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Pavano is just dominating with his fastball command.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 18, 2010 -> 12:10 AM) Frankly, he's probably totally off on his timing because of that hand, as active as his stance is. Yep, just don't want to see him develop any bad habits or start doubting himself.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 18, 2010 -> 12:10 AM) Are you kidding? Konerko killed that ball and it wound up barely in the first row. I didn't think he got that one at all. AJP hit a routine fly ball that was 10 feet from the LF warning track earlier, and Valencia/Kubel hit the wall. We didn't see a single ball go to the warning track yesterday.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 18, 2010 -> 01:06 AM) I like on the replay how Paul hit that ball so hard that after his swing he stumbled backwards. Ball is flying out today compared to the first four games here.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 18, 2010 -> 01:06 AM) No, getting nailed on the hand in game 1 of this series and probably swinging a bat with a bruised hand did that. Bad hand didn't cause him to swing at two pitches that were 2 feet off the plate, unless he was trying to get the bat thru the zone faster.

Looks like the ASB completely killed Quentin's rhythm.

Way to go Konerko!! And Vance, Pavano is good because he has the best command of any pitcher we've faced this year.

Wow Rios, stop trying to pull EVERYTHING! Hitters aren't showing much of a plan so far.

Pretty awful AB for Vizquel.

Is it in Alexei's contract that he must bunt or fake the bunt once a game? Makes very little sense to not swing at meatballs and put yourself in a situation where you have to hit the offspeed pitch.

He was able to limit the damage. Twins aren't done scoring, so our offense needs to get it going. BTW, Quentin did not look close to 100% in his first AB.

Never seen Buehrle throw so many fastballs.

Wow Buehrle...stop throwing batting practice!

Ugh, another mediocre outing by a starting pitcher is on its way. 4 in a row

Twins always have such a great approach against Buehrle. Our bat speed better pick up, as Pavano is throwing 91 mph fastballs and only PK has put a good swing on it.

Great piece of hitting by Konerko, and Rios has such amazing speed! No idea why Twins didn't throw an offspeed pitch with 2 strikes, but we'll take it.

For me, the Twins are a way bigger threat than the Tigers are. The Tigers starting rotation is so sketchy after Verlander, and their schedule is a lot harder than that of the Twins.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 08:11 PM) I thought he was going to be back in September? Nope, super quick healer I guess. Could be back next week.

QUOTE (PlunketChris @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 08:07 PM) He's full of raw talent. They threw him into the 3 hole in their lineup as soon as they called him up and he didn't skip a beat. The Indians have a nice core of young players, if they put it together before they all demand contracts, they'll be a force to be reckoned with in the AL Central. Sucks for them that Sizemore has completely fizzled out. LaPorta seems to be figuring it out, as he's hitting a lot of rockets these days.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 08:04 PM) The Indians are finally doing us some favors. Bout time. Choo's going to be back very soon, which is good because of all their games vs Twins/Tigers.

Way to go Indians! Do it for Delonte!

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 09:00 PM) YES! INDIANS WINNER! Excellent!

QUOTE (PlunketChris @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 08:59 PM) Strike out but Inge stole 2nd. Santana's got a good arm for a young catcher. They converted him from a 3b/OF to behind the plate. Surprised to see him handle it as well as he has. He's going to be an absolute star. Leading all catchers in baseball in every offensive stat since June 1st.

QUOTE (PlunketChris @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 07:54 PM) I'm extremely happy to see someone other than Kerry Wood taking the ball in the 9th for the Indians. The DL trip for Wood is a blessing for the Indians. Wood pitched really well the last few times I watched him.

If Shaq's looking for more money, he should just go back to LSU.