I don't see one being made, so here's the minimalist approach.
Scott Baker vs. Joel Pineiro.
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August 3, 2011: Post-Break Blues
If I were a Stribbie, I could blame the unimpressive post-ASG Twins on lost momentum or something. Since I'm not, I guess they just aren't very good.
August 2, 2011: Lonesome Dove
How did you spend your (team's) day off? I spent a good deal of it on turntable.fm with nibbish, playing music from soundtracks.
August 1, 2011: …with a whimper
So, nothing happened yesterday. I'm not sure if BS was saved from himself or he walked away, but I didn't hear of any scenario that was going to pay off for the Twins.
July 31, 2011: Trade Deadline
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt. Billy Smith, I'm looking at you.
July 30, 2011: L.A., Take Two
It looks like I'll be driving over to my new home a week from today. I might be there a month, and I might be there for the rest of my life. I'm nervous as hell.
July 29, 2011: Split
I guess it was the best reasonable outcome after that first game, but I still feel a little hollow.
2011 Game 105: Twins at Rangers
After suffering the beatdown for the ages, just a couple days later, the Twins are poised for - at worst - a season split. Plus, their best pitcher is going. Well, how about that?
Scott Baker 8-5, 115.2 IP, 8.48 K/9, 2.41 BB/9, 2.88 ERA, 3.35 FIP, 3.48 xFIP, 2.4 WAR
Matt Harrison 8-7, 118 IP, 5.95 K/9, 2.90 BB/9, 3.05 ERA, 3.86 FIP, 3.88 xFIP, 1.9 WAR
Is Matt Harrison the Scott Baker of the south? Their numbers are similar enough, outside of Ks, that I'm guessing he's probably underappreciated down there. Or maybe I'm just cynical because of Bert's endless whining about the bullpen and all that.
Setting aside the usual snark about Baker's unwarranted strained relationship with the jagweeds in the media, he really is having a nice season. To date, Baker's best season was 2008, and this one is on pace to surpass it.
The Twins are six games out as well as six games under, and that seems to be the way it's been for a week or two. Let's take another step in the right direction tonight.
July 28, 2011: Yesterday
The Twins won, I got down the toughest six page-stretch of my script, and I finally tracked down some Mirror Pond, which I've been craving for a month or two. All this was nullified by some new car troubles, but hey, whaddaya want for nothing?
July 27, 2011: Addicted
When the hometown nine follow a loss like that with a win like that, it makes it awfully difficult to give up on them...