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Game 69, Dude! Twins 1, Padres 0

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It's been a busy weekend, so I'll keep this short. Scott Baker is very good. Danny Valencia is underappreciated.  Bert Blyleven doesn't know what he's talking about. Scott, keep on throwing those high fastballs. Danny, keep on pulling those balls with authority.

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3 thoughts on “Game 69, Dude! Twins 1, Padres 0”

  1. I followed this one on the radio as I cleaned the garage for Elder Daughter's grad party tomorrow. It sounded like Light Rail was a bullet train. Speaking of the garage, I started cleaning it at noon, and I just finished about ten minutes ago. A hot shower and bed are going to feel very good tonight.

  2. As I noted late last night in the game log thread, the MLB wrap also noted that Bert doesn't know what he's talking about.

    Baker had a lot of success up in the strike zone, while also getting the Padres hitters to swing and miss 18 times out of 80 strikes.

    "I've seen him before," said Padres manager Bud Black, who was the Angels pitching coach through the 2006 season. "The fastball has a little bit of life at the end. He was pitching at the top of the [strike] zone. It takes a lot of discipline for a hitter to lay off that.

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