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Rhubarb_Runner  July 14, 2009, at 6:00 pm  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) All-Star Game, St. Louis

Welcome to the WGOM game log for the 80th All-Star Game, held this year at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.
AL: Roy Halladay (0-0)
vs.
NL: Tim Lincecum (0-0)
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AMR weighs in on today's Cup of Coffee:
Someday in the distant future, the Twins will sweep the Yankees in New York, and I will enjoy that immensely. Since I got back into baseball in 2002, the Twins are 5-24 (including playoffs) in either Yankee Stadium 2 or 3.
So many late-inning comebacks, even when the bullpen was good, including that damn playoff loss in 2004.
Two of those wins are playoff wins, courtesy of Mr. Santana in the opening games each time around. The loss AMR refers to contained Ruben Sierra's 3-run jack off of Juan Rincon, continuing the Twins' unfortunate recent record of postseason futility.
If a foreigner walked up to me today and said, "I want to become a baseball fan, sir. Direct me to the video archives of a recent series that was exciting enough to pull me in," which of course happens to me three, four times a week, I'd have to direct them to this series. But as a Twins fan, most of me wants to forget this one. These Twins are guaranteed some bullpen losses over the course of the season, but never did I assume they'd lose three walk-off games in a row to a team that enrages me simply by existing.
Pitchers:
Glen Weston Perkins
1-2 --- 4.27 --- ERA+ 102 --- BB/9 = 2.3 --- K/9 = 5.1
Most similar pitcher through age 25: journeyman Larry McWilliams (remember him?)
Andrew Eugene Pettitte
3-1 --- 4.00 --- ERA+ 117 --- BB/9 = 3.0 --- K/9 = 5.0
Most similar pitcher, career: Dwight Gooden
Most similar pitcher, former Twin division: Frank Viola (7th overall)
Glen Perkins was born in St. Paul, played for the Gophers in college, and was selected in the first round by the Twins. Andy Pettitte has made almost 110 million dollars in his career. If ever there was a Minnesota vs. New York game, this was the one. Go Twins. For real this time.
Rhubarb_Runner  March 11, 2009, at 5:30 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 2008 Documentary, baseball cards, Chicago White Sox, Francisco Liriano
Rhubarb_Runner  March 9, 2009, at 5:30 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 2008 Documentary, baseball cards, Delmon Young, Milwaukee Brewers
Rhubarb_Runner  February 9, 2009, at 5:30 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 2008 Documentary, baseball cards, Justin Morneau, New York Yankees
Rhubarb_Runner  February 5, 2009, at 5:30 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 2008 Documentary, baseball cards, Cleveland Indians, Joe Nathan
Rhubarb_Runner  February 4, 2009, at 5:30 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 2008 Documentary, baseball cards, Detroit Tigers, Magglio Ordóñez
Rhubarb_Runner  February 3, 2009, at 5:30 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 2008 Documentary, baseball cards, Greg Maddux, San Diego Padres
Rhubarb_Runner  February 2, 2009, at 5:30 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 2008 Documentary, Adrian Gonzales, baseball cards, San Diego Padres
Rhubarb_Runner  January 30, 2009, at 5:30 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 2008 Documentary, baseball cards, Bill Hall, Milwaukee Brewers
Rhubarb_Runner  January 29, 2009, at 5:30 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 2008 Documentary, baseball cards, Jason Kubel, Milwaukee Brewers
Rhubarb_Runner  January 28, 2009, at 5:30 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 2008 Documentary, baseball cards, Justin Morneau, Kansas City Royals
Rhubarb_Runner  January 27, 2009, at 5:30 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 2008 Documentary, baseball cards, Boston Red Sox, Tim Wakefield
Rhubarb_Runner  January 26, 2009, at 5:30 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 2008 Documentary, baseball cards, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee
Go ahead and get your stretches in, do a little running in the outfield. Get an inning or two of work in and hit the showers. It's spring training game one and the SBG Nation needs to work out the kinks.
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Cup of Coffee  62 LTEs
The melting continues. I'm seeing grass around the trees in the front (north side) of the yard. Roof is ice free. Grass showing up in the back yard. These updates brought to you by someone who is profoundly sick of winter.
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
53: 1990-91
52: 2009-10
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