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Yep, another terrible effort with RISP. No reason for Omar to be swinging out of his ass like he did there.

Very nice Juan...now get him over Omar.

Do not bunt!! Especially with how shallow LF is here.

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 08:37 PM) Oh, I agree. It's just humiliating to watch them kick our ass every year then do nothing in the postseason. But this is a different Twins team, in my opinion. A lot more talent on offense...heck, their payroll is up like 30 mil since last season (and that's with Thome being cheap).

Buehrle has given us a chance to win today, even overcoming some poor command.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 08:35 PM) That's the one play Alex Rios can't seem to make. Excellent observation...he's not good coming in on the ball. Great going back and side-to-side.

Rios looking "special" on that line drive. Our guys must have done a lot of partying after the sweep yesterday.

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 08:32 PM) Gonna be so much fun to watch these f***ers sweep f***ing TEXAS and whomp EVERYBODY then get swept in the first round again. Ugh. At least we can flat out say that if Twins do win the division, they absolutely deserved it. Just a dominating performance by them in every aspect since the ASB without Morneau and Nathan.

Twins up 2-0 and threatening for more in the first already. Are they hitting over .300 since the ASB?

Wow, f*** this effort. Unreal the amount of bad pitches we've chased. Beckham sure seems to strike out too much for someone with limited power this season.

Taking strikes, swinging at ball....every AB with RISP has been the same it seems.

Nice hit by Kotsay...big at bat for Beckham here.

AJP seems to be mentally checked out of this game as well. Swinging at numerous pitches in the dirt. Beckett's making it look easy now as we keep chasing TERRIBLE pitches.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 08:19 PM) Yeah, screw this whole keep guys fresh. It's the last month of the season and you trail 3 games. You need to put the best team out there every game from here on out. What will end up happening is us losing and Minny losing as well. We kick ourselves because we had a chance to gain a game and instead we stay status quo. 3 games back. Especially with facing Scherzer and Verlander the next two days, you need to try and beat up on the 6 ERA pitcher (Beckett). If you wanted to play Kotsay, have him face one of those guys and give Konerko the day off.

QUOTE (mcgrad70 @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 08:15 PM) Unless the Sox make it to the playoffs, this will be the last of Guillen. Lest you all forget, Reinsdorf forced Guillen down Kenny's throat because the price was right. You're going to be upset when KW is the first to go.

Um, that's fan interference. Should be an out!!

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 08:10 PM) I like how Ozzie always rests guys in the Sunday lineup to keep them fresh, yet come every September, we suck. Ozzie said he wants to keep Manny fresh and he wanted to get Konerko a breather by putting him at DH.

Is Twins game in a rain delay?

Wow, as bad of a game as Konerko's had all year. He looks tired and disinterested.

QUOTE (WinorDie88 @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 08:06 PM) Just logged in. Is there a good reason why Manny isn't in the lineup? Ozzie wants to keep him healthy for next season.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 08:04 PM) Haha, Greg, you now there is no excuse playing Kotsay today. Don't even bother

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 08:02 PM) lol a 21 hopper. If he hits that he'd probably reach base. Not with how freaking slow he is

Taking strikes, swinging at balls. Haven't seen a game all season where we've chased more pitches out of the zone.

Ah yes, the beautiful Kotsay grind out to 2nd base. Happy we went out of our way to get him into the lineup today, and not only that, made it difficult to PH for him by playing him at 1B.

You could see this coming after the debacle the last two innings. Buehrle has nothing on his pitches, and that pitch selection to Ortiz on 3-2 was HORRIBLE!