The Friscalating Dusklight: Numbers to think about
Posted on September 16th, 2008 – 4:43 PMBy Michael Rand
Here they are:
150 1/3 innings
99 hits
30 earned runs
40 walks
156 strikeouts
16-3 record
1.80 ERA
That’s Francisco Liriano, in his last 24 Major League starts, minus the disaster that happened earlier this season when he wasn’t ready. That’s 16 starts in 2006 and 8 this year. He’s on the hill tonight, and it cannot be stressed enough that the Twins would not be in this mix still if he hadn’t come back so strong.
This is a make-or-break game tonight in our books: The Twins have lost two in a row, Cleveland throws Cliff Lee tomorrow, and then it’s four in Tampa Bay against the slumping but playoff-bound Rays. Your thoughts on Liriano, the Twins, and the audacity of hope?
32 Responses to "The Friscalating Dusklight: Numbers to think about"
“The Audacity of Hope” is a very good book. Thanks for asking.
If the Twins lose tonight, I predict that the White Sox will clinch the pennant at the Metrodome next week.
Completely unrelated: Sugar Kane by Sonic Youth is a great song.
Technically, Stu, the pennant goes to the winner of the American League, so that would be impossible.
Also, if we’re talking about “Dirty,” we’re talking about 100 Percent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svEJUVO_nh4
You forgot:
1 new Left elbow ligament
I said last night was a must win and look what happened. Now that the NFL and College Football are here I had forgotten that the Twins were still playing.
Why no FIRE GARDENHIRE!!!! posts?
Cast your stones if you must but I’ve always found Sonic Youth to be slightly overrated.
On a self-promoting music note, my 90s compilation is burned and ready to be shipped.
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Technically, Michael, SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP.
Yeah, I’m an idiot.
Ummm, yeah you should not put up posts like this anymore. I remember you saying we should put Nathan in the 8th and 9th, then he blew like 4 saves. No more Twins posts please.
um. yeah. not so good.
What is Rand doing posting so late at night?
Better now. I am glad that I didn’t walk away from this game when I wanted to. This is quite the comeback, should it hold up.
On a positive note, had Sizemore’s HR not hit the foul pole, it would have probably killed somebody.
Is it a bullpen?
Or sadomasochism?
This team is painful
My office TV
Is going to be destroyed
If the Twins blow this
Eddie Guardado,
You put the G, u and a
Into fresh guano.
The Vikings and Twins
Make September possibly
The worst month ever
In the tenth inning
This stupid four hour game
Won’t let me go home
Jose Mijares
You had better throw some strikes
Gardenhire pleads
I leave the country for two weeks and the Vikes, Twins and the American economy go into the crapper.
When I turned on the tv Sunday morning I knew the bull didn’t have a chance. But at least it got one of those guys good in the groin before going down. C’mon Vikes!!
And their playoff hopes
Live to see another day
Eleventh inning
September call-ups
Will make sure this stupid game
Stays on life support
Nick Punto is on!
If he scores the winning run
Haters can suck it
Punto’s best skill,
according to Gardenhire:
Getting after it.
^ I have trouble counting to 5.
If they win: relief
But I’ll continue to care
If they lose: relief?
The hope is dimming
Joe Nathan is struggling
Can the Wild win?
Haiku takes patience
It also takes precision
I hate this [redacted] [redacted] team and every [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] who does or ever will play for them and all of their [redacted] [redacted] relatives!
Barack Obama
Says nothing’s false about hope.
He’s not a Twins fan.
glad to see obsessively checking the score every five minutes while enjoying “burn after reading” paid off. Nothing like losing twice in the same game.
Rick Reilly just said “He’s gone deep more than Jacques Cousteau”
I don’t know that there has been a day recently that I’ve wanted to punch someone more…
^^^Just trying not to talk about the disaster last night.
I dunno, I kind of enjoyed it. Twins fans can take solace in that there is a bullpen that is worse than theirs.
