Andy Pettite vs. Livan Hernandez
Livan has been a totally wacky pitcher so far this year. With 24 K's, 13 BB's, and 1 HBP, 89% of the hitters who have faced Livan Hernandez have put the ball in play. The major league average is for 74% of hitters to put the ball in play. Even Nick Blackburn, who is something of a Carlos Silva clone, has only 81% of plate appearances end with a ball in play. There might be a couple of others near 89%, but the only other one I can find without doing an exhaustive search is Carlos Silva's 89% in 2005--when he set the modern record for fewest walks in a season (9).
Livan's had his best GB% since 2004, but his 20.9% LD% is worse than the league average of 18% line drives per ball in play.
Livan's 2.7 K/G is really, really low. How low? From 2004-2007, no qualified pitcher in the AL had lower than 3.3 K/G in a season. Not Carlos Silva, not Chien-Ming Wang, not '05 LimaTime (3.9 K/G.) Only one NL pitcher had a K/G that low--the immortal Kirk Reuter in 2004.
Livan's 1.5 BB/G is also extremely low, and much lower than it's ever been in his career. In the recent past ('04-'07), Livan's best BB/G rate was 3.0. [I had initially been thinking that he was bound to give up a bunch of walks to the Yankees, but the Yankees are 10th in the AL, only barely ahead of the Twins, in walks. So that might not be the biggest problem in the world.]
When you add it all together, he's got a 4.63 xFIP (which almost exactly matches his 4.60 ERA so far) and is a fair bit below the league average of 4.07 this year. It's been a strange trip so far, but Livan might be able to keep it up. (I still wouldn't bet on it, though.)
With three short starts and some extra innings over the last few days, we could really use a long start out of Livan today. So he might wind up throwing until his arm falls off today, even if he's getting pounded. I would love for him to keep the team in the game, though.
Roger Clemens' HGH BFF Andy Pettite will be pitching for the Yankees today. He's been really quite good so far this year, with a league average-ish strikeout rate and about a walk per nine innings better than league average, while inducing a ton of ground balls.
The odds are definitely stacked against the hometown nine today.
We've got a ton of right-handed hitters in the lineup to counter Pettite's lefthandedness. Mauer and Morneau are going to be the only left-handed hitters in the lineup.
I like that Lamb isn't playing. Though I don't know anything about Macri's glove, Lamb's not a good fielder and he's not a good hitter against lefties.
Brendan Harris has been struggling lately, but he's a decent bet to hit a lefty. Punto might not even be available, but it's an interesting question whether Harris' bat outweighs Punto's glove in this situation, especially since Livan doesn't miss bats.
Monroe over Kubel is a reasonable choice at DH.
Yeah, Lamb's numbers on lefties have not been good, it will be interesting to see Macri a little more against established MLB pitching.
I still believe in our #2 RBI guy, Jason Kubel.
For clarification, by "a little more" I meant "gee this guy only has 3 AB so far."
I think Kubel will be fine, but in he majors now he's hit:
.267/.317/.442 -- Kubel vs. RHP
.227/.298/.313 -- Kubel vs. LHP
Additionally, it's pretty common for left-handed hitters to have large splits, and while I like Kubel to be a decent hitter, he hasn't done anything to show us that he's special. If only Gardy had realized this with Jacque Jones way back when....
Gardy heaped a ton of praise for Kubel on the pregame radio show. Gardy said that he gets into slumps, but still hits the ball hard. He is still young and has to fight it and keeps batteling
for the record
NY Yankees
J. Damon lf
D. Jeter ss
B. Abreu rf
A. Rodriguez 3b
H. Matsui dh
J. Giambi 1b
R. Cano 2b
C. Moeller c
M. Cabrera cf
Minnesota
C. Gomez cf
A. Casilla 2b
J. Mauer c
J. Morneau 1b
M. Cuddyer rf
C. Monroe dh
D. Young lf
B. Harris ss
M. Macri 3b
NY Yankees
A. Pettitte
Minnesota
L. Hernandez
Seriously ESPN, no HD for tonight's broadcast?
Nevermind, it is in HD but for some reason the booth shot in the introduction was not.
None of the FSN broadcasts over mlb.tv have been in HD, which has been quite disappointing since mlb.tv is forcing everything to be broadcast in widescreen format regardless of whether it is an HD feed or not.
Are you sure? I'm getting it in HD on both ESPN and FSN.
The ESPN guys already making reference to the Twins "history of good defense and speed". I guess that means we won't be hearing much about reality tonight. (except for the speed part, I suppose.)
pish.
I hope the first inning isn't an indication of Livan's appetite tonight...
16 pitches in the first inning. At this rate, he could pitch nine innings in 144 pitches, which is 6 fewer pitches than he threw June 3rd, 2005 in a CG effort. I mean, it would be an ugly, 18-run CG, but it would be complete, so I'm sure all the old-timers would be happy about it, right?
cool. Early start means I get to listen to a bit before running out of here to attend one of the many Self Esteem-Building Exercises of the Calif. Public Schools.
This one happens to be an 8th-grade promotion ceremony. I wish they'd spend more effort on getting kids to stay in school and graduate and less on these b.s. feel-good exercises. But that's just me.
oh, and A-Rod SUX.
Do they get a raise with their promotion?
No, just a fancy title to put on self-produced letterhead.
Doesn't sound like much of a promotion to me. If I was an 8th grader, I'd ask for a good, old-fashioned field trip to a baseball game instead of some kind of ceremony, but maybe that's just me.
me too.
Awards ceremony this morning. The Boy came away with multiple pieces of hardware, but missed out on the big prizes this time. We will console him with BBQ tonight at the local smokehouse.
A little late BP for A-Rod there.
pwnage.
Okay, I haven't made a call in a while, I might as well jump right back into the fire:
Delmon Young WILL hit a homerun this game. He has to.
You don't look like New Guy, but that's his voice coming out of your avatar...
I've gone through some... changes... since I've last been in a game thread.
HRs off of Andy == Pettite Fours
no heavy pettite, please
are you setting yourself up as a Pettite Dictator?
Got ESPN on the TV and WGOM chat on the computer, and since I'm in a hotel room in Omaha, I have no interruptions -- life is good.
Clearly the HGH is still strong with this one.
yowza - goes for the movie quote AND the lame pun. +2 multiHR games
So where do you get off needling Giambi?
Heh, Yahoo shows Moeller in a Nationals hat even though he's never played an inning with the Nationals. Must have signed and been released by them.
Hey I'm watch ESPN-HD and doing WGOM also. And I'm also in Omaha. But I'm in my living room.
shoot, we'll have to catch up sometime. I'm usually stuck in the Doubletree downtown without any wheels, though.
Judging by the avatar, living room must mean holding tank.
Oh, the indignity--Moeller strikes out swinging against Livan.
Did they start this game a bit early? Game time was 6:05...Moss tuned in at 6:16 and already seven Yankees had batted in the first, with two runs in.
If not, that has to be the quickest that seven Yankees have ever batted in an inning.
start time dictated by the East Coast Media Bias Network.
Understood, but to cram seven batters in 11 minutes is what amazed Moss...unless they started ahead of 6:05.
First pitch "fastballs"
Only 16 pitches for Livan in the first.
Still...
I think when the Twins faced the Rangers and Ponson was on the mound, Ponson wound up throwing a couple of pitches to start the game before the broadcast started. It's possible that Livan was able to start a little before 6:05, but I WW so I'm not sure.
Hey, I just clued in. We were supposed to get Joba'd tonight. What gives?
Sure, they play up the other Twins' starters' inexperience, but the fact that they aren't that bad is an afterthought.
Steve Phillips. Kill me now.
MLB should make it illegal for ESPN to break into the game to give football news on guys like Pacman Jones and Terrell Owens.
Okay, Delmon. Come on now, buddy. Focus.
Delmon!
Young-o!
I thought you said that ,Young was going to hit one over the fence, New Guy!
nice placement
Well not quite a dinger, but it's a start. I'm still convinced that Delmon will go yard.
Off the wall for
YoungMan With No Name. Alllllmost a HR.brianS, are you going to review the "Miller Lite Craft Brews"?
Bite your tongue, Boss.
Bring 'em back alive, boys.
Dinner time: Grilled pork chops (advantage: Gentiles), Greek pasta salad (rotini, olives, Bermuda onion, feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, Greek salad dressing), and Uncle Ben dropped off some long grain and wild rice.
Get hungry, Livan.
I had a Chipotle burrito for the first time in almost a year. Barbacoa shredded beef with black beans, rice, tomato salsa, corn salsa, sour cream, and cheese. It was just as good as I remembered.
Yeah, those are good. I really like the lime/cilantro flavors in the rice.
broccoli and cheese, rice, grip n go milkl
leftovers!
hotel restaurant caesar salad w/chicken fingers, dinner rolls, & diet Pepsi
You are entering all of this in your daily calorie spreadsheet, right?
Dick: The Yankees have been doing a lot of running, stealing bases in this series.
Me: Gotta do that stuff when the 'roids wear off.
hey, it got the job done. thanks, Jason
okGO!
Nice motor, nice brakes.
stratergy!!
was that a squeeze..or bunt for base hit
I don't think it was a squeeze. Looked more like a bunt hit.
Gomez + Casilla = extremely entertaining baseball
Bunteriffic!
dw, do you get any of the Austin TV stations there in AL?
yeah
Is Pat Lund still doing sports at KTTC? He'd been there for, like, forever last time I checked. I went to college with him.
yep, he's still doing sports. They put together a pretty good Friday Sports Show for the high school highlights
Your AL threw me off for a second, and I was wondering: 1) why is davidwatts in Alabama and 2) do stations from Austin, TX really broadcast all the way over to Alabama? Then I came to my senses and figured things out.
I was wondering the same thing. I just decided twayn's medication had kicked in and just wrote it off, though.
dw, do you get any of the Austin TV stations there in AL?
Per NBBW, KAAL.
Har. Given that it's about 15 miles between AL and Spamtown, I hope so
BTW - great meat joint east of AL - Haywood (or such) - smoked pork ribs for the grilling - serve with sweet corn. Also, have dried beef.
Nick's Meats in Hayward?
That was close. I thought Laddie got him at first.
little more snuff on the ball by Cuddy and that'd be a DP
That didn't look like Cuddy's usual strong throw
Strong, but not real accurate.
Here we go Delmon. This is it, baby.
That was about the furthest thing from a homerun that he could have possibly done.
I'm thinking Livan throws at least 110 pitches today. Maybe 120.
Dazzle just said the following: "Over the last four games, Cuddyer has had an RBI in at least one of the games."
That's...quite the streak there, Dazzle.
Brutal.
Hey New Guy - is that Tony Starks, Ironman, Ghostface Killah?
It certainly is!
I loved Fishscale and am eagerly awaiting the rumored MF Doom/Ghostface album.
I'm only a lukewarm MF Doom fan, but that does sound pretty sweet.
What was your opinion on the Big Doe Rehab album? I didn't like it as much as Fishscale (or More Fish even), but I thought it was still a solid effort.
Man, somehow I totally missed that album. I'll have to find a copy. As someone who doesn't hate on Pretty Toney, I think I'd probably enjoy it.
I am so old. This whole thread is just gibberish to me.
Don't feel too bad--I know a lot of people my age who would similarly see this as nothing more than gibberish.
Hip hop week can't arrive soon enough!
greenmachine you should submit some requests
Will do - is that coming up soon?
I think we should make it hip hop month.
I'm not sure. I think E-6 and brianS are the only ones who know when it will be.
I know NOTHING, NOTHING.
Nice job by the lefty-bashers there...
I think that the Mets should put Johan Santana in the bullpen. I mean, he helps them every fifth day, but just imagine if he could come out of the bullpen. He'd help them every day!
Maybe he would be more available for pinch hitting that way, too.
And, conversely, it's obvious why the Twins are starting Livan.
I think that the Mets should put Johan Santana in the batting lineup.
anyone else see the word "surpising" [sp] on that scouting report on Mauer?
Nice over the shoulder catch by the Canuk.
Nice wiggling by Livan that inning. He still looks pretty hungry.
That's pretty cool of ESPN to have a game playing in the background of their MLB draft special.
I'm doing FSN. Better the devil you know and all that rot. I'm to the point where I can just tune DickBert out at will when they get too inane. I do it often, in fact.
Holy Mother Macri! Extra bases.
Macri bleu!
Excellent. Giambi clogging the bases.
Cano looked out on that play.
I don't know, that was another close play at first that went the Yankees way. A little parity would be nice, umps.
Cano out, but called safe, again.
Drat. My buddy just emailed me asking if I wanted to do the 2nd annual Surly disc golf outing. Stupid gas prices.
save your pennies for the SBG Convention.
Frigging Delmon and his cement shoes. How do you light a fire under his ass? No urgency, I say, no urgency at all.
I just think he's not very good in the outfield. The tales of Delmon roaming CF in Tampa were nothing short of horror stories, and he hasn't done anything to impress me since he's been here. I guess he seems to have decent range to his left. Other than that...yeah.
Is it just me, or does Delmon's feet look nailed to the turf on hits over his head?
Walk 'em.
Told ya.
DYoung is not a good OF
I know at least one left fielder who is still on the hunt for a job. His OPS+ last year was double Delmon's OPS+ so far this year.
Between Delmon and the 1st base ump this inning is turning into a disaster.
I just checked the box score, and it looks like Jerry Meals (he of Friday's fluctuating strike zone fame) is at first today. Not good times.
Heh, I googled Jerry Meals. The first hit was his MLB bio, the second hit was Giants Win: Jerry Meals can go to hell.
I hate the Twins' vest unis.
I like most of them, but that one with number 21 on it is really pissing me off.
Twins with uniform #21 over the last twenty years:
Not the most...auspicious list in the world.
Interesting how Livan is really working inside now. I guess when the ump doesn't give you the outside corner you have to adjust.
cr@p - even on the can of corn, Delmon scares me
Really, he looked like a dog getting ready to lie down. And Delmon? Two hands please.
Escape from Alcatraz, there.
What's with the one-handed catch from DYoung on the pop fly? I'm trying hard nor to hate him.
Give in to the dark side, Guppy. Maybe you can get StatFreak's proxy on Delmon.
4 runs after 6 innings isn't too horrifying out of Livan.
It's more the 2 runs after 5 from our guys that bothers me.
The patch on Pettite's sleeve is coming off. I'm not OCD or anything, but it's kind of bothering me.
Be Easy, New Guy.
I saw a really funny bumper sticker the other day.
"I have CDO. It's like OCD, but all the letters are alphabetized like they should be."
That appeals to the part of my brain that has all the shirts in my color sorted like the rainbow.
Have we smacked one smart into the nose of a yanquis pitcher? Time for that.
Wow, Cuddyer pounded that ball. Mauer could have scored if he hadn't hit it so hard.
That makes me feel strangely happy, however.
Mauer would have scored
I wondered about that, too. Melky's throw was at least 10 feet up the line.
Oh, for crying in the sink. 3-1 count to Monroe, and radio station is switching to a high school game. Argh!
Will Delmon redeem himself, or make himself even more of a goat?
I've already committed myself to believing he will hit a homer here. Come on Delmon.
O-2 count. Doesn't look good.
Not a HR, but good placement.
Two doubles adds up to one homerun, right?
Not quite, no.
C'mon Delmon, make NG into Nostradamus Guy.
Nostradamus Lite, at any rate.
nice placement...again!
Well, put me in a skirt and call me Sally! Delmon delivers.
I'm as happy as you are, Sally.
Man, I'm happy for the runs, but sometimes it seems like it takes an Act of God for the Twins to score more than one run at a time.
hopefully we shall receive the mercy of Macri.
Do the other guys in the booth, or other people in general, ignore Steve Phillips on a daily basis? He always seems to repeat his "points" a minimum of 3 times as if he's waiting for someone to say "good point, Steve."
If it were that easy, I'd say "Good point, Steve" after every statement just to get him to shut up.
Good point, Steve.
Huh, I thought Hernandez was done for some reason. Is this dessert?
Just a little sorbet to cleanse the palate.
Livan only had 101 pitches after 6 IP. I think he's got at least 10-20 pitches left in him given that the Twins don't have a lot invested in his future and the bullpen has been significantly taxed of late.
Boy, they're putting him back out there. I know our bullpen has been used a lot recently, but would you put Livan back in there to face A-Rod in the 7th after last inning?
That depends--am I managing the Twins or a fantasy baseball team with Alex Rodriguez on it?
Wow, and they only had him face A-Rod? I guess I don't really get that. I'd rather have a fresh Reyes facing A-Rod than 100+ pitches Livan, if I'm going to go to the bullpen in the 7th anyway.
Why? It's not as though he was going to lose any velocity from fatigue....
I have to say, this high school game isn't that bad to listen to. The local announcer hasn't stuttered. He hasn't said any platitudes. And he tells me fluidly what is going on during the play with appropriate voice inflection.
Amateur.
Delmon, play a few games, eh?
This is the Dennys Reyes I always worry about.
ARGH ROD!
He was out. Frigging umpires in this series have been turrible.
Perhaps you would like to chime in over here?
A certain Nick has had issues with Darling in the past, as well.
safe? SAFE? SAFE???
On YES, looked like safe/tie/therefore safe.
I thought that was safe, on initial watch, but it was a tough view for the ump to call out, anyway.
A-Rod's foot never touched the plate.
yeah, I saw that on the replay, but the ump is above the foot and doesn't have the nice side view that we had in the replay.
I thought he was out before the replay, too. But what can you do. Baseball.
Implement instant replay and piss of Joe Morgan?
The one thing that I fear about instant replay is that umpires will start to lose their nerve. In the NFL, for instance, it seems like on any play that's even remotely close to a fumble, they will rule a fumble so that the play continues, and it can be reviewed. If they rule a player down before he fumbles, though, the play is dead and that's that. Obviously there's no way I can prove it, but it sure seems like the refs are calling the game with the replay in mind.
In baseball, if you allow replay on, say, home runs/no home runs, I could see things moving to a state where anything close gets ruled in play and teams have to rely on the replay to get a lot of home runs that should have just been ruled that way in the first place.
I could be wrong, but it seems like people tend not to perform as well with someone constantly looking over their shoulder.
"Matt guh-REAR"??
Wow, 65 rbi for Josh Hamilton already. What's he on pace for?
MVP.
big contract
Anybody else think Gardy showed remarkable restraint when he spoke with the umpire following the play at the plate? I would have gone all Piniella on the guy.
Maybe he's lost his edge since attending his daughter's graduation.
he can't afford both college tuition AND fines.
Heh. YES announcer refers to Joe Torre's decision. Umm, he's gone, boyos.
Gift Yankee run. I'm having that hatin' feeling again.
Is the game over? I can't really tell from Gordo and Dazz
PAUER!
Mauer, you pussy!
Damn, I was gonna look for a picture of a Mach 3, but it looks like Mauer's already shaved.
'cuz he knew
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
But you can hit a homer if you've a mind to
It could. go. all. the. way!!!!!!!!!!!!
Baby Jeebus!
I knew he had it in him!
The Twins are really good at tying the score. Taking the lead? Not so much.
that ball sleeps with fishes
Gordo was spazzing out on that call!
Twins vests look gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Only Ted Kluzewski could make the sleeveless look good
Meanwhile, Jeter is a loser. Ready, aim, Cuddyer!
Well, they are the Twinkies...
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Not at all.
trying not to vomit on all the Jeter fawning
Jeter gets gunned! Go, Cuddy!
I certainly would not have guessed that Mauer's first HR of the season would come off of a lefty.
I now understand this statement. On the radio post game show, they noted that this was only the 3rd time Mauer has homered off a lefty
Sweet, Cuddy!
Cuddles
That's the strong arm I know he's got!
P3rf3ss0r sighting
Now that's how you double off the baggie.
w00t! Cuddles appears to be in the zone these days.
I like the Twins' chances against pr0FF3ss0r_F4rnsw0rth
The Dugout with him and Grand Theft Auto IV cracked me up.
That one was beautiful.
Cuddy starting to swing a good bat.
Cuddy's got his confidence back
Yanks are going to have bad dreams about Cuddy after this series. And aren't we glad we bunted now?
I like my chances better with Monroe on the bunt
Cano spiked; better than a diving slide any day.
See, that's why you don't slide into first, Nicky.
Gordo almost as excited about the bunting success as he was by Joe's HR.
Crap. RonDelmon's making it hard for me to hate him.
STFU, Dazz.
Dude, we're getting a Dell-Mon!
Delmon showing off for ESPN tonight
The kid's got some talent, I think.
Hopefully he can keep that up so Gardy doesn't feel the need to bunt runners over to third for him.
Pinch bunting with a runner on second base and no outs.
O
M
G
And Farnsworth eminently hittable.
I mean, if Punto's already in the lineup and his spot just happens to come up then...maybe I could see it. But to actually burn a player in order to sacrifice an out.
But even with the dumbassery, things could turn out right in the end.
Good thing they sacrificed Cuddy to third.
Cuddy, my buddy.
Delmonic with another 2-bagger!
I was putting BabySBG to sleep and missed the Mauer dinger. Rats.
Farnsworth reprising his Cubs' glory days.
I don't remember the correct terminology, but I'd like Farnsworth to take this game out of a save situation.
OBSO. But, we can't get that with Dell-Mon getting thrown out at third. Two outs given away this inning.
Unproductive outs.
BOSO
Thanks, Delmon. I was starting to feel so... conflicted.
Delmon's got 99 problems, but a b!tch ain't one.
Hip Hop Week f/ guest DJ New Guy begins June 8th. Set your oversized clock necklaces for it.
If that's the Rev's week away, I think he'll appreciate the timing.
I hope the Padre's around the following week: All Gospel.
A palate cleanser, of sorts.
real Gospel, or just country singers singing Christian music?
in other words, got groups like 4Him, Acapella, FFH, Michael W. Smith, etc?
in other words, got groups like 4Him, Acapella, FFH, Michael W. Smith, etc?
Pish. None of that, er, stuff. That's just pop music.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Al Green, Blind Willie Johnson. You know, real gospel.
Mahalia! Rev. James Cleveland! Bring it on, E-6. Bring it on.
Both would've been fine choices. Man, 7 days wasn't nearly enough, but there's still some righteous selections lined up.
I think we can probably save some for another week. Lots has been Left Behind
oh, that pun was a clever revelation
Save some for later, and call it Revival Week. And have an Amen, boys.
Gordo about to come in his pants, all excited about the managerial strategery. until the CS.
Out.
cr@P! Delmon is safe if he touches the base with his lead hand
WTF? Caught stealing....someone please explain!
Stupidness happens.
How bout a donger for the Lamb?
Um, probably not a good idea to do a Google image search for "donger" at work. Or with kids around.
Mike Lamb -- Last seen making me think he'd hit a walk-off home run.
you should of listened to the radio call of that. Gordo DID call it a homer.
So did I from my seat in the stadium.
Me, too. Silly me.
Does Delmon want us to dislke him? Is it us, Delmon? We can change!
This talk about going out to talk to Farnsworth on the mound... flashbacks to a tortuous pace played on Saturday night.
If all NHL hockey were played with the intensity that this Stanley Cup game has been played professional hockey would be alot more popular.
Awful AB by go-go.
Do you think that Steve Phillips thinks that the Yankees need an eighth inning guy?
*takes pre-Nathan nerve medicine*
me too. New Belgium Springboard Ale
Shake 'em, kids
Steve Phillips = Wanker.
Donger?
Hoping we can put these filthy yanks away on national TV...
Bring 'em home Joe.
I can't watch....
me neither.
but then, I'm listening to radio.
okay, got the baserunner out of the way
A-Rod could make the HOF just on his performance against Twins' pitchers, it seems.
"Nick Punto remains in the game as the designated hitter"
::shudder::
n.i.c.e.
Schweeeeeeet!
4-6-3. Easy as pie.
w00t
Nice DP there, Land of Sky Blue Waters.
Porn-Stache Deluxe.
Twayn's wife: "Giambi has to take strikes because he has no balls left after all the steroids."
That's great stuff!
+10 Twayn's wife.
light em up boys!
That was an extremely satisfying win.
Quote from the yanquis: "It was those mesmerizing vests..."
This is the end of the Yankees
Is that a gold thong?
Uncalled for!
lots and lots of fireworks tonight
Nice game tonight.
Ooh! Aaah!
Wooohooooo!
Twins win!
YES recount - Michael Cuddyer blah blah blah.
Not a bad win. Gotta expect hits when Livan's on the mound, but we scored runs. We've now scored at least 5 runs in 6 games straight, and four in the seventh game. More streaks like that and I think we've got a much better chance of staying more than a game or two about 500.
ESPN dudes still calling A-Rod safe at the plate. Losers. Blind losers, at that.
I think it was mentioned...but that was a pretty entertaining series. Close games 3 out of 4 games.
Cuddy showing signs of life on the offensive side. Mauer with the homer tonight. Bullpen was pretty good (except for the Satuday game)
Lets stay focused against Baltimore tommorrow
Seven innings pitched by the bullpen on Saturday, remember. Crain wasn't too hot, but in between him and Rincon, it was pretty good.
But Crain looked pretty good in his outing on Sunday. Really had the curveball working and was spotting his fastball well. Hitting 93 on the gun, too.
ESPN needs to run subtitles with Julio Franco in the studio tonight.
Of the 22 runs scored in this 4-game series, Cuddy either scored or drove in 11 of them...plus 3 outfield assists. WTG Cuddles.