41 thoughts on “2014 Game 141: Angels at Twins”

  1. Shoemaker also has a 3.15 xFIP, so it doesn't appear that he's been "lucky" on balls in play or anything. The biggest difference for him from the minors to the majors is he's cut his walks in half while maintaining a good K rate. Going from the PCL to Angel Stadium as your home would probably make it easier to challenge batters.

  7. Yankees four games out of the second wild card spot. I would love it so much if the two wild card teams came from a not-East division.

    1. The bullpen outside of Perkins is below average. Burton is getting old and Fien has become hittable after deciding he didn't need to get so many strikeouts (my head hurts). Hopefully, Tonkin and Oliveros can fill in as hard-throwing middle relievers and Pressly has looked better than he did last year. Can't wait for the likes of Burdi and Melotakis to get up here. The bullpen is better than the starters, but it isn't nearly as good as the Twins announcers would want you to believe.

      1. Yeah. I think next year there will be a huge turnover in the pen.
        Gone: Duensing, Burton, .. um everyone but Perkins and Thielbar
        Perhaps Trevor May slides to that long reliever role. I know he is young, but maybe he can be a better version of Deduno.

        1. Don't give up on May as a starter yet. I know he hasn't looked particularly good, but it's only five starts. There are plenty of good starters who struggled when they first came up. Let's give him some time, especially given what the alternatives are.

          1. Yeah, I mean Im not sold on my own idea. hahah
            But I think I would rather have May in the majors in a bit role than having him in the minors. The starting rotation next year (barring trades/retirements/etc of course)
            Nolasco
            Hughes
            Gibson
            Pelfrey is under contract
            _______ /I suppose a mixture of May/Meyer/Berrios/FA/Unknown
            I suppose a Kris Johnson type pitcher is in the mix for a bullpen slot next year

  21. Sorry I missed it. Instead, the wife tricked me into going to the h.s. football game pep band performance. 55-0 loss on the field, but our band dominated.

    1. Ouch. My wife's and kids' school was winless last year, but they managed to win their first home game tonight. Obviously, me being asked to announce the games this year made all the difference.

      1. Potter County has been undefeated since I started announcing their games last year. Coincidence? Well, maybe, but some might argue otherwise.

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