good news: i got to (mostly) watch an entertaining ballgame, with the bad guys beating the good guys. bad news: i had to have the events relayed to me by the hawk.
anyway, talk about the game, and the trade deadline here. boo-yah.
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Game 102 Recap: Minnesota Twins 7,
2012 Game 102: Chicago Quintanas at Minnesota Dudes
First Pitch - 7:10 p.m. CDT
Television - FSN
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So the Pale Hosers are leading the AL Central and the Twins are, mercifully, out of the cellar at last (thank you very much Kansas City, Cleveland with the assist). We'd all like that situation to be reversed, of course. After all, the White Sox are to the Twins as Jesus Quintana is to The Dude -- a perverse, repugnant arch-nemesis with nary a redeeming quality who nevertheless demands a miniscule measure of grudging respect. I'd like nothing better than to have the kind of starting pitching that the Sox have enjoyed this year. But sometimes you just have to roll the balls that life gives you and hope it's enough to give the pins a good stir.
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Game 100 recap: Twins 12 Cleveland 5
For the most part, the offense has been good the season. Sure there was that no hitter, and the team has been shutout several times. But all and all, good. But, the Twins are throwing out pitchers you would only recognize if you read the JeffA's minor league recaps on a regular basis: Samuel Deduno, Tyler Robertson, Luis Perdomo, the list goes on.
Tonight, Deduno was effectively wild: giving up 2 hits, walking 5, striking out 6 in 7 innings. Is he a long term solution to the pitching staff? Probably not. But it sure if fun to watch batters flail at his nasty curveball.
After hitting (what seemed like) a million groundballs to Jason Kipnis, Josh Willingham mashed a homer in the 4th to get the Twins on the board and take a 2-1 lead. Willingham is having quite a season: that was HR number 27 and 2 RBI gives him 78 and its not even August. Dick Bremer said he going to hit right around 35 HRs'. More like 40-45 and 120ish RBI. And surprisingly, is only 1 walk behind Mauer for the team lead.
Alex Casilla pulled a rabbit out of his hat and had a double and a triple and knocked in 4 (first 4 RBI game since Oct 2 2010) and the Twins breezed to a 12-5 win. Luis Perdomo made his Twins debut and looked shaky and the Tribe scored some run to make the box score look better.
The Twins are now in FORTH PLACE in the AL Central and only 8.5 games back of Cleveland for 3rd. The Twins will try to go for a sweep Sunday 1:10pm. Join the game log, because they have been rocking lately.
Francisco Liriano is now a Pale Hoser
Twitter is abuzz late the Saturday evening as the Twins trade Fransisco Liriano to the White Sox (of all teams) for minor leaguers Eduardo Escobar and Pedro Hernadez.
Escobar is a SS and Hernandez is a LHP
2012 Game 100: Pre-Columbian Americans @ Twins
First Pitch - 6:10 p.m. CDT
Television: FSN
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Gentlemen, tonight we hit the century mark for the 2012 season. If you adhere to the aged adage that every team wins 50 games and loses 50 games (a truism that is paradoxically a fallacy) and it's what you do with the other 62 games that matters, the Twins have 63 games left to start mattering and they're several games in the hole. I for one am not optimistic of much more than a fourth place finish, but teams as far back as the Twins at this point have gone on to contend in the closing days (this may or may not be a true statement, but it feels comforting to say it). Continue reading 2012 Game 100: Pre-Columbian Americans @ Twins
Where They Stand
Minnesota is 36-49, fifth in the AL Central, 11 games behind Chicago. The Twins have lost two consecutive games and are 6-4 in their last ten games.
Rochester is 44-48, tied for fifth in the IL North, 8 games behind Lehigh Valley. The Red Wings have won one consecutive game and are 7-3 in their last ten games.
New Britain is 50-40, tied for first in the EL East with Trenton. The Rock Cats have lost one consecutive game and are 6-4 in their last ten games.
Fort Myers is 10-11 in the second half, tied for third in the FSL South, 3 games behind Bradenton. The Miracle has lost one consecutive game and is 4-6 in its last ten games.
Beloit is 9-11 in the second half, sixth in the ML Western, 2 games behind five teams who are tied for first. The Snappers have won one consecutive game and are 4-6 in their last ten games.
Elizabethton is 16-7, tied for first with Greeneville in the AL West. The Twins have won one consecutive game and are 8-2 in their last ten games.
The GCL Twins are 13-9, first in the GCL South, 1.5 games ahead of the Red Sox. The Twins have won three consecutive games and are 7-3 in their last ten games.
The DSL Twins are 18-17, fifth in the B. C. B. C., 3 games behind the Rockies. The Twins have won three consecutive games and are 7-3 in their last ten games.
Two Weeks in Twins Transactions
Matt Capps was placed on the fifteen day disabled list.
Tyler Robertson was recalled from Rochester.
Shiaron Martis was acquired from the Pittsburgh organization in a trade and assigned to New Britain.
Kyle Waldrop was recalled from Rochester.
Jeff Manship was optioned to Rochester.
Cole DeVries was recalled from Rochester, then optioned him back to Rochester, then recalled him from Rochester again.
D. J. Baxendale was signed and assigned to Elizabethton.
Liam Hendriks was optioned to Rochester.
Casey Fien was recalled from Rochester.
Nick Blackburn was optioned to Rochester.
Chris Parmelee was optioned to Rochester.
Samuel Deduno was recalled from Rochester.
Matt Maloney was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester.
Luis Perdomo was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
David Bromberg was sent to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment, then was sent from Rochester to New Britain.
Deolis Guerra was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester.
Daniel Sattler was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Rene Tosoni was placed on the seven day disabled list by New Britain.
Dakota Watts was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.
Andrew Albers was placed on the seven day disabled list by New Britain.
Matt Rizzotti was released by New Britain.
Marty Popham was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.
A. J. Achter was promoted from Beloit to Fort Myers.
Jairo Perez was released by Fort Myers.
Kaleb Merck was assigned to Elizabethton.
Joe Benson was sent to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment.
Adrian Salcedo was assigned to the GCL Twins.
Jose Ramirez was assigned to the DSL Twins.
Ryan Doumit agreed to terms on a two-year contract.
Game 80 Recap: Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 4
after jacking donger after donger over the weekend, the twins squeak by the tigers with a mere 13 singles (leaving 12 on base) for their fourth win in a row, and gardy's 900th total. the bullpen held up, though not without creating some drama, and the twins denied the tigers' 8th attempt at a .500 record.
the twins are now, by virtue of teh suck of the central, only eight games back from the sox. i have a very bad feeling that they'll go on their standard july tear and hold on to all of their chips at the deadline in a foolish and misguided attempt at contention, and then crash back to earth in august empty-handed. but that's just my opinion.
Happy Birthday–July 2
Grover Hartley (1888)
Hal Wagner (1915)
Dick Greco (1925)
Red Rush (1927)
Chuck Stobbs (1929)
Mike Reilly (1949)
Tony Armas (1953)
Jose Canseco (1964)
Sean Casey (1974)
Nyjer Morgan (1980)
Samuel Deduno (1983)
Rene Tosoni (1986)
Where They Stand
Minnesota is 30-44, fifth in the AL Central, ten games behind the White Sox. The Twins have lost two consecutive games and are 5-5 in their last ten games.
Rochester is 37-43, sixth in the IL North, eight and a half games behind Lehigh Valley and Pawtucket. The Red Wings have lost one consecutive game and are 5-5 in their last ten games.
New Britain is 42-35, third in the EL Eastern, two games behind Trenton. The Rock Cats are 7-3 in their last ten games and have won one consecutive game.
Fort Myers is 3-5 in the second half, tied for fourth in the FSL South, two games behind Jupiter. The Miracle has lost two consecutive games. Overall, Fort Myers is 31-44.
Beloit is 4-3 in the second half, tied for second in the ML Western, one game behind Burlington. The Snappers have lost two consecutive games. Overall, Beloit is 43-34.
Elizabethton is 7-3, tied for first with Greeneville in the AL West. The Twins have won four consecutive games.
The GCL Twins are 4-4, tied for second in the GCL South, a half game behind the Orioles. The Twins have won one consecutive game.
The DSL Twins are 9-13, tied for seventh in the B. C. B. C., four and a half games behind the Reds. The Twins have lost five consecutive games and are 3-7 in their last ten games.