2012 Twins Game Log

2012 Game 7: Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins

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Matt Harrison
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Anthony Swarzak

Last season was crap, but the Twins managed to beat the AL champions five of the eight times they played including three out of four in Minnesota. The bad news: Swarzak pitched in that game. The good news: the loser was Duensing, who went two innings and gave up seven runs. Swarzak went the next six, giving up only two runs.

Harrison also lost in the homestand, in the one game where Liriano was awesome. That was the game where Harrison got hit in the head, the Twins decided to score a bunch, and messed up Liriano's groove. Don't mess up Swarzak's groove and 158-4 stays in sight.

Keeping Track

Where They Stand

Minnesota is 2-4, fourth in the AL Central, three games behind Detroit.  The Twins have won two consecutive games.

Rochester is 5-3, second in the IL North, one game behind Lehigh Valley.  The Red Wings have lost one consecutive game.

New Britain is 5-3, second in the EL East, two games behind Reading.  The Rock Cats have won one consecutive game.

Fort Myers is 4-3, tied for second in the FSL South, one game behind St. Lucie.  The Miracle has won four consecutive games.

Beloit is 3-4, tied for fourth in the ML West, two games behind Burlington and Cedar Rapids.  The Snappers have lost one consecutive game.

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Willis Earl Beal – Evening’s Kiss

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we last visited mr. beal a couple months back. well, his album came out a couple weeks ago, and the initial press is ready to embrace him as their current hipster darling.

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2012 Twins Game Recaps

Game 6 Recap: From the Brink

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The hero closed his eyes as he concentrated on his hands. The rope had gone beyond chafing, he was now gripping it so tightly that he imagined the particles in the rough fibers and in his skin mixing and merging until they were indistinguishable from each other. He could hold on forever. For the rest of his life.

He could hear his enemy coming closer, heavy boots clattering across the flagstone court. He would cut the rope, he would let the hero fall into the void below to land amongst the rest of the twisted and broken bodies. The enemy would turn around, victorious, heavy boots would clatter again across the flagstone court, and he would watch the sun set and rise again. But the enemy would not break the hero's grip.

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2012 Twins Game Log

2012 Game 6: Angels at Twins

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Francisco Liriano vs. Dan Haren

So, the Twins are well on their way to 158-4, the best record in franchise history. I wanted to take this game log to look at some recent signings by today's teams.

Josh Willingham Albert Pujols
Average .353 .222
OBP .421 .333
SLG .941 .667
Home runs 3 (on pace for 97) 0 (on pace for 0)
RBI 6 2
Contract 3 years/$21 million 10 years/$240 million

We're getting twice the production for a tenth of the contract. Is it really any wonder that the Twins are on pace to win 158 games?

Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.