Milkman delivers Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 10, 2011 -> 11:10 PM) The Indians are starting to remind me of the 2006 Tigers. I keep waiting for them to come back to earth and waiting and waiting and they just never do. They aren't this good, but the longer they keep playing over their head, the less they are going to have to win into the future. Not possible, sorry. Edited May 11, 2011 by Milkman delivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 10, 2011 -> 11:18 PM) Not possible, sorry. I hope not. I said the same thing about Detroit in '06 until around Memorial Day, and they ended up winning 94 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 10, 2011 -> 11:31 PM) I hope not. I said the same thing about Detroit in '06 until around Memorial Day, and they ended up winning 94 games. My bad, I edited my post to show my sarcasm more fully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 10, 2011 -> 11:34 PM) My bad, I edited my post to show my sarcasm more fully. I follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) When times are bad, we expect good players to step up. That's what Michael Cuddyer did in 2009 when he filled in for Justin Morneau at first base and did a lot of the heavy lifting in the final weeks as the Twins rallied to win the AL Central in the season of 163 games. This year, so far, it's not happening. And this is the most telling manifestation: So far this season, Cuddyer has three home runs and four RBI in 122 plate appearances. That means he's driven in exactly one player who isn't named Cuddyer. That was Jason Kubel with a fielder's choice on April 23 against Cleveland. Save for the solo home runs, Cuddyer does not have a run-scoring hit in the 52 times he's batted with runners on base -- including 27 with runners in scoring position. Howard Stringer (Section 219), www.startribune.com/sports Edited May 11, 2011 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 My goodness the Twins are awful. How the f*** did we lose to them again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 11, 2011 -> 02:29 PM) My goodness the Twins are awful. How the f*** did we lose to them again? Lack of balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Same reason we lose in Oakland usually. We've only won 6 of our last 30 against Minnesota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 11, 2011 -> 02:40 PM) Same reason we lose in Oakland usually. We've only won 6 of our last 30 against Minnesota. It's this reason alone that Guillen needs to go. Could you imagine having a Bears coach that continually lost to the Packers every single year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Nope. That's the equivalent of having a 2-8 record in every 10 games against a team for 3 years running. By the way, the Twins have received 5 free passes to the basepaths (by the Tigers) in the last 1+ inning and still haven't come up with a hit with RISP. Not to mention a passed ball. If they don't win this game or at least tie it, they really are worse than the White Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 11, 2011 -> 02:29 PM) My goodness the Twins are awful. How the f*** did we lose to them again? Way to wake up Jason Kubel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 11, 2011 -> 02:42 PM) It's this reason alone that Guillen needs to go. Could you imagine having a Bears coach that continually lost to the Packers every single year? Actually I can. Dick Jauron & Dave Wannstedt. But yes they were fired eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) There's a situation where Ozzie would have been grilled. 1 out, runners on 2nd and 3rd and you don't want the Twins' best hitter to beat you. It would have put the go-ahead runner at 1st, but geez. Schlereth already had given up a homer to Kubel, I think it was last night even, and there's Ozzie's dreaded L/L match-up. Morneau does have 2 doubles in this game, but he was the 2nd coldest hitter on the Twins of their "veteran" players. I think 90% of MLB managers would have walked Kubel to face Morneau there, setting up a force at any base. We'll see how well Mijares and Capps can do with the lead. Seems like one of those typical Twins' victories that might get their season turned around. Of course, Sox fans have said the same thing at least twice in the last couple of weeks. ONLY THE 3rd TIME THEY"VE SCORED 5 OR MORE RUNS THE ENTIRE SEASON. Edited May 11, 2011 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Who's this Louis Coleman reliever on KC? Fantastic strikeout numbers in the minors, and he's doing well in the majors so far also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/121677159.html Reporters and questioning fans already turning on pretty boy Mauer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ May 11, 2011 -> 10:55 PM) Who's this Louis Coleman reliever on KC? Fantastic strikeout numbers in the minors, and he's doing well in the majors so far also. http://www.peekyou.com/ext/?target=http://...ty=®ion= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benchwarmerjim Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 12, 2011 -> 05:23 AM) http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/121677159.html Reporters and questioning fans already turning on pretty boy Mauer. Pat Ruesse is a columnist, not a reporter. His reoccurring theme this year is the Twins are a bunch of pansies because they dont play through injuries. But there is not doubt about it, the Rochester Minnesota Twins stink this year. They cant score runs, and they chance they do score more than 3 runs, the pitching gives up more. Its hard to watch. I keep waiting for the season to turn a corner, but as we get toward the middle of May and the team floundering, its getting real hard to see things turning around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 QUOTE (Benchwarmerjim @ May 12, 2011 -> 08:30 AM) Pat Ruesse is a columnist, not a reporter. His reoccurring theme this year is the Twins are a bunch of pansies because they dont play through injuries. But there is not doubt about it, the Rochester Minnesota Twins stink this year. They cant score runs, and they chance they do score more than 3 runs, the pitching gives up more. Its hard to watch. I keep waiting for the season to turn a corner, but as we get toward the middle of May and the team floundering, its getting real hard to see things turning around You still have what, 17 guaranteed wins games against the White Sox left right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) Only 16!!! I think this might be the first time in recent MLB history that a team with a $100+ million dollary payroll was sitting on the same number of victories for the season as games back in the standings already on May 11th. That at-bat by Valencia was among the myriad things eating at manager Ron Gardenhire. "Man on second, doesn't get him over, flips a weak fly ball," Gardenhire said. "That's not good enough. That's not how we play. And [he's like], 'I'm trying.' "OK, you are trying. Get it done. That's how we have to do it. Get it done because I'm tired of 'trying.'" Gardenhire said he would have preferred a ground ball to the right side of the infield. It's the little things the manager wants. He's not asking everyone to be Kubel. www.startribune.com/sports Another amazing stat. Without Kubel added to the team offensive stats, they're at a .219 BA and something like a 270-280 OBP. Only 3 games all season with five or more runs scored (including the loss last night, which included a blown save in the 8th and a blown tie game in the top of the 9th). Edited May 12, 2011 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 12, 2011 -> 09:10 AM) Only 16!!! I think this might be the first time in recent MLB history that a team with a $100+ million dollary payroll was sitting on the same number of victories for the season as games back in the standings already on May 11th. Again...the 2010 Mets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Believe it or not, the Mets' low point last season was 5 games under .500 at 74-79 and 18 GB near the end of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Tribe down 4-0 bottom of 2 after losing at home for the first time since the Sox beat them. Hopefully this is the start of something beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claydude14 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Oooo I'm off work today and was mulling over what to do with myself, I'm gonna turn on the Indians game. Go Rays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Wow, Hafner only has 14 RBI's? The way he's been hitting/taking HGH I would have expected way more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 QUOTE (Cali @ May 12, 2011 -> 12:13 PM) Wow, Hafner only has 14 RBI's? The way he's been hitting/taking HGH I would have expected way more I see what you did there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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