Twins-Royals pregame
Posted on September 10th, 2008 – 3:57 PMBy La Velle
The Twins tonight will try to win consecutive games for the first time since Aug. 21-22.
Kyle Davies is 2-3 against the Twins. Kevin Slowey is 2-0 against the Royals
Update: Michael Cuddyer was given the go-ahead to run as much as he can tolerate after meeting with Twins team physician Dr. John Steubs today. So Cuddyer ran the bases at 60 percent effort and hit several bombs into the seats during early batting practice.
“It’s sore,” Cuddyer said. “It’s going to be sore. As long as it doesn’t hurt.”
Dustin Morse of the Twins baseball communications department has swung into MVP battle mode. His stat of the day is that Justin Morneau is one of four players in the league this year to have at least a .300 average, 20 homers, 100 RBI and 40 doubles. The others are Aubrey Huff, Raul Ibanez and Lance Berkman.
Lineups
Royals (61-82)
- Mike Aviles, SS
- Alberto Callaspo, 2B
- David DeJesus, CF
- Jose Guillen, DH
- Mark Teahen, RF
- Ross Gload, 1B
- John Buck, C
- Esteban German, LF
- Jason Smith, 3B
Pitching: Kyle Davies
Twins (79-65)
- Denard Span, RF
- Alexi Casilla, 2B
- Joe Mauer, C
- Justin Morneau, 1B
- Jason Kubel, DH
- Delmon Young, LF
- Brian Buscher, 3B
- Nick Punto, SS
- Carlos Gomez, CF
Pitching: Kevin Slowey
337 Responses to "Twins-Royals pregame"
I’m getting pretty comfortable with this line up. I think it is the one we’ll see more often than not the rest of the way out.
Well, it worked last night. I have a lot of confidence when Slowey takes the mound.
buff,
I have a lot of confidence the next 3 starts…Slowey, Liriano, and Baker all give this team a chance to win consistently.
Perkins and Blackburn are a step back for me. Still quality arms, but they just seem to be more hittable and when balls are sneaking through the infield or they are just a little off they can be hit hard.
I am off to bigger and better places. Haaaah!
Mike,
you mean you are off to the land of bigger people
I am more nervous when Baker pitches than any of the others other than Perkins probably. He pitches great but just seems to give up a big inning that can really kill a game. He always looks nervous out there. He did pitch great against the Tigers last time though.
Consistency is the key. It’s good to see Gardy settling on 1 line-up and going with it.
Even though its not our best possible lineup…
Nice one, Shawn.
And this is a lot of optimistic talk re: lineup.
Where are the complaints?
Ah. there we are.
Tomorrow’s lineup will be:
Span
Casilla
Mauer
Morneau
Kubel
Young
Redmond
Buscher
Punto
or
Span
Casilla
Redmond
Morneau
Kubel
Young
Buscher
Punto
Gomez
I want a piece of that Punto. Don’t you know who I am. I’m Mike Lamb!
Night ruined…53 straight games
Tony Batista and I want a piece of that Punto.
any update on cuddyer?
punto gonna be a twin next year?
Yes LNP 4 Life
Do you think Harris calls CCO’ on Twins Ticket Tuesdays to win tix?
Wouldn’t this playoff run be just a tad bit more exciting if the Twins hadn’t traded my services this year for a speedster and a handful of average minor league prospects?
let’s hope they win tonight so i don’t have to jump off the bandwagon again it hurts my knees. it would be nice to be on the bandwagon for a few days anyway. when was the last time we won two in a row? 3 weeks maybe?
ggg,
Lavelle says it was Aug. 21-22 which was the 1st 2 games of the road trip.
Randy Ruiz? Wow did he disappear…
AH Slowey.
Twins Pups are a bunch of MadDog JunkYard bite ‘em animals and will win again. Back yard MUTTS who fight and scrap every game. GO MUTTS, WIN TWINS. Time to overtake the WhiteSux and win the Central. Most of us love you MUTTS!!!! MUTTS WILL WIN IT ALL!!!!!
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Is Ruiz still on the team? BTW now is not the time to let Maurer sit and relax. He needs to want to play every day, even if just as a DH with Red catching.
Just read some Vikings blogs. I can’t believe there is more hatred there than Punto has received all season. I’m guessing all the haters have moved on from baseball to football.
You guys are getting soft….
I am sorry you think we are getting soft…..
I remember the good ole days of getting everything from nickels to two dollar beers tossed at me. I wouldn’t even need a TK escort to hang out in Minny anymore
Chuck is really one to talk about getting soft….once he got his big contract, he failed…..
first place here we come!
Brewers had 3 straight 30,000 crowds this week against the lowly Reds. Twins had 17,015 last night and people here said that wasn’t a poor crowd. What happens in 2010 when the Royals come to town on a cold September Tuesday evening?
Why don’t you mention the 42,000 on saturday?
Anyway, if the twins want to make it to the playoffs, they are going to have to win two games in a row soon.
Plus, it is the royals and nobody cares about the royals
Don’t really know why, but I’m expecting a tough game tonight.
Please, Slowey, pitch the 1st like you were pitching the 5th. Balls in the dirt? FB up in velocity?
Please, yes! Shut ‘em down before they (including DeJesus) can get started.
Why hasn’t this game started yet?
Oh yeah, high and tight too. Thank you.
No curves from Slowey yet. What gives?
17,000 is a very typical Twins crowd for a post Labor Day week night game against a crap team. The Brewers are getting 30,000 becuase they haven’t been in a race like this since Paul Molitor was a young man.
It’s gametime for the MadDog MUTTS, the heck with all of the political jargon. Slow will go, even with the lead off hit!!!!!!!
Did he throw a curve on the first pitch to Callaspo?
I haven’t seen any curves yet.
And he ain’t no Nolan Ryan.
double play coming, give up a run, that is AOK. the MUTTS will prevail.
Great start by Slowey. *sigh* 2 singles
hey romer, good to see ya you young pup you!!!!
Jays got 3 hits in the 1st and did not score, that takes talent. LOL
And better to see you than the Slowster so far, DrDon.
BTW, you a doctor? I need some leg work.
Nora. take a deep breath and relax, there is the DP.
Well…….. Guillen doesn’t like to run anyway.
romer, I am a leg man, but prefer b@@bs, LOL.
Good to see the old crew here….romer, Nora, myself, and any other PUPS supporters….fun to chat during the game. Span will K and Casilla will start us with a double, what say, crew?
I’m thinking you missed the “large American breasts” [you remember Steve Martin] while in the Nam, huh.
(Don’t let me get you into trouble, Dr.)
Well lookee here, it’s up to MVP already to tie the game.
no problem, romer, at my age I don’t let myself get into trouble, let alone anyone else get me there. OK, we are down 1-0 after 1, and yes I missed SM’s largies….
OK that experiment din’t work. Been listening to Gordo and Dick at the same time. Now I’ll try one of ‘em. If that don’t work, then I’ll try the other.
No kiddin’, the only thing I’m superstitious about is watching the Twins. So, so many times has it bitten me in the a*s.
Don’t go away, Nora, you add too much to these disgusting discussions….
Wells had to stretch that single into a double…
hey romer… were you ever a Twins fan back in the 60’s?
Sox 2-0 already
2-0 Sox
I was a college undergrad in the 60’s, learned to study all night for a urine test, rooted for the Twins, and when the time came for the urine test, I was so tired I couldn’t take the test. DUH!!
Don’t walk the 8th batter
“…SM’s largies…”
Martin and Akyrod played two Checkislovokian (YOU spell it) boys in American on Sat Night Live, hunting American women in the discos for those “LARGE AMERICAN……”
I’m currently an undergrad
29 pitches for Doc in the first
Good Job Slow!!!
Only in the early 60’s, Dr., from 160 miles away as a kid. Then transferred to world culture with the Beatles. Did my undergrad stuff at Mankato until the “Greetings” came.
There are many college sports.
Hey Heatonator, take it from an old timer, never, never, never study all night for the urine test, but root, root, root all night for the Twins. You will “pass” the urine test if and when the time is right, and the Twins PUPS will win if the time is right. Agree Romer and Nora???
KUBES
DY…K?
OK - you’re in a pennant race. Show some class and get rid of the blue softball jerseys. Wear the classy whites, find a jersey for the coaches and send the ugly blues back to the minors, or any little league team in need.
Hunter teams with rapper to help
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080910&content_id=3450424&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
romer….I spent a week in Mankato one night. LOL
Got Bob Allison’s autograph in an elevator at the Radisson once. Just him, my dad, and me.
The man was dressed impeccably in a suit and tie.
Seriously, people don’t know what respect people used to have for institutions and what self-respect people had for their humble successes…..until Viet Nam infected a whole generation.
Fear the Butcher.
LNP!
Doc puts a 0 on the board
Hey, what ya all say, Go Go will tie the game??? maybe more…
“romer….I spent a week in Mankato one night.”
Didja see me at the Hurdy Gurdy in ‘73?
Heat who is this Doc you refer to?? I thought Mornie was the only Doc on the team?
romer, got Tony-O’s myself, and the infected generation were not those who were there…just those who were s@@t afraid to. Atta boy Go Go!!!
That was a great at bat by gomez
“Hey, what ya all say, Go Go will tie the game???”
DrDon ruling the blog!!
Count your blessings and be humble, troop.
Good call DrDon! Got any more??
Nope, but spent time at Mettler’s about then.
30 steals
Tony-O is a world-class human being.
Doc = Roy Halladay
Away-away and then the inside pitch froze him…
Span having trouble judging the inside corner tonight. We’re all human…..
Hey, welcome to Krissy and gatty. we are having fun watching the Twins MadDog Pups, and shooting the breeze during the game. and romer, I don’t rule, I just drool. GO TWINS
Out for a jog to the market!
How dare anyone have fun watching a twins game!
Mettler’s??? Oh yeah, the strip joint.
There’s baseball, women, and music. I like them all.
We need a live band in between innings at the Dome.
So blog people, who do we have here rooting for the PUPS. please check in….DrDon here…
Actually Im listening, not watching, but that’s ok…
To be fair to Span, he got a very similar pitch called a ball in his first AB… I think he was just more surprised to see it now called strike three, although I thought it was a strike in both cases.
Nice to see Gomez take a ball to center and drive in a run… we should be able to tack on a few more off Kyle Davies with the middle of the order coming up here. Hold ‘em Slowey! 
romer….up on the hill…by the campus???
I am excited about the new ballpark and the stone zone
Slowey still without the power curve, I believe. They just might be sitting on a FB here and there.
Could see a lot of the Boof tonight.
Should I switch from Dick to Gordo?
Cuddy almost got hit by another line drive
Steve is on board too, awesome, and Krissy, glad you are with us, even if not watching. I predict a Twins win tonight and a WhiteSux loss. all in favor, say “AYE”. Casilla is awesome.
The guy looked safe at first, but it was a nice play nonetheless…
Hurdy Gurdy Saloon was downtown kinda across from that pool hall place (South Street Saloon?).
Played there. Only played Mettler’s once.
Every time I think the twins are absolutely going to win a game, they usually tell me that I am wrong.
DrDon,
ever spend time in Marshall? I might move there and i have never been in that part of the state.
I don’t have the 60s memories, but i did live in the west bank dorm in 91.
The “Stone Zone” well, in California that would have a definite connotation.
romer, Mauer already knows what Slowey has working and not working, and will help the Slow man succeed.
Let’s score some runs!
Hey Shawn…yes, I have worked out of Marshall also in the crop adjusting job. Nice quiet town with lots of downtown action due to the college there. Atta boy Casilla…Mauer a 2-run jack coming up.
Mauer walk, Morneau and Kubel back-to-back home runs… too much to ask for?
Bottom part of the zone really shrunk with mauer at the dish
First five Twins in the order with a combined BA about .300.
Then comes Young and Buscher with a combined in the .290’s.
Then Punto at .284.
Gotta score some runs off this average Davies.
I really don’t understand why they don’t run casilla in front of mauer very often. Mauer is not a pull hitter by any measure.
Thank you GARDY!!!
If the very good Twins hitters are slow off the mark tonight, get ‘em going with the H&R!
Same effect… I’m gonna count it as a win for me. One for three! Time for Morneau to do his part.
well, I missed the 2-run jack, but a base hit nonetheless…MVP Justin will take care of it all now….
Well, he got a pitch to do it on… just missed it.
Kubel can hit the 3-run shot I suppose. Let me get SOMETHING right, Jason!
Hit that ball a little too hard…
now is the time for H & R with Kubel….shucks, GR double saved a run for the Royals. atta boy Kubes…now watch Delmon blast another 3-runner.
Great call by gatty at 8:04. Kudos, man.
Joey woulda scored
Buscher with a runner on third. Should I pencil in the single right now?
Delmon, GoGo, and Span, an outfield that is 2nd to none in the entire major leagues. Speed and Power, and an occassional screw up.
Yucky at bat to end the inning.
college action huh? the fiance will like that.
Morne is flossing his skills out there…
Hey crew, what you say we try talk Pohlad, et.al., into signing all 5 Pup Pitchers, Young, Span, Gomez, to long term contracts to go along with MVP Justin, Batting Champ Joe, best 2nd base in Casilla since the days of Rod Carew when he first came up, this team could dominate for a decade if the Front Office is smart. What Say?
Jays can’t get anything goin on Buehrle
Dejesus was out by three steps… seriously, plant and throw Nick… plant… and throw.
Nice dig by Justin.
Phillies OF is pretty good too…
Morneau’s nickname is Doc?
Man oh Man is the Slow man hitting Joe’s target.
Heat - “The Island Of Doctor Morneau”
Doctor Morneau-
It is from Batgirl, I believe.
The Slow tonight is Go. And Morneau is one special first baseman. That was a rocket to him, and he played it like it was a cupcake.
Shawn in Binghamton,
I went to Marshall for a year (Southwest Minnesota State college back then). You need to have short hair and a warm coat for the winters. It blows like crazy there. It’ll be a little on the small and quiet side for someone used to the east. You might like that.
Are you going to work for Schwann’s? Not much else out there of any size employer as I recall.
Overall pretty good little city I would say. Must be around 10-12,000 people plus another half that many college students I would estimate.
I am grilling some salmon tonight, so I am going to have my special meal, but I will be listening whilest I grill. By the way, hobo potatoes/carrots/onions on the side. See ya all soon, keep up the cheers…GO TWINS
I hope the twins offense hasn’t shutdown for the night…
That goes down as the ugliest bunt attempt I think I have ever seen, Carlos… haha.
Where is everyone else tonight?
Not at the game, that’s for sure…
Slowey has absolutely no feel for the change up. Gload is hitting over .400 against Slowey in his career
Teahan’s leadoff double in the second didn’t score. Encore?
Nice K for slowey
Carlos,
can’t be any colder than Fosston was growing up.
Yeah, it would be Schwans…. would like to move home and it might be a heck of a job, but kind of small town…. oh well, i could go to Twins games and get vikes season tix.
Anyone remember when Slowey gave up a triple to lead off the game and he was able to pitch around that?
to lead off a game that is
Nice job Slowey.
Thank you!
Hurley Buehrle is n groove right now - not looking good.
Why do the Twins have a less-than half-filled turnout??????
Shawn,
I knew someone who worked at Schwan’s a few years back. She thought it was a great company. She “commuted” from the Twin Cities. That was only tolerable for a few years! She had too many connections in the cities to move there, but she had nothing but good things to say about it.
Sometimes I wish I lived in a smaller town. These 30-40 minute commutes to go 10 miles get kind of old.
But, it is nice to say to the honey, “hey let’s go to the game this afternoon” and head on over. Good luck on that decision and move.
The fans need to be the 10th man - they need to raise hell and make noise, bring horns, drums - bring it on and turn this team on!
People are just sitting there as if they are watching an opera!
Coming into the game Morne was 2-10 against Davies if I remember correctly
7 scoreless hits for the Jays so far…
The twins offense suddenly looks ugly…
come on twins, you need more runs.
2nd and 2rd and no outs for the sox
Slowey only has 67 pitches, we’re good.
3rd*
Hi all.
I am back, watching the game again, eating my grilled salmon and hobo potatoes, and sipping on a GOOD COLD BEER!!!! Go Go 3 straight fly outs, easy ones. Gotta love it…Go Slow, Go PUPS.
I don’t think the Jays are going to win today
4-0 is Halladay injured? Also Jays have 7 hits and no runs?
Sux ahead 4-0 over the Jays. We need the win, gang
Doesn’t swing at the pitch in the zone and yet swings at the pitch that is 3 feet out.
Nora, it doesn’t matter how well Halladay pitches for the Jays, if they score no runs, no win tonight.
Second time this year I have seen someone slide feet first into first…
Strike that, three times I have seen that
gatty, I recall the first was really awkward and really ugly and it was executed by Ruiz.
This team has more players sliding into first then any I can every remember. Many have only done it once or twice, but it seems almost the entire team has tried it.
I think Bert is the only person in the world to call that a good piece of hitting…
Wow, some luck is better than no luck. Way to place the Texas Leaguer, Nicky!!
Shawn, my computer completely fritzed. I’ve been writing this for 30 minues:
Marshall ain’t so quiet downtown anymore. The issue is underage drinking at the downtown bars and on the street DT! Only to say yeah, it’s a college town.
It has the only classic sports bar/pub I know of in SW MN, the Wooden Nickel. (And I’ve been to all the towns.) Great ol’ time restaurant food there, best variety of beer, etc. at an “ordinary” bar anywhere in SW MN….lots of TV’s, a patio bar.
Nice business growth at the outskirts too. No Target or Kohl’s but the Shopko has more class than the Walmart and KMart in town. And they broke ground on the new Menard’s last week. 3 great super markets, an ice cream shop (homemade, classy-new). Some steak houses. A warehouse liquor 7 miles north of town.
Schwann’s also built the fine dining place DT, the Bistro, with ultra-class. That oughta keep the fiance occupied.
And there’s big Lake Shetek about 30 miles away (a 35-minute commute, get it?). Don’t know the real estate market, but for lake property contact Murrayland Reality and ask for Luann, 507-763-3599.
Finally, you can scoot to Sioux Falls on weekends at 60 mph until you hit the freeway. Then it’s 75. Of course SF has everything pretty much entertainment wise. And don’t forget there’s concerts and fine arts stuff at the campus of the college, which is a very nice place built in ‘66. Brand new high school.
Best football team this year is Tracy, 25 miles away where I live. They’ll probably take state. My “wife” works in Marshall.
Sliding feet first I saw Ruiz, A’s Player, and Buscher.
Sliding head first that I can remember:
Gomez - 3 or 4 times early in the year
Casilla - 1 or 2 times
Mauer - 1 time
Morneau - zero
Kubel - zero
Buscher - zero
Punto - 5 or 6
Span - zero or once
Tolbert - one too many
o-2 to Gomez….how about a 2-run jack?
There’s the curve
romer…I live about 20 miles outside of downtown Fargo, and trust me, I agree with you that Sioux Falls is fantastic. In the Twin Cities, rush hour lasts 2 hours, in the Fargo-Moorhead area, rush hour is what I call rush 20 minutes….Slowey will win this game, GO TWINS.
Come up and visit me in GF…
The reason my computer fritzed is because Schwan’s makes all the $$$.
:)>
Sub-corporate types can’t get benefits or a decent wage. College educations really do pay off, don’t they!
Slowey has to trust Mauer on calling the pitches…..even tho the pitcher has the final say, the pitcher has to trust the catcher.
Gload is really good against slowey, not the best plan to walk a batter to get to him…
19th walk of the year for Slowey
Slowey is really starting to get more of the plate with his pitches…
Hey Gatty….where in GF or better to meet ya at O’Kelly’s in Fargo some time, and watch the Twins WIN…..
gatty, I do DJ/Karaoke for the meager living. Best there is in SW MN if you consider the singing worth of the KJ/Host and don’t mind R&R/Oldies. Been doing patio parties at the Nickel this summer as Billy Elvis.
Anything going on in GF?
BTW, I was married to a GF graduate once.
She wasn’t a Twins fan.
:(>
Out of curiosity, how old is everyone?
Another 7 from heaven from one of our young starters.
7 really good innings, now if Slowey will follow Mauer’s leadership, he will get a complete game win.
Whenever I go out to see a ballgame, its always Buffalo Wild Wings. In a word: Delicious!
Hey Heatonator…. this old fart is 63. Old enough to know better, but young enough to do it again. LOL
Buerhle just got pulled for dotel. Jays may have a chance to get some runs now.
I’m 59 and look like I’m 45 (probably, I think).
GF is still a little restless after the Vikings lost on monday, but other than that not a lot is going on.
GF is a pretty big sports town with the hockey and all…
Now let’s watch if GoGo steals after another Texas Leaguer….We need 3 runs this inning….
Sad to report, but I am 1/3 the age of DrDon…
romer. you are a hoot, I am 63, look 45 (probably,I think) and act 25. LOL
rios just hit dotel’s third pitch out of the park. 5-2 sox
I have been to O’Kelly’s.
I miss Buffalo Wild Wings…. none close to here.
Thanks for all of the Marshall input. I’m a NW MN guy and have never really been in that part of the state… save for touring Shell’s brewery in New Ulm while working for MGM liquor.
It would be nice to be back in the home state, either way.
Dotel has really turned into a home run pitcher as of late…
Don’t be sad, gatty, I was a pup once like you, one is only old when he/she is dead. I still can be 25 when the time is right, like rooting for the Twins.
good job speed guys
Wow, huge play for the twins and an even better bunt by casilla
Yes, great bunt, great error, great 2 runs, did I call for 3?
What about the night life though, gatty? Just drinkin’ and talkin’? Any entertainment?
There’s certainly nothing in Tracy to brag about…..
nice
Am I the only one that really wants to get a look at Mijares? Hopefully he will get in tonight or tomorrow.
Casilla got a TRIPLE on a bunt????? Holy crap!!
I think Fosston played Tracy in Volleyball when i was in HS…. probably all i know about Tracy.
The bars can get a little entertaining but that goes without saying, but when it comes to entertainment, GF is not exactly a hot bed…
Mauer SF for the 3rd run I called earlier in this inning. Check back if you don’t believe me.
Free RBI time for Morne
Jays with just 2 runs in the 8th. DP to end the inning. 5-2 whities. Looks like we stay one back for today.
Morneau seems intent on expanding the strike zone today
up to Justin to get that 3rd run in.
Guess it is up to Kubes….2 runs in, 1 to go….for my 3 run call I made for this inning. GO TWINS!!!!
Nice pitching duel in NY tonight…
need more Kubel
atta boy Kubes, make my call!!!!!
Nice game going on in boston
Kubes getting his second RBI back from the GRD
6-2 sox
Yeah, I did karaoke once in Granite about 5 years ago. It was like playing in a closet. That super-old dive (pool tables) on 212 west of 23.
Tracy had a girls volleyball dynasty kind of for a couple years this century.
In ‘64, had one of the best football teams in history!!!! Beat Marshall 52-0 that year.
Fosston is pretty isolated, no? Even bleaker than SW MN I’m guessing.
the 5 Horsemen?
not sure i like that yet
given the length of this half inning, slowey has sat too long and is probably done despite only having thrown 94 pitches.
Red Sox have a Chris Carter
I called for needing 3, Twins got 3, now we need Boof to shut ‘em down in the 8th.
Fosston is desolate….
right where the wooded area ends in W MN…. nothing like a strong wind to blow right through you in the winter.
i didn’t leave town until almost 3 months after graduation.
Gotta move to MN, Shawn. They’ll be a Twins dynasty for your requisite 5-year stint at Schwann’s!
Fosston did have a former resident as a murderer this year though…. big news.
Been to Tracy, been to Fosston, most excitement I had in both was cable TV in my motel room drinking beer alone, but as long as Twins win, who cares? Keep it up Twins, and game tomorrow afternoon is on FSN, so will watch it while I have an early Miller Lite. Gotta Love being retired…:-)
hopefully i get a good look at the job.
fiance not too keen on the small town bit, but she wants to leave this area.
97 on the gun
DrDon,
1 of the 2 bars is next to the hotel… should have stopped in.
DrDon, what brand beer ya having with your salmon? (God, I’m hungry)
BTW, anyone ever had a Baker’s cyst? Yours truly has one. A nuisance…..
houston is winning again
Hey Shawn, it’s called Fosston, where the “Pines meet the Prairie”, and the great truck stop restaurant burned down, gone forever.
…..that is why Boof gets more rope.
ozzie must be nervous. he brought in jenks for the top of the ninth despite a 4 run lead.
I managed to get a message into Gardy. He says look for Mirajes when we lead by 13 runs in the 9th inning. Otherwise, he is balancing the benches with Reyes and Boof. That’s a delicate business.
there is still a place called “Pine to Prarie” though
No Nathan please. Mijares.
No Punto tomorrow. (Or Mauer)
romer….Miller Lite, salmon, hobo potatoes, and Twins winning. Gotta love it!!!!
I would like to see mijares, but I think he already got his work in…
nice inning for bonser. if only he pitched liked that consistently.
i need to drive to Scranton and buy some Summit….. maybe will pick up some on the way to Twins/Baltimore.
From the Update:
““It’s sore,” Cuddyer said. “It’s going to be sore. As long as it doesn’t hurt.” ”
Sounds like Cuddy could be back about the same time as Konerko with the same effectiveness as a slow runner/big bat, etc.
two RISP and one out down two…
go jays
and some garlic cheese bread that I prepared myself on my grill with the fantastic dinner, and Twins winning, Gotta Love it….Toronto scored, now 6-4 Sux, Go Jays!!! WIN TWINS
6-3 sox, tying run at the plate.
DrDon, OMG my 1st girlfriend’s parents owned the motel. We used to “study” together in #1. Learned a lot. Ah, to be young again like Shawn.
And Shawn, Marshall ain’t a small town, it’s a regional town.
Jays scored again…
6-5 2 OUTS
6-5
romer,
small compared to Minneapolis, Philly, etc…. she’s got little town blues
go alex!
Jays scored, now 6-5 with Jays’ runner on 3rd. Go Jays. WIN TWINS!!!
dammit
Rios embarrassed himself in that at bat…
damn
Jays are such teasers.
bummer
That’s alright Liriano will once again pitch ‘em into first place tomorrow!
Shawn,
Not sure you saw my invite a week or so ago. If that doesn’t work out for you in Marshall and you want to get something in the Cities, let me know. We should be able to find something you like. Let me know if you want an email address.
Six-FIVE bitchsox! Send your karma, folks.
Sox did a pretty good impression of the Twins’ bullpen. Luckily for them their starter did not give up any runs.
Game over in ChiTown. Drat….
Carlos,
no, i missed it:
give me your addy
Dang. Just 6 runs short of seeing Mirajes.
Breslow has been a pleasant surprise
romer. don’t we all wish we were Shawn’s age, we would root for more that the Twins, but at my age I feel better when the Twins win than if I were back in room #1 again. LOL Go Jays, WIN TWINS
shawn,
c_arlos_g@hotmail.com
Jays almost tied it up…
DrDon, Miller Lite? That’s Paul Bunyan pea, ain’t it?
My daughter lives in Media, Shawn. Kimberly Clark rookie.
thats right guys…. nothing beats being….um 35
Going to the 12th in Beantown
i buy Kimberly Clark products.
And punto saves the bullpen…
got it, Thanks Carlos.
BTW, Shawn. The winters have temporized on the prairie due to global warming. Hardly any below zero days, and people are pissed because of the lack of snow.
My brother got rejected by Schwann’s once. Not a good enough college record. He’s a cheese with General Mills in computers in Golden Valley now.
romer. If it’s good enough for big Paul, it’s good enough for me and the Big Blue Babe.
Off to ESPN for Tampa/Sox
Well, boys getting it right last two days. Beat up the royals again tomorrow and hope the Jays bounce right back.
Did Dick use the word ‘doinked’ for Punto’s RBI?
I remember in about 98 or so Tommy Bernard was complaining about the mild winters…. they were the only things keeping people out.
“i buy Kimberly Clark products.”
Ha! She’s an engineer. They’ve been working on a new toilet paper for a couple years.
General Mills is one of “the places to work”. I’ve got a future nephew in law there. That would be one of the places I would send your resume. But, romer might even be closer to the hiring managers with a big cheese brother. My guy is young and fairly new there.
romer,
i hate new items, make her stop. KClark always changes my sheet counts, etc…., spend my days on paperwork
Just in case: If anyone interested, I am at MisterH63@aol.com
Have enjoyed the visits tonight, crew, have a good evening, and Twins are on FSN tomorrow afternoon, I will be watching, grilling a simple meal, enjoying Paul Bunyan Pee, I love being retired!!!!!!!!!!!:-)
I interviewed in the GM building once.
Shawn, Tommy doesn’t know anything “mild”.
La Velle,
I’ve been speculating on this all year and I know I’ve seen others wondering about it on discussion boards on this site. Why would Gardy put Breslow in for the 9th? Bonser’s just struck out 2 of 3, presumably is more than capable of pitching 2 innings, and the game’s not close. Why use another pitcher for the 9th? What if Breslow is actually needed tomorrow? Or tomorrow and Friday?
From an outsider’s perspective and having only played through high school, it would seem like having Bonser pitch would be better overall for the bullpen because: Bonser probably won’t pitch two days in a row anyway, and would probably be plenty ready to go on Friday whether he’d pitched one or two innings; warming up a new pitcher requires your bullpen (in total) to throw more pitches; and Breslow is generally considered to be higher in the pecking order than Bonser in that he’s a lefty who’s seemingly more trusted late in games.
Given all that, why put him in at the end of the game for a meaningless inning?
game over off to Family Guy
Krugz12: the best way to keep people sharp is to play them in game situations. Both Boof and Breslow are still ready and able for tomorrow. Good win Twins, You MadDog MUTTS are going to win it. Win MUTTS, Win Twins!!
D. Ortiz flexing his twins muscle and getting down the sac bunt…
Well not a “cheese” cuz he’s not in management. Just a veteran (20 years?) in the computer dept, whatever.
How come my bros and sisters are pretty much corporate types and I’m the starving-artist/party type? (though I was a legal secretary for Hennepin County Attorney once).
I should have gotten the sweep-up-at-closing job at Mettler’s and shook out all the wild oats.
Now…….ain’t that cute? R Sox BP is tapping spoons against the wall for a rally chant.
I wanna win the WS.
Span only 1-5 OBP tonight, but scores once. M&M kind of AWOL a little. Buscher hitless.
But everyone else contributes. Not a closely contested contest, thanks to Slowey and DrDon, and gatty at 8:05. So, lots of time to BS with posters. Sorry if I(we) bored any of ya.
(BTW, gatty, maybe you don’t want to say somebody had a “yucky” AB. Just sayin’……)
:)>
Nice to score 7 runs when MVP goes
0-4. Slowey is great to watch and another impressive performance even it was against the Royals. Liriano tomorrow. Hope Mauer is the DH, but they keep Kubel’s bat in the lineup as well. Can’t wait. Halladay has never won at Comiskey Park. Hopefully the Blue Jays can win one more game there this season.
P.S. I’m bettin’ DrDon had more than one Miller Lite tonight. Sleep tight, retiree.
The Daily Show in 5 minutes. The re-runs are funny this week. I love women in presidential races.
In my defense, the only reason why I called it a yucky at bat was because I said yuck at the conclusion…
No one seems to want to score in Boston…
Good to see Bosox and the Rays using up their energy on each other. And Madden making the wrong decision re a bunt.
Should have been a no-brainer with no outs. Navarro isn’t reliable enough for a sac fly?
Romer, I thought you were watching the Daly Show reruns?
Show just ended…
Oops, has to be Colbert I guess.
Daily again at midnight?
And not a single sip of Bunyan juice for me……
Hey, I was at the game, so if this was already discussed, forgive me, but can someone explain to me why the box score shows two RBI for Casilla? He was awarded a bunt base hit in the 7th, but that would merely have loaded the bases. The two runs scored on the 2-base throwing error by Nunez, so by rule, shouldn’t those runs have no BI attached to them?
According to mlb.com, Casilla wasn’t credited with those RBI so they must have changed it…
Sam, my boxscore(Yahoo) shows no RBI’s for Lexi.
Colbert is boring…….someone gatty’s age on it.
:)>
Spike channel has strippers. But if you can’t touch them……..
Back to ESPN
I’m glued to the Sox game. Is it too much to ask for both teams to lose?
sam,
I don’t know why they would show 2 RBI for Alexi. He didn’t have any. gameday has it correct.
Did you happen to see if Mirajes is in the bullpen and if he ever moved? I am waiting and waiting for him to get into one of these blowout games.
Mirajes pitched a bullpen session in the bottom of the seventh
Three run jack, wow
Oh, they fixed it. Thanks…
thanks gatty. So, he must just be here in case we need an emergency starter, I guess. You would think he could have had his inning of work on the real mound…
I am surprised that the twins haven’t used him yet, although he couldn’t go to Toronto…
I much prefer the Rays over the Red sox, but not really liking the idea of them getting out of their slump the week before we go there.
I always enjoy when the red sox and the yankees lose. Except against the WSox…
You’d think Boof would be the emergency starter.
Boston without the Manny/Pappi thing is like a romer without The Daily Show.
An empty shell of their/your former self?
Just saw a dude with a UofM shirt loudly cheering with the boston crowd in favor of D. Ortiz…
Torii Hunter. 5 division championships in 7 years. Not a bad run. He might win a World Series ring this year. As long as it’s not AJ.
T. Percy isn’t hurt, he just isn’t pitching well as of late…
Wow, Jason Bay is 0-6.
Sox have used 2 pinch runners already tonight.
Percival and Madden going AT it!!
Mets and Rays with no decent closers now.
There has been some talk of moving Balfour into the roll
Slammy-whammy for Youk?
Man the camera angle at fenway sucks.
Well, mouthpiece just jinxed Youk.
Tolja….
Is Balfour hitting 97 still, gatty?
Wow, nice dropball by Hammel.
Yeah, he is still a flamethrower…
Other mouthpiece missed the first curve ball.
gatty from granite, nice to “meet” ya. Hope ya catch the game live tomorrow.
For the record, Balfour hit 98 3 times in the game today…
romer,
“Wow, nice dropball by Hammel.’
If dropball is referring to a pitch, you just revealed your age.
And my recognition of that terminology just revealed mine.
