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Twins:

Span CF

Revere RF

Willingham DH

Morneau 1B

Doumit LF

Valencia 3B

Dozier SS

Butera C

Casilla 2B

(Deduno P)

 

Red Sox:

Ellsbury CF

Crawford LF

Pedroia 2B

Gonzalez 1B

Ross DH

Lavarnway C

Middlebrooks 3B

Kalish RF

Ciriaco SS

(Lester P)

Rocketpig, what is the story with Mauer... Is he ok?

Rocketpig, what is the story with Mauer... Is he ok?

Most likely just a day off, Mauer has been playing nearly every day for a while and he has started to struggle a bit (past 3-4 games)

Yeah, the Twins haven't had a day off in awhile and I assume that Mauer is just taking a day off to rest.

So we have Casilla as the Latin whisperer along with Drew?

Joe C at StarTrib said in his lineup write up that Gardenhire said even during the last series (or over the weekend) that Mauer would get a day off on the road trip. Shouldn't be cause for alarm. (Oh please, oh please, oh please...with apologies to Gary Larson for using his material.)

Most likely just a day off, Mauer has been playing nearly every day for a while and he has started to struggle a bit (past 3-4 games)

Mauer didn't have a very good series against the WSox. Giving him a day vs. a tough lefty isn't a bad thing. Besides, Gardy said that he wanted Butera to play pretty soon (ugh!).

Suck it, Lestah.

September can't come soon enough so we can have a expanded roster.

Drew, whispering up a storm of epic proportions thus far.

And getting out.

Drew just advanced a runner at 724pm central standard time

Of course he's also calling a one hit shutout from a wild pitcher through five innings.

Of course he's also calling a one hit shutout from a wild pitcher through five innings.

I agree and I would submit that Deduno and Butera deserve a lot of praise for their performances tonight.

Ruh-roh...2 straight reach base.

 

 

Psst, psst, psst, psst.

Drewduno!

Every time Dickbert talks about Drew somewhere a kitten is killed.

Ruh-roh...2 straight reach base.

 

 

Psst, psst, psst, psst.

And three outs to go with it.

 

If Deduno ever got that fastball across the plate a lot of people could de-angst about Liriano.

 

If Deduno ever got that fastball across the plate a lot of people could de-angst about Liriano.

Including me.

Every time Dickbert talks about Drew somewhere a kitten is killed.

I've got the Sawks announcers tonight, they don't even acknowledge his exsistance.

 

Though, I admit I'm not sure what Jerry Remy is saying half the time.

Blyleven has prounced his name 80 different ways.

 

Did I just hear DeDoumit?

Can you imagine, your looking at slop the whole game and Perkins comes in, and starts buzzing 97mph fast balls under your chin.

Good game, Mastroianni.

I'm going to periodically talk crap about Dozier more often on here. Seems to work well for the kid.

Now a non save situation

 

Get Gray up in the Bullpen.

Perkins, now unavailable for a week.

Perkins, now unavailable for a week.

Yeah, Perkins pitching here makes about as much sense as Jeff Gray pitching in a tie game in the ninth. Don't the Twins have mop-up guys for exactly this type of situation?

Don't the Twins have mop-up guys for exactly this type of situation?

They do, he mopped up the 9th the other night.

They do, he mopped up the 9th the other night.

Touché