The Twins won. Very cool.
I saw the first seven and a half innings, so I missed the big excitement. Thanks for keeping the game log fresh for when I got back to a computer.
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Archive for game logs from previous seasons.
Game 5: Twins @ O’s
It was a long wait for baseball to return. I missed it more than one might think, considering my team of choice's biggest accomplishment over the last two years was that they avoided losing 100 games. I don't know exactly what my expectations for this year are, but so far they've been exceeding them. As long as they keep playing games that stay interesting beyond the fourth inning, it'll be an improvement over last season, anyway.
Vance Worley makes his second start this evening. He was one of maybe fifteen people crazy enough to be at the Opening Day game in short sleeves, and that endears him to me. Let's see if he can shut down Barry Bonds Chris Davis, and whether or not he can give the bullpen a little bit of a breather. His opponent is...Chris Tillman. Tillman took a huge leap forward in ERA last year while only improving his xFIP a half run or so. He would seem like a prime target for a bit of regression, let's see to that.
Leaderboards That Twins Appear On:
On-Base% - Plouffe, t-10th (.500)
At Bats - Mauer, t-10th (18)
Doubles - Doumit & Willingham, t-7th (2)
Triples - Dozier, t-3rd (1)
Base on Balls - Morneau, t-1st (4)
Base on Balls - Plouffe & Willingham, t-7th (3)
Strikeouts - Hicks, t-3rd (8)
Strikeouts - Willingham, t-7th (7)
Stolen Bases - Plouffe & Parmelee (???), t-7th (1)
Runs Created - Plouffe, t-10th (5)
Extra Base Hits - Willingham, t-7th (3)
Hit By Pitch - Plouffe, t-1st (1)
Double Plays Grounded Into - Parmelee, t-5th (1)
Stolen Base Success% - Plouffe & Parmelee, t-1st (100%)
At Bats Per SO - Morneau, t-10th (13)
Outs Made - Hicks, t-6th (16)
WPA Added - Escobar, 3rd (0.5)
ERA - Pelfrey, t-1st (0.00)
Wins - Pelfrey & Perkins, t-1st (1)
W/L % - Pelfrey & Perkins, t-1st (1.000)
Games Played - Fien & Duensing, t-1st (3)
Innings - Correia, t-5th (7)
Games Strated - Worley, Correia, Pelfrey, & Hendriks, t-1st (1)
Hits Allowed - Hendriks & Worley, t-4th (8)
Home Runs Per 9 - Everyone But Robertson, t-1st (0.00)
Losses - Fien & Worley, t-2nd (1)
Wild Pitches - Roenicke, Pressly, & Worley, t-5th (1)
Batters Faced - Correia, t-5th (28)
Batters Faced - Worley, t-9th (27)
Games Finished - Roenicke, Robertson, Pressly, & Perkins, t-9th (1)
I expect that feature to be a little less exhaustive the next time my turn for a game log rolls around.
Go Twins.
Game 4 Recap
2013 Game 4: Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles
The powers that be declared this shall be an unproductive week, thus another day game.
Baltimore sends Jake Arrieta against the mildly above average offense of the Twins. The Twins send their miserly pitching (a mere 2.67 runs a game), starting with Liam Hendriks, to take on the offensive juggernaut of the Orioles (6.67 runs a game!). Unstoppable force, meet immovable object. The Baltimore pitching is anything but immovable though; they are the one team keeping the Twins out of last place in pitcher strikeouts. Feast while you can Twins batters.
Game 3 Recap: From the Livejournal of Cole DeVries
April 4, 2013
Mood: đ Excited
Music: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop
Itâs another great day to be a Twin! We won another game against the Tigers, who are a great team with some great hitters so getting this W was very important and Meaningful to all us guys. Mike Pelfrey pitched well and the Boys really swung the bats and the Bullpen did its job and thatâs what it takes to win big games. I still havenât pitched yet but I am so excited to be back in the majors and healthy. Coach Gardenhire says Iâm gonna pitch in the next series and I might have a chance to give us another series Win and keep us rolling on the road to the Playoffs!
I just feel like this is going to be the best year ever. The offseason was very long and tough, dealing with my injury and all those other things. It was a dark time for me and maybe someday I will be ready to write about it, but for now I am just happy and grateful for my Family and Team (and Brian lol, even if he called me a p***y a lot) for helping me come back in the Spring even Stronger and more perseverant than ever. And not to be arrogant, but I really kicked a** in the Spring! Coach Gardenhire and Mr. Ryan say they are very confident in me and want to âsee what I can doâ this season and I sure do plan to show them âwhat I can doâ lol! I am going to pitch my tail off win a lot of ballgames.
Itâs great to be teammates with Brian again, even if he is still the same dirty dog lol. He didnât even play today because he was out so late last night, he brought ANOTHER girl home and woke me up at like 3 AM. Oh yeah, weâre roommates now! We have a cool apartment thatâs technically a 1 bedroom but one of the closets was so big that I am using it as my bedroom lol. Mom and Scott and Kaycie came over for housewarming and Kaycie was being a brat about how small my room is, but Brian is paying for our cable TV so he gets the big room. He said I should thank him because otherwise we wouldnât have the Playboy Channel. LOL!
I donât like to talk bad about former Teammates, but it is also good to not have A**x B*****t in the Clubhouse anymore. He was not a good presence and I can say that this yearâs team is 100% Good Guys. I told Brian this and he laughed and said âjust wait until they get to know you,â and I am not sure what he meant but he is right there are a lot of new faces to get to know.
All in all, Iâd better wrap this up because the guys are celebrating. I just have a feeling that this is going to be a great Season and I know itâs early but the clubhouse already has a playoff feel and I canât wait to get out there and Pitch.
Until next time,
Xx_Cole_38_xX
Twins 8, Tigers 2
2013 Game 3: Twins vs. Tigers – Day Game!
Game 2 Recap:
Say, who is this Escobar fellow? Sounds like a name for the future that I should know.
*Looks him up*
Oh. Well then. I guess we should appreciate what happened yesterday.
Today the Twins go for a series win against the defending division champions. This would give them an above .500 record for the first time since September 2010. Has it really been that long?
I became a baseball fan when I was 14. I watched the 2001 playoffs with my cousin and fell in love with the Twins. The next nine years were a good time to be a Twins fan, and I watched 90% of their games. 2011 was a test. I felt like a bad fan for giving up on the team and not watching as many games when they were so far behind, but something SBG said stuck with me. It's okay to not put everything you have behind the team. It's okay to simply enjoy baseball for what it is. And even though we don't think the Twins will be very good this year (JeffA excepted), games like yesterday's will still be fun to watch.
Game 3
12:10PM(CDT) Start Time
Mike Pelfrey vs. Rick Porcello
Lineup:
Hicks CF
Mauer C
Willingham LF
Morneau 1B
Doumit DH
Plouffe 3B
Parmelee RF
Carroll 2B
Florimon SS
The bad news: The Twins haven't hit any home runs.
The good news: The Twins pitchers haven't given up any home runs!
The bad news: The Tigers starters ERA against the Twins is 0.
The good news: The Tigers relievers ERA against the Twins is 6.13!
2013 Game 2: Twins hosting Tigers
Game time: 310 Central
Temp: Cold
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Its pretty silly that was not a Twins game last night. Well make that yesterday anyway. The way the MLB season starts is irritating when you are ready for the whole schedule to start as soon as possible. Anyway, the staggered start is over and the Twins play at home against the Verlanders. Luckily, Justin already had his turn in the rotation. Unluckily, we start Kevin Correia. So it goes. I assume it'll be another cold one at Target Field. So get your warm beverage of choice ready.
Go Twins!
Lineups:
Twins
- Hicks, CF
- Mauer, C
- Willingham, LF
- Morneau, 1B
- Doumit, DH
- Plouffe, 3B
- Parmelee, RF
- Dozier, 2B
- Florimon, SS
Tigers
- Jackson, A, CF
- Hunter, To, RF
- Cabrera, M, 3B
- Fielder, 1B
- Martinez, V, DH
- Dirks, LF
- Peralta, Jh, SS
- Avila, C
- Infante, 2B
2013 Game 1: Defending AL Champs at Offending AL Basement Dwellers
First Pitchâ3:10 p.m. Central
Probable StartersâJustin "Cy" Verlander vs. Vance "Can't Dance" Worley
Probable OutcomeâTry not to think about it too much
âAwright, ladies!â Ron Gardenhire bellowed as he stuck his head inside the clubhouse door. âStick your cups in your pants and hit the field, batting practice starts in five minutes!â
Inside, the entire Twinsâ 25-man roster stood in a somber circle at the center of the room. Gardenhire walked over and nudged his way inside the group, only to see a battered old steamer trunk sitting on the floor.
âSo it finally got here,â the manager muttered as he rubbed his whiskered chin. âAbout damn time, too.â
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2013 Game Logs and Recaps
Here's who had them last year; if you're on the list, you have right of first refusal. Either claim your day back, ask someone if they want to trade or let me know that you won't be doing them this year.
Game Logs
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Game Recaps
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Dominican Digest: Games of 12/18
A good day for Wilkin Ramirez. Samuel Deduno is in mid-season form.