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Let's get Sale his first win!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 08:20 PM) A 2 game deficit going into Minny is a lot better than a 3 game deficit. Win 1 there and you're no worse than 2 back...and with the pitchers we have going, we ought to be able to pull 1. couldn't agree more...but you mean 3 back if you win 1 there

Thome just hit a 3 run home run off of a LHP, so Twins are going to win today. Need to hold this lead.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 08:17 PM) And the bunt pays off! Great call Ozzie!!!! How did the bunt pay off?

PK!!

Hey, Alexei bails out Ozzie! Great swing by him.

Haha, you suck Ozzie! It's the 6th f***ing inning, and you're playing for one run?

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 08:12 PM) Woo-hoo! Beckham is bunting! For a guy that struggles to hit a ball far enough to even get a sac fly.

Ugh, I hate Ozzieball!

Way to go Andruw! No bunting here!

QUOTE (danman31 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 08:09 PM) It's hard to watch Sale and think starter though. That delivery screams extreme lefty/righty splits. I know he is supposed to have the change to overcome that, but it looks so odd. I do agree with this, but who knows.

NASTY by Sale. Really fun getting to watch him and Santos develop.

Wow, that 1-2 pitch was a blatant strike and a fantastic pitch.

QUOTE (IamtheHBOMB @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 08:59 PM) Pavano's a FA next year I believe, but I'm pretty sure the Twins will try to resign him. Outside of Liriano, they have a bunch of 3s and 4s. Their starting staff is nothing special. Isn't that all you need when you have a good offense though? Slowey no hitter thru 7.

QUOTE (IceCreamPants @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 08:59 PM) Oh jeez. You cant think the word dominate is the proper word to choose there. Sometimes I just dont understand if its even possible to top your negative thinking. If Morneau stays healthy, and with their increased payroll, they are set to have a stellar lineup for quite a while. You look around the AL Central, and you see the Tigers and White Sox having some huge holes offensively in the next few years.

Ah, the human rally killer

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 08:59 PM) Some blooper luck there. Is Boesch bad on defense?

Very nice Castro!

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 08:57 PM) Teahan doubles in PK and it 5-3. Maybe we have life after all Tigers have no Valverde, so Tigers pen could be stretched thin.

Time for one of those Castro no-doubters

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 08:55 PM) Yeah there is...that pitching staff still doesn't scare anyone on paper... How many years did they sign Pavano for? Liriano, Slowey, Duensing, and Baker isn't bad at all...and they have Gibson lurking.

QUOTE (IamtheHBOMB @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 08:54 PM) That is an understatement. I was at the last game in the Twins series. The crowd checked out after the first time the team left the bases loaded. Konerko, in particular, has looked like s***. Anything low and in to him results in a swing and a miss. Konerko and Rios have seen a huge increase in their K/AB since the ASB. Pretty sure every K has been on an offspeed pitch.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 08:53 PM) Overcoming a loss like that...that's just amazing. On top of the loss of Nathan. Their roster is just stacked. It really is stacked, even with Hardy having a bad wrist all season. There's no excuse for them not to dominate the AL Central for the next few years.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 08:50 PM) Apparently. It happens every season and no one is held accountable. The pull baseball approach has been awful the last two weeks. Some pathetic at bats with RISP as well.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 08:47 PM) Impossible. I've been told numerous times that the Twins do not have a good pitching staff. The upgrade from Blackburn to Duensing is like going from Thome to Kotsay as your DH....but the exact opposite.