I've been off the grid most of the day but saw the Twins DFA'd Danny Santana. I bet some National League team like the Pirates claims him.
Phil Hughes on the mound. I have a feeling its going to be one of those games where he gives up like 6 solo HRs. Eduardo Ramirez for Boston.
Oh Goody, Jack Morris is doing commentary for FSN. Bring back Torii Hunter!
That was a strange triple for Sano. Everyone but the RFer (who missed it) that it was going to be foul. The ball caromed off the wall almost back to the infield!
Where is everyone? There's so much to celebrate already!
I'm at the game in a suite. There's a ton of Senators history pics leading up to the suite. It's fantastic up here.
So thats where they are hiding the Senators years.
This is the 3rd half inning Bremer and Morris have been talking about the O's-Red Sox brew-ha-ha. Time for the mute button,
I'm not sure how much Phil Hughes has these days, but it sure seems like he's getting the most out of it.
Dick talking about how the bullpen is "all tapped out." I don't understand how he can even say that with a straight face considering all the off-days and Santana starts.
Maybe "all tapped out" is the company line fore "our relief corps is not very good"
I want to bang my head against the wall after hearing that because 2 games ago, Santiago was taken out of the game after just 87 pitches. Gee, I wonder why the bullpen gets overused.
15 game hit streak for Rosario!
The Twins are due for some runs!
Leadoff triples are sexy.
Mauer now hovering around a .600 OPS. Progress I guess.
Woo, insurance run.
Geez. Three strikeouts on called strikes.
Yep. Big zone tonight. Don't mind it so much when we have the lead.
Dozier's was on the black but Grossman and Kepler watched them go dead center.
Well, I was referring to the game in general. I do remember Grossman's. That was awful. Sano had an AB taken away from him by a couple of high strike calls.
Brandon "Eddie Guardado" Kintzler
hang on
disconcerting so far. at least he's not everydaying it.
I miss a healthy Glen Perkins.
dido
eh, not blaming kintzler. there was a lot of yakety sax going on in the infield.
Yeah ... I still miss Perk'n'Play, just because.
#freewhoeveriscapableofstrikingsomeoneoutintheninthinning
Ervin Santana? That's all I've got.
Tonkin has a k/9 rate of +10.0
Put him in!
YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH!
Pressly has good strikeout and walk rates. His hit and home run rates are very, very not good though.
His HR/FB ratio is more than twice the MLB average while his LD rate is the same as his career rate.
So hey, the ninth is off to a dumb start.
Frell.
Is this game ending on a Sano grand slam?
I wouldn't complain if it did.
That would've been entertaining... but I would accept a walk-off single.
I'm calling it. Rosario walk-off.
Missed it by that much!
My foresight was off just a little bit. I foresaw a lefty batter taking a pitch up and out of the strike zone to the opposite field for a home run and figured it had to be Rosario.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WITH A STICK!!!!!!
Unexpected.
The Chairman delivers.
WALK OFF PAUER!!!!
2009 special!
Few more gray hairs, though
Was thinking the same thing.
Just means he's more like one of us, right?
Praise Jeebus
He used the Ric Flair "WOOOOO!" coming home from third.
That was fun!
That is Mauer's first walk off HR.
His response to that comment from the interviewer was, "Well, I saved it for the right moment - 13. ... 14 years." Then he thanked the crowd for their presence. Class.
Nice.
The thing with Mauer in late inning situation , for many year was was getting nothing to hit or being IBB'd. Cant hit dingers when the baseball is not close to the plate.
Actually, he proved you can. OK. maybe it was close, but it wasn't a strike.
More emotion on display than I think I've ever seen outta him. (I might have woke up the kids too)
I woke up Philosofette.
So Kintzler gets the well earned "W" then.
Well, he didn't really deserve the BS anyways. Closers get paid by saves, not wins.
Yeah, I was silently hoping for some vulture action
The league I have him in doesn't recognize wins. Saves, holds, quality starts, but not wins.
Mauer now with a better OPS than Castro and Polanco and getting close to Dozier.
The Twins have hit 11 home runs in the last 4 games. Dozier and Mauer have 2 a piece. Sano, Castro, Buxton, Vargas, Rosario, Santana, and Escobar have the others.
The concrete must be dry.
So, I was at this game.
Nice.
Joe Mauer thanks you
I wish I was these guys.
Let's try this:
@cheaptoy:
Just missing the horns
We're still on track for 150-12!