Hocus Pocus, Alama Dislocate a Finger (THE RIGHT WAY) Sliding Head First After Running from 1st to 3rd on a Ball Hit to LF: 2009 Twins

It's no coincidence the Twins are perennial contenders. The small-market franchise is built on high-character guys. Tim Kurkjian »

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=4149888

And then there's Twins outfielder Michael Cuddyer. Eleven years ago, as he was taking a pre-calculus exam in his senior year at Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, Va., he was informed that he had been drafted in the first round (ninth overall) by the Twins. He finished the exam; he went to the rest of his classes that day then celebrated later that night.

Oh HOLY SHIT! No wonder the Twins have been so awesome.

That was a BROKEN finger, not a dislocated one.

Or was it an OPTICAL ILLUSION?!?!

Reading Kurkjian + alcohol = helluva combo

Average at-bat of a Minnesota Twin

called strike
called strike
ball
ball
foul ball
foul ball
foul ball
foul ball
foul ball
foul ball
foul ball
foul ball
foul ball
foul ball
foul ball
ball (borderline call)
foul ball
foul ball
foul ball
foul ball
foul ball
chopper off home plate and/or high bounce at the exact midpoint between two infielders; infield hit

Kubel's first-pitch pinch-hit HR off a 98-100 mph fastball being an outlier.

i watched mauer bat this weekend a couple of times and the dude had a clean single to left off dave bush on a 3-2 count that was one of the best ABs i've seen.

hilarious thread

mauer fucking mashing the ball of course

I chuckled when I saw Gardy had Gomez lead off again the other day; fixed already?

SPEED NEVER SLUMPS (4 SB/3 CS)

slowey O_O

4/4 on 10 pitches is p. good~

J Morneau 1B 4 1 4 2 0 0 10

7 scoreless innings for THE PAVANO

He's had a weird tendency to do that well against the Tigers this year.

Mauer could end up 2nd or 3rd on this list:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4333243

good game on TBS heah, Morneau made that tying run

now featuring dane cook:

http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/v/mlb/players_l/20090407/6620.jpg?x=65&y=85&xc=1&yc=1&wc=164&hc=215&q=100&sig=wkgyEVzdwh1qs1dv9JY3BQ--

Twins up to 19% (PECOTA-adjusted) shot at playoffs

looks like a nice comeback, too bad the Tigers won.

sheeeit, neau more Morneau

Have a strange feeling that they'll replace the aggregate.

That was a real Homerdome win.

yea good call. verlander's pitch that kubel blooped 2 left hit 100 mph

TWO games behind! Monday and Tuesday's games @Detroit are on MLBN.

J. Alfred Prufrock (Houston):

Nick Punto should have been a pair of ragged claws / Scuttling across the floors of silent seas.

Keith Law:

In the chatroom, the readers come and go/talking of F.P. Santangelo

Have a strange feeling that they'll replace the aggregate.

― Andy K, Wednesday, September 16, 2009 12:02 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark

dag, rainout.
doubleheader tomorrow

at least I'll be able to watch the noon game. I have to miss the second to see the Ricky Gervais movie.

so does Morneau catch that liner?

Yes

never like the high risk of a squeeze. why not just count on a sac fly, at minimum? (I guess Punto is reliably a popup candidate?)

man, this game

Can't recall ever seeing a batter (Young), hit by a retaliation pitch, react by yelling at his team's pitcher (Mijares).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhWYrmcSDAU

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4522901

If you can "steal" signs, go right the fuck ahead, lol

Gardenhire is OK.

DETROIT -- Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire seemed to be very upset at a pitcher Thursday afternoon after the Twins and Detroit Tigers exchanged beanballs.

The odd thing about the situation: The pitcher he was angry with was his own.

Tigers pitcher Jeremy Bonderman hit Twins outfielder Delmon Young with the first pitch of the ninth inning in Minnesota’s 8-3 victory.

As the benches began to clear, Young gestured angrily toward his own dugout, apparently upset with teammate Jose Mijares, who had thrown a pitch behind Tigers shortstop Adam Everett an inning earlier.

“I think everybody understands what he was mad at,” Gardenhire said. “He wasn’t mad at their pitcher. I got between him and their pitcher. He wasn’t mad at their pitcher.”

Gardenhire said Mijares was to blame for triggering the incident.

“Our pitcher lost his cool out there and made a mistake, threw a ball behind a guy,” he said. “We told them we screwed up. They did what they had to do, and it’s over with.”

Neither Bonderman nor Tigers manager Jim Leyland, who was ejected in the eighth inning after Everett was almost hit by Mijares, would comment about the incident.

Gardenhire didn’t just say the Tigers were justified in throwing at Young, which led to the ejections of both Bonderman and catcher Gerald Laird. He went a step further.

“They did the right thing -- what they had to do,” Gardenhire said. “Our guy just lost his composure. I have no clue what he did, why he let the ball fly like that. It’s all been taken care of.

“I talked to Mr. Leyland and told him we screwed up on that, and you guys did what you had to do, and we’ll go from there.”

Three batters were hit by pitches in the game. Tigers starter Nate Robertson hit Denard Span in the third inning. Twins starter Scott Baker hit Marcus Thames in the fourth inning and almost hit him again in the fifth.

The near-miss in the fifth led to a lengthy glare from Thames toward Baker.

Gardenhire was asked whether Baker had command of his pitches.

“No, no. He always throws 106 pitches in five innings. No, that’s not command issues,” Gardenhire said. “Any other questions.

“I took him out because I might start him tomorrow. He only threw five innings. I figured I could bring him back tomorrow.”

Gardenhire continued.

“Baker did not have command. You saw that, too,” he added. “I’m a little irritated right now because of the way the day ended, so I apologize for being a jerk, but I’m going to be one today.”

http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/media/straight.jpg

clearly the Twins are up against it, but why is the MSM suddenly "oooh, they have to face GREINKE" when the constant story all year is that he finds wins hard to come by? KC getting swept is far from impossible.

Mauher deserves MVP for that stealing signs move. no really. BIG UP.

clearly the Twins are up against it, but why is the MSM suddenly "oooh, they have to face GREINKE" when the constant story all year is that he finds wins hard to come by? KC getting swept is far from impossible.

― A Patch on Blazing Saddles (Dr Morbius), Friday, October 2, 2009 8:22 AM

idk but maybe because he's 5-0 with a 0.72 ERA in his last 7 starts?

ie, 28% no-decisions in that small sample

don't let your hatred of wakeboarding blind you

so is Fox showing KC-Min nationwide at 4 ET?

Channel guide here (metro Detroit) currently says Marlins-Phillies.

i don't think i'm gonna be a twins fan until the new stadium is built

oh, they've GOTTA change that... not even Fox programmers can be that moronic. Pregame is doing Twins here in NY.

Thank God, no BuckCarver.

Getting Royals/Twins.

if Mauer faces Greinke with runner(s) on, that will be something to see.

epic. the runner up mvp facing the runner up cy young winner.

:/

This will be a bottom of the 10th walk-off win (Farnsworth)

Pitching to Mauer with runner on third, two out.

Congratulations, CC.

I have NO idea why, even when it's Greinke, you pitch to THE MVP in that sitch.

lol, I guess you missed how CC pitched last night.

No.

NATHAN, NOW

NAAAAAAAAAAAATHAN

oy vey

well now, Nathan

god, cuddyer has been crushing the ball

what a game!

I think the Tigers better win tonight and tomorrow.

i was about to throw a shoe into the tv when royals tied it up YOU RP SHITBIRDS.
cuddle ya has been that dude since morneau went down.

so the Tigers are on MLBN right now -- will TBS have the Twins?

how obscene is it that a Game 163 will have to be Tuesday bcuz of the Vikings?

TBS has COL @ LA

haha. how meaningful.

not that obscene, morbs.

Luke Hochevar is a HACKING MASS All-Star, btw

Kubel thinks so, too

as does Delmon Young

Goddamn, Kubel

"Goddamn Kubel," too

Pudge Rodriguez in only catcher since Munson to win MVP... til today.

27 of 28 votes. Who's the dumbass?

Someone in Oakland County of MI, probably.

And will he be getting part of Cabrera's 200K?

top ten:

Joe Mauer, Twins 387 (27)
Mark Teixeira, Yankees 225
Derek Jeter, Yankees 193
Miguel Cabrera, Tigers (1)
Kendry Morales, Angels
Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox
Jason Bay, Red Sox
Ben Zobrist, Rays
Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners
Alex Rodriguez, Yankees

Heyman: "keizo konishi of the seattle chapter had miggy 1st."

Wau(er)