The Minnesota Twins Thread

[bigjf]

It also means we may have to face him next week..
Not really thrilled about that..

Agreed.

[NYYDragoon]

It also means we may have to face him next week..
Not really thrilled about that..

Only if they don't skip the off day.

[NYYDragoon]

Liriano's real return: 6IP, 5K, 3H, 3BB, 0R. Excellent.

[metalboy15]

Really liked what I saw from Liriano today.

Fastball 91-92 mph, couple of 93s mixed in. Decent movement. Wasn't holding back while throwing his Slider. 84-86 mph. Filthy. Threw a couple of changeups. Nice 3rd pitch.

Encouraging.

[CallOfTheCrow]

He's no Livan but I guess he'll do.

[chris_5103]

WTH happened last night. Twins were up 6-0 and I go to bed. They end up losing 11-6. Gross.

[NYYDragoon]

WTH happened last night. Twins were up 6-0 and I go to bed. They end up losing 11-6. Gross.

I don't want to talk about it...it was just an extra kick in the groin after the debacles in Arlington. Perkins was cruising into 7 then suddenly lost it. Gardy pushed his luck, and boom, there go 5 runs for the Mariners (4 came off of a grand slam). I turned it off after that HOPING they'd manage to hang on and win, but...yeah.

Gross is right.

[NYYDragoon]

This is a nice article on the starting pitching staff:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...tnerId=rss_min

[NYYDragoon]

Unless Matt Guerrier can pull himself together, the Twins will be dead by the time they return from the 15-game road trip.

[chris_5103]

12k's for slowey last night. It was a nice game.

[NYYDragoon]

12k's for slowey last night. It was a nice game.

Really? Not too shabby. I didn't watch it out of fear of seeing the pen blow it again (I was also protesting baseball after Johnny Damon's gaffe in Toronto).

[YanksFan1992]

The Twins have acquired Eddie Guardado and designated Mike Lamb for assignment to make room on the roster.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

[ieddyi]

The Twins have acquired Eddie Guardado and designated Mike Lamb for assignment to make room on the roster.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

And they pitched him tonight for 1 inning

THe M's win in the 11th- Beltre walkoff HR

[YanksFan1992]

If the Twins want to make the playoffs, they really should try to avoid the Seattle Mariners at all costs.

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

If the Twins want to make the playoffs, they really should try to avoid the Seattle Mariners at all costs.

<3 Mariners.

[YanksFan1992]

<3 Mariners.

Let's just hope they stop this whole "Jamie going=Mariners win" thing when I go to the three games next week.

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

Let's just hope they stop this whole "Jamie going=Mariners win" thing when I go to the three games next week.

What's your address, so I can lock you in your house?

[YanksFan1992]

What's your address, so I can lock you in your house?

3221, Maple Leaf and Eskimo Way, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

[NYYDragoon]

If the Twins want to make the playoffs, they really should try to avoid the Seattle Mariners at all costs.

I mean, this is seriously ridiculous. But I suppose all good teams have at least one miserable team that completely dominates them. See: Yankees and Devil Rays in 2006 and Red Sox and Royals in 2007 (I believe).

[YanksFan1992]

The Twins might as well forfeit tomorrow's game and head home early at this point.

[NYYDragoon]

This is so painful. I can't STAND teams that play spoiler. Why can't the Mariners just roll over already?

Baseball is such a crazy sport.

[mBiferi]

Shall the fall of the Twins begin... !!

[YanksFan1992]

This is so painful. I can't STAND teams that play spoiler. Why can't the Mariners just roll over already?

Baseball is such a crazy sport.

50 bucks say they take at least 2 of 3 against the Yanks next week, as the Mariners never seem to lose when I go to Safeco.

[NYYDragoon]

50 bucks say they take at least 2 of 3 against the Yanks next week, as the Mariners never seem to lose when I go to Safeco.

Well, and we're talking about the 2008 Yankees.

Twins salvage a game from this awful series. They have to do better. Meh...at least the ChiSox also lost.

[NYYDragoon]

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins' new home has a name: Target Field.

The club announced on Monday morning that they have reached an agreement in principle on a 25-year deal that includes the naming rights for Target Field. The ballpark is scheduled to open in 2010.

What a lame name.

[jeterdaman]

What a lame name.

Do you have a better name? They obviously have to use "Target" in the name as they paid for the rights.

[NYYDragoon]

Do you have a better name? They obviously have to use "Target" in the name as they paid for the rights.

I'm just a spoiled Yankees fan who doesn't care much for the corporate affiliation in ballpark names .

[jeterdaman]

I'm just a spoiled Yankees fan who doesn't care much for the corporate affiliation in ballpark names .

Oh I totally agree with that. But once a team decides to whore themselves and sell the naming rights to their stadium, they are pretty much destined to have a lame name for their stadium.

[NYYDragoon]

What will be its nickname? "The Targ"?

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

What will be its nickname? "The Targ"?

The Bullseye?

Meh.

I really thought they were going to go with Land o' Lakes.

[Mr. Mxylsplk]

Target might as well buy naming rights for the entire city.

[NYYDragoon]

Sweep of the Chisox on an Alexi Casilla single!!

[SoCal Pinstriper]

Sweep of the Chisox on an Alexi Casilla single!!

Very exciting. rooting for the twins in that race.

[BroadwayBomber55]

Very exciting. rooting for the twins in that race.

The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome was rocking tonight.

Ken 'Hawk' Harrelson and Darrin 'DJ' Jackson are stone cold quiet.

[Chacon]

BAH GAWD KING ITS STONE COLD






...sorry

[BroadwayBomber55]

I also think the AL Manager of the Year race has added another skipper to the pot.

[THEBOSS84]

I'm rooting for the Twins just so Pedroia won't win the MVP without a fight.

[spyglass]

I'm pulling for the Twins in the AL Central (hell, in the AL races). Everyone wrote them off without Hunter and Santana, and they're winning anyway. Go Twins!

[NYYDragoon]

The question is if can they steamroll KC. Any stupid bullpen slip-ups (such as the many that prevented them from clinching already) are inexcusable at this point. But it certainly wouldn't surprise me if it happened (KC has played spoiler before, after all).

[blumj]

I'm rooting for the Twins just so Pedroia won't win the MVP without a fight.

Something weird has kind of been bugging me. If you come to the conclusion that Pedroia is the Red Sox MVP over Youkilis, shouldn't you also come to the conclusion that Mauer is the Twins MVP over Morneau? And shouldn't the MVP race, if that's what it comes down to, be either between Pedroia and Mauer or between Youkilis and Morneau, but not between Pedroia and Morneau? If Pedroia is more valuable than Youkilis, then surely Mauer is more valuable than Morneau. Am I explaining this right?

[Ljberkow12]

Something weird has kind of been bugging me. If you come to the conclusion that Pedroia is the Red Sox MVP over Youkilis, shouldn't you also come to the conclusion that Mauer is the Twins MVP over Morneau? And shouldn't the MVP race, if that's what it comes down to, be either between Pedroia and Mauer or between Youkilis and Morneau, but not between Pedroia and Morneau? If Pedroia is more valuable than Youkilis, then surely Mauer is more valuable than Morneau. Am I explaining this right?

The Twins young pitching has gotten them where they are and Mauer has even carried the Twins down the stretch with his bat. If they make the playoffs, which I have thought they would do all along, nobody has a complaint if Mauer gets MVP. I say that as a big Pedroia and Red Sox fan.

[troj]

You can put him in the pot... but I would have to think that Maddon has this one all but wrapped up. Taking a team that had never finished .500 and win almost 100 in baseballs toughest division. Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

I do agree if Minny wins their division... it really makes the MVP race too close to call... maybe a slight edge to the 2 guys from Minnesota

I also think the AL Manager of the Year race has added another skipper to the pot.

[blumj]

The Twins young pitching has gotten them where they are and Mauer has even carried the Twins down the stretch with his bat. If they make the playoffs, which I have thought they would do all along, nobody has a complaint if Mauer gets MVP. I say that as a big Pedroia and Red Sox fan.

I think Mauer's the AL MVP. But I don't see how you can look at both teams with the same thought process and come to the conclusion that either Morneau or Pedroia is the AL MVP. It's Mauer over Pedroia if you take positional adjustment into account enough, and it's Youkilis over Morneau if you don't. If you're so focused on who has more RBI to think Morneau has a compelling case over Youkilis, then why would you consider Pedroia at all?

[THEBOSS84]

I think Mauer's the AL MVP. But I don't see how you can look at both teams with the same thought process and come to the conclusion that either Morneau or Pedroia is the AL MVP. It's Mauer over Pedroia if you take positional adjustment into account enough, and it's Youkilis over Morneau if you don't. If you're so focused on who has more RBI to think Morneau has a compelling case over Youkilis, then why would you consider Pedroia at all?

I don't personally think Pedroia should win it over Youk at all. Pedroia has all the steam right now though. The media selects who the front-runners are, and you always hear his name at the top of the list.

[YASS]

I don't personally think Pedroia should win it over Youk at all. Pedroia has all the steam right now though. The media selects who the front-runners are, and you always hear his name at the top of the list.

FWIW, Pedroia's third in the league in VORP, but he's first if you narrow the field to players who play for playoff teams. Youkilis is 6th, Mauer is 9th, Carlos Quentin is 10th, Morneau is 12th.

[blumj]

FWIW, Pedroia's third in the league in VORP, but he's first if you narrow the field to players who play for playoff teams. Youkilis is 6th, Mauer is 9th, Carlos Quentin is 10th, Morneau is 12th.

Do you get what I was trying to say? Forget league MVP for minute, who do you think is the Red Sox MVP, and who do you think is the Twins MVP?

[YASS]

Do you get what I was trying to say? Forget league MVP for minute, who do you think is the Red Sox MVP, and who do you think is the Twins MVP?

I wasn't really trying to answer your question, Judy, but I'll take a stab at it:

I think it's a very tough call between Youkilis and Pedroia on the Sox; both have had breakout seasons and both have been absolutely essential. If you put a gun to my head, I would probably say Youkilis, but only because of the huge value I put on his ability to jump around between 1st and 3rd.

For the Twins, I think it's Mauer, hands down.

[NYYDragoon]

This is why I didn't get my hopes up. A sweep of the Chisox is followed by being on the verge of getting swept by the Royals. Pathetic, really. Tomorrow could be an interesting day.

Oh, and IMO Mauer is the Twins MVP. Morneau has big power numbers but often doesn't come through in big situations.

[BigCheese]

Looking at the Twins stats this year... they only hit 111 hr as a team this year? That's incredible, for a playoff-bound team.

[NYYDragoon]

Looking at the Twins stats this year... they only hit 111 hr as a team this year? That's incredible, for a playoff-bound team.

.307 with RISP will do that for you.