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Andrew  October 20, 2009, at 1:21 pm  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Metrodome, Minnesota Twins, statistics
During the MLB.com recap of the Twins' win over the Indians on 16 Sept., the sportscaster mentioned Cleveland's overall record in the Dome. Curious, I sauntered over to the always amazing BR.com and found the all-time records for every visitor in the Metrodome. I re-worked the table so that the [...]
Andrew  August 19, 2009, at 6:05 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Andrew, Delmon Young, Guest Writers, _elm_n
Last night, _elm_n hit his 7th homerun of the season, and his 5th of the month of August. For starters, here is the game in which each home run was hit [number of games since previous games in brackets]
Game 4: April 12
Game 46: June 20
ame 51: July 3
Game 67 Auggust 9
Game 68 Augus [...]
Big League Stew takes a look at the continuing troubles of our end of the Garza/Bartlett trade. You know things are bad when this doesn't necessarily sound like a bad idea:
Best of all would be if they could find a way to DL him, because then he could effectively return to the minors on [...]
Andrew  May 26, 2009, at 9:48 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Joe Mauer, Joe Mauer Is Good, JoePoz
In his latest blog entry, everyone's favorite baseball writer doles out some love for everyone's favorite catcher.
Andrew  April 28, 2009, at 6:00 pm  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Andrew, F-Bomb, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays
Today's Game
Minnesota Twins: 9-11, 2nd game in current homestand (0-1)
Tampa Bay: 8-12, 8th game on current road trip (3-4)
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
First pitch: 7:10 PM CT
Probable Pitchers
Francisco Liriano: 0-4, 7.06 ERA, 5.45 xFIP
James Shields: 2-2, 3.67 ERA, 4.76 xFIP
Liriano's last game
Last time Liriano pitched was the night game of a day-night doubleheader in Boston, necessitated [...]
Andrew  April 13, 2009, at 3:34 pm  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Harry Kalas, Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies broadcaster and voice of NFL Films Harry Kalas passed away today at the age of 73.
Andrew  March 26, 2009, at 7:07 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Bert Blyleven, Hall of Fame
Andrew  March 16, 2009, at 10:00 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Andrew, BKAC, Johan Santana, Major League Baseball, Razor Shines, spookymilk, The Wire
Name: Kelly
SBG Monkier: Spookymilk
Hometown: Blue Earth, Minnesota
Town I Currently Live In: Yakima, Washington. It’s on the less exciting side of the state.
Profession: Professional actor and screenwriter. I have an IMDb page as of a few months ago, but it’s pretty lean at the moment. There’s a lot coming [...]
Andrew  March 7, 2009, at 2:03 pm  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Andrew, Ticket Promotions, Twins
For Monday games*, the Twins will sell HR Porch tickets at the same price as the DOW. For example, if the DOW closes Friday between 7,000-7,999, then tickets will be $7.
*Home Opener and Memorial Day excepted
Andrew  March 2, 2009, at 10:00 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Battlestar Galactica, BKAC, Harmon Killebrew, Joe Mauer, Johan Santana, Kirby Puckett, Lord of the Rings, Minnesota Twins
Name: DK
Hometown: Owatonna, Minnesota
Town I Currently Live In: Minneapolis
Profession: Law student
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Positions: First Base/Right Field
Greatest Career Achievement in Baseball/Softball/T-ball: I won the "gold glove" award on my junior high youth association baseball team, the last season I played organized baseball. I couldn't cut it any [...]
Andrew  February 23, 2009, at 5:11 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Jose Guillen, Kansas City Royals, Unsound medical practice
Andrew  February 19, 2009, at 5:20 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) AL Central, Baseless speculation
The Twins are in at #14:
If there's one organization to respect in all of sports for building a winner under any economic conditions, it's the Twins. Despite losing nearly every single big-name player since Kirby Puckett, this team just wins. Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer are back as is Francisco Liriano. Your "Where the [...]
Andrew  February 19, 2009, at 4:47 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Ken Griffey, Seattle Mariners, Yay Nostalgia
Straight from the horses mouth:
Griffey accepted the Mariners' one-year contract offer, which includes a $2 million base salary and up to $2.5 million in incentives -- based on at-bats and attendance. His return to Safeco Field is expected to lure at least 20
My favorite part of the article: "The 39-year-old Griffey is expected to [...]
Andrew  February 9, 2009, at 6:09 pm  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) copyright law, Obama poster
Remember last Wednesday when brianS posted about the AP suing over the use of one of their photos in the creation of the Obama poster? Well, the artist is pre-emptively suing the AP. It's the old "You can't sue me, I'm suing you!" defense.
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Cup of Coffee  79 LTEs
Wolves lose again by 22, Kevin Love down to 17 minutes. This is the worst possible situation for the Wolves. They are driving what is left of their fan base with a tremendous stretch of terrible basketball. Their best, or second-best, player has checked out and is getting buried on the bench. I doubt that Love is in their long term plans. How's that O.J. Mayo deal looking now?
Retired WGOM Jokes
- "The Twins should have drafted Mark Prior."
Race to the Bottom: Highest Loss Totals in T-Wolves History 67: 1991-92
63: 1992-93
62: 1993-94
61: 1994-95
60: 1989-90, 2007-08
58: 2008-09
56: 1995-96
55: 2009-10
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Recent Letters to the Editor
In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 18, 2010,
spookymilk wrote: Oh, and Rhu: one of my challenges in this week's Survivor game was to do a six-word evaluation of Lew Zealand. These were the … flinger never flounders for puns. Better than Belladonna with fish…
spookymilk wrote: Ah. Well, I'd be in favor of both, if the technology isn't a killer to the site somehow.
Rhubarb_Runner wrote: That map was hometowns, not current places of residence. Although that map might be nice, too. St. Louis checking in. Hey Kla, what part of LA?
spookymilk wrote: This thread reminds me, Stick: isn't there a WGOM map somewhere? It seems like it existed when I was lurking, but in the couple-month period before I started posting, it disappeared. Was that…
hungry joe wrote: chi-town, checking in. however, i do get 9 games a year at the resplendent u.s. cellular field!
hungry joe wrote: i had them going to the four. i have no idea why...
spookymilk wrote: I'm one of three regulars who lives in Washington state, so there's a start.
Klawitter wrote: My plan to contribute more often (than 2-3 time a year) is proceeding smashingly -- to the point where I have cracked the Top 50 LTE writers for 2010. Now that I am up…
spookymilk wrote: Well, there's your 'teen, SBG: Murray St. over Vanderbilt.
AMR wrote: Dear Vandy, Did you get your "Disconnection … St.
In Response to Nightmares at WGOMville,
hungry joe wrote: i wasn't planning on going out, but two heavies from my company were in town, and they took me out for a crazy night (got home at 2, and i've been hating life most of…
spookymilk wrote: I instantly love the person who took that photo, hungry man. I'm sitting here drinking Bass; yesterday I went the nostalgia route with my St. Pat's choice, opting for a drink that reminded me of college…
hungry joe wrote:
Milt on Tilt wrote: hehe. Beer.
spookymilk wrote: To be fair, drama is kind of the world I live in. I'm prone to exaggeration. Plus, I'm drunk because this script is making me tense and I needed to take the edge…
Milt on Tilt wrote: Yeah, man. I wouldn't "disregard" it either, because it was truly a horrifying move. Oh come now. That's just being completely over dramatic.
Milt on Tilt wrote: O-Cab lead the majors in Outs as a batter in 2009. Call me … Jimmy Rollins actually did. But Cabrera was second, and first in the AL. Even so. I could use that same…
nibbish wrote: I don't know what to make of it. On one hand, Cabrera was made of suck. On the other, any shortstop we put in there was going to. I'd have to side with DK and…
spookymilk wrote: Yeah, man. I wouldn't "disregard" it either, because it was truly a horrifying move. 0-Cab cleared the bases for the team's best hitter over and over. I know it's nice to remember…
DK wrote: O-Cab was a baseball band-aid over a severed limb. Acting like doing that was a "victory" is what seems foolish to me.
In Response to Luna - 23 Minutes In Brussels (Tell Me Do You Miss Me),
E-6 wrote: Love me some Luna.
In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 17, 2010,
brianS wrote: I dunno. But we're not really talking about a legal argument so much as an ethical one, I think.
Moss wrote: The old "you can't have your coke and snort it too" … can't get a conviction on a … test...and is possession of any amount of coke a felony??
hungry joe wrote: tell me about it...
brianS wrote: It is hard to consume if you do not possess.