Article: Twins vs. Tigers, 07/05/2012, 12:05pm

[glunn]

And people still think this team is in contention for something other than worst record.....

On the bright side, the Twins may get more high draft picks next year.

[jokin]

That's all folks!

[snepp]

Well that was awesome.

[nokomismod]

ouch!! Hurts less when we are not in playoff contention.

[sbknudson]

At least Diamond doesn't get tagged with the loss - he pitched a fine game.

[DPJ]

3 ****ing runs tagged out at home.

[stringer bell]

I think I like Prince Fielder less and less as time goes by.

[glunn]

I doubt Robertson gets Prince this time.

You called that one correctly. This has now crossed the line into sickening.

[Shane Wahl]

Brian Duensing would have been ideal in that situation, but the damn fools have made him into a starter again.

[nicksaviking]

Not to be the hindsight guy, but why was Diamond pulled after 91 pitches? You'd think the de facto ace would get to cross the 100 pitch mark if things are going well, especially considering how he is the only one who can be regularly counted on for giving the bullpen a break.

[stringer bell]

Tigers have the best hitter in Miggy and the best pitcher in Verlander. They have a couple of other good hitters, but the key guy might be Jackson. He looked bad going 0-2 twice and ended up with a double and triple, scoring both times.

[greengoblinrulz]

When you decide to go with Burnett/Robertson......and rest your 2 best....instead of trying to win w/Burton/Perkins........whatta expect

[stringer bell]

And now we woke up Delmon!

[jokin]

Brian Duensing would have been ideal in that situation, but the damn fools have made him into a starter again.

I hesitated on putting Robertson into my why we sign Brian Fuentes thread-post, but with apologies to Nick Nelson, Duensing was perfectly suited for his RP role and demonstrated in the past as an SP, not so much.

[stringer bell]

When you decide to go with Burnett/Robertson......and rest your 2 best....instead of trying to win w/Burton/Perkins........whatta expect

I don't know why he didn't go Perkins/Burton unless he wanted to give Perkins two days off.

[jokin]

Not to be the hindsight guy, but why was Diamond pulled after 91 pitches? You'd think the de facto ace would get to cross the 100 pitch mark if things are going well, especially considering how he is the only one who can be regularly counted on for giving the bullpen a break.

I'm guessing Gardy would hand you the line-up and say something like, "c'mon, that's simple stuff".

[snepp]

This game is making me sad.

[snepp]

I don't know why he didn't go Perkins/Burton unless he wanted to give Perkins two days off.

You can't pitch your "closer" before the 9th inning, blasphemer.


And why would you want your best relievers facing the top/middle of order when they could face the bottom in the next inning?

[Turd Furgeson]

Weren't the words "don't let Miguel Cabrera beat you" said before this series started?

I'm sure every team says that before a series is started with the Tigers.

[jokin]

You can't pitch your "closer" before the 9th inning, blasphemer.

But these two are our bi-closers and we were assured they would both be available today. Terrible BP management.