a semi-recent addition to the JoePosd, baltimore duo wye oak.
2010
(5 votes, average: 8.60 out of 10)
Loading... Tonight, the Twins play the first of four against the scarier of the two not-scary-to-any-other-divisions-out-there Central division leaders. Of course, the home field advantage is nullified by the pitching matchup:
Carl Pavano 6-6, 130 IP, 3.88 K/9, 1.73 BB/9, 4.08 ERA, 3.97 FIP, 4.12 xFIP, 1.6 WAR
Justin Verlander 12.5, 157 IP, 8.77 K/9, 1.89 BB/9, 2.29 ERA, 2.70 FIP, 2.96 xFIP, 4.7 WAR
You know, now that Pavano's numbers are starting to look not so bad, it's cruel that I have to set them up against Verlander's ludicrous numbers. Well, Pavano walks 0.16 fewer guys per nine innings. That's something, right? Guys?
This one could get frustrating for the hitters, but hey, Kubel might be back tomorrow, and Verlander isn't all that likely to pitch in back-to-back games, as durable as he is.
Go Twins! Bunt early, bunt often. Get Verlander tossed!
My daughter turns 18 in a few days and we will send her off to college three weeks later. Since most WGOM citizens have younger children or are just starting families, I thought it would be interesting to hear from someone on the backend, someone who successfully (I think) raised up a kid and is preparing to send her out into the world. What I write below is based on my experiences raising a daughter (and a nearly 16 year old son) but also from talking/venting with friends and relatives with similar aged kids. The following is both advice and just top of the head rambling.
I’ve said this before but it bears repeating: Girls are harder than boys. Girls are harder on their moms than their dads, although your mileage may vary. This just isn’t our experience but the experience of all of our friends who have both boys and girls. I think it’s because girls (and their mothers) generally are more emotional. There’s more drama involved with girls than with boys. Issues that are a BIG DEAL to girls and moms get shrugged off by males. It’s not a bad thing (especially for us dads), but something that you (and particularly your wife) will have to deal with, especially once your daughter hits about age 10.
The flip side of course is that girls are closer to their mothers. It seems counterintuitive I know but the fact that moms and daughters battle one another means that they have a closer relationship. There are things that my daughter tells her mother that she wouldn’t dream of telling me, and not just issues related to “women’s personal hygiene.” So being a father to a teenage daughter is kind of a mixed bag. You are relieved that you don’t have the battle scars your wife does, but you kind of envy the bond that those scars form.
Durham 7, Rochester 6 in Rochester (10 innings). The Red Wings led 6-5 after six, but the Bulls tied it in the eighth and won it in the tenth. Jason Kubel had two singles and a home run, his first. Chase Lambin doubled and tripled. Kevin Slowey pitched seven innings, allowing five runs (all in the third) on eight hits and a walk. Jim Hoey pitched the tenth and took the loss, giving up a game-winning home run.
Richmond 7, New Britain 5 in New Britain. The Rock Cats led 5-1 after seven, but the Flying Squirrels scored five in the ninth to win. Deibinson Romero doubled and hit his eighth home run. Joe Benson singled and hit his sixth home run, driving in three. Blake Martin worked five shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk. Brett Jacobson surrendered all five ninth-inning runs, allowing three hits and three walks in two-thirds of an inning.
Ft. Myers 6, Dunedin 5 in Dunedin. The Miracle scored two in the ninth to break a 4-4 tie, then held on. Ramon Santana singled and hit his fourth home run. Danny Rohlfing singled and doubled. Steven Liddle and Josmil Pinto each had two hits. Logan Darnell allowed three runs on five hits and two walks in four innings, striking out four. Alex Wimmers struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Clinton Dempster got the win despite giving up a run on two hits and a walk in one inning, and Bruce Pugh got his twelfth save despite giving up a run on two hits in one inning.
Great Lakes 10, Beloit 5 in Great Lakes. The Loons took the lead with four in the fourth and put the game away with five in the eighth. Wang-wei Lin had two singles and a double. Adrian Salcedo took the loss, allowing five runs (four earned) on nine hits in five innings. Nelvin Fuentes pitched two shutout innings, giving up only two walks.
Bristol 14, Elizabethton 3 in Elizabethton. The White Sox scored multiple runs in four innings. Kennys Vargas had three hits. Eddie Rosario and Miguel Sano each homered. David Hurlbut took the loss, allowing six runs (three earned) on eight hits and two walks while striking out eight in 4.1 innings.
GCL Twins 13, Rays 8 at Rays. The Twins scored six in the third and never trailed after that. Stephen Wickens had two singles and a double. Kelvin Ortiz doubled and homered, driving in three. Phillip Chapman singled and doubled, driving in four and raising his average to .326. Javier Pimentel had two doubles. Romy Trinidad and Joshua Hendricks each had two hits. Starter Hein Robb surrendered six runs (four earned) on six hits and a walk, striking out three in three innings. Kyle Wahl got the win, allowing no runs and no hits while striking out three in two shutout innings. Nick Cicio struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits. Marcus Limon struck out two in a perfect ninth.
DSL Rockies 10, Twins 5 at Rockies. The Twins led 3-0 after three and a half, but it was all downhill after that. Ronald Jimenez had two singles and a double. Wander Guillen doubled and homered to raise his average to .318. Erick Gonzalez had two hits to raise his average to .311. Starter Randy Rosario allowed three runs (one earned) on six hits in 3.2 innings. Sterling Bonilla took the loss, surrendering five runs (four earned) on six hits and a walk in 3.2 innings.
Four games with Detroit, starting today. This series is a big'un.
Johnny Evers (1881)
Howie Shanks (1890)
Moe Drabowski (1935)
John Bateman (1940)
Denis Menke (1940)
Mike Hegan (1942)
Jim Manning (1943)
John Hart (1948)
Al Hrabosky (1949)
Mike Cubbage (1950)
Dave Henderson (1958)
Mike Bordick (1965)
Lance Painter (1967)
Kimera Bartee (1972)
Brian Buchanan (1973)
Geoff Jenkins (1974)
Willie Eyre (1978)
C. C. Sabathia (1980)
I know that we spun some Rilo Kiley recently but I have I really been digging on this song as of late.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KZqit3JgME
It also appears to be the only version available is being viewing from Real Player on a 28.8K modem. The video sucks but the audio is pretty good.
(5 votes, average: 7.00 out of 10)Loading... Twins 7, Indian 5
WP: Matt Capps (wait, what?) LP: Sipp
SAVE! Joe "that's right bitches" Nathan
Fangraphs is confused about Capps winning, too.
MLB recap, spoiler ---> the local nine win this one.
Ah, everyone's favorite feature comes roaring back to life with a Joe Nathan save on a Wednesday. Let's look at the progress of the king of the savers race, shall we? Craig Kimbrel and The Beard are tied for the lead with 29 saves. The Beard gets extra credit for style and blowing up fewer games. The ninth guy on the list plays in the AL, for De-toilet to boot, and has 25 saves on the season. There's a lot of baseball to be played, and a lot of saves to be racked up. Stay tuned saves fans!
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. The last two games have been some of the most exciting baseball that I've watched all season. How awesome was it to bloop and dink our way to walk off on Tuesday night, and then to double down on Wednesday and split the series with the Tribe to stay alive in the central. Blackie pitched a hell of a ballgame getting tagged with only 1 earned run, but the defense behind (and in front) of him allowed 3 unearned runs to score. Joe Mauer flashed the leather a couple of times because he's the best evah. The bullpen made things very interesting, but pulled through to keep the score knotted at 4. Laddie led off the eighth with a ground rule double, Mauer pussied a single, Cuddy looked vintage, and Thome drew a walk. If Orlando Ballgame had been just a little bit taller, if had had been a baller, he would have robbed Danny V of the go ahead single, but he wasn't and he didn't. Del was Del. Nishi cracked the game open with a two run single. Drew was Drew. Joe Nathan allowed the obligatory closer's donger (thankfully it was of the solo kind), and the Twins win. I don't care if the Twins come back to make the postseason this year, but I love the way they drag me back in just when I think I'm out.
Day Game.
Again.
And today's a big one. [Motivational Pep Talk] [Great Speeches Youtube Video] [Baseball!]
Pitchers:
TWINS: Nic Blacburn. 3.99 ERA | 4.53 FIP | 3.97 xFIP | 4.68 K/9
indians: Josh Tomlin 4.03 ERA | 4.22 FIP | 3.85 xFIP | 5.07 K/9
Lineups:
TWINS!!!
indians
Waiting for the game to start? Want to read a story about cheating in baseball? Here's the one where according to Chili Davis all pitchers were cheaters. Via Fangraphs.
Go Twins!
ROCHESTER
Monday—Durham 4, Rochester 1 in Rochester. Chase Lambin had two singles and a double. Eric Hacker gave up two runs on six hits and two walks in six innings. Denard Span was 0-for-3 and Jason Kubel was 0-for-4.
Tuesday—Rochester 3, Durham 2 in Rochester. Rene Tosoni had two hits and drove in three. Liam Hendriks made his AAA debut, giving up two runs on six hits and no walks in 6.2 innings. Denard Span was 1-for-3 and Jason Kubel was 1-for-2 with two walks.
NEW BRITAIN
Monday—New Britain 11, Richmond 6 in New Britain. Chris Parmelee had three doubles. Tyler Robertson got the win in relief, giving up a run on three hits and no walks while striking out three in four innings.
Tuesday—Richmond 7, New Britain 5 in New Britain. Deibinson Romero singled and homered. Steve Hirschfeld allowed five runs (four earned) on nine hits and a walk in 6.1 innings.
FT. MYERS
Monday—Dunedin 9, Ft. Myers 2 in Dunedin. Aaron Hicks had two doubles. Pat Dean gave up three runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks in five innings.
Tuesday—Ft. Myers 8, Dunedin 5 in Dunedin. Ramon Santana, Aaron Hicks, and James Beresford each had three hits, with Santana hitting two doubles and Hicks one. Tom Stuifbergen allowed four runs (two earned) on nine hits and no walks while striking out seven in six innings.
BELOIT
Monday—Beloit 16, West Michigan 3 in Beloit. Adam Bryant had two singles, a double, and a homer, scoring four times and driving in four. Wang-wei Lin had three singles and a double, scoring three times. B. J. Hermsen gave up a run on five hits and two walks, striking out five in seven innings.
Tuesday—No game scheduled.
ELIZABETHTON
Monday—Elizabethton 4, Bristol 1 in Elizabethton. Miguel Sano had two doubles. Pedro Guerra gave up a run on two hits and no walks, striking out five in seven innings.
Tuesday—Bristol 18, Elizabethton 4 in Elizabethton. Miguel Sano had two homers and a single. Justin Parker had three hits.
GCL TWINS
Monday—Orioles 4, Twins 1 at Twins. Michael Quesada hit a home run. Starter Hung Yi Chen worked three shutout innings, striking out three while giving up two hits and a walk.
Tuesday—Twins 4, Orioles 2 at Orioles. Romy Trinidad singled and doubled. Starter Ricardo Arevalo struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.
DSL TWINS
Monday—Orioles 2, Twins 0 at Orioles. Starter Melcaides De La Cruz pitched four shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks. Yorman Landa gave up no hits in three shutout innings, walking four and striking out three.
Tuesday—Twins 11, Cubs1 2 at Twins (5 ½ innings—rain). The Twins had six hits but drew eight walks. Felix Martinez drove in three. Jose Abreu worked 2.2 innings of scoreless relief, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out four.