Deduderino (1-2, 3.14 FIP) takes on Ryan Vogelsong (2-2, 4.12 FIP)
Vogelsong was out of the big leagues for four years. I did not know that. Either way, I think this game depnds on the coin flip that is Sam Deduno. If he's on, I think the Twins can make it work. If he's not... man, I dunno.
I'll probably catch up with the tail end of this one. If anyone drops by, I hope they save a seat for me.
The main storyline coming out of this game is that Kyle Gibson struggled on the road again. However, the defense was terrible behind him. If they just make the plays they should, Gibson probably only gives up three runs and would have probably been left in to pitch after five innings. If anything, this was a better game than most for Gibson since he struck out 4 and walked none in five innings, which is much better than his season numbers, which is almost the same number of walks as strikeouts.
Gibson also pitched much better than his counterpart, Tim Lincecum, who walked 6 batters and gave up 5 hits along with at least 2 wicked line drives for outs, both by Trevor Plouffe. However, the Twins had no luck in stringing hits and walks together (or were "unclutch" if you prefer), so Lincecum gets credited with both a "W" and a "quality start." It also didn't help when Dozier pulled a Torii in the first inning after a leadoff double. Hopefully, the Twins got all their mistakes out for this game because they will need to do better in the next two games if they want to go home with a winning record.
Today's the Champions League final between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid. I'm sure I speak for all right-thinking Citizens when I say Forza Atleti!. Kickoff is at 1PM Central on FOX (not FSN, actual FOX)
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| 1 | DaneekasGoals | Daneekas Ghost | 2188 |
| 2 | Krystal Chalice FC | Patrick Bourke | 2161 |
| 3 | FC Des Moines | Andrew McGuire | 2085 |
| 4 | Toffee Time | Will Young | 1877 |
| 5 | Moral Victories | Jesse Peterson | 1656 |
| 6 | Leafsun FC | Nikita Oliver-Lew | 1628 |
| 7 | Buffalo Buffaloes | Tedd Getman | 1617 |
| 8 | Washington Generals | Scot Johnson | 1580 |
The rreturrnn of Chris Herrmann.
Some say good-bye, some say hello.
A split for Twins affiliates. Familiar names lead Rochester. Solo homers decide two of the four games.
Yesterday I signed the prints of Caesar and Cleopatra that are going out to my game's backers and finalized the rule sheet. It's almost time.
Fred Jacklitsch (1876)
Jack Pfiester (1878)
Joe Oeschger (1892)
Willy Miranda (1926)
Ellie Rodriguez (1946)
Rob Ducey (1965)
Carlos Hernandez (1967)
Todd Rizzo (1971)
Danny Bautista (1972)
Bartolo Colon (1973)
Brad Penny (1978)
Kyle Gibson
v
Tim Lincecum
Lincecum isn't the pitcher he once was. He's still getting strikeouts but now the hits are falling in and the walks are up. His FIP is decidely better than his ERA, the same as last year. Cain must not have shared his FIP-beating ways with him.
I should have remembered to do this last night. Let's discuss some music!
