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The Minnesota Twins are going to win this game.
No really, they are. I don't mean this in a New Guy kind of way as much as I mean it in a CAPS LOCK GUY kind of way. Say it with me; the Minnesota Twins are going to win this game.
The 2009 season has been, well for lack of a better term, a real roller coaster ride. Between the constant mediocrity, the other-worldliness of Joe Mauer, the injuries, Kubel's emergence, Matt Tolbert, Blackburn's supposed deal with the devil, Nick Punto, and elmOn finally earning the "O" in his name during the last week of the season. This year has been as strange as any year I have been a Twins fan-- expect maybe last year. Either way, I feel a peculiar attachment to this team for exactly that reason.
The Minnesota Twins are going to win this game.
In my opinion, the main difference between 2009 and 2008 is this year I had no expectations. At no time before Detroit series last week did I have any real belief that the Twins had a chance at this division. Sure I kept watching but it was more because I love baseball than any delusional belief of Minnesota belonging in the same conversation with teams like the Red Sox, Yankees, and Angels. I watched this season because I love baseball and enjoyed watching Joe Mauer become Johnny Bench with average. Whereas last year the only reason I didn't say "GOSO" with conviction after every loss was because I didn't want to agree with that son of a gun Stat Freak 101. Because of that I have a certain calmness that has overtaken me this past week.
The Minnesota Twins are going to win this game.
Last night I went out to visit my girlfriend who waitresses at a local bar. I walked up to the bar, took a seat, and would you believe I found myself next to someone who was extolling the virtues of Joe Mauer as the American League MVP. Granted, he did tell me that Mark Teixeria should come in second place because his defense was worth 12 wins to the Yankees but it made me feel good never the less. On my way out of the bar he told me how he was rooting for me and he hoped the Twins kept Mauer.
The Minnesota Twins are going to win this game.
It is funny being a Twins fan who has no real connection to the Twin Cities. People are always asking you why you became a Twins fan or beyond that how did you keep rooting for a team when they were so lousy during the mid to late 90's. They say it would have been easy to become a Yankees fan and no one would have thought twice. I often tell them anecdotes about how an impressionable 8 year old FTLT fell in love with Jack Morris and Kirby Puckett; Kent Hrbek and Chili Davis; Shane Mack and Scott Erickson. They smile and say good for you in a way that might be condescending but I can't really tell; nor do I really care.
The Minnesota Twins are going to win this game.
A friend of mine is in negotiations to buy a local soccer club. Yesterday he had a meeting with the Buffalo public school system and if it went well he will be able to use a local high school free of charge if he agrees to have the team tutor inner city at risk youths on how to play soccer. He sent me a text message asking me to wish him good luck. I responded "If the Twins can come back from 3 back with 4 to play anything is possible". I just heard from him and he messaged me "Twins win".
The Minnesota Twins are going to win this game.
The question most asked of me by my baseball friends since Sunday is "even if the Twins win Tuesday do you really think that they are going to beat the Yankees?". I look down at my feet, smile, and let out a small laugh before I ask them if it really matters. I have gotten to enjoy a pennant race one way or another. I have had playoff baseball for the past 7 days. Even if Minnesota loses to Detroit tonight I will have gotten to enjoy my greatest joy in life; meaningful October baseball.
In reverse jinx fashion, the Minnesota Twins are going to win this game.
I have gotten to watch Joe Mauer night in and night out for the last 5 months. I have gotten to see Eric Hinkse reincarnated for the past 6 months. I have gotten to sit in front of my computer for 6 months, more nights than not, discussing music, beer, and baseball with my 20 best friends I have never met (and cheaptoy). If you call that losing I question what winning really means. Thanks again to SBG for giving us all a place where we can stand up on our couches and say in unison:
We are going to win this game.
This team could be your life.
Boy.... it'll really suck if the Twins lose this game.
163-worthy to be sure, Buffalo. Plus, any time is a good time for a needless dig at cheaptoy.
THE MINNESOTA TWINS ARE GOING TO WIN THIS GAME
I thought he meant that he had met cheaptoy.
Oh, right. Well, my misread made it even better. To make up for it, I'll take a needless dig at cheaptoy sometime throughout the course of this log.
Yeah, sorry. Cheaptoy and I have shared a couple of bar tabs now.
Indeed. And I have never been more fond of gambling as I was the first time I made my way out there.
We went to a casino? Man, I must have been really drunk that night.
Unless I misheard you, I thought you had said you won big at the track that day. Hence, lots of beer flowing.
Oh yeah, that is possible. I do tend to make money on those lovely ponies.
You gotta do what you gotta do. You could probably start with that stupid 'V' pattern I mowed into the lawn.
I'll keep that in mind, although it gives me no pleasure to dig on someone who sent me some truly awesome beer.
You'd also be doing it behind my back, since I have to leave for bowling very soon.
Only a true Lebowski would leave this game to go roll.
I did it for the Dude, and it worked.
1-6-3 1-6-3
For brianS: a contingency log is over here.
I'm off to a bar to watch the game with a mix of Twins and Tigers fans. Should be a good time.
Go Twins!
After a great introduction like that, the Twins have to win. Have to!
Correction:
THE MINNESOTA TWINS ARE GOING TO WIN THIS GAME!
ditto. Already the intro is one of my ten favorite moments of the 2009 season. Well done, Buffalo!
AWWWW, thanks guys.
My wife just called to say that she feels better and would be okay taking my daughter to ballet if I wanted to stay late and study for my exam. (Can you tell she's not a baseball fan?)
I had to calmly explain to her that studying just ain't gonna happen at 4. Yes I am DVRing the game, but that's just because I thought soccer practice was going to get in the way. I still want to watch this as live as I can. Just wish my mom could be watching the game with me. The kids will be watching with me though.
The playoffs are the scourge of Fall Exam season. Or vice versa.
Spring training and the opening of the season are the scourge of Spring Exam season.
If the Societies were baseball fans, they'd schedule exams in February and August.
This is my first fall without exams, and I'm hoping for some fun games.
Last year, the second half of the final WS game was the night before my exam. That was actually a good brain-refresher. Had the Twins been there, it would not have been.
Well, this is the first year that my exam falls BEFORE the World Series. If the Twins make it, I won't have to divide my attention between them and the games (except for, you know, the ALDS and ALCS)
Anyone got lineups?
TIGERS (86-76)
1. Curtis Granderson, CF
2. Placido Polanco, 2B
3. Magglio Ordonez, RF
4. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
5. Carlos Guillen, DH
6. Ryan Raburn, LF
7. Brandon Inge, 3B
8. Gerald Laird, C
9. Ramon Santiago, SS
Starting pitcher: Rick Porcello (14-9, 4.04 ERA)
TWINS (86-76)
1. Denard Span, CF
2. Orlando Cabrera, SS
3. Joe Mauer, C
4. Jason Kubel, RF
5. Michael Cuddyer, 1B
6. Delmon Young, LF
7. Jose Morales, DH
8. Matt Tolbert, 3B
9. Nick Punto, 2B
Starting pitcher: RH Scott Baker (15-9, 4.36)
I hope Miggy 0.26 gets some good razzing from the Metrodome faithful.
.26?! Is that really what it was???
When he finally got the police station, yes.
I heard that none of the beer in their clubhouse is domestic.
I'll be absent, as usual, from the game log. Rest assured I'll read it all tonight at about 9pm. Win Twins! Thanks, WGOM! Win Twins!
Flag football has been postponed! Thanks, rain. Go Twins.
Since my wife has got the pig flu, I'll be taking my daughter to dance class. So, instead of the grade-A quality I'd get from TBS, I'll get Dazzle and Blackjack for a bit. Maybe the dome-closing ceremony has softened them. I usually play music in the car, but TRN it is tonight.
I think this is broadcast on national radio tonight. For instance, KFAN is broadcasting. This could save you from Dazzle and Blackjack.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT FTLT
I LEARNED IT FROM YOU.
The Minnesota Twins are going to win this game.
My original guess was that the Twins would be about 55% to win this game. Pinnacle has the Twins at about -156, which corresponds to about a 61% chance of winning this game. Pinnacle tends to have pretty sharp lines, so we can feel pretty good about that. 61% is pretty high and you'll rarely see lines much higher than that unless there's an extremely lopsided pitching matchup.
IS ANYBODY ELSE WATCHING TBS ALREADY? HOLY COW THIS EPISODE OF ACCORDING TO JIM IS JUST SO FUNNY! LOL THE POWER WENT OUT JUST WHEN HE WAS GOING TO BOWL A PERFECT GAME! WHAT NEXT?
LOL, I was wondering if anybody else was watching that show.
I'M THIS CLOSE TO POKING MY EYEBALLS OUT
And hilarity ensues.
OH MY GOD HE DID IT HE ACTUALLY DID IT HE BOWLED A PERFECT GAME WITH THE SUPPORT OF HIS LOVING FAMILY COULD THIS DAY GET ANY BETTER?
OMG HE DID IT!!!
I'M IN TEARS HERE
Boy was I wrong, it's the poignant family coming together ending.
Spookymilk, can you top this?
Quitting smoking takes a back seat for at least one more day.
Looks like I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.
You ever been in a Turkish prison, Bobby?
According to Ed Price the Yanks have made it official; the winner of this game plays the New York tomorrow.
Steve Phillips picks the Tigers to win. Money Quote:
Of course, the Tigers lost the last five games of the season.
THE MINNESOTA TWINS ARE GOING TO WIN THIS GAME.
Steve Phillips can **************censored***************** for all I care.
**************censored*****************
I assume this part was a 3,000 word diatribe--none of which was printable.
I am getting really nervous. If mlb.tv doesn't show me something soon I am going to start running to the nearest bar.
OMG my TBS feed just died! HOLY SHIT THIS IS BAD TIMING!
HOLY SHIT IT'S BACK ON, THAT GREAT TIMING!
The parallels between your story and the episode of "According to Jim" that we all just say through are uncanny.
THE PROPHECY...
I know, right? There's no way we can lose now!
The Minnesota Twins are going to win this game.
Let's light this candle!
Game on. Season on.
GOSO v.2?
MLB.TV is working!!!!!!!!!
Alright, I am heading to the bowling alley so I can make sure they will be playing the game to distract me from my own competition.
THE TWINS WILL WIN THIS GAME!
IF THE POWER GOES OUT, DON'T WORRY, IT'S JUST PART OF THE PROPHECY!
This one's for you, buffalo.
When the Minnesota Twins win this game I am going to be drinking my cave aged Abbey Ale.
Baker Ks Polanco? TWINS...WIN...GAME
Sit down, Placido.
Good start for the Baker.
Hey, anyone with mlb.tv, the camera angles suck and you can't see a scoreboard but there are no commercials and you get to hear the TBS announcers do small talk!
Keiunta swinging at the first pitch?? What is this nonsense?
Baker with a no-hitter through one!!
THAT BULLPEN-WATCHING PITCH-LEAVE-UP..ING.....GUY... IS GOING TO PITCH A PERFECT GAME.
He almost did that one time, but he turned and looked at the bullpen in the ninth inning and turned into a pillar of salt.
Today, he finishes what he started so long ago.
You jinxed him!
JM.
That's all.
Mauer!
Joe will have to go 1-25 or something to fuck it up now.
The dome sounds very very loud on my telephone.
Joey Jo-Jo!
Joe Mauer is exceedingly good at baseball.
JOE! JOE!
Cabrera has sobered up.
Bring on the frankincense and myrr. All the beasts of the wild will bow down to the Baby J today!
I would have traded for Hinske
I believe hostmosnter is suddenly "choking" the WGOM...
If we win tonight, I'll pony up for more CPU time. Nasty, nasty trick they pulled on us -- suddenly, and without warning just throttle us.
Pass the hat, boss.
Pay, pal.
Miguel is drunk with doubles.
Did I just here Gordo tell me that "surprisingly" left handers are hitting better than right handers against Baker? I didn't hear that, did I?
I heard it, too, on my way home.
Alright, time to scamper home, so I can watch on my television instead of my computer screen.
THE TWINS ARE GOING TO WIN THIS GAME!!
Span would have had that.
Baker's getting squeezed here.
Baker is getting his balls squeezed.
Don't you dare look at that bullpen, Scotty.
QUESTION: SMALL STRIKE ZONE OR SMALLEST STRIKE ZONE?
WTF? TBS shows that pitch 2 was right down the middle.
Yeah, it was. Boooo on that call...glad there was no harm done.
CAB!~!!!!!!!
Cabbie with the glove save! I love hockey.
Crisis averted.
Nice soft shoe by Baker.
TBS Giy: Orca is one of those guys who makes all the routine plays.
Me: If you're making major league meal money, you should be able to make the routine plays.
mlb.tv is so bad right now that I wish I would have just gone to a bar.
it's definitely a weird experience. I'm trying to find a bright side to the "quad cam" view, but it's a struggle.
What is even worse is none of the cameras are synced up.
Is it too early to start drinking?
I've got a watch that's set to 5:00 p.m., and I took out the battery, so no, drink up.
I just cracked open a Peroni.
I am drinking but that shouldn't really come as a surprise.
Dude, you're a painter. I expect that you'd be drunk by 2:30, just sayin'
When I was your age, maybe.
SO HOW LOW DOES MORALES' AVG NEED TO GO BEFORE THEY STOP USING HIM AS THE DH?
To a Tyner-esque level?
C'mon dude, he's Tiny with power.
+1 in 2,112.
I did not know that hitting a baseball redeems you for hitting your wife. Thank you TBS. I'll keep that tidbit around in case I ever get married.
Bah, this doesn't belong here.
So, I've watched a few games on TBS this year, and I have to say that they hate the Twins. Compliments are given with the back hand, criticism with a lead pipe.
I would add that their post-season promo featuring eye eye and the ghost of Nick Adenhart is crass and ghoulish. And their whole pre-game schtick was about wife beating and how its okay the first time around.
This postage stamp strike zone really
suckslicks.Why is this assclown behind the plate in a playoff game?
Booooooo!
Screw that. I will not accept Magglio as a hero in this game.
How about Cabrera?
Soooo much worse.
How about Drunky McWifebeaterton?
Miggy hearing the booze.
AWWWWW FUCK.
Ugh.
Looks like we're going to have to win this game with offense, since the ump has decided good pitching should be punished.
Given the size of this guy's strike zone, it's no surprise that the Tigers scored 3 runs that inning. You'll have that when you have to throw the ball right down the middle to get a call.
Did I hear the announcer say that this is "redemption" for Miguel Cabrera? That is bullshit of the highest order. OHHHHH, he helped his baseball team win? All is forgiven!!1!!1!
Yes, it's true. If you can hit a baseball it's ok to hit your wife.
it's also true if you can throw a football
Sincerely,
Warren
DUDE!
It's only a three-run deficit. Two bloops and a blast.
THE TWINS ARE GONNA WIN THIS GAME!
GOT DAMN RIGHT
PLEASE ORLANDO BALLGAME, MAKE US USE CAPS LOCK THE REST OF THE GAME!!!!!
I balls D-Span.
COME ON JOE, JOE, JOE, JOE.
Now would be a good time to impress the MVP voters
TBS Giy: A passed ball or wild pitch will score a run.
Me: The best hitter in the
ALgame is up, Fuck off.TWINS BASEBALL!
I predict Mauer walk.
I = genius.
Twins baseball!!!!
White playing outta position.
Twins baseball!
Read i3.ytimg.com.
Whatever it is, is sure does slow down page loads.
youtube image cache server, I believe.
Heard from the TBS guys who don't know they are being broadcasted: "You don't want to throw the ball over to Cabrera there, he doesn't pay attention".
HA!
Dear Scott Baker,
Gardy wants you to stop hanging sliders.
Thanks,
FTLT
RIGHT DOWN THE FUCKING MIDDLE!
Keppel warming up? He should never see this game no matter what
Warming bobby fucking kepple?!>!>!>@gtagbdfsjngfdskjbnipreajgnrHNNDF B, ZIO4893GM<>!#E3waoij32lJI#wrtgv4j'rkgan'orngav ;4
Tell us how you really feel, Meat.
YOU WANT REAL! I'LL GIVE YOU REAL! I REALLY REALLY REALLY DISLIKE BOBBY KEPPLE!
This umpire stinks.
I'd never thought I'd say this, but I would pay money to hear Dick'nBert call this game. Jesus, I feel dirty.
Five! Four! Three!
Keppel averted.
Double play keeps Keppel away for another inning.
WHO'S UP FOR A BIG INNING? BECAUSE I CAN SEE ONE ON THE HORIZON!
That pitch on the outside corner is consistently a ball for Baker and a strike for Porcello.
I agree, and to be fair, baker was looking at the bullpen.
Atta boy elmOn, hit that douche Marsh with that foul tip.
F*&^sake, Cuddyer and Delmon, stop swinging at everything with this strike zone.
Delmon hits the home plate ump with a foul ball. That guy had it coming.
Man, Morales looks awful right now
Who turned Porcello into Mickey Freakin' Lolich?
This game sucks so far. It is a good thing that I know the Minnesota Twins are going to win this game or else I would be in a more sour mood.
It does suck.
*cracks open another beer
I'd post some George Michael right now, but, well, that would require overloading the server. You gotta have faith, Buffalo.
THE TWINS ARE GOING TO WIN THIS GAME!
ORLANDO BALL GAME PUSHES MATT TOLBERT AWAY ON THE POP UP TO SHOW HIS LEADERSHIP-- NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH MANSHIP.
FACT: ORLANDO CABRERA WILL PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN THE OUTCOME OF THIS GAME
OH S@#$ WHAT AN EMBARRASSING TYPO... ORLANDO BALLGAME
TIGERS IN THE PLAYOFFS WOULD PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE IN DETROIT
YEAH BUTT TWINS IN PLAYOFFS WOULD GET ME LAID
And if Detroit makes the playoffs the Yankees get Laird.
That's gold.
Getting Magglio was key there. Now Baker can plunk Cabrera to lead off next inning.
Hey New Guy, is this inning still considered part of the horizon?
I SAW IT FROM A DISTANCE, LIKE A SHIP COMING THROUGH THE FOG
A MANSHIP?
I don't want to distract anyone from this whale of a game... but man I made a batch of venison jerky last night and it is DELICIOUS!
I JUST DRANK THE MOST NOURISHING GLASS OF ORANGE JUICE I HAVE EVER HAD
Can you mail some to Texas?
Span takes ball 1 high and outside.
Wait..what?
Redemption for Cabrera's wife.
In all seriousness, the earlier comment might be the most sickening thing I've ever heard on a sports broadcast.
Was it Chip Caray? I don't know these guys' voices well enough, but I must know my enemy.
"Redemption, thy name is Miguel Cabrera"
That was Skip Caray, Harry's son.
ooops, Chip, Skip's son.
I prefer when Baker's flyballs don't leave the infield.
"The big boppers are due up next."
When did OrCa become a big bopper?
Evander Holyfield's mother is really ugly.
We will at least tie the game this half inning... I saw the ship too.
All I saw was a whale and he flied out to center.
Behind him was a huge dude, and he went to the upper deck.
Thank you Baker! Keppel will definitely not come in now
Even Mauer having trouble laying off the high fastball.
ABIDE
KUUUUUUBEEEEEEL. IT IS A THREE TO TWO BALLLLLLLGAME.
One more time with feeling...
HINSKE!
KUBEL'S SHIP HAS COME IN!!!!!!!!
HIS MANSHIP?
me likes me some Kubelicious!
Mauer struck out? Un-possible!
KUBEL BLASTS THROUGH THE FOG LIKE A REAVER FLEET AT THE BATTLE OF MR. UNIVERSE
Let's hope the Man Booker prize committee are reading these game logs...
ABIDEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn, too bad Mauer didn't reach base like usual there...then again, he may not have thrown the same pitch.
Dude!
Did they really play that Star Wars song after the Dude's blast?
Indeed.
I must say: That was epic.
Naturally.
Porcello is rattled. Now is the time to strike!
Porcello is
rattledout. Now is the time to strike!Let's go Dangerous Delmon!
I am totally calling a home run from elmOn here.
Gimme some Tiger bullpen!
It's about time we got rid of that kid, Porcello...
Dazzle: Now lets go to a scoreboard update.
Me: This is it, boyo.
Placement!
Productive pinch hitting appearance by Harris.
Toll. Bert! Toll. Bert!
Well, this is just the dude you want with the bases juiced.
Zack Minor's testicles are in his throat, making it tough for him to breathe.
It is time for Matt Tolbert to abide. How dare they hit Dirty Harry
Is a walk too much to ask for?
Why is it always Tolbert???
Spencer Davis cranking at the Dome. Let's get pumped fellas. THE MINNESOTA TWINS ARE GOING TO WIN THIS GAME!!!
Matt Tolbert, THISCLOSE to being a Twin4Evah!
Neck Tat refusing to budge for Raburn on that foul ball in the stands made me chuckle. I wouldn't mess with the big guy either.
No Keppel, No Keppel, No Keppel...
c'mon Neck Tat.
Neck Tat rules.
Heh. Gomez would have been waiting for that and smokin' a cigarette
Neck Tat is tall.
Was Baker really done after 6?
The walk that broke Baker's back.
And the server's it seems.
Mijares has been real hot lately. Nice call, Gardy.
Mijares couldn't get me out right now.
Good cheese, please. Good cheese, please. Good cheese, please. Good cheese, please. Good cheese, please.
I would like a slice of the good cheese, please.
It's a little early in October for Mijares to be carved into a Jack-o-lantern.
On the Grill: Indian spiced chicken, basmati rice, and garlic nan. + 2 more Twins runs.
I have to leave for rehearsal with the most important game ever on the line...
Hold down the fort for me, guys!!
I'm an hour and a half late for work. Sod the rehearsal.
Matty G is my hero.
Mmmmm, cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese.
Chip Caray should stop saying "fisted".
Just sayin'.
But Cabrera redeemed himself with the homerun.
Say what now?
PuntOOOOO!
Nick Punto with just a fantastic AB there.
Great at-bat by Little Nicky Punto!
Hell of a time to expand the strike zone, blue.
I've been a Miner for a Heart of Golllllllllllllllllllllllllllllldddddddddd!
HA HA HA HA HA FUCK YEAH ORCA!!!!
ORLANDO BALLGAME IS A HERO
OUT of the Park CAB!!!!!~ONES!!!
WHAT THE FUCK DID I SAY, WHAT DID I SAY
BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!BALLGAME!!!!!!
NO FUCKING WAY!!!
Orland Ballgame!
pirahnasorca!I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT AND IT IS NEW GUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
THE MINNESOTA TWINS ARE GOING TO WIN THIS GAME!!!11!!1oNE!!!
OMMMGMGMGMGMGGGGG ORLANDO FUCKING BALL GAME. CAPS LOCK GUY WINSSSSS!
ZOMG! ORLANDO BALLGAME!
I'm beyond happy that the Twins have taken the lead, but am now filled with an awful, fearful dread of (OCab2009 + another year of deterioration) as everyday starting SS for the ballclub for the
first half ofentireity of (if BS doesn't act to take it out of the hands of Prof. Gardenhire) next season.AFTER THIS SEASON ORLANDO BALLGAME IS GOING TO ASCEND TO THE STARS ON A MOTHERFLIPPIN' SPACESHIP
THE FIRST MAN INDUCTED INTO THE TARGET FIELD HALL OF FAME: ORLANDO BALL GAME.
LOL Field would have been better, and greener, recycling the oversized LandOLakes milk carton from the Mdome.
The server is choking like the Tigers.
GO CRAZY FOLKS! GO CRAZY!
cheaptoy wanted me to tell everyone that he threw a strike after the ORLANDO BALLGAME home run.
Six outs baby. Six bertin' outs.
Once again that inning, OrCa makes sure Mauer comes up with nobody on base.
SERIOUSLY GUYS ORLANDO BALLGAME!
Neshek time!
Oh, right. Damn.
Just six outs, guys.
Ugh, Magglio, Cabrera, Guillen due up.
C'mon Guerrier. Good Cheese.
Please, please, please, please, please, please.
Fuckity Fuck Fuck!
Two words, plus two words. Joe Nathan + six outs.
Apparently, no one in the Twin Cities has been affected by the bad economy.
Yeah, I can vouch for that.
Guys it is okay, the Minnesota Twins are going to win this game.
Nothing is gonna be easy today, is it?
Today's cheese has been questionable at best.
Fuck Randy Marsh!
Cheese is melting.
That was some fromunda cheese.
Fumunda your <3.
more like belly-button cheese.
THIS WHOLE GAME HAS BEEN A GREAT MOMENT IN GAMEDAY HISTORY
Three batters too late.
I'm kind of liking this Nathan kid.
Froze him with the curve ball. And Marsh calls the corner for the first time all night.
ATTA BOY JOE NATHAN.
Joe Nathan is back!
Nathan getting the corner Baker couldn't!
Not a Save, but a save, there.
I haven't posted in over a half hour because of the site and all, but damn, that was a nice K looking to Laird there.
I dreamed that Delmon Young won this game on a walk-off homer, but I'd take the runs in the eighth as well.
Where was Joe Nathan to start the 8th? On the bench, that's where.
Delmon goes yard. That's a call.
Wow, by the time the page refreshed and the above comment posted, Tolbert was looking ridiculous at the plate.
Marsh--FACE!
More fisting than an A-Rod-Madonna canoodle. (Sorry, poor taste--but I'm a little edgy.)
Man, this Polanco is one tough feller.
On the
GrillPhoneDelivery from Wings in West Hartford (Spicy Teriyaki), waffle fries, and Brunello di Montalcino. Multo bene.
Well, the stage is set for Mauer to deliver a walk-off hit and solidify the MVP award.
So, this comes down to Nathan's second inning vs. Rodney's first?
THE TWINS ARE GONNA WIN THIS GAME!
Joe Nathan goes 1-2-3 followed by a Punto out, a Denard out, an ORLANDO BALLGAME single and a Joe Mauer walk off home run. You heard it here first.
The strike zone looks like it is several inches wider for Nathan than it was for Baker.
You have your SS bunt for a hit, THEN you pinch-run for him?? Is he that much of an idiot on the basepaths?
CRAPITY CRAP POOP
Jeesus, Joe. How about some strikeouts?
There's one.
That's one.
Randy giving us back some favors
Prays to the GIDP god.
That'll do nicely, thanks pallo.
The magic continues!
ORLANDO MOTHER TRUCKING BALL GAME WITH THE HEADS UP THROW FOR THE DOUBLE PLAYYYYYY!
w000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000t!
ORLANDO BALLGAME, HALL OF FAMER!!!
FUCK YES!!!!!ones!!!
FUCK YEAH!
GREAT GOOGILY MOOGILY ORLANDO BALLGAME CAN DO IT ALL
ORLANDO BALLGAME IS FULL OF JUICY VETERAN SAVVY!!!!!
+ 1 Jucy Lucy
Veteran clutch veteranness by OrCa there. He knows how to win.
OMG THAT WAS FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LET'S HURRY UP AND GET ORLANDO BALL GAME AT BAT.
Fangraphs win probability chart just went from 68% Tigers to 64% Twins.
http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?gameid=291006109
Just went up a bit more!
LNP having another fantastic plate appearance.
Keep battling LNP...
They're really, really gonna win the game.
btw, fwiw, there was a howler or two but it wasn't as atrocious as it seemed:
That's Baker's plot -- I thought it said so.
Man, I could really go for a bourbon about now.
DO IT THEN.
Because it would involve leaving the domicile.
Another Peroni, it is.
Holy fucking Punto Walk.
What a great at bat for Punto.
If Orlando gets out, no Mauer walk-off
Buy that man a porter.
Well, you gotta intentionally walk the Greatest Player Evah here, right?
The bad thing about a bunt there--once OrCa gets out, they will walk Mauer.
THE STAGE IS SET. THE HEAVENS ARE GOING TO OPEN UP FOR THE ONE, THE ONLY, THE MYSTIC MAN OF THE SEA, ORLANDO BALLGAME.
ahhh, frack!
Damn you Inge!
Man, shame that Mauer won't get to look at a good pitch here.
Inge is a stud. I hate him.
GoGo bunts for a hit here, right?
Just a little poke here dude.
Oh, I mean Gogo. Oh, well.
Time to make that Santana trade look like a win for the Twins!
WE ARE GOING TO WIN THIS BALLGAME
No Crainwreck. Fast, reliable cranes, please!
Trust in LaJesse HawCrain.
We got a couple of sharp grounders there, but bad luck grounding them right at the fielders. I still don't like the bunt just because of the high probability that it will take the bat out of Mauer's hands.
OrCa could've grounded into a DP though.
oops. Well, sets up the
two-run jackdouble play.Fucking hit batsman. I hate free bases.
It sets up the double play, man.
Good thing this game didn't start at 7. Twins won't get out of here until late anyway.
That looked like strike 2. Well, I guess that doesn't matter.
fracking frack.
Would a real OFer have gotten to that one in place of _elmon?
Cuddy then elmOn with a chance to make up for his shitty route.
His route was perfect, actually.
I watched it on the TBS mlb.com behind home plate cam -- you can see Delmon the whole time, and one could not have drawn a straighter line than the one he ran directly to the ball. Good throw, too.
WE'RE GOING TO WIN THIS GAME!
ZOMG!
thank you Rayburn!
I swear...
OM MY FUCKING GAWD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CUDDDYYYYY!!!!!one1!1!
One shitty play in left deserves another!
THE MINNESOTA TWINS ARE GOING TO WIN THIS BASEBALL GAME
The Dome sputters its last croak!
Twins baseball!
and then a f#@&*(# uno!!! What happened to The Beast???
How do you not use Buscher here?
Tolbert?!!!?
THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED DID NOT INVOLVE SHILIA LEBOUF, IT INVOLVED MATT TOLBERT!
Like I said, you would be crazy to PH for Tolbert here.
Fire Ulger!
BORING GAME. YAWNER. I WANT SOME ACTION!
Boss, you're fired.
/wink
I want a few words with a customer service representative from your web hosting company.
Crap.
If both teams go to NY, could they put together a squad good enough to beat the Yanquis?
Not if they have to play defense or run the bases.
Sounds like Gladden breaking up, maybe my Mac.
I really hope it's Gladden.
We're really getting into the dregs of our bullpen now. This has got to be the inning.
We are on the cusp of 400. Remember the emergency log at Yickit's place
Someone should start another game log.
Bullpen is getting very, very thin now.
Do you guys realize that if Punto hits that ball a little bit deeper, the heroes of the game would have been Punto, Cabrera, and Tolbert?
That's it? How many ML pitchers do you think you have left, Gardy??
You really want a chump like Keppel to face Polanco here?
That there was the Rubicon. We just crossed it.
Keppel in. FTLT about to pass out.
Keppel? I'm frightened.
The good thing about Keppel--he'll hit this guy's strike zone!
Keppeled.
Let's do it here and avoid Magglio/The Captain. Apologies if someone else said this...I'm not refreshing. You know, 'cause of the site.
Yickit is on it.
Damn, Granderson made a good catch there.
I posted a part two game log since over 400 comments on this one.
Seriously? Sticking with Bobby Keppel in this situation? *sigh*