Twins win a (badly needed) wild one

What a weird game last night just take a gander at the box score.

Quick thoughts -

Boof
Wasn't terrible, wasn't great, which I guess is saying it was the same old Boof. 6.1 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 SO, oh yeah and two dongs. 5.25 ERA. His performance was buried in everything else going on. I am tired of seeing him on the end of the bench picking at his goatee after he has been taken out of the game. He also wasn't doing himself any favors with a terrible throw to second for a double play that ended up costing 2 runs.

Cuddy
Are you f'ing serious? I was texting with Gauck when the Twins had the bases loaded in the 10th and Morneau had just struck out. My comment: "Uh oh. Cuddy." Sure enough Cuddy records the out and we go to the 11th. For those scoring at home, Cuddy was 0 for 6 last night stranding 9, yes 9. He is now hitting .226.

Rincon
What is your deal?!?!?!

Korecky
Apparently Gardenhire calls him "Koreck-dog" or at least he did in the post-game. That's a pretty lame nickname for a guy with a last name that is unique enough to be it's own nickname (kind of like Gauck.) Here is what I loved, when Juan "I really should get back on the juice" Rincon walks 2 to load the bases with 1 out in the top of the 11th, Korecky gets the call. As he is walking in from the bullpen and they cut to commercial, Korecky flashes someone a big smile as he is walking towards the mound. One of those "I love this game" smiles. Getting those two outs from the former closer at Rochester showed some major nards. His single in the bottom of the inning was the icing on the cake. Good for you Bobby Korecky.

Howie Clark
This guy spent 10 years in the minors before getting called up by the O's in 2002. Tells you that he is both long in the tooth and really loves baseball. He has had a total of 300 major league at bats in 132 games. In his post game interview, Souhan (yeah, he is part of the FSN team now since the Strib is about to die) asked him if he had ever had any moments like this before, he said he remembers his first hit and his first home run but through both minor league ball and his brief time in the bigs there has never been anything like this before. Good for you Howie Clark.