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Game 22 - Twins @ Angels - 4/30/12
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Seth Stohs
, Apr 30 2012 03:30 PM
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 03:30 PM
Twins Lineup:
Denard Span CF
Jamey Carroll SS
Josh Willingham LF
Justin Morneau DH
Danny Valencia 3B
Ryan Doumit C
Trevor Plouffe RF
Chris Parmelee 1B
Alexi Casilla 2B
SP: Nick Blackburn
First day off for Joe Mauer... Well deserved... They're going to have to get a day off for Carroll and Span at some point too.
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 03:49 PM
Paraphrasing Carroll "I sat for the first several years of my MLB career. I don't need to rest much anymore." Span will only take a break when one of the other outfielders show some kind of ability to play center. Mauer is taking the day off because he and Morneau are a combined 4-42 against C.J. Wilson.
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 03:59 PM
I could see Mauer making a pinch hit appearance once Wilson is out of the game. He may even stay in to play 1B, but there would probably end up being some sort of defensive substitution as well... I don't see Gardy pinch hitting Mauer for Parmelee. Maybe for Casilla if the game is close near then end.
You can come up with statistics to prove anything. Forty percent of all people know that.
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 05:26 PM
I think that this game shows how short-sided was the Luke Hughes DFA by the Twins. Today they have 3 lefties on the bench Mauer/Burroughs/Thomas and another (Morneau) at DH who has not been hitting the cover off the ball off LHPs... That bench was nicely balanced at the begining of the season. They need to get back to that.
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 08:27 PM
I'm pretty sure every downtrodden Twins fan has already internally resigned themselves to the fact that Albert Pujols is going to break his homerless streak against our favorite club. Anyone want to venture which pitcher will give it up during which game and in which inning?
My money is off Burton in the 7th tonight.
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 09:54 PM
Morneau's got a sore left wrist, according to Bremer. Concerning, for sure.
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 09:55 PM
Gameday says the problem is Morneau's wrist. Well, he has admitted that the wrist has bothered him and it is not more concussion symptoms......but still, I wouldn't be surprised if he goes on the DL.
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 10:12 PM
Wonder if Mauer will pinch hit, to keep open the option of appearing in all 162?
Hadn't seen until late into the game that Mauer fouled a ball off his knee in Sunday's game. That justifies a full game off.
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 10:17 PM
Hadn't seen until late into the game that Mauer fouled a ball off his knee in Sunday's game. That justifies a full game off.
Actually Pena fouled it off the inside of Mauer's knee...............ever had that happen?
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 10:22 PM
I'm pretty sure every downtrodden Twins fan has already internally resigned themselves to the fact that Albert Pujols is going to break his homerless streak against our favorite club. Anyone want to venture which pitcher will give it up during which game and in which inning?
My money is off Burton in the 7th tonight.
How about an opportunity in the 8th?? Burton gets Pujols on a pop up to CF.
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 10:28 PM
I'm pretty sure every downtrodden Twins fan has already internally resigned themselves to the fact that Albert Pujols is going to break his homerless streak against our favorite club. Anyone want to venture which pitcher will give it up during which game and in which inning?
My money is off Burton in the 7th tonight.
Thanks for playing.
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 10:40 PM
Nice rally, at least they didn't go down with their tails between their legs. Great game by Casilla, his play lately is very encouraging, Valencia had another big hit tonight. Wilson was great tonight, got to hand it to him.
I thought Blackburn was real good, a couple of bad ones that got cashed, unfortunate. If we get that from him moving forward it'll pay off. That's back to back quality starts for Twins pitchers.
