get the first win in Los-Angeles-stadium-which-happens-to-be-located-in-Anaheim. Go Twins!
Hard to go wrong with your choice. If you like gooey cheese “Animal Style” is another option. Basically, they will make it anyway that you want. Haven’t been to In-N-Out for awhile. This blog is definitely not helping keep me away!!
Go Twins!!!
We need to see Span play an entire season, but he could be right up there with Oliva, Carew, Puckett and other all-time Twins greats some day.
Amazing how many ppl are ChiSox watching… shows a lack of confidence compared to the posts (vote grabbing?).
Like i SAID, Buscher has no business playing 3rd (2 errors - one a double-pump THROWING error - in one inning?). How bad is that guy from Seattle’s defense? Lmao, how many times can i be proven right before ppl start to listen? Gardy is OK, Rick Anderson should get manager of the year for making these young arms seem indispensable.
