Game Thread: Twins @ Braves, 5/21 - 6:10pm

[LaBombo]

Good outcome of Duensing vs. Justin Upton = GWRBI xbh.

 

Bad outcome = thermonuclear explosion.

[nicksaviking]

Duensing's pitchouts looked like they had more life than anything Pelfrey has thrown this season.

[stringer bell]

Anatomy of a losing streak: Questionable managerial decisions, close losses, slumping offense and deteriorating pitching. Most things that went right when the Twins were winning more than their share have regressed toward the mean, while the problem spots have truly been exposed.

[LaBombo]

This umpire is pathetic.

I blame Doumit's framing and The Curse of Eric Gregg...

[Ultima Ratio]

Fitting.

[B Richard]

Yeah, where's your '91 World Series banner?

[stringer bell]

Add in a little bit of bad luck and yet another loss.

[Guest USAFChief]

Not to worry, Duensing is tough on lefties.

[snepp]

Silver lining....

 

 

 

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Uh, yeah.

[one_eyed_jack]

The more losses like this I see, the more I'm convinced that Puckett, Hrbek, TK and company really did make a deal with the Devil back in the day: two World Series crowns for a lifetime of Minnesota sports suffering.

[twinsnorth49]

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[howeda7]

The more losses like this I see, the more I'm convinced that Puckett, Hrbek, TK and company really did make a deal with the Devil back in the day: two World Series crowns for a lifetime of Minnesota sports suffering.

 

That doesn't explain the Drew Pearson push-off and many other things. I blame Bernie Bierman for winning all those national titles for Gopher football. What did he do?

[Top Gun]

What a joke it is.

[snepp]

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I couldn't agree more, well said.

[striker_86]

jeez, these losses keep piling up. Now we gotta go to Detroit and Milwaukee. Can we win 1 game before we come home next Wednesday?

[stringer bell]

jeez, these losses keep piling up. Now we gotta go to Detroit and Milwaukee. Can we win 1 game before we come home next Wednesday?

I wouldn't bet on it.

[one_eyed_jack]

So when the hell does this losing streak end? Can Vanimal get it done tomorrow? 4 in Detroit after that. No Verlander, but KC/Fister and Pelfrey/Scherzer are not matchups I'm looking forward to watching.

[LaBombo]

Hey, look at the bright side. At least Hicksie got a hi... Oh. Wait. 0-5 and 3 more K's.

 

Reminds me of the Steven Wright one-liner: "There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot".

 

And I would say there's also a fine line between being 'patient' (and how is having Hicks skip a level 'patient') and just burying your head in the sand.

[jokin]

Who do they call up to take Plouffe's place tomorrow morning when he goes on the 7-day concussion DL? Colabello or Delbi Romero?