Diamond (9-4, 2.88 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 56 Ks) Versus Peavy (8-7, 3.15 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 126 Ks)
Lineups
Twins
- Span
- Revere
- Mauer
- Willingham
- Morneau
- Doumit
- Valencia
- Dozier
- Carroll
White Sox
- Alejandro De Aza
- Kevin Youkilis
- Adam Dunn
- Paul Konerko
- Alex Rios
- Alexei Ramirez
- Dayan Viciedo
- Tyler Flowers
- Orlando Hudson
Go Twins!
Butera's last game: July 23. Unsurprisingly, Liriano started that game.
I'm surprised Gardy trotted out so many regulars for a day game, it's usually the scrubs.
Mmmmmmm oranges
How many more innings does Diamond need to qualify for the ERA title?
One. He had 100.0 innings coming into this game.
They should count extra one-run innings til he hits the needed qualifying innings, much like one can get the batting title without enough PAs, just by adding straight outs. Not that that'd be perfect, but assuming a 9.00 ERA for someone close to qualifying for a title seems conservative.
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Color me impressed.
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People are actually getting things done at work? Huzzah!
or they're taking a really long lunch break
That's totally boo.
After four innings, I was getting worried that the Twins were going to somehow find a way to not run into outs on the bases today. Now my fears have been alleviated.
Yeah, getting doubled off third and a Mauer caught stealing takes care of that pretty quick, don't it?
It just makes no sense to have Mauer (who is not particularly fast) going on a 3-2 pitch with Peavy (who is very quick to the plate) and Willingham (who is very strikeout prone).
I agree. I like it when Mauer has the green light to steal, but not in that situation.
Until now, I completely forgot there was a game this afternoon.
And I get here just in time to hear the Twins fall behind.
In some ways, the most impressive thing about Diamond is not that he's always pitched so well but that he's never really had a game where he stunk. Some games have clearly been better than others, but he's never had one of these 2.2 innings, 7 runs games like all the other starters have had.
I noted the same thing a couple weeks ago, and Diamond just keep going out there and pitching 6+ innings and only giving up 2-4 runs. He's never going to be the stereotypical "ace", but he's plenty valuable just the way he is.
Maybe he'll be the new Brad Radke without the bad first innings.
I would be most delighted if this is the case.
I guess the plus side of having the bottom of the order up in the eighth is that we should have the good hitters coming up in the ninth.
What the heck. SEND HIM!!!
That's the spirit!
spookying a pickoff, but that's too easy
Joe, that was somewhat less than what I was hoping for.
Pitching: downgraded.
And then Burnett proves me wrong. Thanks, Al!
Josh, that was somewhat less than what I was hoping for, too.
Come on, Mountie, rescue us from the clutches of evil!
Seems as though you're not helping.
Come on, Doumit, we're not done yet!
That a way, Doumit! Now come on, Danny, you can do it, too!
Gameday stuck at the end of the top of the 9th. I had to go to CBSSports.com's Play-by-play. Something's funky with my employers' internet regarding these sort of live flash things. It even happened when I used the employer's proxy methods at home.
now caught up to Doumit double.
not happy with this Valencia matchup
They should have Mastroianni steal third, and then steal home!
I went and got new batteries for my AM radio this morning so I could listen here at work. I then left the radio right next to the batteries drawer. They need an AM-added iPod.
I was looking for an AM-capable MP3 player of any sort online at the beginning of the season. It's a short list of products.
Of all sad words of tongue and pen
The saddest are these
"And now it's up to Brian Dozier."
As Parker Hageman just tweeted:
I know I've ragged on Dozier quite a bit, but he's been pretty brutal.
There is one key thing he's missing:
Nishioka: -6 UZR (-14 UZR/150!) / -12 DRS
Dozier: -3 UZR (-6 UZR/150) / -2 DRS
Dozier has been awful at the plate, but he's merely been mediocre/bad in the field instead of awful.
Okay! Now just one more double steal and we're tied!
and what double steal isn't complete without a wild throw into the LF corner??
Oh man this is tense.
Never mind
They should have listened to me.
Now there's an epitaph.
I like it! I hope we don't have to use it for a while, though.
I decided a few months ago that the epitaph that would work best for me would be
ok, we down here in the hinterlands on Southern Minnesota need the rain desperately, but dont need this 80 (!!!) mph winds and large hail crap that is coming with the rain
whoops, this was supposed to be in the CoC
Another good outing by a starting pitcher. If the starters keep holding the other team to two or three runs, we'll be fine. We'll just have to settle for 102-60!
It is now impossible for the Twins to finish the season with a record better than every other Twins team in history.