Fellas, I will taking the day off today as I am blogging over at Union: The Most Collaborative Sports Blog on The Internet. Feel free to drop by and give me some support!
Archive for August, 2008
An Idiot's Guide to Fixing the Bullpen
Posted: 20th August 2008 by vacant in Bobby Korecky, Brian Bass, Bullpen, Kevin Mulvey, Pat NeshekI like Gardy, I really do. It is impossible for him to please me, or any other blogger, all the time, so I appreciate his work. However, sometimes he and the rest of the management fail to do things that I think are the easiest decision in the world. This year the main chopping block [...]
Just Not Our Night
Posted: 19th August 2008 by vacant in Craig Breslow, Denard Span, Game Thoughts, Jesse Crain, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Nick BlackburnFirst off, I apologize for the abbreviated posting these past few days. I have been really busy, which I’m sure will die down eventually. -Blackburn had a great night tonight. He did give up three runs on six hits, but managed his pitch count very well and lasted through the eighth inning. His pitch count [...]
Francisco Liriano certainly quieted most doubters last night, but is he really back to his 2006 form? When looking at the box score, Liriano’s start yesterday perplexes even the most avid supporter of this young pitcher. How did he do it? Is it a fluke, or is Liriano really “back”? While going seven innings of [...]
Tied…Again!
Posted: 16th August 2008 by vacant in Boof Bonser, Brian Bass, Carlos Gomez, Francisco Liriano, Game Thoughts, Nick PuntoThe Twins racked up the runs against Silva and co. tonight in the fourth inning and took the first game of this series 9-3. The White Sox also lost tonight, falling 6-4 to the Athletics. How sweet it is! Back on top of the division, at least for the time being. You have no idea [...]
Another Flip-Flop in the Central
Posted: 13th August 2008 by vacant in Adam Everett, Game Thoughts, Joe Mauer, Nick BlackburnWhy is it that the Twins can’t hit against Mussina? I just don’t get it…well, here are some other thoughts: -Man these Yankee batters take a long time to get out. Blackburn threw a ton of balls early tonight and found himself with a pitch count of 102 with two outs in the fifth inning. [...]
Perkins Pretty Perfect!
Posted: 12th August 2008 by vacant in Carlos Gomez, Denard Span, Game Thoughts, Glen Perkins, Joe Nathan, Justin MorneauBack in first. Feels good, doesn’t it? Here are some thoughts: -The obvious story of the game is Glen Perkins. He went an awesome eight innings giving up only four hits. While it looks amazing in the box score, this Yankee offense has been reeling lately. They have huge problems of their own, but Perkins’ [...]
First off, I want to apologize for my extended (14 day) absence. The good news is that Dan Wade, Marty Andrade, and Codylee filled in just nicely, right? A huge thanks goes out to each of them! I am now back for the long haul, or at least until the off-season is a few months [...]
Thanks, Marty Andrade! Watching Ron Gardenhire bring in Brian Bass to pitch in the 7th inning against the Mariners on Monday to protect a one run lead really hurt, at least it hurt me. It is something we see in baseball all the time though, a manager makes a decision and it turns out to [...]
It should have been a Twins sweep, and instead, the M's nearly brought out the broom themselves. Were it not for Denard Span's home run saving grab, the Twins probably would have left Seattle a full three games worse than they entered. As it stands, Span made a fantastic catch, and the Twins lost only [...]