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2013 Twins Game Log

2013 Game 54: Mariners at Twins

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Jeremy Bonderman (?!) vs. Scott Diamond.

The Twins have somewhat gotten well lately against bad teams, and are up to an unimpressive-but-not-like-the-past-two-seasons 24-29. Bonderman last pitched in 2010 and is returning from multiple surgeries; normally I'd like a story like this to start with a happy comeback, but that can wait a game, right?

I'm going to link to the WGOM 2013 Predictions Spreadsheet since we'll be exactly one-third of the way through the season after this game. For the division winners, I highlighted any pick that is currently on track for the playoffs. For the wild cards, the darker yellow shows that both picks are on track while the lighter denotes one team is correct.

TEAMS ON TRACK FOR PLAYOFFS:
7 - Philosofer
6 - CarterHayes, DK, Dread Pirate
5 - nibbish, rowsdower, sean, socaltwinsfan, spookymilk
4 - AMR, Beau, Can of Corn, HomerDome, Rhubarb_Runner, socaltwinsfan, Zack
3 - davidwatts
0 - Jeff A

MOST PREDICTABLE DIVISION
NL West

LEAST PREDICTABLE DIVISION
Stupid Red Sox and Yankees.

MOST DIVISION WINNER PICKS HEADED TO PLAYOFFS
spookymilk (4). I needed to find a way in which I looked like I was ahead.

MOST-PICKED INCORRECT TEAM
Washington

LEAST-PICKED CORRECT TEAM
Boston (nobody)

Does anyone see any other fun stuff there? I didn't do updates on the rookies since many haven't joined the big club and it would just lead to depression over Hicks's opening month. I didn't look at MVPs either, but that's mostly because it would take a while. I'm happy with my Upton pick, though.

2013 Twins Game Log

Game 39: Red Sox @ Twins

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Well, they're back in last place again (then again, in the rough and tumble AL Central, that's not as bad a thing as it might otherwise appear).

After golf on Thursday, a group of people were sitting around talking about baseball, when the subject of Joe Mauer came up. I was expecting the worst, but the near universal consensus was that we're watching a Hall of Famer do Hall of Fame-y things. The couple dissenters were looked upon with a sort of cocked eyebrow pity. I got the sense that maybe all isn't lost. There are people - even those who aren't so statistically inclined - who can see that Minnesota's in the midst of watching one of the very best to ever play his position.

Those that can't see that? Well, they can choke on their own tongues when Joe is inducted into the Hall of Fame as they lie and say they were with him every step of the way.

Diamond vs. Dempster today (I didn't realize Dempster has been around as long as he has). Hopefully, Diamond bounces back from his last start (5 2/3 innings, 6 runs on 3 home runs), while Dempster expands upon his (5 innings, 6 runs on 3 home runs).

Twins on Leaderboards

rWAR (position players) - Mauer, 5th (2.0)
Batting Average - Mauer, 3rd (.349)
OBP - Mauer, 3rd (.431)
OPS - Mauer, 7th (.931)
Hits - Mauer, t-7th (51)
Doubles - Mauer, 3rd (16)
Triples - Dozier, t-5th (2)
RBIs - Morneau t-10th (28)
Bases on Balls - Willingham, t-3rd (25)
Bases on Balls - Mauer t-10th (21)
OPS+ - Mauer, 6th (157)
Runs Created - Mauer, t-4th (33)
Times on Base - Mauer, 4th (72)
Hit By Pitch - Willingham, 1st (6)
Hit By Pitch - Plouffe, t-4th (4)
Sacrifice Hits - Dozier, t-9th (2)
Sac Flies - Morneau, t-1st (4)
Sac Flies - Doumit, t-4th (3)
Intentional Walks - Mauer, t-4th (3)
GIDP - Dozier, t-9th (6)
Caught Stealing - Dozier, t-3rd (3)

Joe Mauer. Good at baseball? You decide.

BB/9 - Correia, 4th (1.342)
Games Pitched - Fien, t-3rd (20)*
Games Pitched - Burton, t-9th (19)
Saves - Perkins, 7th (8)
Games Started - Worley, t-1st (9)
Hits Allowed - Worley, 2nd (72)
Hits Allowed - Correia, t-10th (58)
Losses - Worley & Pelfrey, t-7th (4)
Earned Runs - Worley, 8th (31)
Games Finished - Perkins, 7th (14)

* I would expect (injury excepted of course) Fien to be high on this list at season's end.

2013 Twins Game Log

2013 Game 15: Twins at Hosers

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Like most of you, when this team lost five in a row to run their record to 4-7, I figured we'd seen .500 for the last time. Well, here we are again, after getting there with a tenth inning victory in unfriendly US Cellular Field. So, what are the chances we rise above .500?

Scott Diamond, who doesn't seem quite ready to go through the lineup three times yet, faces Gavin Floyd, who's been a thoroughly predictable pitcher for about four years now. He's having a bit of a disastrous season, but it looks to be due to bad luck (.404 BABIP; 25 percent of flies have been homers).

The last time the Twins went through a rough spell, I eventually tuned out. Yes, my life was a mess then, as I was tampering with stupid things at the time that took up most of what would have been my "focus," but I ignored baseball in every sense outside of checking the standings now and then to see that, yes, the Twins were still terrible and looked like they would be for the rest of eternity. I about gave up when they announced Butch Huskey as an important free agent signing, but as the fog in my brain cleared, the Twins started putting a decent product on the field again and thankfully, hooked me anew.

The last two years have been brutal, but - and here's my point, if it qualifies as one - I have elected not to tune out for more than a couple of days because of this community. So do I thank you for keeping me interested in baseball, or blame you for forcing me to watch bad baseball?

I choose the former. Cheers, Citizens!

2013 Twins Game Log

Game 11: Mets at Twins

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Okay, fine. Those poor fans last night deserved their free hot chocolate...

Scott Diamond gets his first start of the season this afternoon. He's on my fantasy team, so I'm hoping for a two hit shutout and expecting something mildly Halladay-ish (unfortunately, I'm talking 2013-era Halladay, so...). The Mets are sending out Matt Harvey, who looks something like the exact opposite of the type of pitcher the Twins batters want to be facing right now - lots of strikeouts, and lots of fly balls. Hicks ought to have fun with that.

Either way, it has to be better than last night, right?

Leaderboards

At Bats - Mauer, t-10th (43)Triples - Dozier & Plouffe, t-5th (1)
Walks - Willingham, 2nd (9)
Strikeouts - Hicks, t-1st (17)*
Strikeouts - Willingham, t-8th (13)
Hit By Pitch  - Plouffe, 1st (3)
Hit By Pitch - Willingham, t-2nd (2)
Hit By Pitch - Florimon & Doumit, t-8th (1)
Sacrifices - Dozier, t-2nd (1)
Sac Flies - Dozier, Plouffe, & Parmelee t-5th (1)
Caught Stealing - Escobar, Hicks, Parmelee, Dozier, & Mastroianni, t-3rd (1)*
Steal Success Rate - Plouffe, t-1st (100%)
Outs Made - Hicks, t-1st (38)
WPA - Escobar, 7th (0.6)*

rWAR For Pitchers - Correia, 8th (0.7)W/L % - Swarzack, Roenicke, and Perkins, t-1st (1.000)*
BB/9 - Correia, 6th (1.256)
Games Played - Duesnsing, t-2nd (6)
Saves - Perkins, t-6th (2)
Innings Pitched - Correia, 10th (14.1)
Games Started - Worley, t-1st (3)
Games Started - Pelfrey, Hendriks, & Correia, t-8th (2)
Hits Allowed - Worley, 1st (25)
HR/9 - Worley & Correia, t-1st (0.0)
Losses - Worley, t-1st (2)
Wild Pitches - Roenicke, Pressley, Swarzack, & Burton, t-9th (1)
Hit By Pitch - Hendriks, t-8th (1)
Batters Faced - Worley, 7th (65)
Games Finished - Perkins, t-3rd (4)

*At least Hicks is having a better season so far than Brett Wallace (.048/.091/.048 - and he's gotten his 17 strikeouts in twenty two plate appearances).* The Twins obviously lead the majors in being caught stealing - and have fewer successful steals than any other team that tries so often.
* Of course, he made a full 0.5 of that based off of one play.
* All relievers

2012 Twins Game Recaps

Game 114: Tampa Bay 7, Minnesota 3

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They lost again today, their fifth in a row. Needless to say, they were swept in  a 3 game series by the Devil Rays. Diamond picked up a no decision, Burnett took the loss. Morneau hit a 2-run homer, his 16th and Span injured his shoulder on a sprawling attempt at a catch in short center. MRI for him is pending...which means he'll be on the shelf for a couple of days, they'll run him out there on Wed or Thurs, and then figure out that he he's injured or tore something and will end up on the DL for an additional 15 days. OR maybe he's fine.

The Twins are now 49-65, tied with Kansas City for last in the AL Central (13.5 games behind the Chicago White Sox).