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2016 Twins Game Logs

2016 Game 88: Twins at Rangers

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First Pitch 2:05 p.m. CDT

Tommy Milone (1-2, 5.45 ERA, 25 K, 1.569 WHIP)
AJ Griffin (3-0, 3.06 ERA, 45 K, 1.213 WHIP)

So here we are, heading into the All-Star break in sole possession of last place in the AL Central, and the worst record in the American League. Only the hapless Braves keep us from being the worst team in baseball, and even then by just a slim margin. We're 21 games out of the division lead and 17.5 games out of the wild card race. That's the bad news. The good news is that the Twins are finally showing signs of life, and management if finally showing some willingness to just let the young guys play and get the valuable major league experience they need. Buxton, Kepler, Sano, Vargas, Park - these are the stars of the future, and I'd be fine with watching them shine the rest of the season.

Play ball!

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–July 10

Jimmy McAleer (1864)
Bobby Lowe (1865)
John Heydler (1869)
Wayne Blackburn (1914)
Paul Pryor (1927)
Gene Alley (1940)
Hal McRae (1945)
Bob Bailor (1951)
Andre Dawson (1954)
Buddy Groom (1965)
Lee Stevens (1967)
Marty Cordova (1969)
Byung-Ho Park (1986)
Ryan Wheeler (1988)

John Heydler was the president of the National League from 1918-1934.

Wayne Blackburn was a minor league infielder from 1936-1956.  He drew over 1,400 walks in his career.

Paul Pryor was a National League umpire from 1961-1981 and is an alumnus of the author’s alma mater, the University of South Dakota.

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Prince – It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night

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Here's an AMAZING cut of this track that is still available for some reason. Seriously funky stuff here with an spectacular performance from everyone involved. I would die (figuratively) to have been able to see this tour.


1987

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2016 Twins Game Logs

Game x: (name of team) @ (name of team)

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Well, last night sure (went well/didn't go well). That brings our losing streak to (Graham's Number), so I guess that's at least notable.

Furthermore, it's unfortunate that (star player) got hurt when he (performed basic baseball action). I imagine the Twins training staff will call it a (minor, non-threatening injury) for a few weeks until forced to admit that is actually a (year ruining injury). Sign him up for Tommy John!

Tonight, (name of pitcher) takes the mound for the Twins, he has (colorful euphemism for "lost") his last (ω1) starts, generally through a combination of (near pathological lack of strikeouts/unhealthy obsession with giving up home runs) and (poor timing/what can only be described as "Tsutomu Yamaguchi" level bad luck). Maybe he can pull it off? More likely, his mound opponent (AAAA Scrub) will dominate our lineup. But hey, that's why they play the games on the field.