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Nunez' double to right plates two more. (Some witty comment about breaking the yankees' dam... When it rains, it pours.)

2nd run of the game or the inning? Game: Willingham sent the first pitch he saw to lead off the 9th over the left field wall. Inning: Suzuki and Hicks walked (Kubel and Escobar K'd) and Dozier doubled to left. (They intentionally walked Mauer, so bases are loaded)

Thank you, Mr. Willingham.

But... but... the game isn't over. And it's a rubber game... (Please forgive me if i'm in denial...)

"I hate waiting..."

"It's a tarp!" Can we Burton get out of the inning without letting any more Yankees score? Can Minnesota score in the top of the 9th to extend the game? Tune in next time, following the um, rain delay!

"Why do they call him Bullet Dodger? He Dodges bullets." I don't know if it's entirely luck. It isn't the first time this has happened. And if he had hit the cutoff man, the runner probably wouldn't have tried for 2nd.

Chocolate coating makes it go down easier... (Not to be confused with a chocolate covered pretzel) Well, so far so good...

Concur.

Noted... Ad Tootsie and Kramer vs Kramer to aught to watch movie list. Found quote in imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100150/quotes?item=qt0364720 And indeed, i reversed the two phrases, and spelled outski wrong... And beyond two phrases i cherry picked, it doesn't really have much relevance. Sorry. (All the talking about chips made me think of "Salsa Shark") Anyway, they's out of my system, and i can get back to watchin' baseball (with the twins ahead of the yankees, of all things!)

Hold on... Will look it up and get it right. (bad spelling probably doomed me) It ends with something like "sooner join a ladies league than gun a guy down..." which also could be meaningful in a baseball context.

Arcia with another good throw...

(Brings to mind a movie quote, which i'm too lazy to dredge all of it to mind, but it starts...) "Mr. Inside-outsky, straight as a cork screw..." But if they ain't hittin' it, i'm happy.

Is this evidence of anti-pitches? Or does it mean 112% of the ball curves, while only 11% of the ball is fast?

Took the words right out of my mouth...

Really? I don't have to cohere? Not used to such freedom...

Wait... That was Terry Ryan? Next thing you'll tell me is that Mr. Steinbrenner had the line "I'll have what he's having!" Or am i confused? Is Meg Ryan now the Twins General Manager? I guess i'll just take refuge in the Kurt Russell reference. Things make sense there. Chef is the King of New York, and Harry Dean Stanton is a Cabby... Yup! Throw me four balls, and i can go anywhere! And a nagging thought left over from a few game threads ago. Like and the game thread intros are strange... I think it is quicker and easier to "like" a short succinct thought, whereas something what makes you think distracts the reader from clicking like... Maybe not. I still can't say i got the knack of liking all posts i actually like... Anyway, i look forward to the game as usual... We did pretty well here last year if i recall, and that hasn't exactly been the norm.

I was actually wondering if it was fair game to use an early scratch as a late inning sub or not... I guess i got my answer. At least it wasn't a blow out...

Pitching, yes. But closing? I guess, maybe. But Plouffe/Arcia/Willingham/even Kubel might have a say in the matter.

Thanks! Sad to hear.

Speakin' of which, at the beginnin' of the thread, 'twas noted Herrman was taken out of the Red Wings' game. I assume there's not yet a word on what happened? And readin' the Rock Cats' game, sounds like they had a dramatic conclusion.

They say good fielding is catching... Hitting might be different. I don't know. But i too enjoyed those at bats, and hope there are more like 'em.

I'm on board with this. On the regular bases. (At least I hope a double is do'ble for Kubel) That said, we think we could well do with the starting consonants as found in a certain style of epic poetry...

Might be HRubris... I on the other hand, was easily satisfied with the KuBBel of the second inning. I think Circus Boy had a good 3 word phrase... "Lower your expectations."

Welcome back, Willingham! That got Plouffe home...