Wow. Do the Twins have anything left in the tank?

 

The Twins recalled Pino and are facing some guy named George Runie Farmer. He goes by Buck for obvious reasons.

 

Two pitchers. A combined MLB experience of 60.1 innings. This is going to be a real nail-biter, I can feel it.

 

Lineups:

The Tigers optioned last night's starter and Ian Krol to the minors and brought up two more lefty relievers.

 

Fresh meat!

Edited August 23, 201412 yr by big dog

So here I am last night minding my own business watching the Twins blow the 6-1 lead.  Pressly has just thrown a wild pitch to put Kinsler on 3d and intentionally walks Cabrera to get to Martinez.  So I tells myself, I'm not going to put myself through this yet again and figure the Tigers will win something like 12-8.  So I turn off the game.  This morning go to the At Bat app on my phone and see the Twin won 20-6.

 

I hate baseball.

So here I am last night minding my own business watching the Twins blow the 6-1 lead.  Pressly has just thrown a wild pitch to put Kinsler on 3d and intentionally walks Cabrera to get to Martinez.  So I tells myself, I'm not going to put myself through this yet again and figure the Tigers will win something like 12-8.  So I turn off the game.  This morning go to the At Bat app on my phone and see the Twin won 20-6.

 

I hate baseball.

The unexpected is what makes life worth living.

The unexpected is what makes life worth living.

Yeah, although the "good" unexpected makes it worth a lot more than the "bad" unexpected.

Yeah, although the "good" unexpected makes it worth a lot more than the "bad" unexpected.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. - W. Churchill

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. - W. Churchill

Sorry, but I'm not going to be feel enthusiastic or successful if the team lurchs through 3 or 4 more 90-loss seasons.  Churchill probably wouldn't have enjoyed 12 consecutive lost battles in WW II either...

Sorry, but I'm not going to be feel enthusiastic or successful if the team lurchs through 3 or 4 more 90-loss seasons.  Churchill probably wouldn't have enjoyed 12 consecutive lost battles in WW II either...

Hey, they might miss 90 losses this season. They're right on the border of being a 90 loss team right now.

Twins are out-scoring Detroit 20-6 so far in this series

Tigers:

 

4.  Kinsler

8.  Carrera

3.  M. Cabrera

      V. Marinez

7.  JD Martinez

5.  Castellanos

9.  Kelly

2.  Avila

6.  Romine

 

1. Farmer

 

Twins:

 

8.  Santana

4.  Dozier

     Mauer

3.  Vargas

9.  Parmelee

5.  Nunez

6.  Escobar

2.  Fryer

7.  Schafer

 

1.  Pino

 

 

 

I don't think six runs will be enough to win this one, either.

Tigers:

 

4.  Kinsler

8.  Carrera

3.  M. Cabrera

      V. Marinez

7.  JD Martinez

5.  Castellanos

9.  Kelly

2.  Avila

6.  Romine

 

1. Farmer

 

Twins:

 

8.  Santana

4.  Dozier

     Mauer

3.  Vargas

9.  Parmelee

5.  Nunez

6.  Escobar

2.  Fryer

7.  Schafer

 

1.  Pino

 

 

 

I don't think six runs will be enough to win this one, either.

Escobar probably gets the double now.

Hey, they might miss 90 losses this season. They're right on the border of being a 90 loss team right now.

Oh, I'm not that hung up on 90 losses as compared to say, 89.  I just don't want continued failure to be treated enthusiastically.  And I don't think the Twins are doing that- my problem is just with Churchill.

 

I'm reasonably optimistic about the future.  I'm even more optimistic about today.

The Tigers optioned last night's starter and Ian Krol to the minors and brought up two more lefty relievers.

 

Fresh meat!  fish! Fresh fish! Fresh fish!

 

Fixed it for ya.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. - W. Churchill

 

Yeah, but Churchill never saw the Twins play. (But I'm keeping my enthusiasm anyway.)

Edited August 23, 201412 yr by Circus Boy

Yeah, but Churchill never saw the Twins play. (But I'm keeping my enthusiasm anyway.)

No, but he saw the French Army in 1940. We've got it easy.

I hear little Oswell Arcia was sick overnight, which is why Oswaldo is absent the first game. Best wishes to the whole family.

Here we go! Pino gets Kinsler on a short fly ball.

I don't think Cabrera is right. If he doesn't hit like a Triple Crown winner, the Tigers will be watching in October.

So here I am last night minding my own business watching the Twins blow the 6-1 lead.  Pressly has just thrown a wild pitch to put Kinsler on 3d and intentionally walks Cabrera to get to Martinez.  So I tells myself, I'm not going to put myself through this yet again and figure the Tigers will win something like 12-8.  So I turn off the game.  This morning go to the At Bat app on my phone and see the Twin won 20-6.

 

I hate baseball.

If the Twins had blown the lead and lost 20-6, I would hate baseball.  Winning 20-6 is OK. 

Nice start for Pino. As The Chief sez: "The post-game presser is still on!"

Dozier has 72 walks. That keeps the OBP respectable.

Update:

 

First base is scoring position.

RBI single scores Dozier from first!

Update:

 

First base is scoring position.

I am waiting for a long ball to say "home plate is scoring position".

Twins are out-scoring Detroit 20-6 so far in this series

and now it's 21-6.

Lousy one running inning. 

Nunez needs to get a helmet that fits.

Maybe we can get more than just one run.

Bases loaded, nobody out. Bunting situation for Schafer??

Bases loaded, nobody out. Bunting situation for Schafer??

I don't think so.