2011 Twins Game Logs

Game 88: JETER GOT HIS 3000TH HIT (Also, Twins and Sox)

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The greatest player in Yankees history hit his 3000th hit today. The good Yankee Captain, as he is called worldwide (even by those who are otherwise oblivious to baseball) because the first player ever to use nothing but willpower and intangibles to guide the ball over the fence for the milestone (the other player to hit a home run for his 3000th hit, Wade Boggs, used some combination of shoe polish and eastern mysticism). Ray's pitcher David Price wept openly, and joyfully ran to give the heroic shortstop a hug, thanking Jeter for allowing him to be used for his higher purpose.

Commissioner Selig decreed July 9th to be "Jeter Day" for 'as long as baseball is played, both on earth and into the stars above'. "Today, he truly has made the intangible 'tangible'" he said in a pre-recorded speech to the President and his Cabinet. In less well-received news, the commissioner's office has decided to continue playing the rest of the games on today's schedule, in blatant disrespect to the All-Star Shortstop's acomplishment. Certainly, there will be a 30 minute mandatory silence period between each inning to reflect on what this moment in history means, but there are many who believe that the rest of the month's schedule should be nullified in favor of the planned month-long Jeterbration to be held nationwide, beginning Sunday.

You are all encouraged to immediately begin making your pilgrimage to New York to pay homage.

For those who prefer to watch Brian Duensing take on Mark Buehrle in today's meaningless contest between two flyover teams, do so knowing that you spit in the face of history.

315 thoughts on “Game 88: JETER GOT HIS 3000TH HIT (Also, Twins and Sox)”

    4. I feel confident and not at all facetious in saying Jeterbration is better than anything Brooks has ever done. 10 out of 5

    5. In honor of the 3000 hits, I will no longer refer to Jeter as "The Captain". Instead, I will do as nibbish did and refer to him as the "All-Star Shortstop", for which I will be using a common three-letter acronym that I feel fits him and his accomplishments perfectly. Long live the A.S.S.!

      1. What a coincidence! I'm going to be there late on July 27th through the 31st for a wedding. I think that is going go take up Friday and Saturday, but I'm not sure about Thursday.

        1. I too am attending a wedding on the 30th. I don't suppose the wedding you are attending is taking place at a suburban country club?

            1. As a November (off-season) wedding I understand. I work M-F until 930pm EST and the wedding on Saturday. You have my e-mail, correct?

  8. Oh, cripes, this is national?! Well, skee-rew this game.

    Oh well. It's been an incredible writing day to this point...I guess it can continue to be.

  12. Oh boy, Mitch Williams.

    Ozzie puts Dunn and his .0-something average against LHP in the cleanup spot. Now he'll probably hit 2 HR vs the Dunce.

  14. Did you guys see that Jeter's homerdong was the difference in their win?!?!won!

      1. I'm a true 'merican, if you make rules against Cap'n Dreamboat you must be a terrorist. /imdonenow

      1. I loved it when he said Duensing needed to make Quentin chase a pitch with an 0-2 count because he was too dangerous. Castro was up.

    2. National broadcasts mean lines from the media guide interspersed with cliches.

      1. With Wild Thing on the mic, don't count on any reading. Cliches all the way.

        1. When MLB started putting their media guides online it was amazing to see how spoon-fed commentators are.

          It's true that Mitch Williams never got nowhere by reading, though.

  22. Twins baseball. The sawx radio crew is POed about the error that led to this run.

        1. Same role but he has a fairly monotone voice and he gets angrily snarky when they're losing.

          1. yeah, i just meant the main commentator, not the color man. that sounds right.

  26. I'm currently watching the FOX broadcasters Jeterbate over the Phillies-Braves game instead of over the Twins-White Sox. Thanks FOX, as the people of southern Wisconsin are most definitely more interested in east coast games.

      1. I can only assume that whoever is in the booth is drunk every single Saturday because this happens every. single. time the Twins are national.

        1. But the Milwaukee Brewers are so historically National League that the AL shouldn't even be on the radar there.

          1. I assume its because their fans all historically started following the Cubs when the Brewers were eliminated from contention. (only to watch the Cubs be eliminated.)

          1. Yeah they are 1 and 2 in the NL East, but really, not a whole lot of people care at this point in the season.

            Residual love for the Braves from the TBS days maybe? Either that or broadcasters are dumb as bricks.

    3. How did they not switch to making the Yankees the national game of the week?

      1. I assume they did, but I was outside proving my un-patrioticness by not watching them.

  28. Say what you will about mixing beer and stuff, but the Potosi Steamboat Shandy I'm drinking right now is damn refreshing. (and much, much better than the Leinie's shandy.)

  29. that polar bear pepsi commercial is extremely insensitive to polar bears (i don't have cable, but do have mlb.tv and netflix over the PS3; i don't see a lot of commercials).

  30. Are any citizens planning on attending the July 18-19th tilts at the bullseye?

    1. In a broadcasting world filled with gross exaggeration, they're probably right.

  33. the gamebreak highlight of cap'n jeter's day was him dribbling a weak grounder up the middle. that was it.

          1. I actually hope that the official scorer discovers that Derek has gotten double credit for a 3 hit game in his rookie year.

            [mr.3000 movie poster.jpg]

    2. And Erik Karros confident that this will propel Jeter to a terrific second half!

  38. Oh, man, now they're harping on Laddie for possibly not tagging first base. This crew is giving our boys a run for their money.

    1. I would encourage him to try that myself. He'd be looking for a long, long time and would strike out.

  45. Sawx Giy: He's thrown 73 pitches to home plate

    Me: As opposed to, say, third base?

    1. According to Gameday, that ball was caught roughly ten feet past the wall, so I think I'll take it.

  51. Yeah, Dunn has been bad, but you don't intentionally walk the bases loaded with one out. Especially since Dunn's walk rate is still awesome. Shut the hell up Karros.

    2. I think that is Mitch Williams because Karros is unfortunately in Philadelphia and on my tv.

  53. Dang, this game's going fast. I can turn on the TV now, but only 2.5 innings left on my new hand-me-down HDTV.
    Hey! the Aspect ratio isn't funky like it was in SD!

  58. Bo Jackson. Deion Sanders. Jim Thorpe. This is a stupid question.

    The booth references Ozzie from before the game asking "what football player was a good baseball player?"

    1. I've never heard of that, but the beer's name doesn't make it sound like much fun.

      I'm continuing to slog through my New Belgium Folly Pack, currently enjoying the bajeezus out of a Ranger IPA.

      1. How does Ranger compare to other IPAs, like Sierra Nevada or Summit? I see it in the store plenty and have always passed it by.

        1. I can't speak to Summit, but Ranger is probably in my top five IPAs, and I'm a hophead that's tried at least 40-50 over the past couple of years. I prefer it over Sierra Nevada's IPA, but Sierra Nevada's Torpedo IPA is as good or better.

        2. I find Ranger to be lighter on the hop bite and not as heavy in body as a Sierra, but a well balanced beer overall.

          1. Yeah. It's not the IPA I go to for crazy hops - for that, it's Furious, Stone, Torpedo, and others - but it's a pretty delicious brew.

          2. what meat said. It's not in my top 10 IPAs, but it's a nice beer. Not too anything -- not too hoppy (but with enough hops to qualify for the style), not too malty. The Torpedo is, IMHO, far superior.

            1. Now that I'm attempting to make a list, Ranger isn't in the top five at all, though I do really like it. I'm a little prone to loving the one I'm with.

                  1. I hope to find out in a couple of weeks. I've tasked GrandpaS with acquiring a few cans of Surly products. He's mentioned that it is "hard to find." Given that he lives in the middle of the Chippewa Nat'l Forest, I'm not exactly shocked. but surely brotherS will manage to find a few in the 'burbs???

                    2. Its pretty prevalent in the suburbs, so I think brotherS should have no problem finding some. If he can't, I will pick up a 4 and send you one because, seriously, its about your home state pride.

                    3. Easy to find, but it's not everywhere. Of the six liquor stores I go to with any frequency (Brooklyn Park and Champlin), it's in at least five of them.

                    4. MGM is a sure bet to carry Surley. I know this because you can buy almost all surley offerings available at the mgm in peterville.

    2. Disappointing. I believe this is the one made with everything grown on-site, and the concept made me more excited than I should be for something from Brau Bros. (I haven't had anything great from them, but nothing's been bad, excluding the Strawberry Wheat, which I don't count against them because even the best fruit beer in the world is not gonna be good for me. I think my favorite from them is the Moo Joos.

      1. Yeah, but I pull for the little guy from my neck of the woods. Some day, they're gonna pull off something brilliant, right?
        Maybe I need to consider the sample size now. It's not a bad beer, it's just also not a good beer. I think if someone like Schell's wanted to try this concept, it'd turn out a lot better. (Though I have had bad Schells from their Snowstorm beers.)

        1. Oh, I totally agree re: supporting the little guy. I've bought plenty of their offerings, and probably will buy something in the future, but with so many other craft brewers in MN and such little beer budget I'll be hitting those that have proven quality control.

  67. The only good thing you can say about sliding into 1st(other than avoiding a tag), is it does a better job of deceiving the ump.

    1. This is true. That is, it makes the umps' calls less reliable. Outs are called safeties and vice-versa. So, if you'd be out, sliding may help you benefit from a bad call, but if you'd be safe, you'll likely be punished for it.

  76. Well, it's better to have Repko at 2nd with 1 out, than Revere at 1st.

    Make that 3rd.

  81. You don't see major league players just miss the ball like that very often--unless it's Delmon.

  83. why would you cut the ball off there? yeah, he was going to be safe, but still.

  85. It wasn't going to be close at the plate, but is there any reason to cut off a ball when no one is on base?

  87. Single (bad call), sac bunt (bad call), passed ball, sac fly. Holy crap am I glad this series' bias goes in our favor.
    That is, I'm glad that our Yankees are in a different division.
    Repeating: Twins:Ozzie::Yankees:Gardy

  93. Worst case: Home Run

    Best case: Double Play

    Either way more runs in the 9th please.

  94. Mitch praises the Twins for walking Konerko, then predicts Dunn will hit a three-run homer.

  95. Dazz: "To me, third base is easier to steal than second base..."

    Me: "Years of proof to the contrary would like to speak with you."

    2. While it's more difficult, I thought historically that stealing percentage was higher to third base

  99. Dangit blue for getting that call right at third.
    I was surprised it was that close.

  101. Oy, have the sox guys really not been paying attention? We play them so often you'd think they'd know that Joe Nathan's era isn't really indicative of his capability.

    1. This is the last of the four of these. Good, but distinctively piney. Not for every situation. I don't know if I'd want a six-pack, but I might have a few were I tying one on somewhere like a pub or party.

      1. I found it in a "Beer Camp" 12-pack: 3 bottles each of that black juniper, Weizenbock (!!!), California Common, and Double IPA. I would buy 12-packs of that Weizenbock, creaminess of a hefeweizen with a malty kick.

  111. Well, three good chances to hit one out. Is this the end of Zombie Buehrle?

  119. I wish the Twins had Chuck James in the bullpen to make the next (few) inning bottom(s) less white-knuckle.
    /Obligatory
    //Call me, Chuck! 763-555-4892

  120. Crap! I have the following prop bet on today's game:

    Baseball Props - Twins/White Sox - 903 Michael Cuddyer -115 for Cuddyer vs Quentin Most Total Bases

    Obviously, I have Cuddy. The last inning has been a pain.

  123. wild thing: "who say pitchers aren't athletes?"
    me: i don't know anyone who says otherwise...

      1. irregular route, looked like he didn't see it, stumbled. Ball like fell into his lap

        1. Possibly for a long time. I can't imagine that walking Juan freekin Pierre in the ninth inning of a tie game could be anything other than an excuse for Gardy to quit using him altogether.

      1. I can't stand him, he's all knees and elbows and looks annoying. Granted, the uniform doesn't help, but still.

            1. The more Slama and James are not with the big club, the more annoyed I get at these "seen it from a mile away" type of results.

              1. When Perkins and Nathan pitch in the eighth inning, who is left in the bullpen for the ninth in a tie game? Capps? Ugh. Free Slama and James!

                1. It just boggles my mind that these guys aren't given their chances when guys like Hoey have been given multiple, especially in Slama's case.

                    1. Their numbers are great, they've pitched well at every previous level and this year, and you've got at least two guys in your bullpen you can't trust to get an out without a bunch of hits. I don't see how Hoey, Dumatrait and Burnett's "character" in any way outweighs their inability to get MLB batters out. Time to try some new arms.

                  2. You and me both. The one thing I'll say is that there's nothing new about it. As I do those biographies, I see some guys who put up great numbers in the minors year after year and get little to no chance, and others who do nothing in the majors and stick around year after year.

      2. I kinda like Ramirez- he looks like a skeleton wearing a uniform, but he's a good player and he doesn't do stupid things.

  136. I'm not gonna name names, but certain Twins' managers seem to hate winning.

      1. Would've had a good shot if he had. It took forever for Anthony to cross the plate.

  146. crap. had to go yell at kids: don't bring the hose inside. Twins lose and the floor by the front door is all wet.

      1. Well, I mean, the Twins even beat them once this year and that was when the Twins really sucked.

  150. Twins 3-6 hitters went 0-15 with 1 walk, 5 K's. That's not going to win many games. Thome especially brutal, 0-4 with 4 Ks. Mijares and Burnett suck.

    1. it seems like Burnett has given more quality innings this year than Mijares

  151. In other game news, the Padres have a collective no-hitter going into the bottom of the ninth.

    It will have to go 10 for them to maintain it.

    1. In other news the Padres' radio guy is almost a parody of a baseball commentator.

    2. Aaron Harang is alive (and not playing for Korean baseball)?
      You learn something new every day. He should have a good ERA but poor record in SD.

  152. I'd happily switch mijarrs for James but I don't think James would be that much better at this level. Although mijarrs whip of almost 2 screams why not try it although it might be an options issue or something

    I'm fine with Burnett and don't think slama would be an upgrade at all.

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