Twins Headlines, A 2008 Diary

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:26 am

Game #44, MIN 7, TEX 6: "Unlikely heroes come through"

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packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:00 am

Irishmans Shanty wrote:Game #44, MIN 7, TEX 6: "Unlikely heroes come through"

I wonder who the "likely" ones are.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:15 am

packerboy wrote:
Irishmans Shanty wrote:Game #44, MIN 7, TEX 6: "Unlikely heroes come through"

I wonder who the "likely" ones are.

Jason Kubel! 2-4. If those goofballs hitting in front of him would've gotten on base, that game would've been over by 5th!

Cuddyer - 9 L.O.B.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:28 am

Hey Mike, nice contract.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:25 pm

Jason Kubel OBP .276
Frank Thomas OBP .361

Damn it'd be nice to have a guy on base more often...

Mike Lamb Watch
37 G, 124 AB, 7 R, 27 H, 6 2B, 0 HR, 17 RBI, .218 BA, .252 OBP, .952 FP

Explain to me what this big hoopla is about Kubel. His stats are just about as sucky as Lamb's. Take out his little 4 game "power surge" and he is Mike Lamb. Explain to me why you didn't want Frankie T?

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:53 pm

EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:Explain to me why you didn't want Frankie T?

Again? Explain to me why you did want him, because I haven't heard any decent argument supporting that from anybody.

Is it his 1 more run? 3 more RBI? 4 more GIDP? Worse SLG?

All that extra OBP isn't translating to squat. The guy is clearly past his prime, and teetering dangerously on the edge of worthless.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Tue May 20, 2008 10:14 pm

Govs93 wrote:
EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:Explain to me why you didn't want Frankie T?
Again? Explain to me why you did want him, because I haven't heard any decent argument supporting that from anybody.

Is it his 1 more run? 3 more RBI? 4 more GIDP? Worse SLG?

All that extra OBP isn't translating to squat. The guy is clearly past his prime, and teetering dangerously on the edge of worthless.

Isn't translating into squat? Who does he have to bat him in? Would you rather have a guy on base or a guy in the dugout? I'll take a guy on base everytime because that isn't an out and is a possible run, I don't know what kind of team you would coach Govs.

He would have thrived on the Twins as the RH bat behind Morneau that Delmon was supposed to be this year. Just watch...

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Wed May 21, 2008 6:38 am

EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:
Govs93 wrote:
EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:Explain to me why you didn't want Frankie T?
Again? Explain to me why you did want him, because I haven't heard any decent argument supporting that from anybody.

Is it his 1 more run? 3 more RBI? 4 more GIDP? Worse SLG?

All that extra OBP isn't translating to squat. The guy is clearly past his prime, and teetering dangerously on the edge of worthless.
Isn't translating into squat? Who does he have to bat him in? Would you rather have a guy on base or a guy in the dugout? I'll take a guy on base everytime because that isn't an out and is a possible run, I don't know what kind of team you would coach Govs.

He would have thrived on the Twins as the RH bat behind Morneau that Delmon was supposed to be this year. Just watch...

He gets on base, but doesn't drive in any more runs than Kubel, or score any more... So all that time spent on base and ending up nowhere is advantageous how? The object of the game is to score runs, and he's not contributing any more than Kubel. It's six of one, half a dozen of another.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Wed May 21, 2008 10:31 am

Game #45, MIN 11, TEX 4: "Runs pile up fine without the long ball"

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Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Wed May 21, 2008 10:53 pm

Game #46, TEX 10, MIN 1: "Seven-run sixth spells disaster for Blackburn, Twins"

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Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Thu May 22, 2008 7:45 pm

Game #47, TEX 8, MIN 7: "Tenth-inning home run sinks Twins"

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Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sat May 24, 2008 3:52 pm

Game #48, MIN 9, DET 4: "Untapped power puts big charge into Twins"

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EREmpireStrikesBack · Sat May 24, 2008 10:38 pm

Govs93 wrote:
EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:
Govs93 wrote: Again? Explain to me why you did want him, because I haven't heard any decent argument supporting that from anybody.

Is it his 1 more run? 3 more RBI? 4 more GIDP? Worse SLG?

All that extra OBP isn't translating to squat. The guy is clearly past his prime, and teetering dangerously on the edge of worthless.
Isn't translating into squat? Who does he have to bat him in? Would you rather have a guy on base or a guy in the dugout? I'll take a guy on base everytime because that isn't an out and is a possible run, I don't know what kind of team you would coach Govs.

He would have thrived on the Twins as the RH bat behind Morneau that Delmon was supposed to be this year. Just watch...

He gets on base, but doesn't drive in any more runs than Kubel, or score any more... So all that time spent on base and ending up nowhere is advantageous how? The object of the game is to score runs, and he's not contributing any more than Kubel. It's six of one, half a dozen of another.

Did you not read what I said? You need people behind you to score runs (unless you are CarGo and can steal your way around the bases). The A's don't have anything behind him. Put the Twins 6 & 7 behind him and he'll score plenty of runs. Btw, he's beating Kubel in every category. Govs has one great eye for talent.

Mike Lamb Watch:
41 G, 138 AB, 12 R, 32 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 20 RBI, .232 AVG, .270 OBP, .958 FP

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sat May 24, 2008 11:08 pm

Game #49, DET 19, MIN 3: "Humiliation in Detroit"

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Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:06 pm

Game #50, MIN 6, DET 1: "From little hits to one gigantic blast"

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Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:50 am

Game #51, MIN 4, KC 3: "Twins turn collapse into victory"

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packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Wed May 28, 2008 10:37 am

One dumb play by a young outfileder doesn't exactly constitute a collapse.

Dont leave your feet with guys on base and less than 2 out. Not with a 3 run lead. Never.

What does this team do in Forida in Feb/March? Play golf?

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Wed May 28, 2008 10:54 am

packerboy wrote:One dumb play by a young outfileder

More proof that the sum of the parts thus far = .500

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Thu May 29, 2008 7:28 am

Game #52, MIN 9, KC 8: "Twins rally for a smashing finish"

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Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:59 am

Game #53, MIN 5, KC 1: "Slowey shows road is his home"

This is the worst one yet

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Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sat May 31, 2008 7:23 am

Game #54, NYY 6, MIN 5: "Experience wins out"

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Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:32 pm

Game #55, NYY 7, MIN 6: "Twins come up a bit short"

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Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:04 am

Game #56, MIN 5, NYY 1: "After scare for both teams, Twins put away Yankees"

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OGEE OGELTHORPE · Post by **OGEE OGELTHORPE** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:21 am

Twins win "Mauer says give me the damn shaver"

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:34 am

Game #57, MIN 6, NYY 5: "Mauer's first HR of season worth the wait; Twins earn split"

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