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This Week in Twins Transactions

Lester Oliveros was optioned to Rochester, then placed on the seven day disabled list.
Liam Hendriks was recalled from Rochester.
Steve Hirschfeld was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Carlos Gutierrez was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester.
Caleb Thielbar was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Bobby Lanigan was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Oswaldo Arcia was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.
Mark Dolenc was released by New Britain.
Edgar Ibarra was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.
Michael Tonkin was promoted from Beloit to Fort Myers.
Cole Johnson was promoted from extended spring training to Beloit.
Rory Rhodes was promoted from extended spring training to Elizabethton.
The following players were signed and assigned to Elizabethton:  J. T. Chargois, Tyler Duffy, D. J. Hicks, Zachary Jones, Mason Melotakis, Taylor Rogers.
The following players have been assigned to Elizabethton:  Jhonatan Arias, Ricardo Arevalo, Joshua Burris, Travis Harrison, Hudson Boyd.
The following players were promoted from the GCL Twins to Elizabethton:  Hein Robb, Luis Nunez, Candido Pimentel, Romy Jimenez, Tyler Herr, Kelvin Mention, Angel Mata, Stephen Wickens, Joshua Hendricks, Michael Quesada, Jorge Polanco, Brett Lee.
The following players were signed and assigned to the GCL Twins:  Jake Proctor, Jose Berrios, Alexander Muren, Jorge Fernandez, Bryan Santy, Bryan Haar, Will Hurt, Jose Licon, John Murphy.
The following players have been assigned to the GCL Twins:  John Murphy, Sam Gibbons, Chris Mazza, Trent Higginbotham, Kuo Hua Lo, Jorge Fernandez, Alexander Muren, Austin Malinowski.
The following players were promoted from the DSL Twins to the GCL Twins:  Melciades De La Cruz, Yorman Landa, Jose Ramirez.
Pedro Arias was assigned to the DSL Twins.
The following players were signed but nothing about their assignment has appeared in the transactions columns yet:  Adam Walker, Bo Altobelli


Where They Stand

Minnesota is 27-42, fifth in the AL Central, nine games behind Cleveland.  The Twins have lost one consecutive game and are 3-7 in their last ten games.

Rochester is 33-40, sixth in the IL North, eleven and a half games behind Pawtucket.  The Red Wings have lost one consecutive game and are 4-6 in their last ten games.

New Britain is 36-34, third in the EL Eastern, four games behind Reading and Trenton.  The Rock Cats have won one consecutive game and are 3-7 in their last ten games.

Fort Myers finished the first half 28-39, fifth in the FSL South, twenty and a half games behind St. Lucie.  The Miracle is 1-0 in the second half, tied for first with Bradenton and Palm Beach.

Beloit finished the first half 39-31, second in the ML Western, five and a half games behind Wisconsin.  This qualifies the Snappers for a playoff spot.

Elizabethton is 2-1, tied for first in the AL West with Bristol and Greeneville.

The GCL Twins are 3-1, first in the GCL South, one game ahead of the Rays and the Red Sox.

The DSL Twins are 8-8, third in the B. C. B. C., two and a half games behind the Diamondbacks and the Reds.  They have won three consecutive games and are 5-5 in their last ten games.

This Week in Twins Transactions

Actually two weeks:

Carl Pavano was placed on the fifteen day disabled list.
Nick Blackburn was activated from the disabled list.
Cole DeVries was optioned to Rochester.
Chris Parmelee was promoted from Rochester.
Byron Buxton was signed and assigned to the GCL Twins.
Lester Oliveros was promoted from Rochester, then optioned back to Rochester.
P. J. Walters was placed on the fifteen day disabled list.
Liam Hendriks was promoted from Rochester.
David Bromberg was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester.
Steve Hirschfeld was promoted from New Britain to Rochester, then was sent back to New Britain.
Anthony Slama was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester.
Samuel Deduno was activated from the disabled list by Rochester.
Brian Dinkelman was activated from the disabled list by Rochester.
Bruce Pugh was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.
Aaron Thompson was sent to New Britain.
Daniel Rohlfing was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.
Tom Stuifbergen was activated from the disabled list by Fort Myers.
Steven Liddle was sent from Fort Myers to Beloit.
Eddie Rosario was placed on the seven day disabled list by Beloit.
Fernando Romero was assigned to the DSL Twins.
Junior Boni was assigned to the DSL Twins.
Junior Subero was assigned to the DSL Twins.

The Twins also signed the following draft picks:  Zach Jones, Mason Melotakis, Taylor Rodgers, Bo Altobelli, Bryan Santy, D. J. Hicks, Adam Brett Walker, Joel Licon, Bryan Haar, Jonathan Murphy, and Jake Proctor.

Where They Stand

Minnesota is 25-37, fifth in the AL Central, 8.5 games behind the White Sox.  The Twins have lost two consecutive games and are 6-4 in their last ten games.

Rochester is 30-36, sixth in the IL North, 11.5 games behind Pawtucket.  The Red Wings have won one consecutive game and are 6-4 in their last ten games.

New Britain is 35-29, third in the EL Eastern, 2 games behind Trenton.  The Rock Cats have lost two consecutive games and are 3-7 in their last ten games.

Fort Myers is 27-37, fifth in the FSL South, 20.5 games behind St. Lucie.  The Miracle has lost one consecutive game and is 6-4 in its last ten games.  The first half of the FSL season is now over.

Beloit is 38-29, second in the ML Western, 6 games behind Wisconsin.  The Snappers have won one consecutive game and are 4-6 in their last ten games.  They have clinched second place in their division for the first half, which guarantees them a playoff spot.

The DSL Twins are 4-7, tied for sixth in the B. C. B. C., 4 games behind the Diamondbacks.  The Twins have lost four consecutive games and are 3-7 in their last ten games.

Happy Birthday–June 15

Babe Dahlgren (1912)
Bernice Gera (1931)
Mario Cuomo (1932)
Billy Williams (1938)
Ty Cline (1939)
Bruce Dal Canton (1941)
Champ Summers (1946)
Ken Henderson (1946)
Dusty Baker (1949)
Lance Parrish (1956)
Brett Butler (1957)
Wade Boggs (1958)
Ramiro Mendoza (1972)
Tony Clark (1972)
Andy Pettitte (1972)
Zach Day (1978)
Jeremy Reed (1981)
Tim Lincecum (1984)
Trevor Plouffe (1986)
Jake Locker (1988)

Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo was an outfielder for the Brunswick Pirates of the Georgia-Florida League in 1952.

Quarterback Jake Locker was drafted by the Angels as an outfielder in the tenth round in 2009.  He signed a contract with them, but never played a game of professional baseball.

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Game 57 Recap: Twins 8 Cubs 7 (10 innings)

Denard Span could feel his brain swimming laps between his ears.

This whole game has been one big blur, people rising up out of the dizzying maelstrom of colors and sounds shouting that we were "coming back!". How many times do we have to come back in this one? It seemed like they had come back 3 or 4 times already, let's see there was the Doumit homer (ed. note - to give the Twins a 6-5 lead), the Plouffe homer (ed. note - to tie the game at 2), the time Babe the Blue Ox ran over the Cubs catcher while Jim Thome dressed as Paul Bunyan applauded from the third base coaches box (ed. note - ????), the time Mastrioanni hit a triple - wait, Mastrioanni hit a triple? this flu is seriously messing with my head (ed. note - Mastrioanni did indeed hit a triple, it scored Dozier and tied the game at 5), and now Morneau had tripled to score Willingham and Gardy is shouting something at me.

Liddle is next to me now. Suddenly I'm on the field. Third base, I think. Yes. I focus all my energy on the bright yellow dragon standing in the batters box (ed. note - Casilla, probably). I hear the crack of the bat and I just start running. It's only after I get back to the dugout that Joe explains to me that I was out by about 20 feet and looked kind of like a fool. Honestly, at this point I'm more focused on not passing out than whether the game is over or not.

Because of that focus it took me a while to realize that I might have to bat. I'm conscious enough to realize this is probably a bad idea as the pitcher's mound currently appears to be occupied by a particularly malevolent shade of purple to my eyes. Josh Willingham looks at me in the on-deck circle and asks if I'm feeling OK. I try to reassure him, but given his look of concern, I'm guessing I ended up speaking in tongues again. I hear him mutter "I had better just take care of this myself." As he walks up to the plate.

2012 Game 54: Minnesota at Kansas City

First Pitch - 7:10 p.m. CDT
Television - FSN, FSKC
Lineups

Boolean operators are cool. I did a Google search for Game 54 and this is the picture I got. Even I am too young to remember the show when it originally aired, but I do remember it vaguely from afterschool sitcom reruns way back in the day. Sorry, I get distracted easily these days.

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This Week in Twins Transactions

Jason Marquis was released.
Jeff Manship was promoted from Rochester.
Erik Komatsu was designated for assignment, then had his contract purchased by Washington.
Kyle Waldrop came off the disabled list and was optioned to Rochester.
David Bromberg was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Nick Blackburn was sent to Rochester on a rehab assignment.
Dakota Watts was activated from the disabled list by Fort Myers.
Jhon Garcia was placed on the seven day disabled list by Fort Myers.

A listing of players who've been assigned to the DSL Twins comes after the jump.

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Game 48 Recap: Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 5

sorry, you guys. totally forgot about the recap. i must have thought it was a dream or something with capps (barely) shutting the door (here's proof if you don't believe me). the twins rallied from behind, tying the game on a ball that the mountie knocked the crap out of, and donut gave them the lead with a ball that was about 50 feet from being a home run. twins baseball!

i’m sticking with the “When will teh suck end” tag as i’m unconvinced, but this is an important first step.