Third Monday Movie Day

Movie(s) of the Month: 2005 Academy Award Short Films Collection

I've meant to get to these collections for years, and finally pulled the trigger on one. Both the live-action and the animation nominees were featured (unless they were exclusive to their studios, as in the cases of Pixar's One Man Band and the original short film version of 9). A few comments on the live-action jobs:

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August 15, 2011: Missing

I'm here in LA, after the most difficult goodbye I've ever said (with Skim, who cried in a way I've never seen anyone cry). I have no heart to lie here, so I'll just say it: no matter how it goes in Los Angeles, I don't think I'll last long before moving back. I simply cannot be away from them.

Thome Watch, Game 120: JI at Indians

Thome's quest for 600 is all we got left right now, other than maybe avoiding the cellar or passing the White Sox to make ourselves feel a little better but not really accomplish anything constructive. At this point, I think it would take a miracle to get to .500.

Lefty David Huff is pitching and it's a day game after a night game, so it might be a good day for Thome to take a break, especially on the road. I'm sure it's no great secret that the Twins want him to get to 600 at home to give the fans something to cheer about. However, Thome is 4-for-8 with two home runs and three walks (1.886 OPS) vs. Huff and those are numbers Gardy has a hard time ignoring.

Oh yeah, some kid named Slowey was recalled from the minors to take Scott Baker's spot in the rotation. I hope he takes the ball and shoves it up Gardy's ass.

Minor Details: Games of 8/13

Columbus 11, Rochester 7 in Rochester.  The Red Wings led 7-1 after four.  Jeff Bailey had two singles and a home run (his twelfth), driving in three.  Luke Hughes had two doubles and a single.  Chase Lambin had two hits.  Eric Hacker struck out seven in five innings, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks.  Carlos Gutierrez took the loss, facing five batters and surrendering five runs on three hits and two walks.

Bowie 8, New Britain 5 in Bowie.  The Rock Cats led 5-3 in the sixth, but a four-run eighth gave the Baysox the victory.  Mike Hollimon singled and homered, his thirteenth.  Bobby Lanigan allowed four runs (two earned) on seven hits and a walk, striking out five in six innings.  Dakota Watts took the loss, surrendering three runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning.

Palm Beach 9, Ft. Myers 5 in Ft. Myers.  The Cardinals scored one in the seventh and three in the eighth, breaking a 5-5 tie.  Josmil Pinto and Anderson Hidalgo each had two singles and a double.  Pat Dean allowed five runs (four earned) on nine hits and a walk in five innings.  Shooter Hunt returned and pitched two-thirds of an inning scorelessly despite giving up a hit and two walks.  Matt Hauser took the loss, giving up an unearned run on two walks in 1.1 innings.

Beloit 3, Burlington 1 in Beloit.  The Snappers scored in the fourth, fifth, and eighth.  They had only two hits, both in the fourth inning.  Pedro Guerra struck out eight in five innings, giving up a run on seven hits and two walks.  Michael Tonkin pitched two perfect innings.  Bart Carter struck out two in a scoreless eight, walking one.  Jose Gonzalez worked a perfect ninth for his eleventh save.

Johnson City 6, Elizabethton 2 in Elizabethton.  A three-run third was all the Cardinals needed.  Miguel Sano hit a home run, his thirteenth.  Marcus Limon allowed five runs on five hits and two walks in five innings.  Cole Johnson struck out five in four innings, giving up a run on five hits.

GCL Red Sox 4, Twins 3 at Twins.  The Twins fell behind 3-0 after one, scored once in the seventh and twice in the eighth to tie, but lost it in the ninth.  Candido Pimentel had two hits.  Drew Leachman hit a two-run homer.  Nathan Fawbush allowed three runs on six hits in three innings.  Angel Mata worked three  perfect innings, striking out three.  Markus Solbach took the loss, giving up a run on two hits and two walks while striking out three in two innings.

DSL Twins 5, Cubs1 4 at Twins (Game 1--9 innings--Scheduled 7 innings).  The Cubs1 scored two in the seventh to tie it, but the Twins won in the ninth when Erick Gonzalez singled in Ernesto Ciprian.  Jonatan Ynojoso had three hits and drove in three.  Sterling Bonilla gave up two runs (one earned) on nine hits and a walk in five innings.  Elias Villasana got the win, working 2.2 scoreless innings and giving up two hits and a walk while striking out three.

DSL Twins 4, Cubs1 1 at Cubs1 (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings).  The Twins scored three in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.  Eddy Concepcion had two hits.  Junior Subero got the win, giving up just an unearned run on three hits and five walks in 5.1 innings.  Elias Villasana pitched again in the second game, retiring all four batters he faced to get the save.

Game 119: Indians 3, Twins 1

No more excuses.

If I thought that the Twins had packed it in for the season like most teams would have a long time ago, then I would understand it. But, that would mean Ben Revere playing and Trevor Plouffe on the roster, so I don't believe that.

Josh Tomlin? Really? His picture is next to the word "junkballer" in the dictionary. He's got nothing. A team with this many lefties who supposedly can hit should be teeing off on him.

I saw one inning in which a bunch of hard-hit balls found gloves, but I'm tired of the excuses. But what I'm really tired of is incompetence.

I'm tired of seeing impatient at-bats. I'm tired of seeing not making routine plays. I'm especially tired of seeing Matt Tolbert. Is there anyone that has brought so little to a team that was allowed a major league job for this long? He has zero power. He can't hit from either side of the plate. He has no patience at the plate. He's a below-average fielder. He might have average speed, but he's not a good base stealer. He makes me long for the days of Nick Punto or even Denny Hocking. Even Al Newman.

I'm not asking for the Twins to try to make a miracle run. Right now, I'm just wanting to see some sign of hope for 2012.