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ROYALS @ TWINS
3rd to last game (or not?)
1B: Cuddyer
2B: Punto
3B: Harris
SS: Cabrera
RF: Kubel
CF: Span
LF: Young
C: Mauer
PITCHING: Manship, Crain, Mahay, Guerrier, Nathan
PRE-GAME:
As of the top of the 4th, the White Sox are ahead of the Tigers, 2-0. YES, PLEASE.
I am gonna miss the Dome. Even before my family ever moved to Minnesota, back when I was just a tadpole, my first memories of this state are of the Metrodome. Wish I could be at that last game.
My dad just ultra-depressed me by saying “I wish Kirby could be here to enjoy all this.” Excuse me, something in my eye …
On a lighter note: MANSHIP???????
TOP OF 1st:
But seriously. Manship? Oh, boy. But at least I can tell him apart form Duensing now: Duensing is pretty good and a looker. Manship is eeuuhhh and has a huge neck.
And with a runner on third and one out, we get a beasty double play. Heyooo.
BOTTOM OF 1st (0-0):
DiNardo pitches to Denard. MY HEAD JUST EXPLODED.
Oh hey, Sox up 3-0. I love you, A.J.!
HAHAH, FAKE SIDEBURNS! I ask for them every Christmas, and apparently no one thinks sideburns are a good gift for a young lady. Squares.
1st and 3rd with one out, and Kubel’s at bat. HITS IT! TWINS SCORE!
Dicky B just called Cuddyer hitting a 3-run homer. Um … no. Walked.
DELMON YOUNG HITS HIS FIRST GRAND SLAM!
I guess Dicky B was off by one batter. So awesome!
TOP OF 2nd (5-0, Twins):
Hilarious, Teahen has “Circle Me Bert” on the wrists of his batting gloves!
7-0, White Sox? Am I in Heaven?
BOTTOM OF 2nd (5-0, Twins):
Commercial break and the Sox score one more.
Um, bases loaded, new Royals pitcher, and they still walk Cuddyer. Well, uhh, whatever you gotta do, guys.
Oh look, another two runs.
TOP OF 3rd (7-0, Twins):
Oh. I forgot there’s a game going on.
BOTTOM OF 3rd (7-0, Twins):
“Just keep winning ballgames and hope you get some help from the White Sox,” says Bert. So far, I’d say we’re doing just that.
1-2-3 inning.
BOTTOM OF 4th (8-0, Twins):
Kubel cranks a huuuuge homer – very deep and very high. Wow.
Sweet Jesus, Delmon drove in 5 of the 8 runs? I guess we have to get Mijares to piss him off more often.
Um, hello Harris. Hits a double of the Stanley sign, drives in Cuddyer. Sexual Harris-ment, FTW!
Another run hit in by De
lmon. I’m pretty sure he’s making up for the suckitude earlier.
Awesome, just awesome.
TOP OF 5th (10-0, Twins):
Oops, KC scores one run. EVERYBODY PANIC!
Oh, and another run. Hope we don’t get careless now.
BOTTOM OF 5th (10-2, Twins):
Eh.
TOP OF 6th (10-2, Twins):
Unfortunately, this game is getting less interesting since we’re pretty much assured a win.
The ‘Ship sets sail into the sunset, hopefully picking up his first Major League win. But OH SNAP, CRAINWRECK?!
Yeah, and he’s choking pretty well. Bases loaded. Oh cool, and two runs scored.
Hahaha, the foul ball landed in this dude’s cup, and he gave a cheers and took a drink.
Oh cool, more runs! 10-5.
And Ma-hay-hey gets the final out. Gross.
BOTTOM OF 6th (10-5, Twins):
At this point I gotta give a shout-out to by partner in crime, J-Schoon, who last weekend drew my attention to why “K” stands for a strikeout. Not so much that, but why there’s backwards K’s and regular K’s. So, three K’s would be rather offensive to a lot of people, so is that why there’s backward ones, we wondered? Nope. Turns out, a friend told J-Pain that a backwards K means caught them looking. DUH.
1-2-3 inning.
TOP OF 7th (10-5, Twins):
I feel weird longing for the innings when Manship was pitching. But now Keppel is in, and so far so good.
BAM, inning over.
BOTTOM OF 7th (10-5, Twins):
WOW, Tolbert with a triple.
But a 1-2-3 inning? WHUH?
TOP OF 8th (10-5, Twins):
Okay, things are unraveling quickly, and they put in Mijares. Yes, that pitcher that fired up Delmon, who was fined $500 for last night, who almost started WWIII: Midwest Edition.
NO WAY. MIJARES HITS THE BATTER. And then almost beans the next. Wow. Just wow. Guerrier is warming up, bases are loaded.
And Mijares gets the first batter out. Cool, because I just had a stroke.
And he lets two go. 10-7, and two on base. Wow.
BOTTOM OF 8th (10-7, Twins):
SO, uhh … this is not what I pictured in the 5th.
The crowd chants “MVP” as Mauer takes the plate. Love it.
1-2-3 inning, though. And J-Nate returns. Please, I already went into cardiac arrest today; no funny business.
TOP OF 9th (10-7, Twins):
2 outs, 0-1 to the batter … 2-2 … 3-2! … and TOLBERT CATCHES IT FTW!
FINAL: 10-7, Twins
VERDICT:
Why must our bullpen constantly give me a vapors? Why must we almost blow a 10-0 lead? Oh well. The point being, WE WON. TIGERS LOST. Love it!
LiveBlog: Double header @ DET
TWINS @ TIGERS
Double-header!
11:05 pm CT
1B: Cuddyer
2B: Punto
3B: Tolbert
SS: Cabrera
RF: Kubel
CF: Span
LF: Young
C: Mauer
PITCHING:
- Blackburn (7 inns), Mijares, Rauch, Nathan
PRE-GAME:
I’ve never seen a double-header involving the Twins before. Kinda excited, kinda scared … these games today are a BIG deal.
Porcello vs. Blackburn, eh?
TOP OF 1st:
I hate that weird little dirt path from home to the mound.
Mauer 20 points ahead of Ichiro … can we say MVP?
1-2-3 inning. BOO.
BOTTOM OF 1st (0-0):
Tigers lead off with a double. Oh, splendid!
Blackie, rockin’ the scruffy beard. Me likey. I’m hoping it can stop him from sucking like he is now … just walked a dude, players on the corners and two out.
Okay, sweet, 3 outs and no score.
TOP OF 2nd (0-0):
Kubel nails the pitcher. TAKE THAT, DETROIT.
Oh look, a double play. I never would’ve thought the TWINS would hit into a double play. I may pass out from shock.
Another 1-2-3-ish inning.
BOTTOM OF 2nd (0-0):
OHHHH, Blackbeard nails Laird! That’s terrible.
Inge. Runners on the corners again. One out. I may vomit.
One run scores after the ball bounces off the glove of Cuddyer.
I have a feeling this game is going to be a dirty little battle, eventually resulting in a huge brawl sometime after the 6th.
Again, runners on the corners. Hope I don’t have to type that anymore this game, BLACKBURN. And the inning ends with the hit bouncing right to him.
TOP OF 3rd (0-1, Tigers):
Someone just posted on Twitter Chuck Knoblauch has been accused of beating his wife. Oh, no bueno.
LITTLE NICKY WITH A HIT??! Holy F, Span and Nicky are keeping the inning alive!
2 outs, Cabrera is up, aaand … pops one up for the last out. But hey, we’re showing proof we’re still alive in this thing.
BOTTOM OF 3rd: (0-1, Tigers):
C’mon, Blackbeard. He’s been shaky today, and I hope he can pull it together before I start to cry tears of blood over this game.
Nope, two on and no outs. If I could reach through the TV and slap Blackie right now, that’d be great.
OH SNAP, good throw to Mauer to get the out at home! MOAR OUTS PLZ!
Blackburn’s first strikeout in the 3rd? Oh, man. It’s gonna be a long game.
BEASTY throw and catch by Cabrera and Cuddyer to end the inning!
TOP OF 4th (0-1, Tigers):
Cuddyer nailed in the right elbow. That brawl seems more and more realistic … but seriously, can you IMAGINE the craziness of a Twins vs. Tigers baseball fight? Oh man.
Agh, we had a chance there with two on base and Morales up, but it didn’t work out. We need some serious hits, and soon.
BOTTOM OF 4th (0-1 Tigers):
Why can we hit into a million double plays but can’t seem to make them when it counts?
Nice – Tolbert gets the foul territory pop-up for the 2nd out. Good job Tolbert, but I wish you were Crede.
Blackie wiggles his way out of trouble again … thanks for the three heart attacks! Strikes out POLANCO, of all people, swinging.
TOP OF 5th (0-1, Tigers):
Beasty double by Tolbert, AKA Baby Morneau.
Denard Span is super adorable. At bat, and he hits a sac fly to bring Baby Morneau in – GAME TIED!
BOTTOM OF 5th (1-All):
Little Nicky snatches a pop-up right in front of Kubel for the first out.
Tolbert grabs a liner, two outs!
Whoa. QUICK 1-2-3 inning.
TOP OF 6th (1-All):
Aw, Mauer! Stop popping up, Dreamyburns!
Cuddy keeps it alive with a base hit and two outs.
And then Delmon gets the third out. Ouch.
BOTTOM OF 6th (1-All):
There is a TERRIBLE heckler in Detroit. Baseball hecklers (except ones for Pierzynski) should have a special place in Hell.
Blackbeard strikes out Guillen. That’s the Blackie I like to see.
ANOTHER 1-2-3 inning, and Blackie is finding his footing. Love it!
TOP OF 7th (1-All):
Polanco misses a roller by Morales … I love the annoying tenacity of the Twins right now!
Whoa, hey, Casilla’s pinch running? Tolbert gets him to 2nd with a sac bunt.
Some obnoxious heckler, again, is chanting “YOU SUCK” at Punto. And then Porcello walks him. Shut you up now, huh? Leyland comes in to make a pitching change.
Padre Orlando up with runners on 1st and 2nd … the crowd is on their feet and … SWINGING STRIKE? Craaaaap.
BOTTOM OF 7th (1-All):
Two outs already, and The Beard has 2-2 on Polanco. Super happy Gardy’s kept him pitching this deep into the game … well, for now.
3-2 … Tolbert nabs his hit and throws him out at 1st. Well done, Blackkkkburn.
TOP OF 8th (1-All):
Hey Mauer – you’re in a really important game. You should, uh, probably start going back to being awesome now. THANKS!
So is Detroit just full of a-holes? The same d-bag was heckling Mauer and then Kubel. Oh, and now Cuddyer.
Two outs, and Delmon’s up … and he pops up. Ew.
BOTTOM OF 8th (1-All):
Mijares is pitching now, Gomez is in center, Kubel is taken out and Span moves to right.
And they take Mijares out for Huge Mr. Rauch. Eh, 1-2-3 inning works for me.
TOP OF 9th (1-All):
I would love to see some hits this inning. Hear that, Twins? I HAVE A FEVER. AND THE ONLY PRECRIPTION – IS MOAR HITZ!
O HAI, Casilla. Cracks a sweet, sweet double off of the fence! AHHHHH!
Sac bunt by Tolbert makes me happyyyyy - Casilla moves to 3rd!
NOOOOO! Failed squeeze by Punto results in a double play! WHAT NOW??
BOTTOM OF 9th (1-All):
Punto, full of fail. Please, please, please Rauch, stop this insanity.
Winning run in scoring position. I might be having a stroke and a heart attack at the same time.
Inge is up. I hate this dude.
TWO OUTS TWO OUT C’MON C’MON C’MON PLEASE TWINS GET THE WIN!!!!
SPAAAAN! GETS THE FINAL OUT! EXTRA INNINGS!!
TOP OF 10th (1-All):
CockerSpaniol leads off with a dribbler up the middle. I pretty much am in love with him. That’s it, I’m buying his jersey tonight. Or proposing.
Ball gets away form the catcher and my future husband scurries to 2nd.
HAPPENS AGAIN and Span hits 3rd!
O-CAB HITS SPAN IN! 2-1! I JUST SEIZURED! WEEE!
C’mon, Dreamyburns, you’re due for a nice hit! And he’s WALKED?
IW Cuddyer, for some reason. Young is up with bases loaded … oh, that’s why.
AND YOUNG SAC FLIES A RUN IN! 3-1, GET SOOOOME!
BOTTOM OF 10th (3-1, TWINS!):
Holy F. J-Nate’s in the game. AND THE LEADOFF BATTER HOMERS.
PLEASE JOE NATHAN, DON’T BLOW T
HIS SAVE!
Oh, Gomez with a sick sick sick catch! One out!
YES! DELMON! Another catch and two outs!
COME ON JOE NATHAN, GET CABRERA OUT! AND HE DOES!!!!!!
FINAL: Twins 3, Tigers 2, Heart-attacks 2, Strokes 5.
VERDICT: Wow. This is gonna be some serious battle the next three games. So excited for tonight. Although I don’t know if m heart can take it …
Several things.
Several things:
ONE:
Black is white, up is down, Mauer is weak sauce and Cuddyer makes Twins history by hitting TWO homers in ONE inning. TWO … PLUS ONE … MATH!!!!
All I know is that Cuddyer is up there with Kubel, Mauer, and Morneau with the most home-runs this season, and that is FRICKING SHOCKING:
Of course, the Twins got all the power they needed from Cuddyer, who became the first player in Twins history to hit two home runs in the same inning. Cuddyer, doing his best Morneau impersonation, hit his two long balls in the seventh — two deep bookends in an eight-run inning.
The first — a first-pitch solo shot off Royals starter Brian Bannister — gave the Twins a 2-1 lead.
The second — a two-run, 427-foot blast over the fountains in left — came off reliever Kyle Farnsworth and stretched the Twins‘ lead to 9-1.
TWO:
We won again today? 10-3?? Um, excuse me, the first sweep/series win since July? Two more wins and we’ll be back to .500 (pathetic); we are currently still in 3rd in the AL Central and only 4 1/2 games back from the first-place Tigers (less pathetic than recently).
But hey, sweeping the Royals was just what we needed, even though it’s about as admirable and difficult as beating up a toddler. Not that I condone that; they’re quick little guys!
THREE:
Crede, Liriano, and Morneau are all banged up in some way, causing Crede to sit out today’s game and Morneau continuing his break since the 17th due to an inner-ear infection. Gardenhire says he may be back for the upcoming series against the Orioles on Monday. And Liriano, out for a while with a “tired arm,” could be replaced by none other than …
BOOF! BONSER!
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said Sunday that injured pitcher Francisco Liriano could be out longer than 15 days, but — and here’s the good news — starter Boof Bonser could possibly return to the Twins‘ staff in September.
Bonser, who had surgery in April to repair a torn labrum and rotator cuff in his right shoulder, is rehabbing in Florida and progressing rather quickly, Gardenhire said.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOF!
FOUR:
Man, I’m happy we’ve won 5 of our last 7 games. SERIOUSLY. Minnesota Twins cominatcha, Orioles!
The Minnesota Mauers.
Oh. My. God.
In shock …
11-0. WHAT?!
Pavano has already proven himself in his first game with seven shutout innings.
Span went five-for-five, Cabrera extended his hitting streak to 18 games, and Mauer cranked homer #20.
Not only that, but it seemed all the players contributed something to that insane score. That kind of playing should happen ALL THE TIME, but since it doesn’t, it was especially nice to see against the Tigers.
And I LOOOVED that double play between Punto, Casilla, and Morneau … that was so sick.
Get well fast, Crede and Gomez.
Swept away.
There is no clever title for this.
Seems as though we took the series this weekend against the division-leading Detroit Tigers. The Twins (43-40) are now just two games behind Detroit (44-37), and are currently leading the division in my heart. Awww!
So, while I was busy getting sunburn and blowing my fingers off with firecrackers at a cabin this weekend, it looks like the boys held it down despite that EPIC game which ended in a loss Friday (which I was only aware of thanks to a friend with an iPhone):
That’s exactly what happened in a marathon at the Metrodome on Friday night, as the Twins fell to the Tigers by an 11-9 final in a game that took 16 innings, a combined 35 hits, 15 total pitchers and over five hours to finish.
After checking the score nine hundred times, my fragile little heart broke when I read Crede struck out, ending the game. I was like, “no … no! NOOOO! HE’S GRAND-SLAMMED BEFORE!“ But then he didn’t and all Twins fans died a little inside.
So no big deal, we just lost one game, right? Oh, no:
Right-hander Kevin Slowey was placed on the 15-day disabled list after the contest with a strained right wrist. The Twins have called up right-hander Anthony Swarzak from Triple-A Rochester to take his place on the roster.
Slowey, who entered [Friday's game] trying to become the first pitcher in the Majors to win 11 games, tossed just three innings against Detroit as he gave up a season-worst six runs on five hits.
That is super awful. I loves me some Kevin Slowey-Children; hopefully his wrist will be alright ASAP. Because, you know, he kinda needs his right wrist A LOT.
So, major bummers abounded Friday, but it all turned around on Saturday, July 4th with a 4-3 win. God bless America, and apparently Nick Punto:
Punto singled up the middle in the fourth inning, but it was his jam shot to left in the eighth inning that allowed pinch-runner Matt Tolbert to score from second base and break up what had been a 3-3 tie.
Aww, yeahh! And today was another win, an almost-shutout for Blackburn:
Spotted six runs in the fourth inning by his offense, Blackburn continued to pound his sinker low in the strike zone, holding the Tigers scoreless for eight innings while allowing just four hits.
But an error in the top of the ninth was followed by a two-run home run by Brandon Inge, and Blackburn’s bid at his first career shutout evaporated.
Whatever, that’s the third complete game that guy’s pitched in the past few weeks; it’s just the Twins’ nature to choke somewhere in the 8th or 9th despite his best efforts. You’ll get one again someday, Dreamyburns II.
Other stuff:
- Morneau not starting in All-Star game, but joins starters Nathan and Mauer as a reserve.
- My fave Canadian not likely to go to the Home-Run Derby, but a certain set of sideburns just may make an appearance …
- I was watching FSN or something last week and the story of these reality show winners from India who got signed with the Pirates pretty much sucked me in. WELL, looks like they made their pitching debuts. Such an interesting story!
- Oh. My. God. Seriously??
I’m too tired and in need of a tub of aloe to make sense anymore, but as a reminder: a day off tomorrow, and then it’s on to the effin’ Yankees (A.K.A. America’s Sweethearts vs. That Team That’s from Almost Canada)!
Oakland A-holes.
Oh. My. God.
So there’s that. That game took waaaaay too long considering we had it in the bag until like two batters into the 9th. Oh well – a win is a win, especially on the road!
Aw, Gawwwd!
The 7th just ended, and so far:
Hey Brew Crew: nice work.
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