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First and foremost I would like to wish my brother a Happy 30TH Birthday today! You are and always will be my favorite person to talk baseball with. If it weren't for Beloit losing in the 11th inning tonight, the Twins would have given you clean sweep across all four levels for your birthday present. Regardless, I hope you enjoyed your day. Happy Birthday Kavan! Hitter of the Day: Drew Leachman - 1B - BEL - A: 4-5 HR (2), 5 RBI, 1 R Pitcher of the Day: Pat Dean - LHP - FTM - A+: 8 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

First and foremost I would like to wish my brother a Happy 30TH Birthday today! You are and always will be my favorite person to talk baseball with. If it weren't for Beloit losing in the 11th inning tonight, the Twins would have given you clean sweep across all four levels for your birthday present. Regardless, I hope you enjoyed your day. Happy Birthday Kavan! Hitter of the Day: Drew Leachman - 1B - BEL - A: 4-5 HR (2), 5 RBI, 1 R Pitcher of the Day: Pat Dean - LHP - FTM - A+: 8 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

Hitter of the Day: Matthew Koch - DH - BEL - A: 3-4 HR (2), 2B (7), 3 RBI, 2 R Pitcher of the Day: Matthew Summers - RHP - BEL - A: 6IP, 4H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

Hitter of the Day: Matthew Koch - DH - BEL - A: 3-4 HR (2), 2B (7), 3 RBI, 2 R Pitcher of the Day: Matthew Summers - RHP - BEL - A: 6IP, 4H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

The Day-by-Day's make their glorious return tonight. My apologies as my 9 day streak of working over 100 hours caught up to me. Everything is updated through the games of May 16th. I will continue to update these as frequently as possible. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

The Day-by-Day's make their glorious return tonight. My apologies as my 9 day streak of working over 100 hours caught up to me. Everything is updated through the games of May 16th. I will continue to update these as frequently as possible. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

Through the first 30 games of the season, I am unsure what is more surprising. Twins 8-22 record, or that record only means they are 9 games out of first place, OR that the 1st place team is NOT Detroit. Cleveland is the only team over .500 at 17-13. Detroit played some difficult opponents in April (Boston, Tampa, Texas, New York), however after tonight's loss, they have gone 2-5 against Seattle. Now I'm not signaling there is hope for the Twins, it's just very apparent how miserable the AL Central is, and when the Twins do play their division foes more (only two games thus far), they should pick up a few more wins. Not a whole lot of encouraging news lately, but the roster shakeup continues with Valencia being demoted and Maloney (finally) being DFA'd. I could see the Twins trying to play Mastroianni as a semi-regular 2B with Dozier at SS and Carroll/Casilla at 3B. Funny/depressing to see guys like Clete Thomas, Erik Komatsu, and now Darin Mastroianni a semi-regular part of the team when they have almost no part of the team's future. I like what Terry Ryan is doing with the shuffling of the 23-25 roster spots, and getting some minor league depth, but there are some guys down in the minors that need to be tested to see if they are part of the future. Slama, Guerra, Revere, and a few others will hopefully see some MLB time soon to help the Twins make some decisions for 2013 and beyond. Onto the recap... Hitter of the Day: Andy Leer - 1B/3B - FTM - A+: 2-4 2 HR (2), 2 RBI, 2 R Pitcher of the Day: Steven Gruver - LHP - BEL - A: 7.2 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

Through the first 30 games of the season, I am unsure what is more surprising. Twins 8-22 record, or that record only means they are 9 games out of first place, OR that the 1st place team is NOT Detroit. Cleveland is the only team over .500 at 17-13. Detroit played some difficult opponents in April (Boston, Tampa, Texas, New York), however after tonight's loss, they have gone 2-5 against Seattle. Now I'm not signaling there is hope for the Twins, it's just very apparent how miserable the AL Central is, and when the Twins do play their division foes more (only two games thus far), they should pick up a few more wins. Not a whole lot of encouraging news lately, but the roster shakeup continues with Valencia being demoted and Maloney (finally) being DFA'd. I could see the Twins trying to play Mastroianni as a semi-regular 2B with Dozier at SS and Carroll/Casilla at 3B. Funny/depressing to see guys like Clete Thomas, Erik Komatsu, and now Darin Mastroianni a semi-regular part of the team when they have almost no part of the team's future. I like what Terry Ryan is doing with the shuffling of the 23-25 roster spots, and getting some minor league depth, but there are some guys down in the minors that need to be tested to see if they are part of the future. Slama, Guerra, Revere, and a few others will hopefully see some MLB time soon to help the Twins make some decisions for 2013 and beyond. Onto the recap... Hitter of the Day: Andy Leer - 1B/3B - FTM - A+: 2-4 2 HR (2), 2 RBI, 2 R Pitcher of the Day: Steven Gruver - LHP - BEL - A: 7.2 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

Hitter of the Day: Miguel Sano - 3B - BEL - A: 1-4 HR (10), 2 RBI, 1 R; Not a great night for any hitter tonight, but Sano now leads the Organization in HR, with Willingham in 2nd with half that amount (5). I know it's early May, and he has 39 strikeouts (countered with 20 walks) and really needs help at 3B, but a call to Fort Myers is sooner rather than later seems inevitable. There really is no reason to push him, I'd like to see him continue to dominate down in Beloit, but he is simply a man amongst boys in that league. Pitcher of the Day: Scott Diamond - LHP - MIN - MLB: 7IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO; Arguably the most dominating start of the 2012 season for any starting pitcher for the parent club. His numbers weren't all that fluky as he had some nice strikeouts, not many balls were hit hard at all, kept batters off balance. This is just one start, and the first time the Angels and thus many of their batters saw Diamond, so once players see him 2, 3, 4 times adjustments are sure to be mad, but still fun to see a good start to watch. With Pavano pitching tomorrow, it's possible you could get get 2 consecutive quality starts. And that's apparently success in the 2012 season. . . Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

Hitter of the Day: Miguel Sano - 3B - BEL - A: 1-4 HR (10), 2 RBI, 1 R; Not a great night for any hitter tonight, but Sano now leads the Organization in HR, with Willingham in 2nd with half that amount (5). I know it's early May, and he has 39 strikeouts (countered with 20 walks) and really needs help at 3B, but a call to Fort Myers is sooner rather than later seems inevitable. There really is no reason to push him, I'd like to see him continue to dominate down in Beloit, but he is simply a man amongst boys in that league. Pitcher of the Day: Scott Diamond - LHP - MIN - MLB: 7IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO; Arguably the most dominating start of the 2012 season for any starting pitcher for the parent club. His numbers weren't all that fluky as he had some nice strikeouts, not many balls were hit hard at all, kept batters off balance. This is just one start, and the first time the Angels and thus many of their batters saw Diamond, so once players see him 2, 3, 4 times adjustments are sure to be mad, but still fun to see a good start to watch. With Pavano pitching tomorrow, it's possible you could get get 2 consecutive quality starts. And that's apparently success in the 2012 season. . . Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

May 7, 2012 Hitter of the Day: Anderson Hidalgo - DH - FTM - HiA: 2-5 GS (1), 2B (3), 6 RBI, 1 R Pitcher of the Day: Matthew Summers - RHP - BEL - A: 8IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

May 7, 2012 Hitter of the Day: Anderson Hidalgo - DH - FTM - HiA: 2-5 GS (1), 2B (3), 6 RBI, 1 R Pitcher of the Day: Matthew Summers - RHP - BEL - A: 8IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

As a heads up, I will try my best to continue this on a daily basis, but this next week requires me to be working my 2nd job (as an Usher at Target Field) every night so I may not be able to update nightly as I have thus far. I will certainly try my best, and for those of you going to the game, stop by section 329 after the 4th inning to say Hi! May 6, 2012: Hitter of the Day: Ryan Doumit - RF - MIN - MLB: 3-3 2 HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB Pitcher of the Day: Jason Wheeler - LHP - BEL - A: 6 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

As a heads up, I will try my best to continue this on a daily basis, but this next week requires me to be working my 2nd job (as an Usher at Target Field) every night so I may not be able to update nightly as I have thus far. I will certainly try my best, and for those of you going to the game, stop by section 329 after the 4th inning to say Hi! May 6, 2012: Hitter of the Day: Ryan Doumit - RF - MIN - MLB: 3-3 2 HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB Pitcher of the Day: Jason Wheeler - LHP - BEL - A: 6 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

As a heads up, I will try my best to continue this on a daily basis, but this next week requires me to be working my 2nd job (as an Usher at Target Field) every night so I may not be able to update nightly as I have thus far. I will certainly try my best, and for those of you going to the game, stop by section 329 after the 4th inning to say Hi! May 6, 2012: Hitter of the Day: Ryan Doumit - RF - MIN - MLB: 3-3 2 HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB Pitcher of the Day: Jason Wheeler - LHP - BEL - A: 6 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

As a heads up, I will try my best to continue this on a daily basis, but this next week requires me to be working my 2nd job (as an Usher at Target Field) every night so I may not be able to update nightly as I have thus far. I will certainly try my best, and for those of you going to the game, stop by section 329 after the 4th inning to say Hi! May 6, 2012: Hitter of the Day: Ryan Doumit - RF - MIN - MLB: 3-3 2 HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB Pitcher of the Day: Jason Wheeler - LHP - BEL - A: 6 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

lEarly Morning Addition. Batter of the Day: Darin Mastroianni - 2B/OF - ROC - AAA: 3-4 2B (1), 4 RBI Pitcher of the Day: P.J. Walters - RHP - ROC - AAA: 7IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=htm

lEarly Morning Addition. Batter of the Day: Darin Mastroianni - 2B/OF - ROC - AAA: 3-4 2B (1), 4 RBI Pitcher of the Day: P.J. Walters - RHP - ROC - AAA: 7IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=htm

Hitter of the Day: Miguel Sano - 3B - BEL - A: 2-4 2B (7), HR (8), 2 RBI, 1 R Pitcher of the Day: Carl Pavano - RHP - MIN - MLB: 6 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

Hitter of the Day: Miguel Sano - 3B - BEL - A: 2-4 2B (7), HR (8), 2 RBI, 1 R Pitcher of the Day: Carl Pavano - RHP - MIN - MLB: 6 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

I've stayed up late for the last two West Coast games, with the team down 6-0 in the 4th against Weaver, I'm retiring for the night and only doing a Minor League day-by-day. I'll add in the MLB game in tomorrow's edition. Hitter of the Day: Miguel Sano - 3B - BEL - A: 3-5 2B (6), 2 RBI, 2 R Pitcher of the Day: Cole DeVries - RHP - ROC - AAA: 6.1 IP 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO Todays MINOR LEAGUE ONLY Day-by-Day: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

I've stayed up late for the last two West Coast games, with the team down 6-0 in the 4th against Weaver, I'm retiring for the night and only doing a Minor League day-by-day. I'll add in the MLB game in tomorrow's edition. Hitter of the Day: Miguel Sano - 3B - BEL - A: 3-5 2B (6), 2 RBI, 2 R Pitcher of the Day: Cole DeVries - RHP - ROC - AAA: 6.1 IP 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO Todays MINOR LEAGUE ONLY Day-by-Day: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

May starts as April ended... Hitter of the Day: Ben Revere - OF - ROC - AAA: 3-5 2B (1), 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB Pitcher of the Day: B.J. Hermsen - RHP - NBR - AA: 7IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO - Double-A Debut Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

May starts as April ended... Hitter of the Day: Ben Revere - OF - ROC - AAA: 3-5 2B (1), 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB Pitcher of the Day: B.J. Hermsen - RHP - NBR - AA: 7IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO - Double-A Debut Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html

Hitter of the Day: Alexi Casilla - 2B- MIN - MLB: 3-4 2B (4), 1 RBI, 1 R - Hitting .300 now for the season Pitcher of the Day: David Bromberg - LHP - NB - AA: 5IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO Today's Recap: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AiRVhKu18uIhdDBSYUc5UGtSMkluOEFSWFdnTVdvQVE&output=html