Game #159: Twins 6, Indians 4

Twins record: 61-98 Fangraphs MLB Game Wrap

I didn’t watch a bit of this game today. I barely paid attention to it online. But, I was glad to see they won it in the extra frame. Obviously, my ideas and enthusiasm for recapping games this season were tapped out by the end of July. I [...]

Game #114: White Sox 7, Twins 0

Twins record: 51-63 Fangraphs MLB Game Wrap

Hitter of the Week: Jason Kubel Pitcher of the Week: Carl Pavano

2011 Game 52: Tigers 6, Twins 5

Weather: 85°F, sunny Wind: 9 mph Attendance: 30,198 Time: 3:09

Twins record: 17-35 (last in AL Central, 14.5 GB) Fangraphs boxscore | MLB wrap

Highlights:

Highest WPA, hitter: Kubel .140 (2-3, R, RBI) | Highest WPA, pitcher: Dumatrait .236 (0.2 IP, K)

Lowlights:

Lowest WPA, hitter: Delmon, -.188 (0-4, saw only 10 pitches in 4 [...]

Game #32: Red Sox 9, Twins 5

Twins record: 12-20 Fangraphs MLB Game Wrap

The Twins are consistently running out a lot of players who are either just very bad (the catchers, most of the bullpen, Casilla/Tolbert) or some combination of pretty limited and in over their heads (Hughes, Revere, Tosoni, probably Plouffe – although he’s been great offensively in all of [...]

Game #21: Twins 4, Indians 3

Twins Record: 9-12 Fangraphs MLB Game Wrap

If the Twins had somehow lost this one, I was seriously considering whipping up a Downfall parody video in which ol’ Adolph would have cursed the days of birth of Alexi Casilla, Steve Liddle, and whichever pitcher ended up coughing up the lead. Thankfully I can save that [...]

Game #15: Twins 4, Rays 2

Twins record: 5-10 Fangraphs MLB Game Wrap

After I read the news yesterday (oh, boy), I was pretty bummed. I went through most of the stages – I couldn’t believe it at first. I felt a little angry – how could SBG take that place away, just like that? I felt a small piece of [...]