Game Thread: Twins@Rockies 7/11 7:40PM

[sampleSizeOfOne]

For the team? or fans?

 

Yes.

 

Though in theory, being professionals, baseball players have character...

 

Glad to see Johnson only give up 1 run in the second.

[ScrapTheNickname]

Dozier had 12 steals on May 11. So ... in the last two months (doing the math) he has had 4 steals. That's 2 a month, an average 12 for an entire year. What happened? What happened?

[70charger]

That was a ridiculous throw.

[Gibby]

I'm going to go walk the dog.

[curt1965]

Wish the Twins hit those kinds of pop-ups, Dick!

[LaBombo]

Cuddyer reminds me of David Justice, who would make an awkward, non-athlete play in the field or on the basepaths at least once a year that would result in missed time.

 

But even Cuddyer's weird calamities will never top Moises Alou's mega-awesome "I was standing in the outfield, and I heard something pop" injury.

[LaBombo]

I'm going to go walk the dog.

 

Wait another inning. If past performance is any indicator, Johnson will probably get around to walking your dog too pretty soon.

[GCTF]

I'm going to go walk the dog.

 

But you'll miss the final chapter of Kris Johnson:Major Leaguer.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Wait another inning. If past performance is any indicator, Johnson will probably get around to walking your dog too pretty soon.

 

To his credit, Johnson hasn't issued any walks yet.

 

He's been relying on his defense. Alas, Molitor can't shift a player into the stands...

 

I'm going to go walk the dog.

 

At least the dog will enjoy the game!

[70charger]

That looked really bad. I'd hate to see Suzuki go down. We don't exactly have much depth here.

[snepp]

So are there any more 30 year old rookies to pull up?

 

I'm sure they can dig up a couple.

[LaBombo]

To his credit, Johnson hasn't issued any walks yet.

 

He's been relying on his defense. Alas, Molitor can't shift a player into the stands...

Yeah, went with 'past performance' to make the bit work, but happy to see him lay off the six walks thing. Tonight Johnson looks more like a guy who's better off mixing in a ball or two.

[LaBombo]

I thought the Rockies sucked.

I thought we didn't....

[LaBombo]

So are there any more 30 year old rookies to pull up?

 

Depends on whether it matters that they play the position they're going to for the Twins...

[snepp]

I thought we didn't....

 

 

Joke's on you.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Nunez recovered nicely on that slicing line drive

[LaBombo]

I'm sure they can dig up a couple.

 

Shovel-ready prospects increasingly hard to find in the Twins system...

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/08/29/article-1209831-0636EDBA000005DC-917_634x463.jpg

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Depends on whether it matters that they play the position they're going to for the Twins...

You know darn well that as long as they are a short stop, they can play anywhere on the field

[70charger]

Well Deduno's looking pretty dang good this inning. That curveball is on.

[LaBombo]

Well Deduno's looking pretty dang good this inning. That curveball is on.

 

Starting to think maybe Deduno might be the second coming of LaTroy Hawkins, who would look brilliant here and there as a starter, and dreadful other times. Tulo is one of the best hitters in baseball, and lucky not to have dislocated something on that swinging K.

[JB_Iowa]

Have fun the rest of the game.

[LaBombo]

Somewhere in Ohio, a sports fan is blogging that the LeBron signing inspired the Indians' rally over the ChiSox.

[LaBombo]

Joke's on you.

 

Yeah, not the first time. As long as it washes off...

[LaBombo]

Just in case, can somebody get Deduno a hat for his bat?

 

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/qBWUIYbIZfA/hqdefault.jpg

 

Nice job by Escobar to keep the AB alive, even without the hit result.

 

It will be interesting to see how the Twins end up in terms of hitters' pitches per PA, and how that compares to other teams without much power.

[Gibby]

Fuld is a piranha.

[LaBombo]

Fuld is a piranha.

 

Pending a headfirst slide into the team bus, this looks like a yes.

[Gibby]

Twin's Baseball is about to break out.

[LaBombo]

Twin's Baseball is about to break out.

 

CDC alerted, and vaccine production is ramping up as we speak.

[70charger]

That's why Tulowitzki's among the best in the game. Oh, and that home run too. With due apologies to Escobar, I wish he was on our team.

[LaBombo]

Holy crap. That's a play that keeps a shortstop who OPS's what Tulo slugs on the roster.