2012 Twins Game Log

2012 Game 3: Twins at Orioles

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Well, this has been no fun so far. It's been baseball, which is the best I can say for it. Outside of that, it's been a tiresome 18 innings where the Twins have rarely been in the game.

Anthony Slapstick (4-7, 55 K, 26 BB, 4.32 ERA, 4.04 FIP, 4.67 xFIP, 1.0 WAR in 102 innings) goes for the Twins today in a spot start, facing Jason Hammel (7-13, 94 K, 68 BB, 4.76 ERA, 4.83 FIP, 4.65 xFIP, 1.0 WAR in 170.1 innings). Hammel was one of two pitchers to come from Colorado for Jeremy Guthrie, in a fairly strange trade for the Rockies. Hammel's previous two years were alright, but his 2011 was pretty bad, and I guess that was enough to jettison him for an aging flyball pitcher.

Well, if that means the Twins get to avoid Jeremy Guthrie, who's much better than a Jeremy, I guess that's good.

So, what's the bright side right now? Well, Consensual Pork's 1.089! Yeah, I've got nothin' here. After a season like 2011, I fear this team has a pretty short leash before apathy sets in, so here's hoping they set a better tone with a win here, or at least a loss where they appear to be in it for a while.

I'm not sure how much of this one I'll see, what with this house full of people. Bring it home, gents.

90 thoughts on “2012 Game 3: Twins at Orioles”

    1. My normal haunt for the Wolves seems to have every game other than that one. Jeez, is a game between these teams already considered pointless?

  7. Jeremy Hammel has a no-hitter going.

    I'm watching a NOVA episode, hoping my lack of attention will do the trick. Smashstack needs every trick I can give him.

  13. I'm going to call BS on Bert's story about pitching in the snow. It's a little hard to grok when he's talking about temperatures versus years, but I checked 1970-1973 and all of his first games were 55 degrees or higher.

  14. Probably not a great thing to have a Twins pitcher that rhymes with 'baloney'.

  19. I've decided to keep listening to this until

    • The Twins get a hit
    • Hammel finishes this off

    Then I'm out because we just started Season 2 of "The Wire" and she's pretty hooked now.

  38. using Casilla to pinch-run with 2 outs? Lifting Revere for a pinch hitter? Seriously?

    1. Revere could've done that.

      Well, pop out weakly I mean. I don't think he could've hit it quite that far.

  40. Not getting no hit = highlight of season so far.

    Over/under before something else replaces said highlight?

  42. it was weird hearing the Twins announced plea for a HR or a double and not a sac bunt.

  49. Game over, season over, franchise over. The Twins will never win a game, evah!!

  53. just got home, so i missed the crapfest. based on the gameday highlights, it looked like burroughs had a lot of scrappy, hustley type plays. danny boy would do well to take notice.

    1. This is a roster in need of platooning. Get revere out in left and burroughs at third.

      If the twins are going to be bad, I at least want some occasional highlights.

    1. Non-sequitur here, but man, Sheenie was surprised I remembered her real name (twice) at Old Chicago. Does she really think she's that forgettable?

  55. Oops. Lazing on a Sunday afternoon here in Los Angeles and thought I'd log on to see what tone the game begins...

    1. My Android phone won't let me edit my comment above. So I will stick with what "tone" the game began. Sounds like it was a-flat.

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