2012 Game 157: Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins

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Six games left. Another bad year. Since the season is all but over, let's take a look at how the team performed versus the league.

Batting: 9th (4.38 runs/game)
Pitching: 14th (5.19 runs/game)
Starters: 14th (5.94 runs/game)
Relievers: 8th (4.19 runs/game)
Fielding: 11th (.688 DefEff)

Compared to last year:
Batting: 13th (3.82 runs/game)
Pitching: 13th (4.96 runs/game)
Starters: 12th (5.16 runs/game)
Relievers: 14th (4.94 runs/game)
Fielding: 14th (.677 DefEff)

I don't think the numbers for this season are describing anything we don't already know: the starters have been awful. I do think the improvement in the offense and relief pitching from bad to below average makes this season not a complete loss. I am very curious what the Twins will do this offseason.

WGOM Fitness: September 27, 2012, In the Fatherland

I'm back on the road for the next seven days and I'm going west again tonight, so I'm in full travel mode (driving at least 275 miles in each of three days). I am going to bring workout clothes west and maybe I'll work out in the hotel tonight or tomorrow. I'm looking forward to a shrimp meal at Applebee's tonight, you guys. Bold flavors. Continue reading WGOM Fitness: September 27, 2012, In the Fatherland

Happy Birthday–September 27

Whit Wyatt (1907)
Dick Hall (1930)
Dave Wickersham (1935)
Gary Sutherland (1944)
Mike Schmidt (1949)
Bob Veselic (1955)
Don Schulze (1962)
Todd Blyleven (1972)
Vicente Padilla (1977)
Jon Rauch (1978)
Jon Garland (1979)

Todd Blyleven is, as you probably guessed, the son of Bert Blyleven. He pitched in the minor leagues for seven years, getting as high as AA, then was a scout for eight years before opening Blyleven’s Dugout Baseball Academy in Huntington Beach, California.

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Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.