Game Thread: Twins@Yankees 7/13 12:05PM

[Riverbrian]

Twins: SP Sam Deduno

 

2B Dozier

DH Mauer

1B Morneau

C Doumit

3B Plouffe

RF Parmelee

CF Hicks

LF Thomas

SS Florimon

 

Yankees: SP Phil Hughes

 

CF Gardner

RF Suzuki

2B Cano

DH Wells

1B Overbay

LF Almonte

SS Cruz

3B Gonzalez

C Romine

 

Things to think about for todays game:

 

1. Let's think about Arcia on the bench. He needs to sit after 11 K's in the past 3 games and failing to break a bat over his knee in frustration.

 

2. Let's think about this Yankees lineup. If the Yankees lineup was ours. We'd complain about it.

 

3. Let's think about Sam Deduno... OK... Just a quick thought about Sam... Now move on to #4

 

4. Let's think about Phil Hughes... The Yankees are trying to trade him. We can help them get less for him.

 

5. Let's think about the well fed children of the world... The Starving Children are the ones always talked about and rightly so... But for one day out of 365... Let's think about the well fed children so they know they matter. July 13th is as good a day as any.

[Squirrel]

How many masochists are here today?

[Bark's Lounge]

How many masochists are here today?

 

3 so far.

[Squirrel]

phew ... thought I was alone in my masochism

[Riverbrian]

Enough of the K... OK.

[Squirrel]

guess we are going to help the Yankees reap rewards on a trade of Hughes

[Bark's Lounge]

I don't know what is worse - watching the Twins play the Damn Yankees or listening to the Band Damn Yankees?

[GCTF]

I don't know what is worse - watching the Twins play the Damn Yankees or listening to the Band Damn Yankees?

 

Sticking a sharpened pencil in your ear > listening to the band Damn Yankees.

[Riverbrian]

I don't know what is worse - watching the Twins play the Damn Yankees or listening to the Band Damn Yankees?

 

I met Ted Nugent... He's a good guy... I don't agree with him... But he's a good guy.

[Squirrel]

I met Ted Nugent... He's a good guy... I don't agree with him... But he's a good guy.

 

He's a nut job, imho

[GCTF]

Plouffe, a homer. No shutout today.

[Squirrel]

Plouffe, a homer. No shutout today.

 

If I'm happy for these little things, am I guilty of being happy for the ribbon just for participating?

[Riverbrian]

PLOUFFE

That's a $1,000 fine. We need to curb the over swinging.

[Riverbrian]

He's a nut job, imho

 

Yeah he is... But... the Guy walks into a room and treats you like you are a human being.

 

The rest... is just Ted being Ted.

[Squirrel]

Good Lord ... sigh! Bruno's going to lack job security if the Twins keep K-ing like this.

[Riverbrian]

Hughes Strikes out the side. This is getting really strange.

[MichiganTwins]

well we scored

[Riverbrian]

Good Lord ... sigh! Bruno's going to lack job security if the Twins keep K-ing like this.

 

The All Star Break... Needs to happen... Right now... By Right Now... I mean Saturday July 13... 12:33 Central Time.

[ashbury]

I've seen Phil Hughes' name mentioned as an acquisition target, in another thread. I hope the Twins front office realizes that if they trade for him, he won't be able to put up as good strikeout numbers, because he won't be periodically facing the Twins.

[Squirrel]

Oh <bleep!> ... another <bleeping> race in my neighborhood tomorrow, which means major <bleeping> PITA. Rock 'n Roll Marathon (1/2 marathon) ... all these races ... so fun to run through my neighborhood ... they close all the streets and is a real pain getting around.

[MichiganTwins]

who is going to get sent down when Theilbar returns?

[ashbury]

He's a nut job, imho

Most nut jobs are good guys, in small doses, until you cross them somehow. IMHO.

[Squirrel]

Most nut jobs are good guys, in small doses, until you cross them somehow. IMHO.

I just steer clear.

[Riverbrian]

Most nut jobs are good guys, in small doses, until you cross them somehow. IMHO.

 

I asked Uncle Ted... Why there isn't any Ted Nugent, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen type Guitar superstars today?

 

He gave a 10 minute answer that could be summed up as "It's Obama's Fault"

[AlwaysinModeration]

I actually thought the Twins were going to take 2 of 3 in Yankee stadium this weekend. Because baseball is strange like that.

 

Could still happen. But the strikeouts arent a great sign.

[Squirrel]

I actually thought the Twins were going to take 2 of 3 in Yankee stadium this weekend. Because baseball is strange like that.

 

Could still happen. But the strikeouts arent a great sign.

 

It ain't over 'til it's over.

[Squirrel]

Might be time for a nap.

[Riverbrian]

OK... Leadoff double... And Justin hits a shallow ball.

 

Justin is a vet!!!

[MichiganTwins]

Mauer is not good at scoring when he is in scoring position.

[stringer bell]

who is going to get sent down when Theilbar returns?

Great question. Right now, I think it might be Tonkin, but if the bully gets abused again today, they might send someone else down. I would like to see the bullpen cut by one, but no one really jumps out as a demotion candidate. I also think that an injury, any injury, could put someone on the DL so that Tonkin could get a longer look.