Wednesday lineups: Twins/Rays
Posted on April 29th, 2009 – 3:47 PMBy Joe Christensen
Here are tonight’s starting lineups. (Updates to come.)
Update: Mike Redmond had an MRI exam on his right shoulder, and is available tonight only as an emergency catcher, Manager Ron Gardenhire said.
Redmond said he’s hoping he’s ready to play by Friday, but everyone knows that’s when Joe Mauer will be activated from the disabled list.
Redmond said his groin injury hasn’t bothered him since the first weekend of the season, but the shoulder has been affecting his throws all season.
Asked about the MRI, Redmond said, “They found a Bud Light in there.” No, he hasn’t lost his sense of humor. His last trip to the disabled list was in 1998, and he’s in no hurry to go back.
(*) Jesse Crain (right shoulder stiffness) felt good in a bullpen session, and could be activated from the DL by Tuesday. Crain will throw bullpen sessions Friday and Sunday before the Twins set a target date.
(*) Manager Ron Gardenhire said he’s leaning toward putting Mauer right back in the No. 3 spot, when he returns. The hope is that Alexi Casilla will rediscover his form from last year in the No. 2 spot.
(*) Mauer will be in the Metrodome tonight getting final clearance from team doctors to come off the DL.
RAYS (8-13)
1. B.J. Upton, CF
2. Carl Crawford, LF
3. Evan Longoria, 3B
4. Carlos Pena, 1B
5. Pat Burrell, DH
6. Ben Zobrist, RF
7. Dioner Navarro, C
8. Akinori Iwamura, 2B
9. Jason Bartlett, SS
Starting pitcher: LH Scott Kazmir (3-1, 3.97 ERA)
TWINS (10-11)
1. Denard Span, CF
2. Brendan Harris, SS
3. Justin Morneau, 1B
4. Jason Kubel, DH
5. Joe Crede, 3B
6. Michael Cuddyer, RF
7. Delmon Young, LF
8. Jose Morales, C
9. Alexi Casilla, 2B
Starting pitcher: RH Nick Blackburn (1-1, 4.44 ERA)
Metrodome. First pitch: 7:10 p.m.
359 Responses to "Wednesday lineups: Twins/Rays"
Who goes to Rochester to make room for Mauer?
Morales? Buscher? or Gomez?
Morales might have to DH, with Kubel in the OF!
Thought Kubel might get tonight off with a tough lefty on the hill. Cuddyer needs to get going in a hurry.
No Punto. Was that a pig that just flew by my window?
Id side with Thrylos on this one and say, if Morales stays Buscher has to go. You cant have 3 bench guys (red, busch, jose) that have very limited defensive options.
i saw a pig fly past mine too, Willie.
This is the lineup to go with….no arguments here. Cuddy should break out of it tonight, you would think.
Glad to see Casilla hitting 9th tonight. And excited to see Harris in for Punto!
The only way Morales stays is if Redmond goes to the DL.
How about one of the relievers, Seth?
We can jettison one of those until Crain gets back, right?
I like the lineup although I might put Morales higher up and Cuddsy lower. But I’m not greedy.
Willie,
It’s only a pig when it is Cuddy out of the line-up. Must of been something else…
btw… might not want a flying pig with the swine flu and such 
It should be Gomez, although I’d be shocked if the trigger was pulled on that.
The easy choice is Morales, and I think that’s how BS rolls.
yeah, don’t push it Willie. I applaud Gardy for this lineup! Now let’s rock the Kazmir.
Aw, no Punto? Otherwise I would have totally nailed this lineup.
Punto must have bowled a really bad game.
My alternative cliche was that I just got hit in the head with a snowball tossed by Satan. I didn’t want to go there either.
trish, if it were Cuddy, we wouldn’t bother with the baseball game tonight because that would mean an asteroid is heading straight for Earth!
willieN
Good call on the flying pig because I can’t believe that LNP isn’t starting tonight either. Next thing you know Gardy will do something radical and bench Cuddy and Punto and then what will we have to complain about. Go Twins and let’s get a win!
K-uddyer break out tonight…? Isn’t he 0-10 against Kazmir?
Whew! I can cool off and look at the lineups……..
Kazmir has been walking a lot batters. Will Cuddy and Kubel lay off and take the walks to see if Crede, Morales, and Young can pick up the slack?
I’d bat Morales 2nd, but other than that, this lineup is a winner. At least it smells better.
K-ddaver career against Kazmir: 11 PA, 0 H, 1 BB, 5 K
It’s called being “due” 
I’m holding you to that Jason…
I still can’t believe that Cuddyer is in the Major’s …
I’ve always thought there’s a fine line between bravery and stupidity. I think the same can apply to “being due” and “Oh no, Cuddyer’s up to bat again”!
All three catchers stay thru the Home stand, to allow Mauer a short catching night if there is a game that is a blow out by 7th inning, then Red to the DH for 15 days for R&R, then if morales is still hot Red is released, if not Morales goes to Rochester until September or injury to a catcher. But Red is gone by 2010.
Who goes to Rochester to make room for Mauer?
Morales? Buscher? or Gomez?
I think that Buscher or Redmond go. It does not make sense to a. not play and b. demote the best center fielder in the AL. Morales is the hottest bat in the team right now and they should keep him until he gets hot. This is the beauty of options: Keep the hottest people in the 40-man roster up. If Morales cools off, get the hottest person from Rochester up for 2 weeks.
On another note, I think that what happens when Crain returns will also be very interesting. The conventional wisdom is that that either Morillo gets cut or Mijares gets to Rochester. I would not be surprised if Dickey goes to Rochester and they use Guerrier as the long man. On the other hand, the best case scenario would be to find a way to keep Morillo in the organization and send him to Rochester to work with Cuellar on developing a change. He just has way too much upside. How can they do that? Sign him to a 2 year contract for slightly more than he makes now for this year and the second year full of incentives and ask him to accept the assignment to Rochester.
holding me to what? Guaranteeing a big night by Cuddyer?
That’s only a hunch, folks. I wouldn’t be surprised in the least if he went 0-for-4
Kubes has been hot so this is a good time to put him in against Kazmir who could very well put Kubes into a 2 week slump. You guys have to have something to bitch about.
It’ll be more than pigs flying IF Cuddy sits!
Cuddy is worthless, why he remains in the line up just goes to show how over rate Gardy is….
outfield: Young,Span,Kubel
Infield: Crede, Putz, Harris, Justin
Catcher: Joe
DH: Buscher
Redmond goes to DL or Gomez goes to AAA or Morales goes to AAA
That’s what I think will (hope in that order) happen on Friday when Mauer comes back.
Thrylos, he needs to control his fastball before he learns a good change. You should know that…
Kojis,
Who do you get rid for the 3 KC games? Morillo and then DL Redmond when Crain comes back?
If you plan on DL Redmond, you would do it now and not wait 3 more games.
Release Redman, and make him the assistant bullpen coach.
and come on thry, red isnt going to AAA!!! man im losing respect for your bb knowledge…
Thrylos,
Signing Morillo to a 2-yr contract is irrelevant. He would have to clear waivers before he has the option of accepting the assignment to Rochester.
Rob,
Red, is not going to AAA, but he might just be “going”…
Morillo other than the Boston game when it was wet and raining and the ball and mount were slippery has shown pretty good control with the FB.
SweetOne says:
April 29th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
The only way Morales stays is if Redmond goes to the DL.
Hey, I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. Morales is going to keep playing everyday until Joe comes. Then RedDog will be DL’d effective last Saturday. It’s pretty simple while Morales plays, Joe is coming, and our 3rd catcher only misses a few days. Then when GoGo comes back after becoming a new daddy, then it’s decision time…not until then.
Thrylos - signing him to a long-term contract doesn’t take away the need for him to clear waivers to be sent down. I think there would be as much chance of him clearing if he makes league minimum as if he makes $450,000.
Also, Dickey would still have to clear waivers as well. I don’t know if I would worry about losing him as much as Morillo (who I would really like to stick around), but that should factor in.
I agree with DrDon…
FYI,
I believe Gomez will be back Friday or Saturday.
SweetOne….and so will Joe.
Why do people think Red would even want to coach? You guys have any idea how many second guessers there are out there? Not to mention the whiny, bitchy, complaining bloggers.
What’s your point. I know Joe will be back Friday (actually he’s on his way already).
A82Bomb….Thank you…I may not be the brightest porchlight on the block, but at least I have a building permit.
He would have to clear waivers before he has the option of accepting the assignment to Rochester.
I am not so sure about that. Steve Trachsel was sent to the minors by the Mets in 2001 without passing waivers and they are considering doing the same with Oliver Perez this season (both players out of options.) All he had to do was accept the assignment. I don’t know whether there is a certain language in a contract or whether you can do it only during the first year of multi-year contract, but there seems to be a loophole there for which I do not know the specifics. If that is not an option, they can do a Willis-type DL stint, but they got to pay the guy to accept…
Grab a beer Gardy.
Redmond will coach after his playing days, might as well start asap.
Punto sucks, why did gardy not have him bunt in the 5th last night? Cuddy is also very weak, should have moved him 2 years ago…
I’ve heard nothing about Redmond being Dl’d but it would make sense right now. Kudos to Morales for making this decision tough on them. There aren’t many other options tonight besides having Cuddy in the lineup folks. He will put together better at bats then Buscher (as difficult as that is to realize right now). I’m confident Cuddy will get things turned around. It may not be tonight as Kazmir is tought. Let’s hope Blackburn can throw a solid game and we can get to Scott.
Hey, I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. Morales is going to keep playing everyday until Joe comes. Then RedDog will be DL’d effective last Saturday. It’s pretty simple while Morales plays, Joe is coming, and our 3rd catcher only misses a few days. Then when GoGo comes back after becoming a new daddy, then it’s decision time…not until then.
Doc - were you in Dallas on the fateful day on the grassy knoll? lol - I like the projection –
Dickey would still have to clear waivers as well.
does he with a split contract? I thought that he just has to accept the assignment
thrylos98. Trachsel and Perez are and were in completely different contract situations as far as contract status than Morillo. If they were to send him to Rochester he would absolutely have to pass through waivers which could very well happen. There is no possible way they could sign him and ask him to accept a demotion without him going through waivers.
“pilver says:
April 29th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Punto sucks, why did gardy not have him bunt in the 5th last night? Cuddy is also very weak, should have moved him 2 years ago…”
bitch about the past, for crying out loud. Like you can change it now? C’mon, new game tonight.
Dickey would not have to clear waivers. He signed a 2-way deal so they could send him straight to ROch.
Trachsel and Perez are and were in completely different contract situations as far as contract status than Morillo.
agreed. Thus, the need to sign him to a more than a year contract.
Those guys are veterans that aren’t arbitration eligible anymore. Morillo is. That is the difference.
Dars,
so in order to be able to do that, they would need to sign him to a contact that would cover his arbitration years, correct?
I don’t think you DL Redmond with Mauer just coming back from an injury. I think if they keep Morales it will be as a third catcher.
In other words, someone like Cuddyer and Baker could potentially be sent to Rochester if they accept the assignment?
The only way they can keep 3 catchers is if they go back to 11 pitchers. I just can’t see them releasing Redmond at this point.
Even if it makes baseball sense I think they fear what releasing one of the only vocal leaders this team has and a very popular guy in the clubhouse might do to team chemistry. In addition if Mauer should come up lame a week from now, we would really be in a bad spot regardless of how well Morales is playing.
The DL thing is an option. But frankly, he’s already been quoted saying he’s fine and he hasn’t played in several days. MLB is pretty lenient on this, but even they might raise thier eyebrows at such a move.
I fear that regardless of how well Morales is playing, he’s going to be the odd man out. I would suggest sending DFA’ing Morillo at least initially. Crain may be ready to come back by Sunday, but at least you buy yourself those 2-3 days.
Lose Dickey.
Lose Dickey.
it might actually just come to that, because Mijares seems to be ok and Morillo just has too much upside and has been as effective as Dickey lately.
Starting Morales tonight might be a clue. With Redmond not having played since Saturday, he could be back-dated to the DL and brought back in 10 days if he’s needed.
Love it more. critics. Should jsut get Joe C. put a poll out as to who would be going.
None of the choices above make any sense.
Not going to send Cuddyer, Baker, Dickey,
Redmond to the DL just delays the inevitable.
Win Twins!
thrylos, Morillo does throw very hard. However do you think the Twins just made some huge discovery by signing him? He is 25 so Im guessing he has been in pro ball for about 7 years, if he cant control his fastball after 7 years of pro coaching, it will probably never happen.
Greg…Joe C. knows more about this than any of us novices out here. But he ain’t gonna tell us, because he is having a blast reading our nonsense. In fact, once something happens, Joe C. will summarize his various articles and will therefore show us his wherewithall.
1. Neither Morillo nor Dickey can be sent to the minors without clearing wavers. Neither has options left. Why do you think Colorado didn’t send Morillo to the minors? He had to pass through waivers, and the Twins claimed him. The ’split contract’ Dickey signed would have allowed the Twins to send him to Rochester before opening day. Once he’s on the 25 man roster, he needs to clear waivers like anyone else.
2. Reddog hasn’t played since Saturday. Seems to me that’s not a coincidence and it’s likely he’ll be retroactively placed on the DL on Friday when Mauer returns, he’d be eligible to come off on May 11th. They get another week and a half to determine if Morales is the real thing, and can survive for a week and a half if Mauer can’t catch more than every other day.
3. IMO the situation last night with two runners on, with Morales at bat, was a straight double steal. Both runners were moving on the 0-1 count, Morales fouled off the pitch. I don’t think that was a hit and run, you don’t call a hit and run with 2 on and 2 out. Morales was expected to take the pitch but fouled off a pitch at his ankles. I’m pretty sure the double steal would have been succesful, as everyone was surprised and Delmon got a great jump off second. You could see Gardy was pretty pi$$id off that Morales swung at the pitch and messed up the double steal. Then later in the AB, Delmon decided to go on his own (which is why the trail runner didn’t go), and with the element of surprise gone, was dead meat.
USAFChief. You are right no Morillo but not Dickey. Look it up. Dickey signed a 2 way deal. He wasn’t even on the 40 man until opening day. They could send him to the minors without risking losing him (not that they would). My vote would be to send Dickey to the minors. The only risk for that is then you don’t have a real innings eater except maybe using Guerrier in that role but you are still going to need him in some late inning situations, especially with Crain’s injury. Thrylos98….I’m not sure if they can sign him to buy his arb years out or not to send him down. I believe that Cuddy or Redmond would have to be DFA’d as well. This is kind of a confusing process with contractual status but I am almost positive this is how it all works.
Chief…you said, and I quote:
“Reddog hasn’t played since Saturday. Seems to me that’s not a coincidence and it’s likely he’ll be retroactively placed on the DL on Friday when Mauer returns, he’d be eligible to come off on May 11th. They get another week and a half to determine if Morales is the real thing, and can survive for a week and a half if Mauer can’t catch more than every other day”
That is exactly what I have been saying for several days now. You are right on the money. Good job.
Rob,
Morillo has shown decent control of his fastball this season.
against the Angels he threw 12 FB 75% for strikes 1 slider (was a strike)
in Boston he threw 11 FB 18.2% for strikes and 5 sliders 20% for strikes
against the Rays he threw 12 FB 67% for strikes
Take away the Boston game when he pitched in crappy conditions and he has been fine (71% of FB for strikes). He needs to develop and throw secondary pitches.
DrDon no I can’t change it now, a 2 year deal for Punto. Nice. Maybe he will hit in the new park. I can still bitch about it… Cuddy, he will come around, when Jly when we are 15 games back in a bad division. He most have photo’s on Gardy
Morillo cannot be sent down as is.
He could be sent down is he signs a new multi-year contract. What kind of contract and for how many years, I am not sure… but there are examples of players who were sent down without passing waivers if they accepted the assignment.
Stelly retires, Red becomes bullpen coach….and Gomez goes to AAA. If you need another outfielder, call up Dustin Martin. He’s only hitting .281 - but leading the team in Rochester. I question whether Go-go could even hit .281 in Triple A anymore. He’s a wreck mentally and has never been able to figure out the hand-eye coordination. Too bad, he is a good fielder. A change of scenery/wake up call might help him, but I still think I’d trade him if the right opportunity ever came along. So, the Santana trade is a bust…that’s what you get when you know you won’t re-sign a guy…a hanfdful of cast-offs and hope you get lucky on one.
I am not picking on Punto by calling him names or anything like that. He is not having good atbats, and his luck has been bad when he does hit the ball hard. He is still making the plays defensively so I think a demotion is maybe in order to having him back to a super sub. He was one of the best backups in the league, but he just struggles for some reason either in Odd years, or as a starter. I don’t know if Harris will be the answer at SS, but he isn’t going to kill the team. Punto on the bench gives this team more versatility.
And as for who goes down on Friday, Morales will go down because he needs to play every day to become a better catcher. I love his bat, and he’s proven he can hit major league pitching. However, with Mauer here, He’s only going to get a very limited amount of atbats.
The other possibility is putting Red on the DL with a phantom injury?
Really glad to see Harris in the lineup tonight. I’d be shocked to see Morales go down. He is one of the only consistant hitter right now. I seriously think it will be Gomez.
Morales is here to stay, to bad for Red, he will get released at some point of Mauer is indeed healthy, which insiders say is questionable for the long haul. Punto is a 7/8 inning d replacement, not an everyday player. Having Tampa in town reminds me of what a bad deal the Garza trade was.
pilver: “Having Tampa in town reminds me of what a bad deal the Garza trade was.” The past, the past, the past.
Interesting Twins talk on this webcast… Tolbert, bullpen.
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/generic/video/sod/Sports_On_Demand_Archive
in four starts garza is 1-2 with a 4.97 era. i’d say it’s still a little early to lament the loss of garza.
thrylos, come on man you are better than that. Its a 3 game sample size, look at his walk record his entire career. Either that or stop looking up stats and watch him throw the ball, it obvious he is a poster child for bad control. He will NEVER throw strikes its that simple. If he figures it out Ill be the first to say Im sorry to you.
Keeping R A Dickey over Morillo is lunacy.
People keep saying he can pitch every day, pitch multiple innings, finish off blowouts, etc.
Setting aside the fact he doesn’t get hitters out, he doesn’t even do what his supporters keep saying he is on the team to do.
He hasn’t finished off blowouts. He’s only finished two games, and one of those was the game in Boston that got called after 7, and he only faced three batters. He’s pitched fewer innings in relief than Guerrier, Crain, Nathan, and Ayala.
Morillo is worth keeping around for what he might become.
R A Dickey isn’t worth keeping around for anything.
its insane to think that redman will be released this year ….he is the backup catcher…i also like this new kid, but he is not the second coming of johnny bench for gods sake…he is a converted infielder who needs to learn to catch..not sit on the bench and watch mauer play…he needs all of this year at least at AAA to learn the catching job so he might be able to someday throw a guy out at 2nd base maybe…so lets stop all the nonsense about redman and get on with it…
People saying send Gomez to AAA are smokin’ the good stuff apparently. Gomez is no worse at the plate than Cuddy, but he is an infinitely better fielder. He has way more upside, and I think he’s far more in need of ABs than Cuddy. Same goes for Young. Young is pretty brutal in the field but for god’s sakes let’s try him in right. I think he has better chance handling balls richocheting off the baggie than the huge left field where he’s never looked comfortable.
But hey this will never happen. When Mauer comes back, I say we DFA Cuddyer.
We’re gonna win Twins,
We’re gonna score,
…..
Also, if we were to send Morales down to AAA I would hope it is to get him acclimated to playing some second base again.
Hell, I’d take Morales at SS.
You are right no Morillo but not Dickey. Look it up. Dickey signed a 2 way deal. He wasn’t even on the 40 man until opening day
Right. But now he IS on the 40 man. More importantly, he’s on the 25 man.
I’m pretty sure that: Players on the 25 man roster, with no options left, need to pass through waivers to be sent to the minors. There is also a requirement for players with a certain amount of big league service time to accept a minor league assignment, but that is a separate issue.
Which is no big deal to me, since, a) I doubt anyone would claim Dickey, and b) I’d be relieved if someone DID claim Dickey.
mj1…let’s look at the overall picture regarding Moralles…How many times is he now going to the mound to talk to his pitcher and settling him down? So far, quite a few. Joe does it, RedDog does it, and now Jose is doing it. That is what a catcher does. Last night, Jose went out, next pitch a DP. The past? yes, for sure. But that is a sign of good things to come. Go Twins!!!!!!!!!!!
I’d take Morales at SS
So did the Twins in the 3rd round of the 2001 draft. He was drafted as a SS.
Not to mention that Mauer’s health is not a sure thing. If he goes down again and we have released Redman, we are sitting on two rookie catchers. Morales has been a lot of fun to watch and looks like he has a future with this team, but I can not imagine a scenario where the Twins would release Redman.
The DL stint does seem to make sense though, give Red a chance to get to rest his legs and get to 100% while keeping Morales’ hot bat in the lineup while Mauer eases his way back into catching every day. When Redman comes off the DL, Mauer is hopefully back to catching four or five games a week, and Morales can go down to Rochester where he can catch everyday and continue to work on defense.
From a brief scanning of these comments, I can only conclude two things for certain.
1) On Friday, when Mauer returns, someone currently on the 25 man roster will have to be DFA’d, demoted, or released; and
2) Whoever that unfortunate soul may be, 80% of the comments here will be critical of the decision.
Well said JC.
Few things:
Morales.
Destined to be the backup for the Twins. With Maurer in front and Ramos behind that’s his future. Might just as well start now while he’s hot. And Red wants to coach. And deserves to coach. Down in rookie or A ball till he pays his dues.
Morillo.
Havn’t seen him yet. But if he finishes his FB well, a la Garza or Wood, he’s worth trying to fix. If it’s straight, he’s 25 yrs old, let him help someone else.
Harris.
Luv this guy. But he ain’t no ML SS. give him some time there to keep his head in the game. But the 5-6 and the 4-6 holes are just too big with him out there full time. If we could put him and Punto in a blender and get a hybrid, cool. But we can’t. So, gotta go with the glove.
Yeah, why not? Definitely send Gomez, the best defensive CF in the league down to AAA…Makes sense to me. Great baseball sense and management.
harris will go 4-4 tonight and then benched for not enough grit.
How give this guy a chance at ss to see if he can get hot and let LNP be the utility guy.
Amen, JimCrikket. There will always be people here who will complain.
JC, you are very right. No one will ever be happy
Trish, Tim, JC, you are right, a bunch of complainers.
No way the Twins keep 3 catchers, and I don’t see them releasing Redmond. Morales needs conditioning on his defense in AAA.
What’s Morillo’s upside? I’m thinking Mike MacDougal, which isn’t really a complement. But he’s only pitched 2+ innings, so it’s hard to gauge. I can see sending Dickey to AAA until the Twins sort out if Ayala, Morillo, or even Guerrier are worth keeping.
By the way… anyone catch the Brewers game? The pitcher had to take matters into his own hands because the other 8 players decided not to show up and hit a homerun to give the brewers the 1-0 lead and eventually the final score.
Concerning Jim’s 5:59 comment:
This is either because everyone is so terrible right now, we cant agree on who sucks the most, or we have decent enough lineup that nobody wants to give up anyone else. I’ll play the optimist and say the latter. Clearly, there are several guys who are underperforming (Cuddyer, Gomez) but hopefully Gardy can find a way to help them snap out of it. I seriously doubt if any of these players will ever meet our bloated expectations, but at least we have a team with enough potnential to keep every game interesting.
We bloggers, at Gardy’s disdain,
Criticize, it’s getting mundane.
Gardy calls the shots, WE are all lots
of experts, our advice means we’re insane.
So long RA Dickey. Hope your Seattle counterpart is faring better.
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welcome back trish…we missed you..no one to give grief to…LOL
Thanks Don… now all the girl bashing can go back on
Howard…as per your update:
“”"”"(*) Manager Ron Gardenhire said he’s leaning toward putting Mauer right back in the No. 3 spot, when he returns. The hope is that Alexi Casilla will rediscover his form from last year in the No. 2 spot.”"”"”"
Alexi Casilla will return to his form from last year in the 2 spot, because Alexi will now have to be pitched to with Mauer coming up. Gotta love Bezzball strategy.
“”"”trish says:
April 29th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Thanks Don… now all the girl bashing can go back on “”"”"
Hey, sport…you, indeed, are one of the guys. And we love you being on the board. You add class, my friend. GO TWINS!!!!!!!!!!!!
For those wondering about what happens with Morales…read JoeC’s article again.
Redmond having an MRI, and talks about his groin. He’ll be on the DL just in time for Mauer.
Hence why Morales starts tonight. Retroactive DL FTW.
Wow Don… you got my nickname without asking. The physics guys call me “Sport” because I am so into baseball.
i suppose casilla will get pitched to now becasue they have been pitching around him to get to morneau. if you buy that one i have a bridge to sell.
Sorry I’m late to the game.
Joe–this can’t be the right lineup. Cuddyer is in it? I thought Gardy played match-ups?
Cuddyer vs Kazmir
1-for-10, 5 K
I’m glad he’s in there!
And his problem has been that with “only” Morneau hitting behind him, he hasn’t been getting anything to hit? LOL
Strutz, to a degree, I think your optimistic slant is correct (at least by comparison to previous years).
The guys off to the slowest starts are, generally, players that you know are not going anywhere. So the choices come down to several players that all have at least some potential redeeming value.
I don’t see Gardy going with 11 pitchers, although I suppose he MIGHT risk it for a week or so until Crain also comes off the DL.
Realistically, though, if you assume that Mauer coming back means one of the other position players has to go, it has to come down to Morales (to Rochester) or Redmond (to the DL). If you keep Morales, then RedDog really has no role with the team right now. He’s not going to pinch hit or pinch run for anyone.
If Redmond is arguably not 100%, then the logical decision is a DL stint for him.
Trish’s nickname is “Sport”.
She’s a physics expert of sort.
She is a class act, has lots of tact
And as a Twins Fan? She will not abort.
Wouldn’t it be great if Morillo turned into the real thing? But don’t get your hopes up, friends. Contradicting the opinion that Morillo has had decent control of his fastball in his three outings are the facts: 17 strikes, 18 balls. Hardly decent control. The fact that one of the games was played in harsh conditions may, or may not have skewed the numbers, and also supports the notion that it’s a little early to get your dobber down or your hopes up regarding this intriguing young fireballer. But we can hope.
trish,
I read your bridge story. Well done. Very well done. I cross that bridge at least twice every day. Just luck it didn’t get me too. Bunch of family and friends called to check on me. Did you get to observe the construction? Pretty amazing.
Two more things. One, you’re a pretty girl either way, blond or not. Two, in the picture of you and LNP you appear to be about 4″ taller than him. I think that makes you 6 ft. Cool. But “tiny dancer”?
Just kiddin.
DrDon is quick with a rhyme,
But I wish it weren’t all the time,
I know it’s in fun, and I do love a pun,
But it takes up the space for my whine.
Paul,
Thanks for the compliment. I saw the construction when I would see it on the TV but I could never get myself close the bridge when it was being constructed.
And LNP was sitting down… making me, only 5′6″ taller than him. I have a picture with Tony O and Gardy that makes me look taller too.
And Dazzle, Jason says that he is “due” so we’ll have to see…
Thanks for the chuckle Walter.
ggg:
“gobbledygookguy says:
April 29th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
i suppose casilla will get pitched to now becasue they have been pitching around him to get to morneau. if you buy that one i have a bridge to sell.”
Ok, I will ask you this, gobble. With Casilla at bat, and either Mauer or Morneau on deck, ?????????????? But then, after Mauer comes Morneau? Man, things are gonna look brighter in the HumptyDump. Then, may I suggest something else??? Bat Cuddy at the 2 spot in front of Mauer and MVP??? Just a thought…………
1. SpanMan LF
2. Cuddy RF
3. Mauer C
4. Morneau 1B
5. CueBall DH
6. Crede 3B
7. Casilla 2B
8. PuntJob SS
9. GoGo CF
trish,
I know. I could tell he was sittin. Just jerkin your chain.
Exactly where is the bridge, ggg, and do you have it on EBay? Includes shipping?
bop, the one encouraging thing about Morillo is that his one bad performance was during the rain and the mound was a mess. Pretty hard for anyone to have pinpoint accuracy when your landing foot is sliding around and that’s just exponentially worse when the pitcher is prone to control issues in the fist place.
I’m willing to write that appearance off, for now. Not saying we have a sure thing on our hands by any means, but I want to see more of him before suggesting he be shown the door.
Walter Johnson says:
April 29th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
DrDon is quick with a rhyme,
But I wish it weren’t all the time,
I know it’s in fun, and I do love a pun,
But it takes up the space for my whine.
WJ….LMAO, at least I know someone besides romer reads ‘em. Thank you, I lOve it. Question,,,,do you mean whine or wine?????? GO TWINS!!!!!!!!!!!
JC or BOP,
Does Morillo finish his FB well? Does it have late movement?
DRDon, Isn’t Trish to old for you? Thought you liked the early teenagers…
JC
“Not saying we have a sure thing on our hands by any means, but I want to see more of him before suggesting he be shown the door.”
I saw that Boston game, and agree, but then I don’t think we can garner much from a couple dozen pitches in two games, so I agree with you of course, that we need to see more of him.
Loops…..
“Loops says:
April 29th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
DRDon, Isn’t Trish to old for you? Thought you liked the early teenagers”
Nasty, I have never, ever been mean to you. Why did you do this??? LOL
Oh wow, so hitting with RISP lead to wins. These FSN guys are geniuses!
Just arrived. Anyone talking about Blackie, our 2nd best starter?
I meant whine. This is what I do, don’t you know?
I quit making calls for awhile.
Most ended up in a big pile.
You can guess, they’ve been a big mess.
Tonight no call and I’ll smile.
DrDon,
I would think you’d have seen enough piles in your life anyway.
Walter Johnson says:
April 29th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
I meant whine. This is what I do, don’t you know?
never noticed. tahee tahee tahee.
Any predictions on how many more years will follow until you stop hearing the words “upside,” “unlimited potential,” “five tool player” associated with Gomez and Delmon?
My bet is those words will be replaced with “flash in the pan,” “2 tool player,” “failed trade,” etc… The question is how long until the transition of terms - 1 year, 3 years, 5 years?
People, these guys are not the solution for the near term or distant future…
drdon i’m not sure what your ? was. i think it’s a stretch to think they’ve been pitching around casilla to get to morneau and somehow with mauer hitting 3rd he’ll start getting better pitches.
How does Cuddy not get to that?
Where’s trish? She said she’d be here at gametime.
Oh…….peroxide takes longer to dry in humid weather.
:)>~~~
probably because he thought Casilla was going to call him off for it, or maybe he did call him off…
WJ….”Walter Johnson says:
April 29th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
DrDon,
I would think you’d have seen enough piles in your life anyway.
A-A-Men
A-A-Men
A-A-Men, Amen, Amen!!!!!!!!
Good start Blackie, Amen.
she’s shaving….
oh no you didn’t romer…
“People, these guys are not the solution for the near term or distant future…”
Delmon .290 last year. Any automatic rejection on the part of people like E7 are a year or two premature.
Gomez is the best D CF in MLB. Any automatic rejection on the part of people like E7 are a year or two premature.
Span rocks …
gobbledygookguy says:
April 29th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
drdon i’m not sure what your ? was.
ok, allow me, ggg. If you pitch to Casilla with Justin up, you have a plan. Now, If you pitch to Casilla with Mauer up, followed by Justin? Ya gotta work on Casilla very hard. It’s called strategy.
dy and gomez are over the hill, hitch your wagon to cuddy he’s a star in the making.
“Britney says says:
April 29th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
she’s shaving….”
Wouldn’t touch that with a 10-foot pole.
Or even a 10-foot razor…….
drdon you are to smart for me, i don’t understand how you pitch to both players at the same time.
seems like diminishing returns on the hair jokes, gentlemen.
my announcer audio does not come in on the HD channel, but does on the regular channel…i have charter cable and am in rosemount…. 
its hard watching non-HD shows on a big screen….
I hope they don’t send down their hottest hitter. That would be an odd decision, to say the least.
greg, why do you care about the audio at all? Watch the HD.
That’s one way to keep Kubes for hitting a salami.
We knew Kazmir was having troubles with walks, but this is deliciously ridiculous!
Kubel up with bases juiced - AGAIN.
Guess I can’t comment on game. I’m watching on internet which seems to be delayed by 20-30 seconds.
ya don’t pitch to both at the same time, ggg. But ya gotta look at the whole picture. Casilla, Morneau, Kubel, then who knows what, or Casilla, Mauer, then Morneau, then Kubel…Hmmm…See my strategy is already working…Tampa Bay is already worried about Mauer, and he isn’t even here yet.
Bert just said it: Cuddyer didn’t take charge.
yea i should watch HD and turn on the radio…radio is more exciting!
Rays are in a very giving mood today. I like it! LOL
I like this too
3-0 twins
WJ…Twins up 3-0 bottom of 1. 1st and 3rd, one down.
Jesus Christ no wonder Bert is in last place in pick to stick. Punto last night, Cuddyer Tonight. Wow.
I’ve always liked and supported Cuddyer…
Great signaling by Ulger.
Is it me or does Delmon seem a little more patient lately?
Eddie,
I like cuddy too but when he is lagging and bringing his team down… then it’s hard to like him.
Careful Trish:
“trish says:
April 29th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
I like this too”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4-0 Twins!!!!! We’ll take it on a WP K.
Good heads up play by Kubel.
Denver Dan…Please do not swear on this blog, dammit.
Blown call, but I’ll take it. We’re on the other end enough.
Love when we bat around the 1st inning…4-0. Now, can Blackie do it again? That is the question.
What a refreshing inning…I turn on the TV and it’s 4-0 Twins. I’m guessing they rocked Kazmir pretty hard there, huh!
WJ???? NOT. Pitcher’s glove was on back side of the slide, therefore foot touched plate before the tag…. It’s all about angles. Speaking of angles, a rectangle is NOT an angle in an accident.
um, Kaz rocked himself
OK, Math people…what did the acorn say when he sprouted?
GEE OM A TREE
that was hit harder than all the twins hits put together. don’t give them back now blackie
don’t these guys know the ball used to fly out of there until they put in the ac?
I get that it says geometry but I guess I don’t understand what acorns do actually
Good one DrDork
That dude can throw.
hey Cruz… there is nothing wrong with a little bit of math jokes… you’re talking to a Math major here. don’t hate.
nice play, Lexi…we’re in good shape tonight
Harris was trying to help Morales stay up by taking out Buscher with the flying bat….
Harris trying to ensure himself more playing time…
Trish: “trish says:
April 29th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
I get that it says geometry but I guess I don’t understand what acorns do actually”
Acorns are the fertilized eggs from an oak tree. What happens to fertilized eggs called acorns? When they sprout, they look around at the big bad wild world and say to all of the squirrels that missed them….Gee, I’m a tree. LOL Enjoy, Blondie!!!!!!!
Cruz is too cool to be corny.
DrDon is too cool to be a wiseguy.
Never the twain shall meet?
DrDon, no offense intended, but with all the out of work comedians these days, I would not give up your day job quite yet.
How the hell do you fertilize an acorn?
Oh………forgot.
One of my favorite things during Oktoberfest.
lol romer!
romer’s alive tonight!
trish is a beautiful sight.
The Twins up 4 zip, Let’s let it rip,
On the blog we’ll have fun have no fright.
Bartlett with the “Puntoesque” slide into first..
Bartlett…headfirst slide….what a putz…glad we ran him outa town on a rail…
Bartlett sees the Punto-less opening tonight, so he SOARS into his dive, and…….
….gets the same results.
Surprise surprise.
trish is a beautiful sight?
I’ll take your word for it, DrDon
Got it now Don… Sorry i’m a math and physics nerd. not a biology nerd.
you guys are so negative, Bartlett was battling his tail off on that play
“trish is a beautiful sight?
I’ll take your word for it, DrDon ”
Obviously Jason hasn’t looked at my blog then huh? Ha
Werbs…”werbellik says:
April 29th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
DrDon, no offense intended, but with all the out of work comedians these days, I would not give up your day job quite yet.”
I’m retired, gave up my day job a couple of years ago. Why do you suppose I can now have fun and enjoy life. Me and romer and sane and sy and trish……oh my!!!!!!!!!
“Me and romer and sane and sy and trish……oh my!!!!!!!!!”
OK, now that’s funny!
btw, werbs…No offense taken, ok? LOL
DRDon…we’re good.
nice breaking ball Blackie!
trish has a web site by golly.
At Chrismas time she is decorated in holly.
Not dainty and pink, as you probably think,
But in her diaper she is a dolly!!!
sorry trish…how can I find your blog? I’ll bite…
Cool, werbs…We have a lot of fun on the Twins Game Blog, as long as Jon doesn’t come on and refer to trish as the Beauty, and DrDon as the old, old, old Beast. But I did laugh, I am too old to cry.
Romer - I’ve hung out at this blog for a about 3 months - so I am not in the ‘been here for multiple years group’ but I have been here long enough to ask - how old are you? You have pretty good wit, and I have my opinion on how ‘old you are.’ Honestly?
trish???? let us all know. I wanna see you as current brunette, and blond in a month or two.
Just click my name Jason on this blog
5-1 SF by DY…yesssss!!!!!!
Trish - Don’t let these old guys drag you in to the cess pool. I read your blog as well. I was scheduled to stay at the Holiday Inn Metrodome the weekend after the bridge collapse so I know, from the outside, the situation. Emotional situation.
btw, Toby and I don’t get caught up in the material stuff these old bloggers do lol
I’ve noticed the past couple of nights that after getting a walk, Cuddyer tosses his bat and then takes a couple of steps towards first base before he removes his shin protector. Do you think he consciously does that? I’m wondering why he doesn’t take it off right in the batters box. Seems quirky to me..
“… I would not give up your day job quite yet.”
Werbs, Don ain’t onstage, he’s at the bar. It’s a stream-of-conscious thing.
One of the funniest comedy events I ever saw on TV was when Bill Murray was a little drunk and did ad hoc color commentary in the booth with Harry Carey and crew on a Cubs telecast.
He killed! I bet on paper it wasn’t hilarious though. Because it became a running gag which draws people empathetically in.
You dig?
very nice trish…probably too young for me though (plus I’m married)
so Cuddy’s OBP has skyrocketed this series!
Terry… if only you could get Toby to talk to me. Then I would be in heaven
“very nice trish…probably too young for me though (plus I’m married)”
Don’t you just hate it when marriage ruins it. ha
wait a minute, here. That isn’t a pic of you and Nick Punto on that blog, is it? How tragic would that be…
romer, I remember the Bill Murray event I think on WGN, right? I was just funnin’ with DrDon and probably just jealous of his poetry gift.
ha, no marriage rocks…it’s turning 30, which happens in a week, that ruins it.
Oh, I now see Werbs digs.
Terry, I’m 60. How old didja think?
It is punto… but just changed to Luke Bryan cause I have summer fever.
Jason, hang in there buddy, the best years are ahead!
romer, you don’t look a day over 50 on this blog!
Terry, I’m 60. How old didja think?
Liar. I’ve been ’stalking’ a few of the regulars on this blog to get my footing the last few months (insert love fest here) - your comments resemble my sarcastic generation - pushing 40 - (insert another love fest) if you are truly near 60 - you are lying
SPAN!!!HARRIS!!!MVP!!!
Casilla is watching his spot in the lineup slowly vanish.
The wheels on the bus come spinning off, spinning off, spinning off…this is getting comical
OK, I like Punto as a utility guy just fine, but can we just let Harris play SS for awhile?
we need more games like this!
T, I agree. Casilla is really struggling.
OK, I like Punto as a utility guy just fine, but can we just let Harris play SS for awhile?
What is Harris’ bowling average?
I think the entire Devil Ray roster has a massive hangover tonight.
@werbellik
Your email address looks a little too real..You may want to faken it up a bit.
You truly,
…says:
“What is Harris’ bowling average?” There’s that pushing 40 sarcasm!
trish:
“Don’t you just hate it when marriage ruins it. ha”
I went to your blogsite…just want you to know that I am not married, I am old (plenty nine years old), never been in a bridge collapse, not Hollywood handsome, retired, flexible, RICH!!!, what else can I offer???? LOL!!!! Twins are on a roll, and so it trish…gotta love it.
harris is a hot and cold hitter and needs to be in there everyday when he’s hot it won’t last that long.
cuddy is just an on base machine!
I have still always liked and supported Michael Cuddyer.
Your email address looks a little too real..You may want to faken it up a bit.
you can see my email address?
Best sign at my last Twins’ game:
“I’ve got a fever and the only prescription is more Ku-bel!”
I was gonna say about 45 mins ago that it would be 10-4 Twins with both pitchers having CG’s.
But the powerless Twins once again befoil me as they take so damned long to score their runs. (Inother words, Kazmir won’t finish this game…….)
ggg, I agree, and that’s what I meant. let’s ride the Harris hot streak while we can…
“I have still always liked and supported Michael Cuddyer.”
Dude, the guy’s not at Hazelton struggling with alcohol addiction. He’s a major leaguer for crying out loud. He’s making $8 million a year. I doubt there’s a lack of love and support in his life.
you can see my email address?
I got name/email in my comment box. Known glitch in the system so it’s best to use a fake email.
romer is sixty, I am four more.
trish says “oh no, what for”?
she loves having fun, when the Twins score a run,
And sy, sane, and others wanna score.
Blackburn is in control…complete game anyone?
If you’re bored with the Twins taking it to the Rays, you can check out my mid-week edition of minor league notes.
Only Delmon could manage and o-fer with 2 K’s in a night everyone is getting hits and on base. At least he’s swinging to pull the ball! You go get’em Delmon!
I got your name/email in my comment box
cuddy is just an on base machine!
I have still always liked and supported Michael Cuddyer.
Either these comments are from the local magician union or personal relatives, or members of the cast of Lost, the series.
werbellik the trib blogs sometimes display the last name and e-mail it’s a glitch in their system. so don’t use your real e-mail unless you want everyone to see it.
Burnsy is locked in.
I just peeked at the Rochester Red Wings statistics to see if there was anyone worthy of replacing Casilla…no one on the entire stinking roster is hitting above .280! What the heck is going on down there???
Thanks, Terry. 40, huh?
I watch too much Comedy Central.
Colbert reminds me of my college days when we used to clown with the stately professors’ logical and too-serious lectures.
jason,
“ha, no marriage rocks…it’s turning 30, which happens in a week, that ruins it.”
Having a three-day old baby girl squirming on your lap as you type? Priceless.
anyone know why Bartlett is out of the game?
Best sign at my last Twins’ game:
“I’ve got a fever and the only prescription is more Ku-bel!”
My favorite signs of all time - Vikings game ‘No Ga, No Glory’ - Al Noga.
‘Skin the Griese Fish’ - long time ago - Redskins vs. Dolphins.
Jason,
You obviously haven’t closely monitored my comments as of late and don’t understand the stated contradiction.
There’s a healthy dose of sarcasm (and some humility) in those Cuddyer comments. Calm down people.
thanks says and ggg.
birdofprey….Lauren is asleep…soundly. She is adorable, though.
Thanks T.
The jokes aren’t funny if I have to explain them…
…and sometimes they aren’t anyway.
Wow, I thought it was PURE sarcasm (i’m flicking between this and LOST)
Cuddy with 2 BB and a hit? WOW! The guy’s finding ways to get on base. That’s one way to break out of a funk.
thank God for Span, Harris, Morneau and Kubes, they are all hitting better than .300, the rest of the team is anemic. Hey batting coach what are you doing? Wake the neighbors and get the other guys going.
Nothing heavy tonight, Twins Fans…we’re up 8-1, and gonna check LaVelle’s minor league update. BRB
thank God for Span, Harris, Morales Morneau and Kubes, they are all hitting better than .300, the rest of the team is anemic.
“The jokes aren’t funny if I have to explain them…
…and sometimes they aren’t anyway.”
Eddie Shore, I know the feeling. I have a lovely wife who reminds me occasionally that I am not quite as funny as I think I am…….
Ca-see-ya should probably sit for a while, starting Harris at SS & Punto at 2B.
trish says:
April 29th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
anyone know why Bartlett is out of the game?
I think he is a quitter. Period.
catch up on LaVelle’s minor league report at:
http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2009/04/29/some-minor-league-notes-2/
jason,
“I just peeked at the Rochester Red Wings statistics What the heck is going on down there???”
It’s early, and Swarzak is about the only player to get excited about at AAA now that Mijares has arrived. But you never know. Jose Morales is proof of that. The talent seems to be concentrated in Advance A ball, but we have players to watch at every level-for a change. At AAA, Plouffe may be emerging, and Swarzak, but the others look like players with some limits. I’d love to hear others’ opinions, as mine are suspect, I have to admit.
I just got here and it’s probably already been said, but harris really needs to start at 2nd instead of casilla for awhile.
line drives in the gap says:
“April 29th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
thank God for Span, Harris, Morneau and Kubes, they are all hitting better than .300, the rest of the team is anemic. Hey batting coach what are you doing? Wake the neighbors and get the other guys going.”
Good grief, pup. we’re up 8-1 and your bitching??? shut up please. Thank you.
Iwamora having an odd couple of evenings.
I feel bad for Young. He looked a little lost on the flyball.
Gutcheck for Cuddy here. Don’t let up…
Here come the trouble makers, romer.
I know we’re up 8 to 1, but Crede didn’t exactly hustle on the grounder to Iwamora…
Hey y’all! No, no, no need to get up, I’ll just find my way to my place.
I just wanted to thank all of you for doing the heavy lifting on the blog whilst I was out dining in finery. The Queen of Mendota Heights had to go out for a nice dinner and I, as is my wont (and the key to my survival) acquiesced. Much unknown to the royal I could keep one eye on the screen showing the Twins and was able to appreciate your fine efforts.
Well, since we’re in control I’ll be around but the Queen wants to watch CSI:NY. She thinks she can spot her son on one of the street scenes. Who am I to disagree?
Nice job, y’all. I’ll be back.
wonder if crede sits that wasn’t the twins way to run out a grounder he could’ve been safe if he’d ran hard.
What does Gameday mean when it says a guy’s fave pitch is “Premium”
Does that mean somebody else’s could be Schlitz?
“I think he is a quitter. Period.”
I just laughed twice at that, Dr.
Didn’t think you had it in ya anymore after you missed last night here.
Bet you were sandbagging, huh…….
T…have you tried the new retro Schlitz? I have not yet.
Does that mean somebody else’s could be Schlitz?
Juanie’s is Schlitz
Blackie’s thrown a lot of pitches tonight. Glad the BP has the day off tomorrow.
If Gardy had a cool sense of humor, he’d put Nathan in the 8th.
:)>
Where are the ’silly’ Butera guys? Don’t make me go back that far to copy/paste — I am tryin’ to stir up new debate tonight.
Hi everyone. Just got home, so I have not posted yet tonight, as I had to work late. Trying to listen to the game when I could, missed out on that good 1st inning. Was Cuddy any good tonight? Or did he suck as usual? To be honest I wish the Twins would finally come to grips with the fact that Michael C is the current day screw up. Or is Gardy to blame?
romer,
Morillo time in the 8th
“have you tried the new retro Schlitz? I have not yet.”
Not me, werbillik. Too busy savoring my retro Buckhorn and Pfeiffers.
BTW, Cuddy’s last AB……he almost — I mean — *almost* swung at the low outside pitch.
But he didn’t. Good sign.
morales has a little more life in his body then red. might be time to tell the old red dog to go lay down in the corner by his dish.
seems a little fishy he suddenly has arm trouble when mauer is coming back.
I would love to see Morillo pitch tonight. as long as he doesn’t do his 3 walks like last time.
Hey X. No offense, but….
z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z–z….
bop, don’t forget Hauenstein(sp), Schells and Cold Spring!
“”"romer says:
April 29th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
“I think he is a quitter. Period.”
I just laughed twice at that, Dr.
Didn’t think you had it in ya anymore after you missed last night here.
Bet you were sandbagging, huh…….”
Actually, romer…I was in bed last night by 8, not a good day for a heart attack man. But when I got up earlier today, I went back to the blog, and caught the special report, or retort,from Jon about trish and me. I am feeling good tonight, and enjoying this game….Blackie tough tonight, huh?
blackie keepin it interesting
BTW, Cuddy’s last AB……he almost — I mean — *almost* swung at the low outside pitch.
But he didn’t. Good sign.
Ufda -pretty high bar for the 4th highest paid dude on the team. ahem.
when i was a pup you could buy minnesota 13 (cold spring cheap stuff) in st cloud for $1.95 a case. boy could you get sick off that stuff.
Willie Norwood took his Queen out tonight?
I thought I was married to the Queen!
At least that’s what her panty hose says.
werbellik says:
April 29th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
bop, don’t forget Hauenstein(sp), Schells and Cold Spring!
Werbs….you have not lived if you have not been to New Ulm and tour the Schell’s Brewery….I spent a week in New Ulm on night.
ggg, I was in St.Cloud buying the cheap beer too in 1974. As you said, returnables for $1.95 a case. It needed to be real cold to taste reasonable.
Blackie worked hard for sure, Dr.
Now if Perkins could pitch as well as the other starters…….
:)>
“Werbs….you have not lived if you have not been to New Ulm and tour the Schell’s Brewery….I spent a week in New Ulm on night.”
DrDon, I am attending a family reunion in New Ulm this summer, and we are planning to tour the brewery while we’re there. Looking forward to it.
i don’t remember it ever tasting reasonable. just cheap.
Damn! Morales almost gets a hit.
romer: I read your reference to X:
romer says:
April 29th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Hey X. No offense, but….
z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z–z….
I went back and read it. Man oh man what a bore. Sheesh.
Actually, last year’s “slow start” for Casilla at Rochester found him with a +.400 OBP there…..thank you very much Dick.
gobbledygookguy says:
April 29th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
when i was a pup you could buy minnesota 13 (cold spring cheap stuff) in st cloud for $1.95 a case. boy could you get sick off that stuff.
You obviously never had to suffer through a case of Buckhorn.
Glad I wasn’t born when this beer was around. Sounds like I wouldn’t like it.
Okay, looks like no one has figured it out yet. So here it is:
The reason the Rays were cursed with WP’s and blown plays and squib hits and BB’s was the the Second Coming was taking place.
Mauer is IN THE BUILDING!!!
“Man oh man what a bore. Sheesh.”
Well…..yeah — but only because there have been like 327 posts already in the past 48 hrs talking about the Cuddy thing.
Romer,
Great observation about Mauer. God I cannot wait to see his hot self back on Friday
Well they just call Justin Morneau, ‘Jason Morneau’ recapping the game on ESPN…
One swing, and it could be 8-5.
Apparently Breslow has one of the stronger arms in the BP. Gardy let’s him keep on going again.
Glad I wasn’t born when this beer was around. Sounds like I wouldn’t like it.
Trish, cheap beer is not made to be liked, it’s made to be cheap.
trish, I have a question for you, when you stated…..
“Glad I wasn’t born when this beer was around. Sounds like I wouldn’t like it.”
Do you know what is worse than warm beer??????
OH NO!!!!!!!! trish is in heat!!!!!
trish says:
April 29th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Romer,
Great observation about Mauer. God I cannot wait to see his hot self back on Friday
what
when i was a pup you could buy minnesota 13 (cold spring cheap stuff) in st cloud for $1.95 a case. boy could you get sick off that stuff.
is that what it was before gluek?
i switched to red ripple when i went to the u it was .69 a bottle if you bought it by the case. the nectar of the gods as we called it.
“You obviously never had to suffer through a case of Buckhorn.”
Ever chugged any Red White & Blue out of the can? What was it, 15 cents a can?
I knew a guy who would but exactly 1 tsp of Everclear in it, changing it from horribly 3.2 beer to strong with a sweet taste. Some of the best beer I’ve ever tasted.
And I drank German beer in Germany for 22 mos and can’t stand American swill (Sorry DrDon).
trish says:
April 29th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
what
NO BEER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good call. I do like my beer
Is there anyone who still thinks Brendan Harris shouldn’t be playing almost everyday right now (if not everyone)?
Another hit for Harris.
Enjoy the pine, Lexi. I’ll miss ya.
D: you asked, “is that what it was before gluek?”
Back in my day, Gluek Stite was the real McCoy…We called it the “Green Death”. More bounce to the ounce.
All in favor of Harris playing everyday…
I!!!!!!!!!!
DrDon,
“You obviously never had to suffer through a case of Buckhorn.”
Suffer? What the hell you talking about? Buckhorn was the only beer the Colonel (my dad) didn’t feel compelled to account for. Therefore, my acquired taste for the fine stuff at an early age….
Crap… he did that on purpose…
Kirby,
I think Alexi Casilla and his .174 average and Nick Punto and his .228 average should definitely be in there, who needs a guy that hits .350.
Finish ‘em off Ayala.
Gardy obviously has no sense of humor or sense of fair play:
No Nathan in the 8th, no Morilla in the 9th.
trish…..you said….
“Good call. I do like my beer”
Me too. I am an expert…call me sometime, we will do a taste test contest.
romer will be our judge, in beautiful downtown Tracy MN.
If pitchers were beers, Ayala would be a Hauenstein.
How about a nice double play to end it.
Ayayla making the team for good. He’s looked strong and in control the last 3 or 4 appearances.
I must say that Morales looks like a spider behind the plate with the way he moves…
Liriano? Dos Equis.
Ay-ay-ay-ayala. Wrap it up!
Delmon looking like Daddy Twitters again trying to judge a play.
I still say he runs funny.
Delmon looked a bit Buscherish at that play
Take a nap + watch the twins = good evening…
Yeah, because he would have looked so much better if he’d have made a stupid dive with a 6 run lead, let it get behind him and watched Crawford burn around the bases as it rolled into the corner.
something about discretion and valor?
bison,
I mean the smacking the ball down instead of catching it part… no dives allowed at that point of the game unless one is Nick Punto
Just so it doesn’t get past him. All he’s doing is playing catcher there. Glove or body it doesn’t matter.
“birdofprey says:
April 29th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
If pitchers were beers, Ayala would be a Hauenstein.”
And if beers were pitchers…trish and I would be a one-two punch….
“Have some fun out there at the desk”
HMMM…
trish, are you still here??? or are you preparing for a presentation like you were last night?
G’night everyone, especially you, Dr.
And Mark, come back (to Howard’s blog) when you’re not so crabby. (We’ve all hadour moments….)
Physics tonight? Math tonight? You’ve already admitted no Biology.
g’night romer…put the hot pad on your back and sleep well, old timer. LOL
Did anyone see the Dwayne Wade collision? Ouch!
romer….mark started out being crabby, till some of us called his bluff. He came around, and I, for one, would like to see him back. As long as he doesn’t personally attack us as “idiots”.
So Kubel 1-5 tonight, but then again, aside from Span, Harris, and Morneau there were only three hits (Kubel, Crede, Cuddyer)
Young, Morales, Casilla all went hitless. I think it’s time for Casilla to get some bench time.
yep T, you are right on the money, Twins win and some still find individual bitching things. Let’s see, if Span went 4 for 4, Casilla, 0 for 4, Morneau 4 for 4, etc, etc, etc. bench Casilla??? I can’t believe the nonsense of the little kids who belong in bed by now.
We have to find a way to get Harris on the field more often,he is just a professional hitter.His range is somewhat limited,but so what,you can’t have 8 gold glovers out there.If we did,our team batting ave would threaten the Mendoza line!
Will you guys quit bitching about the bitchers bitching about all the bitchers?!!!!
sy says:
April 29th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Will you guys quit bitching about the bitchers bitching about all the bitchers?!!!!
Thanks, sy. Amen.
One of the best nights of blogging I’ve ever read on here. Great job all. Tame with only a few barbs. Now let’s get KC with side burn boy behind the dish.
Thanks, bigdawg84.
Now can you get rid of that moderation thing on my 9:49 comment?
Please!!!!!!!!!
