First 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 [...]
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Just Not Our Night
Posted: 19th August 2008 by vacant in Craig Breslow, Denard Span, Game Thoughts, Jesse Crain, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Nick Blackburn2
Many Good Things, Some Bad
Posted: 23rd July 2008 by vacant in Carlos Gomez, Denard Span, Francisco Liriano, Game Thoughts, Jesse Crain, Kevin SloweyI have to be honest with you guys, I don’t really care that the Twins lost tonight. They always have trouble at Yankee Stadium, and although they shouldn’t, I really don’t care tonight. This poor game was trumped by the many other great things that happened today. Let’s dive into some thoughts: -First off, did [...]
Perkins Solid, Young Great, and Casilla Strong
Posted: 19th July 2008 by vacant in Boof Bonser, Brendan Harris, Brian Buscher, Carlos Gomez, Craig Breslow, Delmon Young, Francisco Liriano, Game Thoughts, Glen Perkins, Jason Kubel, Jesse Crain, Nick PuntoYou have no idea how glad I am to be back into regular game thoughts. I was getting sick and tired of coming up with abstract trade possibilities that probably won’t come true. So enough with my career as Nostradamus, and here are some of my game thoughts: -Glen Perkins went a solid six innings [...]
Rare Managerial Mistake Costs Twins
Posted: 8th July 2008 by vacant in Brian Bass, Game Thoughts, Jesse Crain, Scott BakerForget any cute introduction tonight, I’m diving straight into the thoughts: -First off, I’m going to touch on Scott Baker. He is considered the best arm in this very young rotation, and has some filthy stuff. He had a very consistent fastball all night ranging from 92-95 mph. He also had a very effective curve, [...]
Bullpen Getting Job Done
Posted: 4th July 2008 by vacant in Bullpen, Craig Breslow, Dennys Reyes, Jesse Crain, Joe Nathan, Matt Guerrier, Pat NeshekThis year has been surprising for Minnesota in many ways. Most of the major market experts predicted the Twins to have a rebuilding year in 2008 and not compete at the high level the rest of the AL Central is at. If you fast forward to July you find that Minnesota is competing, Minnesota is [...]