tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post1469789007800208676..comments2023-11-05T06:49:09.637-06:00Comments on Twins Geek: A Dozen Memories Before BedJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13907268840665045299noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-47290557429308470772009-10-08T15:41:29.530-05:002009-10-08T15:41:29.530-05:00My daughter's friend described Carlos Gomez sc...My daughter's friend described Carlos Gomez scoring the winning run as watching a puppy chase a meatball down a flight of stairs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-91856123573445096552009-10-08T09:37:03.844-05:002009-10-08T09:37:03.844-05:00I think the Al-co-hol-ic chants were fair enough. ...I think the Al-co-hol-ic chants were fair enough. Certainly nice to see someone taking him to ask since the media wasn't up to the job. <br /><br />I guess in Michigan you can still get away with beating your wife while you are drunk as long as you have a GM that can come get you at the police station. Pretty much any other state that gets you locked up for the night.<br /><br />As far as Army of Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387586702890914065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-55391897972751722242009-10-08T01:37:05.352-05:002009-10-08T01:37:05.352-05:00Thanks for this, John. I wanted to write something...Thanks for this, John. I wanted to write something like this. Maybe I still will. But this is perfect.TeeAhr1https://www.blogger.com/profile/04424566097296410094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-52871755264813460962009-10-07T20:08:42.591-05:002009-10-07T20:08:42.591-05:00I love Span, and I'm not anti-bunt, but that j...I love Span, and I'm not anti-bunt, but that just isn't one of the times you can bunt. Span is one of the best hitter in the lineup, and by bunting he takes that bat away from the best hitter in the lineup and gives the other team an out. He's also hard to double up. <br /><br />Tolbert can bunt and I don't blink. Ditto Gomez or Punto. And I would've even supported the Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907268840665045299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-90187172848326778192009-10-07T18:02:18.015-05:002009-10-07T18:02:18.015-05:00'The 3-4-5 batting order needs to be Mauer, Cu...'The 3-4-5 batting order needs to be Mauer, Cuddyer, Kubel.'<br /><br />Agreed. We should have had Kubel following Cuddyer all season to force more pitching changes instead of letting the LHP be an automatic decision to face the heart of the order. Every pitching change brings the possibility that a guy simply doesn't have it that night (just look at our beleaguered bullpen this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-54580812648954585402009-10-07T17:07:02.012-05:002009-10-07T17:07:02.012-05:00One thing I hope to remember is the degree to whic...One thing I hope to remember is the degree to which players who might have been goats got redemption; the best combined example I can think of is Ryan Raburn losing Cuddyer's liner in the left field lights, resulting in Cuddy's triple, then getting an amazing throw to take advantage of Casilla's baserunning error to nail him at the plate to keep the game going. And of course, Casilla David Wintheiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026301321724958368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-13317820403384575522009-10-07T13:43:45.526-05:002009-10-07T13:43:45.526-05:00marsh was very bad in the first 4 innings. he was...marsh was very bad in the first 4 innings. he wasn't calling anything most of the game, but there were a few inside strikes he called on kubel and a couple others. baker got nothing from him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-88052459039185213302009-10-07T13:30:51.985-05:002009-10-07T13:30:51.985-05:00The 3-4-5 batting order needs to be Mauer, Cuddyer...The 3-4-5 batting order needs to be Mauer, Cuddyer, Kubel. That way you don't lose **2** bats whenever you insert Gomez for Kubel.<br /><br />Mauer is going to get intentional walks regardless, but who is going to pitch to him with Gomez on deck?<br />-ossieOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-22281733998681232632009-10-07T12:13:38.303-05:002009-10-07T12:13:38.303-05:00Phenomenal post, TG. I couldn't resist re-watc...Phenomenal post, TG. I couldn't resist re-watching some of these moments on the mlb.tv archive as I read.<br /><br />I got curious about Marsh's strike zone, so I did a little analysis over at my place. Not sure he was actually all that inconsistent, although like Jason above I thought he changed his zone late in the game:<br />http://awaygames.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/strike-zone-follies/Chiasmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078121729195745883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-25798380699219134552009-10-07T11:30:55.755-05:002009-10-07T11:30:55.755-05:00Due to a prior commitment I was unable to watch th...Due to a prior commitment I was unable to watch the game. So I've gotten all my news of the game via SportsCenter/Baseball Tonight and the local media (Twins Geek included). <br /><br />One of the broadcasts had a quote from Inge. He said, "Except for the outcome it was the best game I've ever played in or seen." My guess is that none of the participants on either side felt Jack Ungerleiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078183170122869920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-9944156506681475722009-10-07T10:08:55.586-05:002009-10-07T10:08:55.586-05:00To add to the list of memories, how about Punto si...To add to the list of memories, how about Punto singling to lead off the 7th on a 9-pitch at-bat (without which, Cabrera's home run doesn't give the Twins the lead) and walking on a 10-pitch at bat to lead off the 9th? Not bad for "a guy who can't hit."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-39744199791469855822009-10-07T09:15:26.123-05:002009-10-07T09:15:26.123-05:00As I left the stadium I realized my voice was gone...As I left the stadium I realized my voice was gone and my hands were so sore from clapping that my elbow tendinitis had flared up. When I got home I realized my ears were ringing...<br /><br /> I don't recall a playoff game this century where the crowd was into it like last night, perhaps it's the improbable run or the fact no one wanted that to be the last game in the Dome. In '87 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-32504084586264514022009-10-07T08:55:56.181-05:002009-10-07T08:55:56.181-05:00regarding Marsh... during the first 7-8 innings I ...regarding Marsh... during the first 7-8 innings I though his strike zone was extremely small (make em swing the bat Ump!) but consistent. He seemed to expand it over the last few frames, but not in a consistent manner. Overall not a horrible job, in all fairness he could've called a hbp later on in the game, it definitely brushed his jersey.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198484711267238747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-77493128281566424202009-10-07T08:31:34.048-05:002009-10-07T08:31:34.048-05:00Re: 10th inning pitch to Inge called a ball. My ...Re: 10th inning pitch to Inge called a ball. My 11-yr old daughter gave me the same look and almost started to cry. Her jumping and running around the living room after the win made the whole baseball season worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-31172900926506648322009-10-07T07:34:54.829-05:002009-10-07T07:34:54.829-05:00Did anyone notice that was Keppel's first majo...Did anyone notice that was Keppel's first majorleague win last night?Doofushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453610945798044190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-7588734590145295442009-10-07T02:31:46.714-05:002009-10-07T02:31:46.714-05:00Very nicely done, sir. I, too, should be sleeping,...Very nicely done, sir. I, too, should be sleeping, but that would break the spell, and I fear that when I wake it will all have been a wonderful dream...Twaynnoreply@blogger.com