Twinkies Game 163
Get it out here, boys. I don't like how this is all setting up. But, I will use the cliche that if you told me in the beginning of the season that we would have a 1 game playoff to determine the division winner, I would have taken it. What I don't want is the typical Minnesota "Participation Ribbon" response to this game of "Hey, no one expected us to be here in the first place so it was nice to prove some people wrong." No, I want Gardy to take that team to Chicago and say "F.U." and beat them handily.
Take a moment to send your positive energy to the right arm of one Robert Nicholas Blackburn.
8 Comments:
The Twins are going at least playing one more game than Santana did. If I had to rank the starters as to who I would want on the mound today, Blackburn would have been #5. I am optomistic though, pure blind faith again. I know it is not much of a limb, but I am going with Morneau as my Rippin' Good Cookies player of the game.
September 30, 2008 at 9:01 AM
After the last few weeks, I'd rather have Blackburn than Liriano out there today. 30% chance Francisco's great, but 50% chance we'd be down 7-1 after three innings, too. The only one of the five I'd feel truly comfortable with is Baker, I think.
September 30, 2008 at 9:48 AM
Baker is to Radke as Liriano is to, well, Liriano.
For me it's:
Baker then Slowey then Blackie then Liriano.
This is the Twins. We actually have won something in the past 6,000 years (that's how old the earth is according to Sarah Palin) so I guess we have no reason to be nervous.
I am going to change my vote to "Confident." Why the hell not.
Oh, and RTS, Morneau as your player of the game is going out on a limb considering he has done NOTHING in the past 7 games and batted .170 while doing NOTHING. I thought he was going to come up big in that comeback against the Sox last Thursday but I guess it is his night tonight. I'm with you.
Can we all hold hands tonight?
September 30, 2008 at 10:40 AM
I don't like the fact that it's being played in Chicago. I think it should be played at a neutral site vs. using a coin-flip to determine who gets the game.... Why give a serious advantage to one team, even though the two teams have battled for 162 games, just because they f__ called a coin flip right?
I hear Milwaukee's stadium was available.
That said, I like the fact that the teams have a one-game playoff to determine the winner... win or go home- that's exciting baseball.
Go Twins
September 30, 2008 at 11:08 AM
Was it really decided by a coin flip? I thought maybe they edged us in the season series. That is almost as dumb as having the All Star game decide who has home field for the World Series. Clearly, both should be decided by the winner of the Home Run Derby.
September 30, 2008 at 11:15 AM
It was, in fact, decided by a coin toss between Ozzie and Gardy like a month ago. Really, really, really stupid. How did they decide who called 'it'? Was that a coin flip too? Then who called that coin toss? This is like a circular reference in excel, my head hurts.
BTW - we took the season series 10 to 8. I heard on the radio that AJ was glad that he didn't have to come back here again but it wasn't even that loud last week. Honestly, is there a player in baseball who is a bigger douchebag? Between the 'poor sport' attitude, the blonde hair, and the internet pictures of him taking shots at a bar with some young chicks right before his wife gave birth, what's not to like?
I'll say it again, Ozzie has a team that's not sure it likes each other even after Ramirez's bomb yesterday.
September 30, 2008 at 11:25 AM
Apparently, Ozzie came out and said they are glad to be facing Blackburn, as he really didn't pitch well against them last week...the Sox just "didn't approach him the right way."
I think the karma has sort of evened itself out leading up to this game. On one hand, we got some good bounces in sweeping the sox last week and the Indians totally hooked us up for two days, but on the other hand, Cliff Lee (22-3, 2.5-ish ERA) scratched with a stiff neck on Sunday, and then Garcia leaves the game yesterday with a sore shoulder...after allowing only two hits. Ugh.
Let's trounce those fools tonight. Go Twins.
September 30, 2008 at 11:44 AM
I want a close game, whatever the score. If they get out ahead by a bunch, we might fold in the cold weather at their house. If fear that if we get out ahead by a bunch, we might get tight once they relax and start hitting solo shots and gaining momentum. If it's within a run by the 8th, I like our chances, because they're chokers. They will freeze up when there's no margin for error. The whole stadium will be sending out vibes of "Oh, god, here we go again. Why is it always like this with the Twins? I don't know what it's going to be, but something's going to go wrong."
Here's hoping Danks tanks on 3 days' rest.
September 30, 2008 at 4:07 PM
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