Clubhouse: Twins Blogs Aggregation

Better Living Through Bunting: Via Stick and Ball Guy July 9th, 2008 at 6:14 am; 42 bunts, 21 bunt hits -- Carlos Gomez, 2008* So Gomez has been successful (and by successful, I mean successful in reaching base, not successful in the productive out sense) half of the time he's bunted this year. What happens if we divide his plate appearances into bunts and non-bunts? .235/.276/.352 -- Gomez, 2008, not [...]; Read in full
Manny breaks Twins? hearts again: Via Twins Killings July 9th, 2008 at 5:34 am; Manny Ramirez is an odd character, but there is a reason why the Red Sox tolerate him. He helps the Red Sox win games. He killed the Twins for the last two nights. On Monday night, his RBI single won the game, 1-0. Last night, he hit a two-run home run off Twins reliever Matt Guerrier [...]; Read in full
http://www.aarongleeman.com/2008_07_06_baseba...: Via Aaron Gleeman July 9th, 2008 at 12:54 am; Two Losses, No NathanWhenever someone who doesn't watch the Twins on a regular basis suggests that Ron Gardenhire is one of the best managers in baseball, you'll typically see me point to this type of decision-making in response. Calling upon Brian Bass as the first reliever out of the bullpen in the eighth inning of a 0-0 game at Fenway Park is a; Read in full
Recipe Corner: Late-Innings Stew: Via Twinkie Town July 9th, 2008 at 12:34 am; A quick recipe, for any managers or relief pitchers that happen to be reading (with helpful pictures!): Combine one Manny... via i.a.cnn.net with one open first base. via crawdaddycove.files.wordpress.com Mix liberally and, above all, safely. Give team a chance to win game rather than pitching to guy with career 153+ OPS. This has been Recipe; Read in full
Where You'd Go, Joe?: Via Nick & Nick's Twins Blog July 9th, 2008 at 12:14 am; I wrote the following short blurb in the Dugout Splinters insert for GameDay Magazine back in April, when the Twins had played just 15 games:Free Joe Nathan!Closer Joe Nathan will make $11.25 million this season as part of the new contract he signed at the end of spring training. The rest of the Twins? 12-man pitching staff combined will make roug; Read in full
A few nuggets, now that Fenway has stopped shaking: Via Joe Christensen - Around the Majors July 8th, 2008 at 11:54 pm; BOSTON — Inside a quiet Twins clubhouse, Matt Guerrier sat by a computer, reviewing each pitch of Tuesday’s eighth-inning meltdown on video. He replayed the two-run homer by Manny Ramirez over and over and over again. “It’s tough sometimes when you go out there and make a pitch, and you think it’s good, and then you [.; Read in full
Bullpen hole: Via Twinkie Town July 8th, 2008 at 11:14 pm; The Twins have done a great job of patching holes left by injuries. But one hole they have not patched was left by the Pat Neshek injury. Gardy refuses to leave his starters in long enough to bridge to Joe Nathan. And he refuses to bring Nathan in before the ninth inning. So on this team, the eighth inning set-up guy is a key role. Let's face it,; Read in full
Another Managerial Mistake, Another Loss: Via Twins Fix July 8th, 2008 at 10:14 pm; I wanted to write this recap while I still have the sour taste in my mouth so my criticism would be true. Hope you enjoy! :D-Another great start by a great Twins pitcher was ruined tonight. Blackburn went a solid 6.2 innings giving up only two runs on six hits. Although this Red Sox lineup is missing Ortiz's bat, it is still very potent and Blackbu; Read in full
Bullpen fails Twins again: Via Metrodome Memories July 8th, 2008 at 10:14 pm; Over the course of the season, the Twins’ bullpen has been one of its strengths, holding down leads and securing wins. Lately, it seems like that hasn’t been the case. They let a tie game slip into a 1-0 loss last night and let another lead disappear as the Red Sox rallied for the 6-5 [...]; Read in full
I've Got Nothing: Via Twins Territory July 8th, 2008 at 9:14 pm; Last night's loss was "tough" and I'm not sure what to call tonight's. Disgusting might do it, but it seems even worse than that. Leading 5-2 in the eighth, the Twins (Reyes and Guerrier) managed to blow the lead and the game allowing the Red Sox to score four runs and take the game and series. Nick Punto started the Twins in the rig; Read in full
Open Thread: Twins @ Red Sox Recap: Via Twinkie Town July 8th, 2008 at 8:34 pm; July 8, 2008. The offense was on display tonight, particularly Brendan Harris and Denard Span. Nick Blackburn was a fiend. Special thanks to Andersklasen, montanatwinsfan and DedicatedFlowerOfFashion for joining me in the game thread tonight. * Who are your stars of the game? For me, it's Harris, Span and Blackburn. Clearly; Read in full
Go-Going on the Grass: Via Pioneer Press Twins Blog July 8th, 2008 at 7:54 pm; I was asking Carlos Gomez how he liked covering such a huge outfield, with all the room behind him in Fenway’s triangle. He said he it was no problem -- “I like lots of running,” he said, no surprise -- and that he doesn’t mind any outfield as long as it’s grass. His legs, he said, seemed mildly sore, perha; Read in full
Game 90: Twins @ Red Sox: Via Twinkie Town July 8th, 2008 at 6:34 pm; Lineup Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox 07/08/08 7:05 PM EDT Minnesota TwinsBoston Red Sox Carlos Gomez - CF Jacoby Ellsbury - CF Alexi Casilla - 2B Dustin Pedroia - 2B Joe Mauer - C J.D. Drew - RF Justin Morneau - 1B Manny Ramirez - DH Craig Monroe - DH Mike Lowell - 3B Delmon Young - LF Kevin Youkilis - 1B Brendan Harris; Read in full
Midterms, Part 2: Via The Bleacher Bums July 8th, 2008 at 6:34 pm; The Twins trade Johan Santana, don't add another major league arm other than Livan Hernandez, Francisco Liriano spends the first half in the minors and they have their deepest rotation in years....yeah, the grades look good: Rotation Livan Hernandez (9-5,...; Read in full
Mid-Season Grades, Part II: Via Twinkie Town July 8th, 2008 at 5:54 pm; Just like last time, In most instances of the offense, I'll also gloss over how I projected them to perform back in late January. Today's installment will go through outfielders and starting pitchers. I'll be grading on four factors for position players: Overall offense and overall defense, which are pretty self-explanitory. Then, a gr; Read in full
Game 90: Twins vs. Crimson Hosers: Via Stick and Ball Guy July 8th, 2008 at 5:14 pm; Blackburn v. Lester Now that Lester has started throwing more strikes and has his xFIP down to 4.17, I'm less of a hater. The Red Sox are currently in second place in the AL East. I see two clear reasons for this: 1) The Red Sox are not superheroes in a cartoon. 2) The Rays [...]; Read in full
Tuesday lineups: Twins/Red Sox: Via Joe Christensen - Around the Majors July 8th, 2008 at 3:14 pm; BOSTON — Joe Mauer is in the lineup again tonight, with the Twins facing Red Sox lefthander Jon Lester. Updates to come… Twins (50-39) 1. Carlos Gomez, CF 2. Alexi Casilla, 2B 3. Joe Mauer, C 4. Justin Morneau, 1B 5. Craig Monroe, DH 6. Delmon Young, LF 7. Brendan Harris, 3B 8. Nick Punto, SS 9. Denard Span, RF Starting pitcher: RH Nick; Read in full
A Look Back: Kent Hrbek: Via Twins Fix July 8th, 2008 at 12:14 pm; Hrbek played a great role during his entire career as a Minnesota Twin. A hometown boy, much like Joe Mauer, Hrbek was destined to be a Twin from the day he entered the world.Born in 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hrbek grew up just a stones throw from the old Met Stadium. He attended high school in Bloomington, Minnesota, and was drafted by the T; Read in full
One night at Fenway: Via Howard Sinker - A fan's view July 8th, 2008 at 12:14 pm; My friend Gregg checks in with this report from inside (and outside) Fenway Park.; Read in full
Tough Loss: Via Twins Territory July 8th, 2008 at 10:54 am; It’s always hard to lose a 1-0 ballgame, but something about doing it against the Boston Red Sox makes it harder. Maybe it’s because we’ve been winning so much, or because not many teams hold that lineup to just one run. Whatever the case may be, last night’s loss was harder to take than a normal loss over the course of th; Read in full

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