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2010 Game 134 continuation

brianS — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:36:52 +0000

2010 Game 134: Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins

spookymilk — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:00:08 +0000

Last year, these late Tiger series were a lot more exciting, but injuries have brought a lot of no-name Tigers into this one. Still, we've got Verlander on the hill, and it's always nice to beat him.

Justin Verlander 14-8, 3.58 ERA, 8.48 K/9, 3.28 BB/9, 39.0 GB%, 3.42 FIP, 4.04 xFIP, 4.0 WAR [...]

Miracle Moments

Jeff A — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:00:24 +0000

Since last report, Ft. Myers is 6-2. For the season, the Miracle is 33-31, tied for second in the FSL South, two games behind Bradenton.

QUICK SUMMARIES

Ft. Myers 5, Palm Beach 1 at Palm Beach. Deibinson Romero, Nathan Hanson, and Yangervis Solarte each had two hits. Brian Dozier and Allan de San Miguel [...]

Elizabethton Elucidation

Jeff A — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:00:56 +0000

Elizabethton scored two in the fourth to tie and three in the eighth to take a 7-4 victory over Pulaski in game one of the first round of the Appalachian League playoffs in Elizabethton.

Much of the scoring came early, as both starters struggled. Jetsy Extrano hit a two-run homer in the top of [...]

Happy Birthday–September 2

Jeff A — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:00:47 +0000

Al Spalding (1850) Joe Heving (1900) Monte Pearson (1908) Marv Throneberry (1933) Don Williams (1935) Jerry Crider (1941) Danny Goodwin (1953) Rick Manning (1954) Rex Hudler (1960) Jeff Russell (1961) Terry Jorgensen (1966) Rich Aurilia (1971)

Right-hander Donald Reid Williams made three appearances for the Twins in 1963. He was born in Los [...]

Game 133 Recap: Tigers @ The Bullseye

meat — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:13:27 +0000

Twins 2, Tigers ONE. WP, Neck Tat. Loser, some poor soul named Perry. Blown Save, Stinky Cheese. (Blown Saves are my second favorite stat.) Fangraphs is like a clementine, juicy without the seeds.

For one night the Bullseye was renamed the House of Orange.

William would have been proud.

Featured Orange [...]

Game 133: Tigers in Minnesota

eschapp — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:00:10 +0000

White Sox already won today. Paulie must want Manny to like him. Manny hit like a typical 2010 Pale hose DH.

Tonight pits Scherzer versus Liriano. This match has the potential for a lot K's or a lot of runs, or maybe both. Consistent in its inconsistency.

Lineups: -Twins 1. Span 8, 2. Casilla [...]

Elizabethton Elucidation

Jeff A — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:00:58 +0000

We are taking Elizabethton out of the normal order because they are the only Twins affiliate likely to make the playoffs (although Ft. Myers and Beloit still have a slight chance). We will be providing daily updates of their playoff run, which starts tonight, in addition to our normal minor league reports; therefore, we [...]

Happy Birthday–September 1

Jeff A — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:00:02 +0000

Jim O'Rourke (1850) Joe Brown (1918) Joe Astroth (1922) Cloyd Boyer (1927) Rico Carty (1939) Craig Skok (1947) Garry Maddox (1949) Rob Wilfong (1953) David West (1964)

Craig Skok was drafted by Minnesota in 1967, but did not sign.

Second baseman Rob Wilfong played for the Twins from 1977-1982. He was born in Pasadena, California, [...]

2010 Game 132: Twins 4, Tigers 3

SBG — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:39:40 +0000

WP: Duensing LP: Coke

All's well that ends well... -- fangraphs

You know, if a runner is never thrown out at the plate, a third base coach is probably not aggressive enough. However, I'm going to humbly submit that when runners get thrown out by 30 feet, that might be just a little [...]

2010 Game Logs: Game 132 Tigers @ Twins

FirstTimeLongTime — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:38 +0000

This is probably going to the last game, for a least a month, that Brendan Harris is not going to be on the Twins roster. Personally, I am excited for the [redacted] phrase to work its way back into the WGOM lexicon. Also, I spent $20 on this shirt in May that has [...]

Rock Cats Recaps

Jeff A — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:00:27 +0000

Since last report, New Britain is 2-6. For the season, the Rock Cats are 40-95, sixth in the EL East, thirty-nine games behind Trenton.

QUICK SUMMARIES

Binghamton 8, New Britain 1 in Binghamton. Chris Province surrendered eight runs on eleven hits and two walks in 3.1 innings. Blake Martin threw two shutout innings. New [...]

Happy Birthday–August 31

Jeff A — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:00:36 +0000

Dad Clarkson (1866) Duke Farrell (1866) Red Ehret (1868) Monte Cross (1869) Eddie Plank (1875) Sarge Connally (1898) Ray Berres (1907) Ray Dandridge (1913) Danny Litwhiler (1916) Frank Robinson (1935) Claudell Washington (1954) Tom Candiotti (1957) Von Hayes (1958) Mike Hartley (1961) Hideo Nomo (1968) Pat Howell (1968) Gabe Kapler (1975) Tim Raines (1979) [...]

Geoff’s Genuine Gawp

Geoff — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:02:17 +0000

Very busy week ahead. I have 3 products set to launch in September, the first being next Monday. If any 1 of the 3 take off I will be able to move the family into a bigger house (very necessary with child #4 due in November) and give my wife who has made significant [...]

Red Wings Report

Jeff A — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:00:40 +0000

Since last report, Rochester is 1-8. For the season, the Red Wings are 48-88, sixth in the IL North, thirty-five games behind Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

QUICK SUMMARIES

Lehigh Valley 3, Rochester 1 at Lehigh Valley. Matt Macri had two hits. Jose Morales homered. David Bromberg struck out nine in seven shutout innings, allowing five hits and [...]

Game #131: Mariners 2, Twins 1

DK — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:00:24 +0000

Twins Record: 75-56 Fangraphs MLB Game Wrap

In the early morning hours of September 13th, 1985, in a small hospital in Salina, Kansas, Greg paced back and forth across the hallway outside the delivery room. He was anxious; he hadn't heard any word from the doctor in what seemed like an eternity. [...]

Happy Birthday–August 30

Jeff A — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:00:40 +0000

Cal McVey (1850) Pol Perritt (1891) Bing Miller (1894) Kiki Cuyler (1896) Johnny Lindell (1916) Ted Williams (1918) Gordon Goldsberry (1927) Frank Funk (1935) Tug McGraw (1944) Roger Erickson (1956) Randy O'Neal (1960) Cliff Lee (1968) Luis Rivas (1979)

Randy O'Neal was drafted by Minnesota in 1979, but did not sign.

Right-hander Roger [...]

Game 131: Twins at M’s

socaltwinsfan — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:10:30 +0000

Time: 3:10 p.m. CDT

TV: WFTC

Radio: TRN, XM 182

Starting Pitchers: Carl Pavano (15-9, 3.56 ERA, 1.16 WHIP) vs. Luke French (2-4, 4.57, 1.41).

From Lookout Landing's preview of this series:

I enjoy these matchups because each one is like seeing the Twins put out the archetype for each pitching model and the [...]

Happy Birthday–August 29

Jeff A — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:00:38 +0000

Pep Young (1907) Joe Schultz (1918) Orval Grove (1919) Billy Cox (1919) Swish Nicholson (1939) Doug DeCinces (1950) Bill Latham (1960) Jeff Kellogg (1961) Henry Blanco (1971) Steve Lomasney (1977) Aaron Rowand (1977) Roy Oswalt (1977)

Left-hander William Carol Latham played for the Twins in 1986. Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, he was signed [...]

Game 130: Twins 1, M’s 0

socaltwinsfan — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:43:39 +0000

Nick Blackburn continues to defy sabermetrics.

He may be the poster boy for those who don't like stats such as Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) and xFIP. Both are stats that take into account strikeouts, walks and home runs, the three things that take the defense behind the pitcher out of the equation in an [...]

2010 Game 130: Twins @ Mariners

SBG — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:00:32 +0000

Nick Blackburn v. Doug Fister

Blackburn is back for his second start following his mid-summer vacation to upstate New York, where he seemed to remember that old song (For it's one, two, three strikes you're out), posting a 5.40 K/9 rate in 21.2 innings of SSST. In his first start back, he [...]

Game 129 Recap: Twins 6, Mariners 3

twayn — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:38:22 +0000

Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy Wind: 3 mph, In from LF Time: 2:56 Attendance: 37,798

Boxscore Fangraphs

In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, which I was forced to read in high school before I had developed an affinity for British Romantic verse, Samuel Taylor Coleridge relates the tale of a [...]

Musings from a Middle-Aged Man

SBG — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:01:47 +0000

It's Saturday morning and I'm awake while the other members of my family sleep. Some thoughts.

My wife inherited a Lincoln Town Car and we decided to keep it, so yesterday I called my insurance company and added it to our coverage. Wowza. I was shocked by the increase to our insurance. So, I [...]

DSL Data

Jeff A — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:00:58 +0000

Since last report, the DSL Twins are 0-2. The DSL regular season is over. The Twins finished 29-42, sixth in the B. C. B. C., twenty-one and a half games behind the Cubs1. They missed the wild card by fifteen and a half games.

QUICK SUMMARIES

White Sox 4, Twins 2 at Twins. Romy [...]

Happy Birthday–August 28

Jeff A — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:00:24 +0000

Joe Yeager (1875) Dode Paskert (1881) Aaron Ward (1896) Charlie Grimm (1898) Paul Bowa (1918) Tony Gonzalez (1936) Tom Satriano (1940) Lou Piniella (1943) Mike Torrez (1946) Ron Guidry (1950) Joel Youngblood (1951) Darren Lewis (1967) Jay Witasick (1972) Tom Shearn (1977) Carlos Quentin (1982)

Paul Bowa is the father of Larry Bowa and [...]

2010 Game 129: Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners

sean — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:00:32 +0000

Scott Baker: 151.2 IP, 7.42 K/9, 1.96 BB/9, 36.5 GB%, 4.63 ERA, 3.99 FIP vs Jason Vargas: 152.0 IP, 5.68 K/9, 2.49 BB/9, 37.1 GB%, 3.43 ERA, 3.98 FIP

I wonder how the various announcers will compare these two. Their FIPs, innings pitched, and ground ball rates are essentially identical and even their win-loss [...]

This Week In Ex-Twins

Jeff A — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:00:06 +0000

Baltimore options Armando Gabino to Norfolk (AAA). Cleveland assigns Saul Rivera to Columbus (AAA). Dodgers designate Juan Castro for assignment. Dodgers organization (AAA Albuquerque) places Trent Oeltjen on the seven-day disabled list with left elbow inflammation. St. Louis places Dennys Reyes on the fifteen-day disabled list. San Francisco organization (AAA Fresno) places Matt Kinney [...]

GCL Game Time

Jeff A — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:00:41 +0000

Since last report, the GCL Twins are 5-2. For the season, the Twins are 28-30, third in the GCL South, five games behind the Rays.

QUICK SUMMARIES

Rays 3, Twins 2 at Rays. Kelvin Silvania had two singles and a double. Kennys Vargas singled and doubled. Ricardo Arevalo allowed two runs on a hit [...]

Game 128 Recap:

Big Mak — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:26:05 +0000

Minnesota 6, Texas 4 Twins record: 73-55 (1st in AL Central, 3.5 ahead of Chicago, Magic Number - 32) Highest WPA (Pitcher) - Liriano (7 IP, 6 K, 2 R) Highest WPA (Hitter) - Cuddyer (2 for 4, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R) I see that your fangraphs is as big as [...]

Friday Music Day: August 27, 2010

AMR — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:53:13 +0000

What are you listening to?

Here's something I've been overplaying. (Warning! Much cursive language!)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAV0XrbEwNc

Post your random ten in the comments.

Happy Birthday–August 27

Jeff A — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:00:35 +0000

Lew Simmons (1838) Hal Janvrin (1892) Peanuts Lowrey (1917) Joe Cunningham (1931) Jim King (1932) Ernie Broglio (1935) Joe McCabe (1938) Ed Herrmann (1946) Buddy Bell (1951) Mike Maddux (1961) Brian McRae (1967) Jim Thome (1970) Jose Vidro (1974)

Catcher Joe McCabe played for the Twins in 1964. He was born in Indianapolis, [...]

2010 Game 128: Joe Mauer at Josh Hamilton

spookymilk — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:00:06 +0000

It's not my day.

It was supposed to be. I had a project at work that I enjoy doing, and it's my sister's 19th birthday. Liriano vs. Lee. It was supposed to be a good day.

This morning I get to work, and find out that my best friend there has gone into labor [...]

Elizabethton Elucidation

Jeff A — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:00:50 +0000

Since last report, the E-Twins are 3-4. For the season, the Twins are 38-22, second in the AL West, two games behind Johnson City. The Twins have clinched a playoff spot.

QUICK SUMMARIES

Pulaski 6, Elizabethton 2 at Pulaski. Buddy Munroe singled and homered. Nate Roberts and Oswaldo Arcia each had two hits. Derrick [...]

Happy Birthday–August 26

Jeff A — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:00:20 +0000

Chick Fraser (1873) Jesse Barnes (1892) Sparky Adams (1894) Gene Moore (1909) Alex Kellner (1924) Alex Trevino (1957) Jeff Parrett (1961) Angel Hernandez (1961) Chad Kreuter (1964) Ricky Bottalico (1969) Brendan Harris (1980)

Infielder Brendan Harris has been with the Twins since 2008. Born and raised in Queensbury, New York, he was drafted out of [...]

Twins bring teh Suck in Tejas.

meat — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:44:52 +0000

Twins 3, Rangers 4.

I didn't even watch this game.

Featured Texas art venues: The Kimbell Museum and the Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth. Last year Dr. Chop suggested that we take the drive down to Arlington to see the Twins / Rangers tilt. That night Joe Mauer hit two [...]

Game 127: Twins at Rangers

eschapp — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:07:05 +0000

Twins 0 - Rangers 2.

Two games to go. This one's on the 4ltr^2. Don't cancel your cable until tomorrow.

I missed two weeks of Twins baseball and missed ii's squad losing. There's a certain TV thats still cracked due to a Twins Angels game a couple of years ago somewhere in Des Moines [...]

Better Know A Citizen – punmanbowler

Andrew — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:00:26 +0000

SBG Moniker: Punmanbowler Hometown: Poplar, MT (born), W. St. Paul (age 1-11) Town I Currently Live In: Normal IL Profession: Actuarial Analyst Bats: Switch (but mostly R) Throws: R Positions: P, C, 2B Greatest Career Achievement in Baseball/Softball/T-ball: Getting caught in a rundown in softball and then making it safely back to first [...]

Snappers Snippets

Jeff A — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:00:21 +0000

Since last report, Beloit is 4-3. For the second half, the Snappers are 28-26, fifth in the ML West, six and a half games out of first. Beloit trails Clinton by two and a half games for the last playoff spot.

QUICK SUMMARIES

Beloit 14, Wisconsin 7 at Wisconsin. Reggie Williams singled, tripled, and [...]

2010 Game 126: Rangers 4, Twins 3

SBG — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:55:46 +0000

I pretty much missed last night's game because of the flurry of activity related to my impending move. Let's see, a game down in Texas in the middle of August, the Twins struggle to score runs but tie it up, only to lose it late. A couple of warning track flyballs in the ninth [...]

Happy Birthday–August 25

Jeff A — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:00:02 +0000

Dick Rudolph (1887) Darrell Johnson (1928) Choo Choo Coleman (1937) Dooley Womack (1939) Rollie Fingers (1946) Stan Perzanowski (1950) Pete Redfern (1954) Oddibe McDowell (1962) Albert Belle (1966) Doug Glanville (1970) Gary Matthews (1974)

Right-hander Stan Perzanowski pitched for the Twins in 1978. He is the less successful cousin of Ron Perranoski (another ex-Twin). [...]

2010 Game Logs: Game 126 Twins @ Rangers

FirstTimeLongTime — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:00:09 +0000

Dear Carl Pavano,

I have been doing some thinking. You have got the people, especially those of a facial hair growing age, pretty much eating out of your hands right now. People from Fargo to Algona, Sioux Falls to Madison, Duluth to Rochester, people all over Twins Territory are growing mustaches, much to the [...]

Miracle Moments

Jeff A — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:00:22 +0000

Since last report, Ft. Myers is 5-2. For the second half, the Miracle is 27-29, fourth in the FSL South, five games behind Palm Beach.

QUICK SUMMARIES

Ft. Myers 6, Jupiter 4 at Jupiter. Yangervis Solarte had three hits. Brian Dozier and Chris Herrmann each had two hits. Deibinson Romero homered. Shooter Hunt threw [...]

Game 125 Twins 0 – 4 Rangers

Andrew — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:27:29 +0000

So it falls to me to recap this mess. I suppose that's karma for getting so many off-days during the season. I came into this week intending to follow the very creative entries before me, but I think that'd be polishing a turd at this point.

Rich Harden threw 6 2⁄3* innings of [...]

Happy Birthday–August 24

Jeff A — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:00:26 +0000

Harry Hooper (1887) Hank Gowdy (1889) Hal Woodeshick (1932) Tony Bernazard (1956) Cal Ripken (1960) Tim Salmon (1968) Nick Adenhart (1986)

No major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins were born on this day. We do come close, though, with Hal Woodeshick, who played for Washington in 1960, but then was chosen [...]

2010 Game 125: Twins at Rangers

brianS — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:05:46 +0000

Get Behind Me, Satan!

Nick Blackburn returns from purgatory bearing the Number of the Beast: a 6.66 ERA. His 4.03 FIP at Rochester isn't exactly striking the fear of god into anyone either. Thank goodness he's making his return in a Pitcher's Park™

Umm, yea. The Ballpark in Arlington ranks 6th in the [...]

Geoff’s Genuine Gawp

Geoff — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:15:58 +0000

Spreadsheet is updated -

Magic number to win division - 34

Magic number for 1st Rd home field advantage - 37

For those interested in mid-major college football drama let me give you the salient issues in bullet point -

University of Utah leaves MWC for Pac 10 to be 12

[...]

Rock Cats Recaps

Jeff A — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:00:31 +0000

Since last report, New Britain is 4-4. For the season, the Rock Cats are 38-89, sixth in the EL East, thirty-eight games behind Trenton.

QUICK SUMMARIES

Akron 12, New Britain 2 at Akron. Jeff Howell had two hits. Cole DeVries allowed nine runs (five earned) on eleven hits and a walk in three innings.

[...]

Game #124: Twins 4, Angels 0

DK — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:00:18 +0000

Twins Record: 72-52 Fangraphs MLB Game Wrap

I believe expectations for Scott Baker have always been a little unreasonable. I don't know exactly why that is; whether it has to do with his quick rise through the minors, or his hanging around the periphery of being a default staff "ace" the last [...]

Happy Birthday–August 23

Jeff A — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:00:53 +0000

George Davis (1870) Guy Bush (1901) Lonny Frey (1910) Nels Potter (1911) Carl Pohlad (1915) Dale Mitchell (1921) George Kell (1922) Sherm Lollar (1924) John Romano (1934) Marty Martinez (1941) Ron Blomberg (1948) Jerry White (1952) Mike Boddicker (1957) Julio Franco (1958) Randy St. Claire (1960) Casey Blake (1973) Mark Bellhorn (1974)

Carl Pohlad, [...]

Game 124: Angels at Twins (Sunday Night Game Alert!)

socaltwinsfan — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:10:49 +0000

Time: 7:10 CDT

TV: ESPN

Radio: TRN, XM 180

Starting Pitchers: Jered Weaver (11-8, 3.11, 1.10 WHIP) vs. Scott Baker (10-9, 4.85, 1.34)

I have something of an inferiority complex when it comes to the Twins. Well, that's not true. I'm not sure what you would call it, but I always put more emphasis [...]