The Twins and Sox finally got their respective acts together Sunday and beat two of the peskiest teams in recent memory. With nothing to play for but pride, the Indians and Royals tormented the exhausted Sox and Twins in the first two games of three game series, but they couldn’t sustain it into game three. [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Nothing to Play For? Why The Tigers Won't Lay Down For The Sox
Posted: 29th September 2008 by vacant in Division0
Simply Incredible
Posted: 26th September 2008 by vacant in Bullpen, Carlos Gomez, Delmon Young, Denard Span, Game Thoughts, Joe Nathan, Justin MorneauWhat can I say? If you missed the game, you will probably be sorry for the rest of your life. If you want a feeling of the ride up and down the emotional roller coaster, just look to the left. Simply incredible. While luck and some umpiring mistakes probably contributed to this win, so did [...]
Nick Nelson was kind enough to ask me to participate in September’s edition of GameDay. If you have the chance, please go to a Twins game before the season is over and buy a handful to keep these guys in buisness! Here is my piece: Baseball is a dynamic game. It is constantly evolving thanks to [...]
Twins Take First of Three Key Games
Posted: 24th September 2008 by vacant in Division, Jason Kubel, Ron GardenhireOne team hit six extra base hits, including three bombs. The other just one. The Twins’ top 4 hitters went 2-17. The Twins’ bullpen gave up runs late in the game once again. Given those three facts, the 9-3 result isn’t a shock, what is shocking is that the race for the division is now [...]
There are numerous ways to look at the Cy Young Award, and possibly many different winners based on many different points of view. There are a plethora of ways to discern what characteristics the winner of this award should have. Should actual talent be measured with more weight than performance? How does team success or [...]
Both the Twins and the White Sox have an off-day tomorrow; the Sox shouldn’t have one, but we’ll leave that aside for now. Starting Tuesday, these two rivals both control their own destiny. The next three games are zero-sum games: Win and your opponent loses. No more scoreboard watching, no more threads on forums titled [...]
Just How Much Has Glen Perkins Hurt The Twins?
Posted: 20th September 2008 by vacant in Division, Glen Perkins, StatisticsIn a game where perfection is looked at in such high regard, imperfection is viewed as a plague in baseball. Prior to August 27th, Glen Perkins was a surprisingly good pitcher. Stuck in the middle of a transition from the bullpen, this 25-year old young man sported an ERA of 3.90 to go with an [...]
My Viking’s blog is now up and running, and can be found at VikingVigil.com. Be sure to check it out for previews and analysis of the horrible Minnesota Vikings. Speaking of the Vikings, they made a quarterback change today. Gus will take the place of Tarvaris starting this Sunday against the Panthers. I heartily disapprove. [...]
Hey guys. I will be out of town until late tonight, but I will try and write something up then. Just as a reminder, you can always email me about anything. If I get enough questions I will do a mailbag post.Email Me Go Twins!
The highly debated housing issue of the Minnesota Twins has come to a halt. For the next 25 years the new ballpark that will be built for this team will be referred to as “Target Field.” Minnesota only seriously negotiated with one company, Target, throughout the process. The estimated worth of this deal is $100 [...]