July 20, 201214 yr You can view the page at http://twinsdaily.com/content.php?816-Twins-vs-Royals-07-20-2012-7-10pm
July 20, 201214 yr Author Twins:Revere CFCarroll SSMauer 1BWillingham LFMorneau DHPlouffe 3BDoumit CMastroianni RFCasilla 2B(Blackburn P) Royals:Gordon LFEscobar SSButler DHMoustakas 3BCain CFHosmer 1BFrancoeur RFPerez CBetancourt 2B(Hochevar P)
July 20, 201214 yr Hmmm. no Span. Could he be packing his bags for a trip to DC or Cincy? Bohlinger says it just a day off.
July 21, 201214 yr Was that a double given up by Blackburn on an 0-2 pitch? Have I mentioned my position on giving up solid contact on 0-2 pitches?
July 21, 201214 yr Was that a double given up by Blackburn on an 0-2 pitch? Have I mentioned my position on giving up solid contact on 0-2 pitches?It was more of a single, but your primary point remains.
July 21, 201214 yr Was that a double given up by Blackburn on an 0-2 pitch? Have I mentioned my position on giving up solid contact on 0-2 pitches?Time to cut a switch?
July 21, 201214 yr It was more of a single, but your primary point remains.I'm "watching" on gamecast. Interesting side note: According to gamecast, there have been a total of 3 pitches outside the strike zone through one inning. Lots of pitches called a ball, but only 3 outside the strike zone. I'm guessing gamecast's pitch location depiction isn't entirely, uh, accurate.
July 21, 201214 yr Was that a double given up by Blackburn on an 0-2 pitch? Have I mentioned my position on giving up solid contact on 0-2 pitches?Given that this is Blackburn pitching, I'm just glad it stayed in the ballpark.
July 21, 201214 yr I'm "watching" on gamecast.It was a ball that Revere dove for and had it hit the heel of his glove. If Span had been out there he doesn't even have a chance to make a play on the ball and it ends up a generic single.
July 21, 201214 yr To give him credit, Blackburn is starting off nicely. He's throwing strikes, he's keeping the ball down in the zone, and while he's given up 3 hits, they haven't been hit that hard (a shallow fly into center, a broken-bat bloop, and a shallow single).
July 21, 201214 yr You don't see that much - an outfielder trying to throw a runner out at first. I remember, at the end of Harmon's career, that sometimes worked - he singled to right field but couldn't get down the baseline in time to beat the throw.
July 21, 201214 yr You don't see that much - an outfielder trying to throw a runner out at first. I remember, at the end of Harmon's career, that sometimes worked - he singled to right field but couldn't get down the baseline in time to beat the throw.How dare you speak of Harmon that way. Blasphemy.
July 21, 201214 yr How dare you speak of Harmon that way. Blasphemy.Hey, I loved watching him hit the bombs, but let's be honest - at the end he did get a bit big. I remember one time he came to the plate and the organist played "Roll out the barrel.":)
July 21, 201214 yr Is everyone afraid to jinx Blacksie tonight?This is the critical inning - pitch count rising, heart of the order.
July 21, 201214 yr Who woulda thought that Blackburn would pitch 6 shutout innings and not even have one 3-ball count!
July 21, 201214 yr Who woulda thought that Blackburn would pitch 6 shutout innings and not even have one 3-ball count!Would you believe me if I said, "me?"
July 21, 201214 yr Anyone else think now would be an ideal time to sign Blackburn to a new 3 year, 30 million dollar deal?
July 21, 201214 yr I didn't think he'd pitch this well. I did think (and say) that I expected 2 to 3 good starts from him before he has problems again. (Not to jinx him). There just isn't anything predictable about this rotation right now. Of course, one could ask, what rotation? One or 2 cycles through it and then it changes again.
July 21, 201214 yr Anyone else think now would be an ideal time to sign Blackburn to a new 3 year, 30 million dollar deal?I was thinking maybe we can trade him to someone now.
July 21, 201214 yr Ron Coomer just echoed my thought - his pitches are starting to get up in the zone. Let's hope he gets out of the inning and sits back for a deserved rest.
July 21, 201214 yr Ron Coomer just echoed my thought - his pitches are starting to get up in the zone. Let's hope he gets out of the inning and sits back for a deserved rest.I would never admit that.
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