Talk about a must-win game. After losing three straight games to the Red Sox, Minnesota felt the need to come to Detroit and show the world that they mean to stay in this hunt. Here are some thoughts: -Kevin Slowey had a horrible day today. He only lasted eleven outs, three and two-thirds innings. He [...]
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Morneau Brings Home a Win!
Posted: 10th July 2008 by vacant in Delmon Young, Game Thoughts, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Justin Morneau, Kevin Slowey1
Bullpen Blows Another
Posted: 9th July 2008 by vacant in Boof Bonser, Brian Bass, Craig Breslow, Game Thoughts, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Livan HernandezBefore the bashing begins, yes, I did have this picture up just a few days ago. But poor Bass found his way into my doghouse again, among other players. Let’s dive into some thoughts: -What did we expect from Hernandez? Seven innings of solid work against the defending champions? He went four and a third [...]
Sloppy Pitching Still Results in Twins Win
Posted: 6th July 2008 by vacant in Game Thoughts, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Kevin Slowey, Nick Punto, Statistics, White SoxI don’t know how Minnesota does it. Kevin Slowey had an off-night tonight, going six innings but giving up five runs on five hits. He quickly settled down, striking out six and retiring 12 of 13 at one point. A combination of great offense and great defense brought the Twins back and gave them the [...]
Wow. Just wow. Living in Arizona prevents me from watching any Twins games, but I followed most of it on MLB Gameday. It looked ugly. I can only imagine how those of you watching the game felt. Yuck. -Matt Guerrier wins the award for “ugliest” today. Seriously, who was expecting Matt Guerrier to stink it [...]
Joe Mauer Nutritional Label
Posted: 29th June 2008 by vacant in Humor, Joe Mauer, Nutritional LabelsJoe Mauer Expiration date: Never. Contains61% Percent chance of batting title.50% Speed~93% of daily offense100% ability of calling a perfect game Caution! -Do not use on day games after night games!-Keep out of reach of children!-Do not hesitate to threaten to put Redmond in as starterif Mauer acts up.