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07-04-2012, 01:15 PM #1
Article: Twins vs. Tigers, 07/04/2012, 6:05pm
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07-04-2012, 03:30 PM #2Senior Member Double-A
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Were gonna need some really good pitching from duensing tonight, DET is pretty well staggered lefty righty and hes been knocked around a little by right handers. On the plus he has been very good at keeping the ball in the park. I think if we can get verlander out of the game by the 7th that will be our best shot at getting to detroits battered bullpen and scoring a couple runs.
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07-04-2012, 03:38 PM #3
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07-04-2012, 04:02 PM #4
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07-04-2012, 04:09 PM #5
Nothing wrong with being an optimist, but the Twins are facing the defending Cy Young winner, who has put up All-Star numbers this year, as well. Duensing hasn't gotten to the fifth yet and Verlander hasn't failed to get through 6 since 2010 IIRC.
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07-04-2012, 04:10 PM #6
Morneau and Dozier out of the lineup tonight. Casilla and Parmelee in, last chance for Parm to impress before a trip to Rochester?
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07-04-2012, 04:15 PM #7
And Verlander is going up against the best offense in July thus far and one of the best offenses in the majors in June, so I don't see any reason that we can't be optimists. Plus, using inductive reasoning is inherently problematic with predicting outcomes even though everyone does it with baseball anyway. See Trevor Plouffe.
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07-04-2012, 04:34 PM #8Senior Member All-Star
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07-04-2012, 04:43 PM #9
> What do you expect from Duensing tonight as he makes his third start?
Big game for Delmon against his former team?
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07-04-2012, 04:51 PM #10Senior Member All-Star
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Could be one of the last chances for Casilla to impress another team. If I were Detroit, I'd trade for Casilla in a heartbeat. Santiago and Raburn are absolute butchers in the MI and Peralta is pedestrian at SS, by comparison, on the defensive side, Casilla would look like Joe Morgan. It's not a news flash to anyone how awful the Tigers are in the field. Could the Twins get a trade as least as good as Young/Oliveros-Nelson?
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07-04-2012, 05:31 PM #11
Even Verlander is capable of having a bad game. Let's hope that happens tonight.
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07-04-2012, 05:36 PM #12
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07-04-2012, 06:09 PM #13
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07-04-2012, 06:10 PM #14Senior Member Big-Leaguer
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TWINS (35-45)
1. Denard Span, CF
2. Ben Revere, RF
3. Joe Mauer, C
4. Josh Willingham, LF
5. Chris Parmelee, 1B
6. Trevor Plouffe, 3B
7. Ryan Doumit, DH
8. Jamey Carroll, SS
9. Alexi Casilla, 2B
Starting pitcher: LH Brian Duensing (1-4, 4.10 ERA)
TIGERS (39-42)
1. Austin Jackson, CF
2. Ryan Raburn, LF
3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B
4. Prince Fielder, 1B
5. Delmon Young, DH
6. Jhonny Peralta, SS
7. Brennan Boesch, RF
8. Alex Avila, C
9. Ramon Santiago, 2B
Starting pitcher: RH Justin Verlander (8-5, 2.69 ERA)Bring back DPJ!!
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07-04-2012, 06:10 PM #15
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07-04-2012, 06:19 PM #16
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07-04-2012, 06:25 PM #17Senior Member Double-A
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07-04-2012, 06:59 PM #18
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07-04-2012, 07:05 PM #19Senior Member Double-A
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07-04-2012, 07:09 PM #20
I like our lineup tonight. I think we are a better fielding team with Casilla and Carroll for the time being.
Interesting that Gardy has no problem with 3 lefties at the top of the lineup, but insists on going righty, lefty, righty with Josh, Parmelee and Plouffe. I thought this would be a great chance to move plouffe to the 5 spot. Without messing with Justin's head.



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