2011 Twins Game Logs

2011 Game Logs Game 96: Cleveland @ Minnesota

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Justin "Huge Platoon Split" Masterson

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Franky.

Masterson in 2011:

Season Split IP ERA TBF H 2B 3B R ER HR BB IBB HBP SO
2011 vs L 70.0 - - - 297 78 16 2 34 32 3 17 0 3 41
2011 vs R 58.2 - - - 234 41 8 0 11 8 1 23 2 4 54

 

I would like to see the following line up tonight:

Span, Laddie, Joe, Justin, Jimmer, L'orange, Repko (9), Nishi, Revere (7).

[pipe dream .jpg]

I have a feeling Masterson is going to make Cuddy look silly tonight. Time for Jimmer and Joe to do some work.

Let's get one back tonight.

179 thoughts on “2011 Game Logs Game 96: Cleveland @ Minnesota”

  1. Mauer back at first base, rest of regulars in there. Twins have all five possible lefties in there.

    1. I guess I forgot about the Dude. It has been a while. Whoops.

  6. Victor Martinez with a high-larious slide dance to safely reach home after briskly jogging from first on an error.

  8. if Dick Bremer had his way, Joe Mauer would get a Gold Glove at first base this year

    3. I think that's a bit insulting to the hard-working, everyday first basement that are excellent glove men out there. But less of an insult than a Rafael Palmeiro gold glove.

  11. geez, Gordo just says that it's NOT Orlando Cabrera at second, and then a minute later he calls him Orlando Cabrera. Loved ya, man, but enjoy your retirement.

    3. I'm here now. I had to let the A/C repairman in.
      His [temporary] solution? Bypassing the thermostat, basically wiring the A/C on.
      He's been perplexed by the system since he started working on it.
      Ever since the weekend of July 1, we've had it on about 50% of the time.
      Repair #1 lasted 4 hours (til 7pm on Friday the 8th), and went out just before he took the weekend off and we decided to sweat it out and not call him til Monday.
      Repair #2 lasted a week.
      "Repair" #3 is today.
      At least today we knew not to wait to call the guy.
      100% Guaranteed means he'll keep coming back til he figures it out.

  15. I won't be around for long, Inlaws are visiting for the evening, but they took everyone but me out to DQ, while I wait here for the A/C guy.

    1. It's my FIL's birthday, and he just got back from work. I have no idea what to say to him, but since we both love wine, I assume it'll be easy in an hour or two here.

          1. Usage: Rob liberally applied social lubricants prior to his sales presentation.

  16. Good thing Liriano gave up a hit there, I was afraid Gardy would leave him out there for a 150-pitch, 11BB no-hitter.

    1. I watched Bull Durham today, and in Nuke's first start he has 18 walks and 18 strikeouts. My immediate reaction was, "124 pitches at the very minimum? On his first start? I don't think so."

      I'm a dork.

          1. Heh. Was "Kingdome" intentional re: the 3-pitch walks? (I know it's not the Kingdome anymore, but still....)

  17. it seems like Matt LaPorta kills us, but I see he has a .233 average, but has 5 HRs

      1. I'd kill for a Papa Murphy's pizza right now. I'm a huge fan, but we've been in penny-pinch mode for a while. Now that the Milkmaid has started her new job, it won't be long.

      1. ooooh. Twisted Thistle is a fav. really floral nose.

        The SN Harvest is nice, but I'm not buying all the hype for wet hopping.

  28. Getting carved up by Justin Masterson is really frustrating me. This entire series has been so frustrating.

  30. Revere should really not be leading off right now. I wish I wasn't so sure that Gardy will leave his sub-.300 OBP at the top of the lineup when Span and Kubel get back.

  32. I'm protesting the trivia answer. The Twins were SECOND in attendance in 1962 (to the Yankees) but they were first in 1963. I'm assuming Atteberry/Gordon misread it.

      1. I quote that all the time. I've probably done it to the Milkmaid alone 50 times, and she can never remember where it comes from.

        1. 160 px can be done but it might be a MS Paint creation because I can't find my disk for Photoshop to install it on my laptop.

            1. Nope, I suppose there isn't except that I not particularly gifted with it.

              1. All I can say is that I hadn't really made anything in a paint program in years, and the avatar banner still took me no time at all. It must be fairly idiot-proof.

                1. Well I've taken multiple images, now I just need to figure out how to merge them into one file.

                    1. Should be in your mailbox now, spooky. I have a couple of other ones in my head as well.

  45. Twins are treading dangerously close to the borders of GOSO-land in this one.

    3. Does it make me a bad person if I want the locals to continue struggling and are forced to become sellers at the deadline? This roster is not championship material. Blow it up, I say.

      2. This team, when healthy, can be pretty good. We just have nothing in the upper minors. If we sell, we could see another dark age for a while.

        So, even when it might be time to sell, I'm not going to want to see it very much.

    2. The only situation where it's the only thing to do unless the guy is really having a hard time throwing strikes.

    1. I think he figured the tying run scores either way. I'm guessing he assumed Cuddyer would wait to see if he would catch it. Also, just the guy's second game in the OF thanks to Liriano's beanball.

      1. I figure if I call it every game during the 9th inning it has to come true sooner or later.

  70. Needed that. Thanks Sweet Danny V.

    Juicy's college roommate did not look pleased.

  71. You know, if the guy does dive and catch that ball, Cuddy gets doubled off. That would have been something

    1. To end the game. That would have been the bonehead play of the year, which is saying a lot. Calculated risk, I guess, since the guy is normally an infielder.

      1. Bad positioning too.

        I don't know why they were still playing no doubles there.

        1. I didn't think of that. Good call. If anything, you should be playing shallow.

      2. Calculated risk, I guess, since the guy is normally an infielder.

        that too

        also, the 'no doubles defense' led to a Cuddy bloop double.

    2. Cuddy didnt care if that ball was being caught. He was rounding third when the ball landed

      1. That's one of those plays where it's a great read if it falls in and you're an idiot if it doesn't. I would have preferred the latter since if he gets doubled off the Twins lose. If he holds up, the game is tied either way, and if it falls in, you still have the bases loaded with one out in a tie game in the ninth inning.

        2. "Once I made a decision, you don’t have time to think. It’s either going to work out for me, or I’m going to be the idiot, and fortunately I wasn’t an idiot tonight."

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