Saturday pregame: Twins/Royals
Posted on September 27th, 2008 – 12:05 PMBy Joe Christensen
I’ll post the lineups here and send updates as they come.
Update (12:10 p.m.): The Royals are a major league best 35-24 in games started by lefthanded pitchers heading into today’s start by LHP Glen Perkins.
Royals RHP Gil Meche is 10-3 with a 3.16 ERA since June 10.
Update (12:45 p.m.): The Angels clinched the American League’s best record on Friday night and opted to begin the ALDS on Wednesday.
That means, if the Twins reach the playoffs, they will open on Thursday at Tampa Bay. The Angels will play the Red Sox. (Corrected from earlier, as the Rays officially clinched the AL East title on Friday.)
(*) Kevin Slowey said his right wrist is less sore but more stiff today. “Not as painful, but decreased mobility,” he said.
If the Twins have to play a one-game playoff with the White Sox on Tuesday, Slowey would be doubtful to make that start. However, the Twins are hopeful that he’ll be ready to make a start by Game 3 of a potential playoff series.
Once the swelling subsides, Slowey should be able to start playing catch and go from there.
(*) Brian Buscher has the flu, so Brendan Harris is at third base.
Update (6:10 p.m.): Cleveland pitcher Cliff Lee has been scratched from Sunday’s start against the White Sox, according to the Chicago Tribune. Bryan Bullington will pitch in Lee’s place.
Royals (74-86)
1. Mike Aviles, SS
2. Alberto Callaspo, 2B
3. Jose Guillen, RF
4. Ryan Shealy, 1B
5. Mark Teahen, LF
6. Billy Butler, DH
7. Alex Gordon, 3B
8. John Buck, C
9. Mitch Maier, CF
Starting pitcher: Gil Meche (13-11, 4.05 ERA)
Twins (87-73)
1. Denard Span, RF
2. Alexi Casilla, 2B
3. Joe Mauer, C
4. Justin Morneau, 1B
5. Jason Kubel, DH
6. Delmon Young, LF
7. Brendan Harris, 3B
8. Nick Punto, SS
9. Carlos Gomez, CF
Starting pitcher: LH Glen Perkins (12-4, 4.50)
Metrodome. First pitch: 2:55 p.m.
610 Responses to "Saturday pregame: Twins/Royals"
Glen Perkins owes it to MN Twins fans to pitch well today.
We really need this one today. Perkins vs. Meche. I’m worried to say the least. Morneau needs to start taking some better swings.
He absolutely has to pitch well today.
Smells like a loss
perkins is the new boof. boof is the new trombley. trombley, of course, was just a bad version of berenguer.
give the ball to the best athlete, joe mauer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJG5SOO09WM
Any word on when the Homer Hankies are coming out? The other day LaVelle wrote that they had been ordered.
I predict that Perkins will be on his game today, our Twins MadDog Junkyard Mutts will fight and scrap and win this one. GO PUPS!!!!! WIN TWINS!!!!!!!
Perkins should be on the shortest leash of his life, given the Royals’ excellent record against lefties this year. Thanks for the stat, Joe C. The Twins lucked out when they didn’t put Blackburn on a short-enough leash.
I hope Boof is prewarmed up a la Broadway during the Vasquez start. Gardy better be playing this like game 7 of the WS.
Do NOT want to play a tiebreaker on Tues in Chic. We have no starting pitcher for that game. (Humber!!?)
Buscher still sick…….
Virus and throwing up….
Morneau needs to step up.
The Dr is in the house……..
I’m thinking I want Gomez in the 2 hole. I love Casilla, but he’s in the standard MLB slump right now.
Actually, I’m thinking Gomez might lead off. Too radical though.
All to say, bunt-bunt-bunt. Push Meche into another state of mind.
And THANK YOU INDIANS for POUNDING the palehose last night as requested by your truly.
I missed the game last night cuz of work. Twins always lose when I miss the game.
THANK YOU FOX for airing the game today. I’ll be glued. Tomorrow too.
Not to worry.
Gardy, keep the leash nice and tight on MadDog Perk!!!
If Tampa and Boston tie, who’s the WC?
ugh,
no thank you fox… i will have to listen in my car
Tampa is the division champ
gophers have mostly been competitive today
mostly
How long does Perk last? 4 or 5?
Brandon Duckworth owes it to baseball to pitch like his usual mediocre self Sunday, starting in place of Zack Greinke.
“”Do NOT want to play a tiebreaker on Tues in Chic. We have no starting pitcher for that game. (Humber!!?)”"
Um Blackburn?
He’d get the start if Slowey isn’t ready, but it sounds like there is a slight chance he may be. Blackburn would be on 5 days rest for that Tuesday playoff.
Slowey is a gamer, if he can grip the ball and throw it with some sort of control he will take the mound on Tuesday if needed…. but it would be nicer if he does that in say game one of the ALDS
Anna,
You won’t see any Homer Hankies unless the Twins make the playoffs. Been the way they’ve done it since 2002.
“Um Blackburn?”
Um…automatic loss. Blackburn is a glorified Kyle Lohse at home and a glorified Sean Bergmann on the road.
P.O.S.
This afternoons Twins game is going to decide everything i think. The Royals have a clear cut pitching advantage in this one, and the Sox have the same advantage in tonights game(although Vasquez is on 3 days rest).
Given our game will be over before the Sox game even starts, this game takes on even more importance. Win and you put a ton of pressure on the Sox, it turns into a must win for them. However if we lose it will put even more fire under there belt, and probably relax them a bit.
“Um Blackburn?”
It’s a possibility that Blackie is our 5th start these days, if Perkins comes back strong today.
I don’t want the tiebreaker.
Have to win these 2, and hope for a split in Chicago.
Last hope, of course, is Leland can beat Ozzie Monday. Man, that WOULD be fun to watch…..
5th starter, not 5th start.
Twins badly need a win this afternoon to put some pressure on the ChiSux who play a night game.
I don’t want any part of a Tues game in Chicago. Let’s take care of business today and tomorrow, Twins. I guarantee Cleveland will win at least one of the remaining two in Chicago.
We need this win today Glen, lets rebound from the last two outings.
if we can move up 1.5 games today, we can do no worse than a tie. Lets at least clinch that.
Hopefully Lee goes for the Indians tomorrow. The White Sox COULD have some trouble because they’re pitching Vazquez and Buhrele on three-days rest.
““Um Blackburn?”
Um…automatic loss. Blackburn is a glorified Kyle Lohse at home and a glorified Sean Bergmann on the road.”
Blackburn has given up more then 3 runs 3 times in his last 16 starts, i wouldn’t call him starting an automatic loss. Of course if Slowey is healthy you pitch him, but if he isn’t who else do you go with? You’d be lying if you said you’d rather have Humber or Bonser out there.
From the perspective of Cleveland, they get a shot to score some more runs today. Vazquez on 3 days today, and Buehrle on 3 tomorrow (after 120 pitches Wed)…it all means the Tribe will have a good chance to plate some runs. Here’s hoping they have some guys playing with an eye toward next season and wanting to make a good impression. Go Tribe. Twins need Perk to throw good, and one guy to step up with the bat, and they’ll win today. Maybe Morneau breaks out today…
If we can get in, Baker and Liriano would be ready for Games 1 and 2. Plus Slowey should be ready for a Game 2 or 3…so pitching wise we would be setup very nicely.
I would go with Baker, Liriano, then Slowey
I’d go with Baker and Liriano, then Slowey if he’s ready. Otherwise I’d go with Blackburn whenever we’re at HOME. I’d confident with him in the Dome.
First however, I’m hoping we can move 1.5 ahead today and clinch the tie. Then we’d control our destiny tomorrow.
The rays have already Clinched. Did so last night with a Yankee Loss.
“That means, if the Twins reach the playoffs, they will open on Thursday against the AL East winner. Tampa Bay’s magic number to clinch that division is one, so it’s looking like the AL Central winner will open at Tampa on Thursday.”
Am I missing something here? Last I checked, Tampa clinched the Divisional crown last night.
Big game today, Twins’ fans. The chicken has been grilled, chilling now, and will have the cold chicken with ranch dip, some vegies (mainly brocolli and cauliflower), and plenty of the great health food from the grain group….GO MUTTS!!!!RUN PUPS!!!!WIN TWINS!!!!! and romer, getcher butt up to Moorhead soon!!!!!!!
We need some energy today, they were pretty dead looking last night. A line-up shake-up might have been in order. Good to see Harris.
There will be attendance taken today during the game blog….romer from Tracy, Craig from Fosston, DrDon from Moorhead, gaty from wherever, Kissy Krissy from wherever, macleod from wherever, and whomever else is interested from wherever….
Morneau needs to heat back up for the final two games, hopefully Mauer will continue to hit and the speedsters will provide some energy.
Win out and we’ve done everything we can. We can’t control what the White Sox do.
I said it earlier in the blog, and I will say it again…..Perkins will be on his game and our Twins’ MadDog Mutts will WIN!!!!!!!!!! GO PUPS!!!!WIN TWINS!!!!!!!
Perk needs to come out strong with a long outing. I hope we blow them away early with the offense. I’m really nervous and pumped for this to start.
Good thing it got moved up…
Said it before, say it again. The lethargy on the field last night was palpable. It wasn’t a letdown. It was a laydown.
Today: Sux win, Twins lose. Tomorrow means everything.
God. I hope I’m wrong.
MadDog Junkyard Mutts
DrDon says you will win
Thanks Doc, no worries
Tomorrow wouldn’t mean everything though. If that happened, the Twins would be down by a half game and the Sox would control their season.
If both teams won tomorrow, they’d still be down a half game, and the Sox would need to simply beat Detroit on Monday to take it.
Plus, Garcia, a guy that hasn’t started in about a year, will take the mound for the Tigers.
I’m hoping the Twins come out strong today.
I agree with TwinsTerritory….time for Justin to carry the load these last two game….and the rest of the PUPS do their jobs so that can happen….
If Morneau comes out hot and leads us to two more victories, there is no way he isn’t the MVP.
You got it AgateHunter’swife and AgateHunter agrees……..Let’s Go Get ‘em Perk…pitch like you did the day after your new pup was born….Twins Rule, White Sux Drool, and AJ is a jerk….WIN TWINS!!!!!
DrDon I am orginally from Hawley, MN. Moved to Bloomington in May. Went to the game last night, not too exciting.
I’m here and I’m bringin the heat!
Let’s hope Perk does the same…
Our magic number is “3″. We win today, Tribe beats White Sux today, down to “1″, then a win tomorrow for our young MadDog Mutts, and the division title belongs to the MINNESOTA TWINS PUPS!!!!!
Hi Jesse, welcome to the blog…Good to see ya HEAT. Hey Jesse, my son lives in Farmington….and last night is over, today is the Day for our PUPS to rule!!!!!
Perkins hasn’t pitched since Sept. 18. Lets hope he is well rested.
They said he had a good bullpen session after he got some rest. Lets hope it carries over.
i need to map out a drive to listen to the game today…. stupid Fox
Vintange Santana today: 7 ip, 2 hits and 0 runs. That’s exactly what the Mets needed. Swivelhead Perkins, can you emulate your mentor today? Go Twins.
Getting soon attendance time, gang: Let’s start checking in for a super-supportive blog for our Twins PUPS!!!
so I will start….DrDon, Moorhead MN, present and accounted for….food and bevs are ready!!!!Go MUTTS!!!Win PUPS!!!TWINS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!
What channel is this thing on today for us Iowa folk?….
not really thrilled about watching Winona State vs. MN State on FSN North….
DrDon, you are right, I bought my playoff tickets yesterday, so I am ready.
It’s on FOX…
TwinsTerritory, is that right, then Fox did some pre-empting?????????
i hate Fox
figures…we’re getting coverage of the Cubs instead!
Way to go Jesse…..
Isn’t this Fox announcer one of the clowns from the Damn Sports show? Never watch it. Is he even an announcer? Looks like I’ll need to slide back to Gordo and Dazzle
cubs here too, until the rain delay ends in Boston…. will have to go to the car to listen on XM at some point
Hey! I went to MSU and was going to go to that game today vs Winona State. It’s Homecoming. Feel free to give updates.
Something more important came up, though!
Another way to look at things gang, is if we can win today, going into tonight, the Bad Guys will need to win THREE games, provided we win tomorrow. I think that’s a pretty tall order for them and they will feel the pressure.
The Boston-NY game has absolutely NO bearing on anything. It is absurd they’d even be showing it to any part of the country.
But, that’s Bud Selig’s world.
WE’RE GONNA WIN TWINS.
WE’RE GONNA SCORE!!!
why can’t they play spare games on fx or something
WE’RE GONNA WIN TWINS.
WATCH THAT BASEBALL SOAR!!!!!!!!!!
CRACK OUT A HOMERUN,
SHOUT A HIP HOORAY!!!!!
CHEER FOR THE MINNESOTA TWINS TODAY!!!!
GO MADDOG MUTTS!!!WIN PUPS!!!!TWINS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!
The game is on Fox10 on CableOne here in Moorhead. YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice play Harris.
Sounded like a nice play by Harris.
Ok guys score score score!
Good start now we just need to figure out when he is going to hit the wall and pull him the inning before or better yet he could go 7 innings without melting down. But first lets tag Meche early and often.
The game was a night one, but FOX wanted it because of it’s playoff implications.
anyone here?????
Santana just pitched a complete game 117 pitches on 3 days rest after pitching a career high 125 pitches on Tuesday. His era is now 2.53 lowest in the majors. Screw Lee. Ok I won’t mention Santana again.
My same thoughts, where is everybody today?
That’s correct, TwinsTerritory….FOX changed that game time to air it on their national network…..
Ok Twins lets do something here. Casilla steal?
Johan about gave up a game-tying homerun on the last pitch, but got him.
Hey TwinsT….Hopefully at the Dome, I would be if I lived close….
either steal or Hit and Run……
Come on Mauer
Dr, just got here.
New deal — I got the wife/gal’s laptop and get the living room today!!
Listening to Gordo too of course.
Where’s the frickin’ bunts? Try one, Joey!!
Steal against uncle buck
Bert is on with FOX….good choice with his insight into a pitch by pitch account.
Morneau hasn’t done anything in a week. Come on JMO
ROMER!!!! got the same here…radio, game on TV, the blog crew showing up….and Casilla no on third…..
Right, DrDon. Listening to Bert too. My superstitions will keep the baseball gods happy.
Casilla sham-bluffing at 3B. Pitcher pitches ball into dirt.
That 89 mph cutter looks easy to hit for a single.
Radio is about 7 seconds ahead of the TV. I hear Gordo, and know what is going to happen. LOL
Wow..terrible.
What in the hell is going on with Morneau? He better figure it out if the Twins want to make it.
That was a terrible strike 3 on Justin!!!!!!!!!!! Guess we get no help from umps today….I maintained long ago that MLB want WhiteSox to win division. Bummer!!!!!
I’ve got Cubs on fox here in the west.
DrDon, AgateHunter’s Wife checking in from Sutherlin, Oregon at the present. AgateHunter and I are full-time RVers and travel 365. Grew up in MPLS and get the Twins on Dish. Getting ready to head south.
Go Twins! Win Twins! Love our Twins!
Morneau is tired. He usually will just at least try to faul that pitch off.
Wish he could’ve been DH a few games the past 2 weeks. No backup 1B?
There were a couple different bad strike calls in that inning.
What is Morneau doing up there? That pitch was righ down the middle and he lets it go by, then bitches about it? Pathetic!
Looks like we can look forward to the Twinks making another guy look like Cy Young again, just like last night.
What has happened Morneau is the new Punto. Noooooooooooo!
Keep it up PERK!!!!!
I’m here every 10 min. Gotta pay the bills!
Is is too late to sign Scott Stohoviak to replace Morneau?
Well I found a stream of the game online.
Perk is coming through.
Think the Twins will stop striking out?
Hey Willie…If you can’t be positive please go visit jmarksor somewhere in FL. Same with Buck…Glad to hear from the AgateHunters….Let’s Go PUPS!!!!!
AgateHunter’swife, ever hang around Thompson Beach on the North Shore?
Shaun, Where is the stream that you found online at?
Could I get a link to that Shaun?
Way to go Kubes….but some will probably complain that you didn’t get to 3rd….C’mon Delmon!!!!!
Shaun is happy…
Thats a good start now Delmon needs to get him in.
Kubel! Kubel! Kubel!
Good Job, DY….Kubes to 3rd, one down….How about a quick Squeeze????
Double for Harris is even better!!!!!! The Dome Rocks!!!!!!!!!!
Way to go Brendan.
Too bad Casilla can’t get the flu too, so Tolbert could hit some doubles.
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Right decision by Ulger.
Now it’s time to GOGO!!!!!!!!!
romer???? this does NOT sound like you.
Where Shaun?
I mean the flu comment about Casilla.
Shawn was here earlier….maybe he is getting lucky!!!! Anyway, back to the PUPS!!!! Now we hold KC again, LET’S KEEP IT UP PERK!!!!!!!!
Why does the FOX broadcast every Saturday sound like it’s being broadcast from outer space or something?
God, the TV broadcast in the 1950’s sounded better with PeeWee Reese and Dizzy Dean.
Prince Rupert sure runs a shabby business, doesn’t he.
http://www.myp2pforum.eu/mlb-baseball/27921-baseball-today-sept-27-a.html
You will need software called TVAnts.
Downloadable software?
Buscher and Casilla have been slumping a bit. Buscher getting sick is turning out to be a serendipitouus thing.
Nothing against Casilla. Just figured if he’s unable to play, then the YoungPup Tolbert would probably come in and hit for the cycle.
looks like the ump will call the high strike like he did on Justin…as long as Ump is the same for both, issss goooooodddd.
I’m still here but not showing up!
romer….after Casilla’s Thursday heroics, and you say he’s slumping…I don’t buy that.
Romer,
Is Thompson Beach on Lake Superior? Nice place?
So, GoGo’s a bit gimp….
One last prayer to the baseball gods —– please heal the legs of M&M and Gomez, and we’ll do the rest.
Heat,
Yes its freeware.
The stream takes awhile to load, but it should go eventually.
I am getting an 800k feed-the MLB.TV one actually with the FOX broadcast.
Way to get after it!
no TV, following online for a few more mins…
how does Perk look?
OH!!!I forgot….we scored in the 2nd inning…late Miller time here.
Shaun, what do you have to click on to download in order to get the feed to work? Thanks.
I knew Span made it before I saw it. LOL
SEE? Frickin’ SEE?
Like I said, bunt-bunt-bunt.
Time for the PUPS to wheel and deal, slice and dice, run and gun, like a Chinese Firedrill….
Piranhas!
LET’S GO MUTTS!!!!!
Bob here is the TVants download http://tvants.en.softonic.com/download
enjoy guys/gals…. off to drive around and listen on XM
I like this inning so far.
Good SF Joe….Hey HEAT, more like MadDog Junkyard Mutts than piranhas!!!!!!!Mutts are more dangerous…LET’S GO MORE NO!!!!
Thanks Ian for getting that up there.
Now it’s KUBES time…..gapper coming from Jason!!!!
Here’s Ozzie’s guy, Kubel. Do it again!
Oh, BTW, we scored again on Joe’s SF, so it is Miller Time again.
No Kubel!!!
doesnt it seem like we hit a lot into double plays lately i mean a lot
Hope Shawn in Birmingham isn’t popping one after every score!!!!
In the first half of the season I used to hope Young would strike out cuz then he couldn’t hit into a double play!!!
Would someone please direct me/post the link to the Chicago blog discussion? I want to take a gander at what those blokes are writing. If it’s anything like the callers on 670AM Chicago after another loss, it’ll be a good read. ;*)
2 promising innings, 2 DP rally killers! ugh! :-@
Hey Agate, Shawn is in Binghamton. That’s upstate NY. I know that because I was born there.
Glad you’re with us from WA?
Still abiding by my pledge not to dis any Twins player. They can do no wrong:
We shouldn’t be anywhere near this pennant race with all the rookie-types we have.
But they’ve been excellent rookie types as a whole — Blackie, Lexi, Go-GO, Tolbert, Ruiz, Perk, Buscher, Young, Span, Mijares, Korecky. Yeah they’re not all rookies, but close to it.
funny comment Agate….re:DY, but no more the way DY is swinging the bat. And I do not pop one after every score….just each inning the PUPS score in….last night I had to borrow from the future. LOL. LET”S GO PERK!!!!! YESS!!!! good K!!!!
Dazzle just called Perkins, Slowey. That’s ok, I called Slowey, Tapani yesterday morning! I don’t know, for some reason he reminds me of Tapani, but he was a long time ago!
Shaun, is the feed really slow and does it keep stopping to buffer for you or not?
Good post romer…..that is why things like this season, and this blog is so much fun. Gotta love it….LET’S GO PERK!!!!!!!!!!! yesssssss the big K
Shawn, Perkins looks stronger and stronger after a so-so beginning. His high FB might as well be Nolan Ryan out there.
Perk lookin good
“for some reason he reminds me of Tapani, ”
That’s the way I felt about Slowey last year………..first impression. Remember? He had kind of a big curve. They’ve taken that away from him.
That’s okay — it wasn’t as big as Slowey’s or Blyleven’s.
yay bremer was not on that call!!!
I know Bert just said that Perkins arm wasn’t tired, but come on. There is a big difference in his pitching since he got that much needed rest.
Bob: I´ve been watching the games through that site all season. The stream is usually a couple of minutes behind due to ocassional rebuffering. A lot of it depends on your connection speed, you need to have a high enough upload not to ruin the stream for the other viewers. Today is a great day because there are 3 streams of the Twins game at different quality and therefore connection speed required. If it´s buffering too much for you, try a different stream.
Thanks, DrDon. Wish I could pop one. Gotta do a show for a biker type’s BDay party tonight. Bringin’ the sherrif’s-line tape with me!
The wife-gal tags along (which is a GOOD thing), so my thrill will be to get drunk late for free.
Punto ready for the WS.
hey, gatty’s here now, we will again have to have a check in soon, as we need Kissy Krissy to join us soon….atta boy Puntz!!!!!!
Kind of wish that Dick Bremer was calling the game because the other guy isn’t very good.
man chris rose needs a drum sound after each of his jokes he is on fire!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark says:
“Hey Agate, Shawn is in Binghamton. That’s upstate NY. I know that because I was born there.”
Sorry Shawn and Mark, Binghamtom, upstate NY Hope to visit there sometime!
I owe a guy a favor, so I bought him a bottle of Pearl vodka. Any vodka experts out there? Is it better than Absolute? Anything better in the $25-35 range out there?
Sorry again! Binghamton!
romer…I quit the potato brew group, I stick with the grain group….not as hard on a person’s esophagus when it comes back up!!!!!!LOL…. OK, Perk, let’s have another good inning!!!GO PUPS!!!!!!!!!!
….last night I had to borrow from the future
Dr, hope you can pay it back today!
Time for Perk to hit the wall.
Wish I were on the North Shore (MN). Favorite place in the world. Believe it’s the youngest ecosystem in the world.
Shawn, gonna be 78 here on Lake Shetek. Septembers are kinda warm now here in SW MN. Freeze-ass Decembers though. Then mild winters the rest of the way.
People are the same all over…..
Best wishes,
Oops, had the radio off (I hate commercials) and the TV down, and SMACK a royalette gets a hit.
WHITE SOX BLOG:
http://www.southsidesox.com/
78 here tomorrow, I meant.
I just don’t think two runs will cut it.
Nice catch by Delmon, not an easy play
GREAT PLAY by Young. That ball is HARD to see……
Grey Goose, go goose yourself.
“….not as hard on a person’s esophagus when it comes back up!!!!!!”
Slapping my leg, DrDon. I’m about to have my bran cereal with blueberries on it. Blueberries are brain food.
Really.
Get Boof up just in case.
Wow Perkins, you have really put yourself in a pickle now haven’t you?
Yeah Romer, what a terrible call by myself.
Oh Perkins…
Thats exactly what you could not do… UGH
At least the DP is still in order…
romer…Yes, and blueberries are also a member of the grain group, at least that is my philosophy….just no potato group, unless the original potato.
I woulda brought in Reyes. Then Boof.
The Twins players can win it all this year. It all depends on how good Gardy is.
Half the lead is gone
Potatoes for me only when I don’t have a banana, or I’m on the road.
That run was a given. Perk is struggling. Might be out of gas. Don’t know what Gardy leaves him in.
2-1 Twins. It’s your game, Gardy.
Thanks, 2010.
Whew, now let’s get some runs!!!
Nice job of keeping the damage to a minimum.
Typical Perkins. Throw 4-5 innigns of good ball, then blow up. Next year he should be in the pen.
Somewhat surprised that Gomez didn’t try and throw the tank out at the plate. But they get out of the inning without losing the whole lead. Time for the offense to show up now…
OK! OhhhhhhhhhKAY!!!!!
He can get his win now. Bring in the Boof. And let’s see some chin music, Mr. Bonsor.
OK…..got out of it still with the lead, now it is time for the MadDog JunkYard Mutts to cut loose!!!!LET’S GO PUPS!!!!!WIN TWINS!!!!! We need to score, as coozie is empty….hate to keep borrowing from the future, but will if I have to…:-)
Come on don’t take strike three down the middle of the plate…
hey romer….your bran and blueberries….blueberries are brain food and help the brain work good….bran?????? I won’t go to that end, but keeps good balance, LOL. OK PUPS!!!! LET’S GO!!!!!!!
“Next year he should be in the pen.”
Nah. He’ll work on arm and body strength this Winter. He couldn’t really mess with that too intensely this past winter because of recovering from his weird injury last season.
He’ll be a class-act starter next year.
2-time batting champ up. Walk him….
Sure enough.
MVP’s BH last time is a good omen.
Perkins is a good number 5 starter
Here is another white sox board. They have a pretty dedicated base. You can find the Twins threads in there.
http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=892a06689e9b36f9418cf862163a1090&f=8
During this slump of Morneau’s, he has really opened up his strike zone. That was a disgusting at bat.
Giving up 1 run is blowing up now? Wow
Most important games of the season, and Morneau does a disappearing act. Be better off without him in the game. Get someone in there who can at least put the ball in play.
Striking out three times in the inning that you would like to score is not good.
no intensity in this must win game disappointing!!!!
Sorry Gang, but I have to borrow from next inning….c’mon PUPS Defense, let’s get back to the dugout and have about a 7 run inning.
Grey Goose, just don’t jinx anybody, is what I’m saying.
These guys play their ass off for you….
Willie is back with his negative comments. sorry willie…you can leave again. Let’s go TWINS!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Ian for the link. There’s not much going on in the SSS one right now.
BTW, I see the Brew Crew is being no-hit again in the sixth.
First of all this is not a must win game, and second the twins are kind of dead out there, but some of that is on the crowd…
These guys have squandered so many chances today. Remember: your bullpen sucks! You need a five run lead in order to win. Hope its good boof.
I don’t mean to be sarcastic, but they sure did play their ass off for me last night.
how is this a not must win game??
Boof’s slider-cutter-whatever looks just as good at 89 mph as Meche’s.
Here we go again….
Game over! Put it on the board.
Boy, Boof is laying an egg out there…
now the gas can warming up oh my god!!
BIG MISTAKE BRINGING BONSER NOW!!!
I’ll kiss the azz of everyone on this board if the Twins make the playoffs. Indeed, I will do it if they win this game. THIS GAME IS OFFICIALLY OVER! THANKS AGAIN GARDY!
Damn it BOOOOOF, you don’t touch that ball, it is a double play! What an idiot! Stupid.
Why pull Perkins when he looked good??!!
GG, they’re YOUNG, duh. They had a letdown after the by-all-accounts greatest Twins game since ‘91.
Now we’re arguing, and KC is scoring. And you ARE being sarcastic.
How’s the self-goosing going. Goodbye.
Props to the Royals. These guys no how to play the game.
Gotta pull that fat lard outta there ASAP!!!
Poor inning by the 2,4,5 hitters ballons into a potential big inning for the royals.
Boof is like a BIG, scary-looking dog who is afraid to bite.
Jeez some “fans” seem to enjoy complaining about losing then winning. Everything was going fine, crickets, things head south and they are everywhere. Pathetic.
put in breslow
Christ, what a horrible inning by Boof. Even the crowd is booing at him. He earned it today…
Breslow Schmezlow. Cy Young can’t win a game if his offense sucks.
its easy to complain when it is the same culprits
Maybe just a little more bad luck for Boof? (I’m being sarcastic.)
Lilly has a no-hitter going through 6 in Milwaukee (where Zambrano just threw one a couple weeks ago). He looks like hes running out of gas though, I don’t think he’s going to make it. Piniella is going to have him on a short leash too with them wanting him available out of the bullpen for the first game of the playoffs.
Cubs gonna be tough in Oct.
Twins-Cubs WS is going to be good (if the pitching doesn’t blow this before they can get there)
So Cy Young never threw a shutout then?
If the Twins lose today they will lose the division. We got lucky enough Cleveland won last night, but Chicago will win the next two.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO BOOOOOFFFF!!!! GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND DON’T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU ON THE WAY OUT OF MINN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Way to earn your pay today Boof.
Why in the hell would you continue to leave Boof in Gardy?
I’m glad these guys are playing their hearts out for me.
If the offense doesn’t score you cannot throw a shutout…
Even if Chicago wins the next two, that doesn’t mean the twins lose the division.
Some of this is on the crowd? What is this, little league? How can the PLAYERS not get into this game? Uninspired. And bringing Boof in? You kidding?!?
Somewhere in Chicago, Ozzie is smiling.
Bleeder, dunker, blooper, deflector…
I’ve seen harder hit fowl balls. But, they all count.
Sorry, but Boof pitched just fine, those were all weakly hit…sometimes you just are unlucky. Man, that was painful.
I hope the sox do take it. This sorry excuse we’re seeing today does not deserve it.
We are not a playoff team, and we’re showing why today.
Our manager takes out the starter with 85 pitches and goes to none other than Boof Bonser. Great idea, it seemed to work.
Our offense has left 11 on base. This team obviously doesn’t want it.
If we lose today, we’re done. The White Sox will take advantage and control their own destiny.
Boof pitched fine? How about he lets that DP ball go and get two outs? Instead the game is tied and instead of two outs, he’s given up four hits with no outs.
Gotta tell ya - Gardy is showing his inability to manage in these BIG games - ChiSox where already choking coming in. I have been convinced that Grady is NOT THE TWINS MANAGER going forward!!!!
You can put it on the boooooooooord, Twins Suck!
That was really close…
Game over. Season over. Twins don’t deserve the playoffs anyways. Gardenhire is terrible.
Why not bring Breslow in instead of fatass?
These are the Royals of the past 10+ years!! For God’s sake!!!!!! Come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guerrier?!? That’s it. Over.
putting gas can in are you kidding me??????????????????????????????????????????????? just for that fire gardy!!
GUERRIER??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? YUP, THIS IS DEFINITELY OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why is the season over even if we lose? In fact, a loss might actually LENGTHEN the season…
I’m just curious, how many think Guerrier just sucks as usual in this stint?
eff Gardy.
Fire Gardy Now! Stick an interim manager in there for tomorrow. He seriously sucks. Doesn’t have a clue how to manage a pitching staff.
I do not agree with this pitching change. Enough with your lefty vs lefty and righty vs righty garbage Gardy. Breslow just K’ed a batter and now you are going to bring in Guerrier who has looked awful the last month of the season.
even if gurrier gets through this its a bad bad call. why is it a must win because then chicago controls it not us.
Gardenhire is TERRIBLE, well below average for sure and not the leader to get this team over the hump - even with this team’s performance this year. he has shown lack of consistency in his decision that lead to player insecurities - totally opposite of TK.
If we lose, we’ll be a half game back. I just don’t see the Sox missing out on our missed chances again.
I see we have a bunch of Sux bloggers joining us and ruining it. I’m outa here.
Now he brings Gas Can!!! Oh my!!!
“I just don’t see the Sox missing out on our missed chances again.”
When have they failed us this year?
Way outside. GUERRIER?!? Screw this!
Serendipitous……
Only play he had.
How much evidence do people want about that Gardy Boy?
Lilly just lost the no hitter, first pitch of the 7th, solid double by Braun. Totally called it.
Just watch
Never seen a nohitter live….. maybe never will.
There, Sux jerks. Go Home!!!!!
Tie game, cricketts.
Luck helps
wow. that was lucky. Thought they were going to let in a couple for sure.
I take it all back.
Well I will eat my words there, but thankfully so. That is huge to get out of that bases loaded no outs jam without any additional runs scoring.
Too bad. I really wanted to do other things and not watch these losers choke away the season. Oh well, perhaps next inning.
Too many people on here are yellow bellied. The season is over after this inning. Dumbest crap I have heard all year.
like i said before even though gurrier barely makes it through how do you defend gardy on that decision.
For any of you who feel the need, I will open my office for hour long therapy sessions after the game.
Will those plays spark a fire under their asses?
Was Gardy the captain of the Titanic in another life?
I love it. Be gone trolls. OMG SEASONS OVER. GAME OVER… oh wait. HAHAHAHA
Gardy went to UT. Enough said.
Why did Gardy pull Perkins? Just watching on Gametracker. I still say eff Gardy for bringing in Bonser
Go Delmon, go. Now use a pool cue.
Boy, where did all the boobirds come from?
Way to hold ‘em boys!!!!
Gotta love delmon’satient approach to hitting.
wow Florida got upset too
There must be dust in the eyes of the batters for the twins…
DrDon, think I’ll do some Buddy Holly and the Crikkets songs tonight for you-know-whom.
The Crikkets were nothing without Buddy at the beginning of the Buddy Holly dynasty.
And thanks for not leaving, Dr.
You peeps who think its all okay, just wait. No offense combined with the worst pen in MLB equals LOSS!
Best Fans in basebal my ass. Most pessimistic whiny group of fans in sports. Seems like most enjoy watching the team lose just to complain. What happened to supporting the team.
Wolverines score!!
Wolverines score!!
Wolverines score!!
STFU if you think the twins have the worst pen
What does “satient” mean, Hailey?
Twins playing POSSUM again?
You got that right Skips. I enjoy proving all the homers wrong.
Kansas City, of course, is playing as if their very lives depended on the outcome of this game. I hope Cleveland does the same tonight.
Patient. And I agree, twins have worst pen in baseball.
Come on Twins offense…get going…only known pest control device to rid blogs of trolls from Whitieland.
I think mets fans would disagree. It is impossible to have Joe Nathan closing games and have the worst pen in baseball.
Nice way to carry the momentum forward, losers! Three up, three down. Ugh
You can put a cherry on top of a pile of crap and its still a pile of crap.
Na, na, na, na
na, na, na, na
heyyy good bye!!
Na, na, na, na
na, na, na, na
heyyy good bye!!
Gardy is making life easy for Ozzie this weekend.
Why don’t you eat it then?
Skips, agree. Worst bullpen definitely belongs to Mets. If they could they would pitch Johan everyday for nine innings and 150 pitches!
Guerrier will leave his well documented high breaking ball to someone and they will knock it out of the park.
So how is it easy for Ozzie? Oh I remember, his big game pitcher is pitching today.
Well, if he couldn’t get it done last inning, why not give Guerrier another chance, right Gardy?
hodge podge the seventh mijares eight nathan in ninth
Afraid to throw strikes?
gatty i understand chisox are struggling but why not we control it and not let them???
I’d be afraid too, if I was throwing balloons up there for them to launch.
How sweet it is.
Can someone please answer why Perk was taken out? Was he looking gassed in the 5th or what?
Santa Claus is pitching - he loves to give (it up).
Well, all of the negative jerks sure took the fun out of a blog that was having fun. Obviously a bunch of frustrated jocks from the South Side of Chicago…can’t talk positive about the White Sux, so come here and bad mouth our PUPS!!!!! At least our guys try hard, play hard, run hard, have fun, and the BitchSux are all AJ alphabet brats. Screw them, c’mon PUPS!!!!!
I will agree that leaving Guerrier in is a really dumb move.
This is a pretty sorry blog right now. As much as I’ve sent in my share of negative posts during the past few months, today is not the day. Losers??? Losers are the KC Royals whose only claim to fame every year is hoping that they have one of the contenders on their schedule in the last week of the season so they can do their spoiler schtick. That’s the definition of losers.
Told ya
Gardy was being Gardy when he pulled Perkins - someone check and see if he has a bookie.
Get him out.
Gardy being Gardy again and again and again - come on fans it is obvious - he is NOT A MLB MANAGER!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m a Twins fan and I still enjoy seeing this losers implode. It’s great.
In these last few games (and playoffs) I would have stayed away from Boof and Guerrier as if they had the PLAGUE!!!
Gardenhire needs to get a punch to the face. Is he alive in the dugout? Guerrier has been overused and has showed that time after time.
That means you don’t try to use him another inning. We won’t get lucky twice…
I told Terry Ryan not to hire Gardy. His skull is so thick it leaves only a very small marble-sized space for a brain, and I’m not even sure there is any grey matter in there at all. Face it, Guerrier is every bit as bad as Juan Rincon is. They let Rincon go, why not let Guerrier go too? His “contribution” is a big time net negative.
Crain is a tad better but not much - these guys are on the down side of their careers.
Beisbol-a-GO-GO,
Would that be TWINS HITS made by Decon?
Go Twins Go!!!!!
someone wait for gardy to leave today and then run him down with a hummer.
Wow, that sucks
SEASON OVER!
This is it boys and girlies!! This is the inning!! Do it!!!
More dribbling bad luck. Poor Morneau’s legs.
Casilla coulda had it.
Same old crappy relievers
Season extended
CHOKE ALERT!!!!!!!!!
CHOKE ALERT!!!!!!!!!
CHOKE ALERT!!!!!!!!!
CHOKE ALERT!!!!!!!!!
CHOKE ALERT!!!!!!!!!
CHOKE ALERT!!!!!!!!!
CHOKE ALERT!!!!!!!!!
CHOKE ALERT!!!!!!!!!
CHOKE ALERT!!!!!!!!!
CHOKE ALERT!!!!!!!!!
CHOKE ALERT!!!!!!!!!
CHOKE ALERT!!!!!!!!!
CHOKE ALERT!!!!!!!!!
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Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha They really DESERVE TO LOSE THIS AND THE SEASON! Peace out brothers, I’m done!
Game. Season.
Season extended? How does this extend it?
Over and out - season over no matter what the ChiSox do - Next year perhaps - over an out!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for being done. When the twins are in the playoffs, I never want to hear you again.
Season extended? How so?
He sure is our MVP. Better luck next season Morneau.
The Fat Lady hasn’t sung yet!
Once again season extended, if you cannot grasp why that is, you are an idiot
Na, na, na, na
na, na, na, na
heyyy good bye!!
Na, na, na, na
na, na, na, na
heyyy good bye!!
Na, na, na, na
na, na, na, na
heyyy good bye!!
Na, na, na, na
na, na, na, na
heyyy good bye!!
Na, na, na, na
na, na, na, na
heyyy good bye!!
Na, na, na, na
na, na, na, na
heyyy good bye!!
Come on Billy. Club one.
Gotta love the ’season over’ posts isn’t this about the 50th game it has been done for?
Insurgents……
All appeals to the baseball gods again.
Agate, thanks for the brand name! It’s excruciating enough watching the webcast which is slower than molasses and NO video/picture. But the trolls and other negativity is too much. I’m outta this blog. GO TWINS!!!
Sing it SoCal.
OH damnit!
Here’s the Twins:
Take a small lead.
Starter hits the wall in the 5th.
Overused bullpen pitches like crap (except Breslow who rarely gets to pitch to more than 1 guy).
Opposition takes the lead.
Twins offense that was too content with a 1 or 2 run lead continues to hibernate.
Frustrating!
Scimp hits, scrimp insurgents.
How about instead of singing just leave since you are so sure that the season is over
Gardenhire was looking around the bullpen to see if he could put Rincon in. He’s had all the other chokers in like Bonser, Guerrier and now Crain. If Crain is wearing a Twins uniform next year Gardenhire needs to be coaching New Britain.
Too many people on here are the type that stab themselves in the leg and walk all the way to the doctor just to complain that they had to walk after they got stabbed in the leg.
Un-freaking real. Hey Chicago fans, your team is TERRIBLE. TERRIBLE.
Ozzie G. looks like Casey Stengel compared to Gardenhire. This loss is on you Gardenslug.
Don’t blame that on Morneau.
I rather give the homers crap that think this team still has a chance.
Gardy is the best manager ever in the Chicago series now he needs to be fired. LOL
9 outs and really out, Nathan save, or walk off vic?? What’s your bet???
i like crain,,, its gurrier and bonser that i cant stand
It’d be nice if the team cared even a little. They look like crap in a must-win game.
The White Sox will take adcantage, take over the lead and then we’ll lose by a game.
Watching adapted high school sports is more fun then watching this pile of crap.
Nice Crain, but we needed that sooner.
Not over, but can the offense remember its ok to score again?
Pretty patheric Goose
I mean pathetic
KC again will be in the cellar and then show up when there is nothing to lose. Another thing that is pathetic.
Why doesn’t this team ever take advantage of their opportunites?
They do it every year!
Wow - it’s halfway through the 2nd qtr and my second Alma Mater, Rice, has scored 42 points - they have a killer receiver there. Gophers are my first (undergrad).
Why is gomez even out there when he can’t run as fast…
They usually do. They hit .310 in scoring position. Hopefully they rember that and get it going.
Gardy is Mr. Micro-manager. The problem is that he couldn’t carry Tony Larusso’s (his hero)jock. Why the hell do you take Breslow out when he strikes out the one guy he faces? With our bullpen if a guy is doing well, for God’s sake leave him in. All this lefty vs. lefty, righty vs. righty by the book crap is why good old Gardy will be watching pro wrestling on tv in October instead of playing the Rays.
Anything I’ve said should probably be disregarded. I’m pretty much saying everything out of anger. This game has been depressing.
So, it’s gatty, Dr, me, Nora. Who else are authentic here? Give me you nominations.
Crap, Gomez can’t run. He’s safe anyway.
KC gave us a gift there, so let’s make them pay.
“Bob” you are RIGHT ON!!!
Please come back…
Next year the Twins will finish last in the Central. The Indians will not have the injury plague that scuttled them this year, the Tigers will bounce back, the Sox will be the Sox and the Royals pitching staff will make them the “new Twins.” Meanwhile we will have the same old Cuddyer, same old Boof, Crain and Guerrier, same old LNP, same old lack of right handed power, same old manager.
I didn’t know Gardy could make the offense score more then 2 runs…
Anybody else hoping this will be Morneau’s breakout inning?
I love the Twins but they are driving me nuts!!!!!!!!!
Twins playing for one run with that Gomez steal? Or did he do it on his own?
time to kill the bullpen and get back in it and control our own destiny
True about Gardy and the offense. They have been pretty bad. I just don’t get the Boof move. Why Boof? Why not…
Breslow
Crain
Mijares
Nathan
you people that rip on gardy are all idiots.
“Bob” you are RIGHT ON!!! Again! Wow, a genius (unlike Gardy or Bill or the Pohlads/Potheads).
Even if the Twins score any runs, the first thing out of some of these idiot’s mouths will be: “I wonder how Gardy will blow this”.
If you don’t like the twins and can’t hang with them through a nine inning game, then good riddance.
strikeout here from casilla and mauer’s usual DP to the second basemen are due up.
Bob, I agree.
I’m so proud of how much they’ve overcome, and I’m just upset that we’re throwing it away.
We’ve done so much and have a great chance. I don’t want to see us waste it. And, I just don’t see us doing it if we lose today.
Hey Caseyalmighty - you have your head in a hole - you know which one, right?
Good pitch to prevent the bunt…
Hey Grey Goose,
How does it feel to watch your pathetic team implode?
hahahaha…thanks lexi
Finally Meche is gone!!!
How huge are these next at bats???
I did leave but I’m back because the home plate ump’s calls according to the zonebox on the webcast would suggest it is horrible. Strike two on Span a few minutes ago is as far out of the zone as balls 1,2, and 3. Is it that bad? Please answer if you are getting the Fox broadcast.
Yuk, that is when small ball fails. Also, I just noticed that Casilla moves his arm a lot when he is going to bunt. That is a tell.
You have got to be kidding me. A pop-out?
It feels great
Michigan woke up !!!! Lead Wisconsin 20-19 in 4th qtr.
romer,
I’m still here.
Go Twins Go
Puke!
This could be a signature MVP moment for Justin. They have to pitch to him in this big at bat…
Crap, c’mon Badgers!
C’mon Twins!
They want to face Morneau it looks like.
Bases loaded. MORNEAU. Need you, buddy.
so if morneau strikes out here, is it gardy’s fault for not pinch hitting for him?
Let’s go MORNEAU!!
Time to hit!
bases loaded - now what creative way to take a lead or blow it do they have?? I am seeing a 1 or 2 run inning
Gatty, this AB could be to lose or win the MVP.
That is crushing.
Whoa Morneau sucks
holy hell
Morneau, Gardy = BONEHEADS!!!!!!!!!!!
Missed it, and I promised to stay glued. I had to piss.
Too bad, but I think that Justin just lost the MVP in that at bat. That’s a shame.
Guess the supposed fan Goose is happy
Give the MVP to someone else. Morneau has been great this season, but he is no MVP.
i am still here too, romer, but not gonna argue with BS from the South Side of Chicago. Miller time, borrowing another from the future.
MVP, Morneau?? No way! How??? He already has his lifetime award.
bottom of the lineup due for KC.
“blow it do they have??”
See, I called that an idiot would say it!
Oh boy - Dennis Reyes!!! How about a 6-2 loss and goodbye playoffs, anybody???
So many chances. Another reason why we don’t deserve the playffos. 16 left on base today.
We won’t score in the last two innings…
Son of a b*tch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why that Morneau AB so predictable?
Morneau has done nothing in the past 2 weeks at the plate. Twins are lucky to be in the race with the clean up hitter struggling this much.
One at bat by Justin erased a perfectly good inning.
Nora, I stoked. It gets better and better.
Morneau is NOT a money (clutch when it is really critical) type of player!
“This could be a signature MVP moment for Justin”
He needs to sign his signature sitting down. He’s wearing out.
Wish Gardy had taken care of the situation 10 days ago.
If I were the other team I would walk Mauer everytime.
i think the game is over folks
So since we left a lot of people on base in one game, we don’t deserve to go to the playoffs
Goose you were never a Twins fan. Seems pretty obvious or you would not be happy.
The pressure of the MVP race has clearly gotten to Morneau. He’s been a different hitter for the past 2 weeks. Scratch that, he hasn’t been any kind of hitter for the past 2 weeks. Each game we’ve won has been despite him and not because of him. He hasn’t contributed at all and has routinely left runners on base. He’s been trying to pull everything and seems to have forgotten about the opposite field. I love the guy and he’s my favorite player but being our best and most important player, as well as the guy who gets the most credit when we’re playing well, he also has to carry most of the blame when we’re not being productive. If we don’t make the playoffs this year, Morney’s recent slump will be a big reason why.
romer….make sure you hit the Buddy Holly songs heavy tonight at your gig, ok?
I used to be a hardcore fan, but I realized Minnesota will never win a championship in anything. That’s just the way it goes. So why poor my heart and soul into a team that will let you down anyway?
This is so sickening to see such a great season wasted.
WTF MVP?!?!?!?
Since the game is “over”, all you trolls can leave.
Hey Grey Goose. based on your last post, I have a poem for you:
Why waste your time. Obviously you life is pretty empty to be hanging around here.
We don’t deserve the playoffs because we’ve wasted every possible chance (leaving 16 on is just today’s example). Everytime we have a chance to extend the division lead we find some way to blow it.
I want them to make it just as much as the next guy, but I’m so sick of these missed chances.
I want to punch a wall….
And this goes for all of the rest of the naysayers that ruined our blog today………….
guerrier and crain are busts!
wintwins
Ok Dr. Phil, I’m listening
Whatever, even if the twins lose today, the season is not over, even if a bunch of idiots in chorus sing it to high heaven. I will be here tomorrow to potentially finish this regular season out.
Not wasted, mostly surprising and a bit fun, BUT Gardy and those relievers sure have acted like they have NO INTEREST IN WINNING!!
I will NOT PULL FOR THE TWINS IF GARDY, GUERRIER, BONSER, YOUNG ARE BACK (esp the last 3).
Geez, even I wouldn’t have hit into that double play!
Friends may come,
And Friends may go.
Some Friends will peter out
You Know.
But I’ll be your Friend
Through thick or thin,
Peter out,
Or peter in.
The End.
It won’t be over, but it’ll be close. Do you think the White Sox will waste another chance to take the lead tonight?
And if they take the lead, do you think they’ll lose their make-up game in Chicago against Freddy Garcia? I don’t
What’s wrong with Young? He played well this year.
Of course it won’t be over gatty but by losing last night, we blew the best chance to get that 1.5 game lead we need and control our own destiny. Now the Twins once again have to rely on Cleveland if we lose again.
I for one don’t look forward to a potential game on Tuesday since it’s in Chicago.
DrDon you are showing your peter
Wow - Rice has 56 points and it is not even halftime yet.
I’d take the Twins pen over the Mets pen. Or the Rangers pen for that matter….. you want to see a bad bullpen? THAT is a bad bullpen.
I don’t like our chances in Chicago either…
Why is getting discouraged and being frustrated with your team, who is being outplayed by an inferior team when it matters most, the sign of a troll or a fair weather fan. I get really frustrated because the Twins success is (way too) important to me. People are allowed to criticize and allowed to get angry. It doesn’t mean you’re a better fan than they are.
they better score now cuz they wont in the 9th
Let’s push across a couple runs.
Please.
Pretty Please?
Dr. Don, sometimes your friends suck at baseball and you have to run them over.
Why is getting discouraged and being frustrated with your team, who is being outplayed by an inferior team when it matters most, the sign of a troll or a fair weather fan. I get really frustrated because the Twins success is (way too) important to me. People are allowed to criticize and allowed to get angry. It doesn’t mean you’re a better fan than they are.
I don’t need to say anything more. Last I checked, true fans don’t just get all giddy about everything. We’re going for the fricken playoffs. 8 TEAMS. That’s the number that makes it. Sorry for being pissed that we’re wasting our great season.
Reyes to Mauer to Reyes to Harris to Reyes to Punto???
Rundown?
Grey Goose says:
“I used to be a hardcore fan, but I realized Minnesota will never win a championship in anything. That’s just the way it goes. So why poor my heart and soul into a team that will let you down anyway?”
1987 1991 Go “poor” your heart out somewhere else.
A fan is a fan no matter what.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: It is TWINS’ TIME….RALLY CITY COMING UP!!!!!! Let’s GO PUPS!!!!!!!!!!!!
So Cal Twins Fan you are an idiot so please don’t come back.
Twins don’t deserve to be in the playoffs if they can win against
KC. Enough said.
Go luck in 2009!
Don’t listen to Skips SoCal. He is a disgruntled Twins fan and is in denial over this team. Please stay.
If this team comes back, I’m probably going to go fricken crazy. These last four days has been like an emotion roller-coaster.
Thats a start. RALLY TIME LETS GO TWINS
Here we GOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
I have always been so sick of the Morneau for MVP chants. MVPs do not go in the tank down the stretch, and do not bounce into double plays with bases loaded and the game on the line.
All he had to do is lift it to the outfield, get a run and keep the inning alive,,,,, Morneau has always been too streaky of hitter to be an MVP
Hey there ya go Tolbert.
Morneau should have listened to Gary Gaetti when he said “it’s hard to play baseball with both hands around your neck.” He has been horrible all week long at the plate. Two walks in the bottom of the 7th including one to Mauer and Morneau swings at the first pitch and grounds in to a double play????
Forgot to ask the baseball gods to heal Young’s foot.
Consider it asked.
My theory: Gardy is experiencing black outs in the dugout periodically.
Ball 4 called strike 2….I told everyone early on that MLB wants the WhiteSux to win the division.
Has there been a Young sighting? They did trade a starting pitcher for this guy, right? He’s 27th in VORP, a league average LFer and the Twins are in the playoffs. Brutal trade so far, just brutal.
I mean, had MOrneau struck out that one inning, it would have been a helluva lot better,,,,,at least let someone else have a crack at bases loaded
That ump behind the plate is a joke Harris should have been on 1st. Ridiculous.
Bad luck Twins today. Geeeah
we cant whine about the umps. I am not saying they are perfect, but the Twins have gotten breaks too, like that Swisher AB on Thursday.
They Twins are in this situation because they are absolutely anemic.
They have a three game series with KC to close the season and can almost put it away with probably 2 out of 3 wins and they lose the first two???? They are so lucky they are still in the race.
Well, well, well…
It was four months ago that I was berated by the apologists when I suggested that Morneau becomes emotionally instable in high-pressure at-bats and ALWAYS swings at the first pitch in such a case. I also noted that if he didn’t knock it off this immature propensity of his would end up costing his team. WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!!? What a little, friggin’ retard this guy is! It just is not in his mental capacity to say to himself, “Gee, pitcher just walked Mauer on four straight, maybe I ought to take a pitch or two, look for a pitch I know I can drive rather than just swing at any little thing the pitcher gives me because I have zero control over my self-discipline when the fans are all standing and cheering.” MVP my ass! He shouldn’t even finish in the top ten (I’d vote for Span over his retarded ass)!
Case point #2: T, Nora, Romer, pay the eff attention! Remember all those times months ago when people got frustrated at the Twins for pissing away games that they should have won, and you all were like, “The sky isn’t falling… it’s only one loss… blah, blah, blah.” Remember that some of us were saying that EVERY GAME counts and you cannot piss a one of them away? Remember that? Well, now you know why, don’t you?! Don’t imagine we’ll be hearing much more from the apologists this year, folks with all that crow (not to mention their feet) in their mouths. But next February you can bet they’ll all be right back here on this very blog spewing their mouth diarrhea about how their baseball acumen is so much greater than anyone else’s on here.
HAH, god that has to be embarring for the apologists!
well, if we can hold em, top of the order coming up. Lets get two of the first three batters on base, then let Morneau redeem himself with a walk off homer. Hes still not MVP material, but he could redeem himself a lot.
I think this is happening because he is living with his girlfriend before getting married.
A ball is a ball bit the umps call it a strike. Just don’t agree with the umps.
Not an apologist for Gardy.
Boof had bad luck.
KC is and has been hot for a couple weeks.
Indians beginning their pounding of Vasquez/Sux…….
well well well you are just a troll not eating crow. Didn’t even need to read what you saud you just show up when Twins have a bad game. Where were you during the Sox series?
First of all, relax, I was joking about morneue and his girlfriend.
Second, Eat Crow, you are right on the money.
You can whine about the umps.
Just don’t whine about the other teams when THEY whine about the umps.
Morneau has been lame the past 2 weeks…and Soria is one of the best closers in the game. Barring a miracle this game is over…so GO INDIANS!
Ku Ku Ka Choo!
Dinky KC hits today match the appendages of the insurgents here.
noteatingcrow, you are an idiot. how many big hits has justin morneau got this year with runners on? A LOT. just because he doens’t in one situation gives you no reason to make that idiotic post. find me a player in the major leagues batting 1.000 with runners in scoring position. morneau swung at the first pitch because he probably thoguht the pitcher was going to throw him a fat pitch (which he did) thinking justin would be taking. justin just missed it. it happens.
Ha ha, I was thinking to blame Morneau’s fiancee also!
anyways, 1-0 cleveland already
Romer, I agree. Bad luck for Boof. The dome worked against the twins that inning. Morneau has to come through with bases loaded though. Just a frustrating day.
Indians 1, Whities 0
Great, Bullington pitches for Lee…
I almost dont care what happens in the Sox/Tribe game. THe way the Twins are playing, they are in no position to go anywhere in a play in or play off games.
NOT EATING CROW,
Morneau didn’t do it, but it’s not like he’s not doing it to personally pi$$ you off! He is the one that looses the most if he stays in this slump. It doesn’t matter one little bit what you say or said about it.
Go Twins!
Time to battle their tails off and run around the bases!
Sounds like a fair weather fan, Fair Weather Kevin. Go Tribe!!!
Twins won’t face the Royals who have perfected their role as spoilers over the years in the playoffs. Twins have seemed to do alot better against teams that are playing meaningful games. Anything can happen in the playoffs.
I mean Royals have perfected the role of spoilers in the regular season LOL
ball 4.
That same pitch was just a ball Span should be on first. If he is going to call it thats fine but do it consistently.
Its all good he walks anyway.
three outs left…make em count
Lets go Joe put on in the gap.
Were giving ourselves a chance to win this.
That one stings.
ARGH!
Of course Mauer doesn’t choke.
That has to be the end of the bad luck for this season…….
At least Mournie can’t hit into another DP.
oh man, what’s with the double plays
Too many opputunities and too many DP. Want to bang my head against a wall.
Another reason we don’t deserve to win. Nothing can describe how bad we played today. We WERE coming back and Mauer ended that chance yet again.
some days you just get the schnitzel
Off to the gig. My best to you all, and DrDon, have fun at the V-F.
exit stage left.
without mauer and morneau the twins are a 70-win team. that’s baseball for ya.
Have an awesome off season HOMERS! Your Twins suck.
Sox have yet to prove they deserve to win either. Which either team will be doing. Yuck.
Now let me guess, the vikings will find away to blow it tomorrow
season over.
And before you jump on me, that’s the first time I posted that.
Sure wish the Twins management had decided to take this season seriously and provided their manager with some better bullpen options.
Goose at least we are not losers who have enpty lifes and have nothing better to do then troll
Nora,
You have to ignore the trolls.
Should have PH for Morneau there, but Mauer’s DP killed us.
pinch hit for morneau?
perfect example of how stupid some of these posts get.
well at least we are getting a new stadium
Yep, over the course of the year, it was the bullpen that cost the Twins at least 7 or 8 wins…they should have won the division easily. To choke it away to the Whities is painful.
I’m hoping that these Twins don’t play their best unless under LOTS of pressure.
Love you Twins!!!! What a season! Loved every inning of every game!
Thanks!
Go Twins!
the white sox suck too remember
If the Vikes win tomorrow and T-Jack sits his sorry behind on the bench the rest of the year, I believe we will make the playoffs.
As far as the Twins go, Bonser, Guerrier, Guardado and Crain ALL need to be gone next year. PERIOD. I’s also like to see a real trade, maybe Young and Blackburne for a right handed batting power hitter in left and a real 3rd baseman who can hit 20 hrs a year and swings from the right side.
But…. Billy the Kid will bring in 4 washed up players again who can be had dirt cheap. He is pathetic.
Cliff Lee has been scratched from tomorrows start. It is over.
Argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boy, this team sure fooled me. After sweeping the Sox I issued a mea culpa and said this team has a lot of heart. Now I have to admit I was SO WRONG! This team has heart when it shows up to play, but that’s only about half the time. The other half of the time, including yesterday and today, they showed their true selves: A BIG BUNCH OF LOSERS! Gardy and Billy both need to be fired. CLEAN F’ING HOUSE! Keep Anderson and Vavra, if the new manager will have them, and let the other bums go. Where Gardy gets off bringing in Guerrier in the first place, let alone leaving him out there after dodging bullets in the previous inning, I mean, gawd, what a stupid boneheaded thing to do. If Gardy and Smith had a single brain cell between them Guerrier wouldn’t even be on the team, let alone pitching in important situations on the last weekend of the season. And don’t even get me started on Mr. Justin MVP I think I’ll take the weekend off Morneau. When the pressure is on this guy pulls a disappearing act. MISERABLE FAILURES ALL OF THEM.
Don’t be mad at me just because your precious Twins suck. Morneau and Mauer have sucked lately. Deal with it.
We’ll remember that when Cleveland comes here next year
Almost don’t want the Twins to make the postseason so Bill Smith and the front office get the credit due them for sitting on their hands through the trading deadline watching all the other playoff contenders improve themselves.
But what the hey, they got a new stadium coming!
(BTW, who pays for that big-ass sign the size of a barn outside the stadium site in the shape of a homeplate announcing the stadium is coming in 2010? If the the answer is the taxpayers again I will indeed beat someone with a waffle iron!)
i really wanted the twins to win this game worse than any game of the year so i could watch the white sox right after. i only get wgn so i dont get to watch them play much. man did that crowd roar when they posted the twins score as final
Morneau = Choke.
Am I wrong or does Morneau go in the tank every September? When he’s bad you can see it in his swing. It’s like, ‘I want to get out and go hide in the dugout.’
We know he’s better than that. Does he know it?
Gardy = Matt Guerrier Love Machine.
Relax, we can look forward to these offseason acquisitions:
Omar Visquez (to replace Punto after Mariners sign him for 11 million a year), Jose Valentin, Mike Moroth (for 8th inning guy), Steve Balboni or Jesse Barfield (for their right-handed DH), and Billy Wagner (whom they can’t believe they got at such a discount!).
Nuts! It’s been a good run this season, but it looks like the Twins gas tank just hit “E”.
Brian Bullington tomorrow for the Indians? Even if the White Sox lose tonight, we’ll settle for a tie if we can win tomorrow.
4-1 Indians. I guess there is some hope still. Go Indians!
6-1 Indians.
The White Sox are turrible…just turrible.
Hopefully they get swept and we can FINALLY win tomorrow.
Haha, Chuck!
7-1 now which team sucks the most? lol
7-1
The similiarities between 2008 and 2006 are terrifying.
Hopefully the end result (Twins in the postseason) holds.
That said, being at the game today…ouch. Morneau was Capt. Rally Killer. Tonight was his chance to secure MVP (national broadcast).
He failed to do so. Likely cost himself the chance.
Twins are being handed a gift by Cleveland at the moment. If this score holds the Twins need to win tomorrow to at least force the Wednesday tiebreak.
with some better bullpen options.
Which Bradford, Embree, and Hawkins would not have been.
At all.
all you blogger bitchers sh be happy tonite brian bass pitched 6 innings gave up 1 run and retired the last 13 batters so maybe he wasnt the biggest problem no??????
7-2 going into the 8th indians
This from the Sox blog tonight:
This is honestly embarassing, why the **** does it seem like KC and CLE are putting forth more ****ing effort than a team in a ****ing playoff race. This is ****ing sad, **** this bull****. Our only hope is that Minnesota loses tommorrow, DET gives us the makeup, and the Twins plane crashes on the way to the one way playoff game.
These people are seriously ready to jump off a bridge…
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8-2 Indians
Again, if you want some good laughs, check out 670AM after the game tonight
The game is televised on WGN right now, and you can get a few good laughs there also. But I don’t think Cleveland can hold the lead.
Mudcat??? You don’t think Cleveland can hold a five run lead with four outs to go?
Really?
They pitched to Thome with first base open and paid. Then Konerko homered anyway, so it didn’t matter. It’s 8-6, but everyone’s prolly watching anyway.
Mudcat:
You really believe they can blow a TWO run lead with four outs to go??? ;*)
Uh-oh
Man, I hope the Sox bring in Jenks the Cat, to give Cleveland a little more breathing room
I wish the Twins would have got beat 12-10 or something, I wouldn’t have felt so empty afterwards.
Thanks, AJ, the final out of the eighth.
Keep tellin’ yourself there was no way to help the bullpen, T.
You’re the only one listening to yourself.
But I can understand…you’ve been sticking to that BS line all year, little late to admit your error at this point.
Jenks/Linebrink, it doesn’t matter. They all stink. Load em up.
Johnny Peralta. My new favorite player.
Now Victor Martinez is my favorite player! ! !
its really a shame that after the way the Twins have stunk that the Sox are still giving us a chance
Chicago’s bullpen rivals the Mets. As bad as ours has been, theirs is HORRIBLE.
At least we had those two crucial back-to-back games where ours gave up zero.
This has to be like getting stabbed, missing the jugular, but then getting hit by a bus crossing the street.
Franklin Guitierrez for…President! ! !
HORRIBLE, I say, HORRIBLE!
Let’s not celebrate until we’re sure Cleveland’s bullpen can hold this lead.
Tribe has batted around TWICE tonight. Last night they held them under a dozen (11) tonight it’s an even dozen.
Mark! ! ! I think even Cleveland can hold a SIX run lead with three outs to go!
four possibilities tomorrow:
Twins Win,, Sox win,,, Sox have to beat Detroit next day
TWins lose, Sox lose,, Sox have to beat Detroit next day
Twins Win, Sox lose,, season over
Twins lose, Sox win,,, Sox play Detroit, but only have play in game if they lose
all in all , things looking pretty good for TWins now,,,,, almost shamefully
Cleveland announcers just said Cliff Lee will NOT pitch tomorrow. He has officially been shut down.
Chicago has scored 20 runs the last three games… and LOST THEM ALL!
Na, Na, Naa Naa, Hey, Hey, Hey, Goodbye.
Don’t forget, 670AM. It’s really worth it! :*)
Sox pop out and strike out. Twins hang onto First Place for another day!
MY CALL
The next (AND LAST) team that the Twins will beat this year will be the White Sox on Tuesday.
The Twins lose tomorrow, win Tuesday and lose every ALDS game.
so tomorrow is game 162, the twins have won 87 and own a half-game lead.
but i keep reading that the season is over. can someone help me with the math?
Mr sid, That may well be the smartest and safest call this year. After all, the Twins and Sox were picked to finish a distant 3rd-4th in this division. The AL Central of 2008 is second only to the NL West in being the most topsy-turvy in baseball (And the NL, sans the Cubs, is AAA at best). That said, can we really expect the end to be “pretty”? Who knows what the future holds but Fri./Sat.’s games have been ugly for both teams. Maybe Manana…..
mickey,
Tomorrow the season IS over!
I have the schedule on the desk in front of me.
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