Article: Twins vs Indians, 08-07-2012, 6:05pm

[GCTF]

Nishioka, not completely useless.

[kydoty]

The Cleveland Indians are the gift that keeps on giving.

[glunn]

One more run here would be nice.

[Ultima Ratio]

One game back of the Tribe with this win... let's go boys!

[snepp]

Mastraohni.

[DaveW]

NISHIOKA!!!!!!!

 

Valenica would have struck out there.

[glunn]

One game back of the Tribe with this win... let's go boys!

This is a definite bright spot in a bleak season.

[Ultima Ratio]

Ahhhhh!!! This is just wonderful!!!!

[GCTF]

Is Jeff Gray available?

[glunn]

I kinda feel sorry for the Indians, but it will be nice if we can pass them.

[deanlambrecht]

Almost feel bad for Cleveland here. Almost.

[DaveW]

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[BrentMpls]

I bet that Winless August and DFA Monster are pretty upset right now!

[GCTF]

Winnah.

[Ultima Ratio]

This game shows how much mediocre/poor defense can kill you and demoralize you in the future.

[one_eyed_jack]

NISHIOKA!!!!!!!

 

Valenica would have struck out there.

---Ha! Too true! The other difference between Nishi and Valencia is that Nishi at least seems to realize and acknowledge his awfulness. If Valencia had played last night and gone 0-5 with 2 errors, he still would have been strutting around like the blowout victory was all due to him.

[one_eyed_jack]

This Indians team reminds me a lot of the late-2011 Twins. Unfocused and unraveling.

[Ultima Ratio]

I only caught bits of the game until the end but saw that Deduno only went 4.0 IP on 87 pitches. Yes, that's high/inning, but since no runs scored since the second on him, why wasn't he brought back for the 5 inning. Anyone?

[stringer bell]

This game shows how much mediocre/poor defense can kill you and demoralize you in the future.

Reminds me of last year's Twins.

[BrentMpls]

I only caught bits of the game until the end but saw that Deduno only went 4.0 IP on 87 pitches. Yes, that's high/inning, but since no runs scored since the second on him, why wasn't he brought back for the 5 inning. Anyone?

 

He was all over the place tonight, even for him

[jokin]

I only caught bits of the game until the end but saw that Deduno only went 4.0 IP on 87 pitches. Yes, that's high/inning, but since no runs scored since the second on him, why wasn't he brought back for the 5 inning. Anyone?

You had to see it to disbelieve how wildly both Deduno and Manship were throwing (Deduno 5 BB and 1HBP and Manship w/ 2 BB). In addition, Cleveland might have set a record for foul balls hit as they were swinging and making poor contact with virtually everything being thrown up there, bailing out Deduno and Manship and then wildly flailing and missing balls in the dirt and out of the strike zone (7 Ks for the duo). Gardy was less than diplomatic about their performance at the press conference (136 pitches over 6 I). It was nice to see Roberston restore some sanity to this crazy game over 2 innings, he was less than stellar, but fireman of the year by comparison to the first two Twins throwers. It's difficult to describe how bad the Twins were (2-15 RISP with 5 unearned runs scored out of 7) but by comparison how truly Godawful the Indians were, their few remaining fans are in near-revolt.

[Ultima Ratio]

Thanks for supplying the information guys.