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2012 Twins Game Log

Whoa Nellie Game 111: Twins at Jacobs

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Duensing (2-6, 4.39)CLE: Masterson (7-10, 4.78)

An early one this time around.

Lineups:
Twins

  1. Span, D, CF
  2. Revere, B, RF
  3. Mauer, J, 1B
  4. Willingham, J, LF
  5. Morneau, J, DH
  6. Doumit, R, C
  7. Nishioka, T, 2B
  8. Dozier, B, SS
  9. Casilla, A, 3B

Indians

  1. Kipnis, J, 2B
  2. Cabrera, A, SS
  3. Choo, S, RF
  4. Santana, C, DH
  5. Brantley, M, CF
  6. Duncan, S, LF
  7. Marson, L, C .223 10 39 3 4 .500 0 0
  8. Lillibridge, B, 3B

GO TWINS!

2012 Twins Game Log

Game 99: Twins in Only Mustard Town

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It could be worse
It could be worse.

Blackburn versus Peavy

Lineups:

Twins

  1. SPANTATIC
  2. Silver Smith
  3. Chairman
  4. THOR
  5. The Mountie
  6. Zac Brown
  7. Dozier's tough I'm going with Helmet Hair or Billy Ray Cyrus
  8. Laddie
  9. Old Balls

Pale Hose

  1. Bad Person
  2. Awful Friend
  3. Person you don't want to see at IHOP
  4. Pauli Pocket
  5. Someone else
  6. That dude who annoys you from across the room
  7. He chews on your pen when he borrows it
  8. Cuba
  9. Boo

Go Twins!

2012 Twins Game Log

2012 Game 50: Return of the F Bomb

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DAY GAME ALERT!

#Pitchers

A's: Tyson Ross (2-5 5.79) If I were an A's fan Ross's K picture would be his face on a bag of chicken.
Twins: Francisco Liriano (0-5 8.47 ERA) I'm afraid to look at advanced stats today. Maybe tomorrow.

I for one, welcome our new Dictator who, having fought his way out of the bullpen, has found himself the master of the high ground. Hold on to it for dear life Frankie. I'm also recommending everyone start Liriano in their respective fantasy leagues. Unless of course you are playing me.

DMitt caught last night. Who catches today? GO JOE. Doesn't there seem to be some sort of link between butters and Liriano? GO JOE! Butera might need to pitch, so ... GO JOE!!

The Dictator and Chairman are going to live large today.

#UPDATE:

tWINs lineup:

  1. Span 8
  2. Revere 9
  3. Mauer DH
  4. HAMMER 7
  5. MOUNTIE 3
  6. Oz 6
  7. Laddie 4
  8. Butters 2 (ugh.)
  9. Christmas Songs 5

#GO TWINS!

2012 Twins Game Log

Game 37! We all rejoice!

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Twins visiting Detroit starting with tonight's game. 610 CDT first pitch.

##Pitchers

MIN: Blackburn (1-4 | 7.18 ERA | 5.83 FIP | 4.49 xFIP | -0.2 fWAR | 4.88 K/9 | 1.55 K/BB)
 DET: Porcello (3-3 | 5.18 ERA | 4.54 FIP | 3.91 xFIP | +0.3 fWAR | 5.18 K/9 | 2.67 K/BB)

Hey look another Wednesday game! You know what's fun? Watching baseball. Even this form of Twins baseball is better than the off season. Right?

Count me out of those asking for changes. Well sweeping organizational changes anyway. I don't think most of us thought the 2012 Twins would be a great team. Hell a lot of us thought they wouldn't be any good. Unfortunately, they've managed to pretty much undershoot anyones worst expectations so far. 10-26 is awful. I don't think this team is really that bad. The offense will come back again. The pitching will level out. Twins will not end up with a .277 winning percentage. The Twins still get to play in the AL Central last I checked.

Porcello is a hittable righty. One would hope that the Twins will take advantage; oh and there is that whole Detroit has a hilariously defensive team. At least killing worms might work tonight. He does rely on a sinker, but he's had some trouble getting it to sink lately. No Adjustments!

Blackburn needs a beard. And an eye patch. But at least he's not Marquis. If he can keep it in the park, he should be fine.

Note: The term "Market Inefficiency" is hereby banned from the game thread. They call it the Dismal "Science" for a reason.

##Lineups

###Twins

1. Span 8
2. Dozier 6
3. Mauer DH
4. Willingham 7
5. Morneau 3
6. Doumit 2
7. Plouffe 9
8. Casilla 4
9. Carroll 5

###Tiggers

1. Austin Jackson, CF
2. Andy Dirks, LF
3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B
4. Prince Fielder, 1B
5. Delmon Young, DH
6. Alex Avila, C
7. Ryan Raburn, 2B
8. Brennan Boesch, RF
9. Ramon Santiago, SS

#GO TWINS!