Article: Twins vs Royals, 07-20-2012, 7:10pm

[IdahoPilgrim]

Hey, if you had told me this afternoon that after seven the game would be tied, and it would be because the offense sucked instead of Blackburn sucking, I wouldn't have believed you. Good night for him - regardless of how this turns out.

[Badsmerf]

Plouffe just got robbed.

 

 

BABIP unkind.

I didn't see it. Despite the lack of HR's, Plouffe has been drilling line drives all over the place. I think he is going to be a pretty good hitter. Give him a little time in the league to see pitchers and their stuff and he will only get better. Hitting line drives, to me, is a big separator between average hitters and good hitters. The ability to get solid wood on the ball will create more hits as well as XBH.

[JB_Iowa]

Bobby Cuellar .... Okie pitcher whisperer

[GCTF]

Wait a minute, how will Burton get a save in a tie game?

[DaveW]

Blackburn was impressive tonight, it would go a long ways if we could trust him to be a #5 again onto 2013. That way Ryan can focus on bringing in one less pitcher in during FA and ideally bring in a front line rotation guy or two.

[jctwins]

Blackburn was impressive tonight, it would go a long ways if we could trust him to be a #5 again onto 2013. That way Ryan can focus on bringing in one less pitcher in during FA and ideally bring in a front line rotation guy or two.

With a post by GCTF, and Dave calling to idealize Blackburn this thread is now complete.

[IdahoPilgrim]

Blackburn was impressive tonight, it would go a long ways if we could trust him to be a #5 again onto 2013. That way Ryan can focus on bringing in one less pitcher in during FA and ideally bring in a front line rotation guy or two.

At least we don't have to play that game of "Should we trade him, re-sign him or let him go?" We're stuck with him for next year, for good or for ill. Let's hope for good.

[GCTF]

Did Plouffe die? WTF.

[DaveW]

Plouffe confirmed for Tommy John surgery by the end of the week.

[IdahoPilgrim]

Bruised thumb for Plouffe. Didn't Mauer get sidelined with that for a few games earlier this year?

[crapforks]

Bruised thumb for Plouffe. Didn't Mauer get sidelined with that for a few games earlier this year?

Bi-lateral thumb bruising?

[GCTF]

Bruised thumb for Plouffe.

Has the medical staff set a date for the amputation?

[Guest USAFChief]

Has the medical staff set a date for the amputation?

 

pfft. Medical staff thinks "nothing serious." Couple months of "rehab" followed by an inconclusive MRI, followed by a second opinion which confirms amputation.

[Guest USAFChief]

I despise Casilla with the intensity of a thousand suns.

 

Irrational, I know, but it is what it is.

[DaveW]

Mastroianni has been pretty impressive as of late (late June) I'd be real interested to see him get a little playing time at 2B if he can handle it.

[GCTF]

pfft. Medical staff thinks "nothing serious." Couple months of "rehab" followed by an inconclusive MRI, followed by a second opinion which confirms amputation.

They do MRI's? I thought they just went with leeches.

[snepp]

Runner on 3rd, no outs.....

 

 

 

TWINS BASEBALL™!

[notoriousgod71]

That was ****ing pathetic.

[GCTF]

Some quality at bats in that stretch.

[Ultima Ratio]

Fanf-ingtastic

[Guest USAFChief]

Uffda.

[DaveW]

Royals with the ultimate jinx of Revere:

 

"Revere is one of the hardest players in baseball to strike out"

[FrodaddyG]

Royals with the ultimate jinx of Revere:

 

"Revere is one of the hardest players in baseball to strike out"

They're always confusing strikeouts and walks.

[DaveW]

Fien has been a nice bright spot lately for the Twins, if he can somehow keep it up the Twins have a nice cheap bullpen heading into 2013 with Perkins, Burton, Fien and Duensing.

[IdahoPilgrim]

And Perkins is warming up!

[snepp]

Span, "derp."

[Ultima Ratio]

Really Span? How did that happen for those of us not getting a live picture.

[DaveW]

That is one thing I won't miss when we trade Span.

[TheLeviathan]

Anyone else think now would be an ideal time to sign Blackburn to a new 3 year, 30 million dollar deal?

Well played.

[IdahoPilgrim]

Really Span? How did that happen for those of us not getting a live picture.

He got picked off - commited himself before the pitcher started the pitch - easy toss to 3rd got him.