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Everything posted by stringer bell
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Trevor needs a day off.
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Beating a dead horse, I know, but if Hicks or Santana succeed just once, it's a whole new game.
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If they score the runner from third each time, it is 3-3.
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Big AB for Hicks. Disappointing result.
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I thought they would walk Gomez, but I suppose they thought Boyer could whiff him. That didn't happen.
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No damage done. I hope they can get three from Pressly.
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The thought was that they would sell out today with the Hunter giveaway.
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I was on BYTO, I think I went by alswearingen1. BTW, ChiTown I will remind you that I was born before you, as well.
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With his second homer last night, Joe Mauer moved into a tie with several others for most homers as a left handed hitter. No left handed or switch hitter has hit more than two homers from the left handed batter's box. There is obviously a need for more power from LH hitters. Can it be Arcia or Vargas? Someone on the roster or should they go outside the organization?
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They used a lot of pitchers, but most of them should be eligible to come back today. Thompson faced only one hitter, Boyer three, Fien two. They all should be fine to pitch today. Pressly likely will follow Graham, then a couple of the guys who followed Gibson last night, then Perkins for the ninth. The real question about fatigue will come tomorrow. Pelfrey needs to go deep then and if he does, the Twins bullpen should be fine. Maybe they could go back to 12 pitchers.
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I mentioned this at the conclusion of yesterday's thread and will point it out again--one of the areas where the Twins have made improvement is not letting things snowball. They played six lousy innings out of nine (well Gibson threw four great innings) after playing an ugly game at Fenway. The manager, the mentor and the mound staff have managed to keep bad days from being bad weeks. We'll see if they bounce back today against the Brewers.
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The Problem Behind The Plate
stringer bell commented on Ted Schwerzler 's blog entry in Off The Baggy
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Couldn't disagree more. The Twins had Dozier, Hunter, Mauer, and then Plouffe coming up, with Mauer fresh off a three-run bomb. Manufacturing runs is overrated, especially in this era with so many strikeouts. Getting a runner to third is nice, but giving up the out is not worth it. Too bad Dozier's roller to third wasn't a little softer, so that Hicks could advance.
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As the season has gone on, I've changed my desktop background several times. It seems to be a jinx. I started with Dozier, but when his average plunged below .200 in April, I switched to Mauer. Mauer was well over .300 but slipped to about .280 when I switched to Plouffe. Trevor is now struggling, so today I switched to Hunter. Should I have picked Stauffer or Duensing?
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Silver linings: Mauer's homer, Gibson's comeback from a lousy first three innings.
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This is where the Twins have been very good since the first week. They haven't let a bad performance snowball. I credit the manager, the mentor and the starters. Let's see what happens tomorrow.
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I repeat "one of those days".
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CBU-Gomez with a long double off the scoreboard. Lind follows with a double to right that Torii misplayed. 6-5 Brewers. Now a pop fly between home and the mound. Nobody wanted it and Zuke dives and fails to catch it. With two outs Lind is running from second and scores. 7-5 Brewers after seven and a half.
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Oops.
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Strand him.
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Guess Not.
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Gibson with a quality non-quality start. Over 100 pitches with the top of the order coming up. Does he come out for the eighth?
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Mauer with a home run.......with two on........to right field.......at Target Field. Whodathunkit?
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Yep!
