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QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 02:24 AM) Because he clearly isnt cutting it this season offensively and Flowers might not hit for avg. but he at least will walk and hit for some power. Id love AJ if he would agree to be backup, maybe still get 2ish games a week. I don't mean this in a negative way, but if he's on the roster, there's not a chance in hell that Ozzie wouldn't play AJP at least half the time, if not more.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 03:21 AM) AJ is AJ. You have to take the good with the bad, and Since 05, Good > > > Bad. I for one hope that AJ sticks around for another year, maybe splitting time between C/1B and DH. Why would you do that, as you'd be pretty an extremely below average bat at 1b and DH. AJP's only value is that he's a durable catcher.

Thome looks really good at the plate. Great inning for Danks!

Danks is getting some swings and misses.

Get us back in the dugout up 2 Danks (hey, it worked in the 1st)

FANTASTIC base running by Beckham.

Please don't hit into a DP Juan, as badger would deservedly get to punch me in the face.

Hell of an AB by Beckham. A month ago, he strikes out 4 times during that AB.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 02:04 AM) Hah, no, that is what I call the collective group of you in the game thread. The pregnant woman. Ugh, can't I have a 3 hour vacation?

How come I feel like AJP is going to make a boneheaded play?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 03:02 AM) And all is well with the world again. The pregnant woman has been fed her pickes. That better not be a shot at me!!

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 02:01 AM) Fair point, but we just saw the guaranteed runs the Sox were given by Burnett being in so long and he didn't get anyone out so it didn't save the bullpen. I understand the logic, but when the guy looks that bad you can't leave him in. He wasn't making it out of the 4th if not for a bad AB by Rios.

What I don't get is Twins not throwing 2 strike offspeed pitches to our hitters. They always used to do that, and our hitters really struggled.

AJP! Great swing there. Thanks Gardenhire for leaving him in.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 01:57 AM) You dont know waht the call was on the first pitch. It may have been Pierre's choice. He got a great bunt down, and it took a great play by Mauer to get him. Youre acting like Pierre is Frank Thomas in his prime and how can you take the bat away. Hes fricking Juan Pierre. Great play? Every catcher in baseball makes that play. In a game where the Twins have struggled to retire our hitters, I just hate giving up easy outs (ie: Vizquel tagging)

BALK! Nice break, get him over AJ

There's a ton of room down the RF line for AJP

Great AB by Kotsay. AJP has to get the job done.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 02:55 AM) Because if the pitcher throws a ball on a hit and run Beckham is hung out to dry? This pitcher has little control, Pierre at least can take a walk (if hes bunting). With hit and run you need a pitcher who is close to the strike zone. Exactly, so why bunt on the first pitch?

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 01:51 AM) I have nothing against the Pierre bunt, it was fine and he almost beat it out... it ended up giving our 2 best hitters a chance to tie or even take the lead in game hard to argue against it. If you're going to bunt with Pierre, why not just do a hit-and-run? He's one of the best in baseball over the last few decades at making contact when he swings.

I can't recall a game where our hitters had more 2-0 counts.

Very nice pitch to Cuddyer

This isn't the NL where the pitcher is batting. Swing away, we had 9 hits and 8 swings that resulted in outs up to that point.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 02:46 AM) Nick Punto has taken a few days off of my life. The fact that he continues to kill us despite having absolutely no talent is so frustrating. He plays like the smartest player in baseball when we face him.