July 11, 200916 yr QUOTE (Benchwarmerjim @ Jul 10, 2009 -> 12:31 PM) he sniffs and whispers yeah that's pretty f***ing weird
July 18, 200916 yr Big news in the AL Central, Joel Zumaya once again hurt after last nights appearance vs the Yankees http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/...6050_recap.html Zumaya (3-3) relieved to start the seventh, gave up a leadoff single to Derek Jeter and a long double to Damon that glanced off the glove of Clete Thomas and ricocheted against the wall above the right-field scoreboard. Rather than issue an intentional walk that would load the bases for Alex Rodriguez , Zumaya pitched to Teixeira and fell behind in the count 3-1. Teixeira lined the next pitch into the second deck in right field for his 22nd homer, just his second since June 12, and his third hit of the night. ''Disgusted, upset, don't know what to think right now,'' Zumaya said. ''Obviously my arm's not right.'' He said he felt a ''slight little pop'' in his pitching shoulder on his fourth-to-last pitch, fouled off by Nick Swisher . Swisher then walked, and Melky Cabrera grounded out. ''They just did X-rays,'' Zumaya said. ''I'm leaving for Detroit tomorrow, and I'm going to get an MRI. I don't even know how I threw the last three pitches. I just tried to throw them down the middle. I was in some serious pain. I couldn't even lift my arm.''
July 18, 200916 yr It's not like he was doing good this year. He had no control and would be forced to throw his straight fastball down the middle in hitters counts. Until he finds some control, he'll never be anything more than an over hyped SU man.
July 18, 200916 yr QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 18, 2009 -> 11:02 AM) It's not like he was doing good this year. He had no control and would be forced to throw his straight fastball down the middle in hitters counts. Until he finds some control, he'll never be anything more than an over hyped SU man. He's lost the Tigers a lot of games. Kind of sucks that he won't be there to blow games anymore.
July 18, 200916 yr It's not like he was doing good this year. He had no control and would be forced to throw his straight fastball down the middle in hitters counts. Until he finds some control, he'll never be anything more than an over hyped SU man. He's also been booed off the stage in nearly 50% of his Guitar Hero games.
July 19, 200916 yr QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Jul 18, 2009 -> 05:44 PM) He's also been booed off the stage in nearly 50% of his Guitar Hero games. That's because DeWayne Wise is his bassist.
July 19, 200916 yr you guys can forget about winning the division now, the Twins signed Mark Grudzielanek
July 19, 200916 yr QUOTE (Benchwarmerjim @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 02:47 PM) you guys can forget about winning the division now, the Twins signed Mark Grudzielanek At least he's a better hitter than Nick Punto. Not a horrible signing.
July 20, 200916 yr Kinsler hits a walk off homer off of RA Dickey to win it for the Rangers, twins lose. All things stay the same in the central tonight. Edited July 20, 200916 yr by southsideirish71
July 20, 200916 yr Ian Kinsler with his second home run of the day. Bottom 12th off RA Dickey, Rangers win, Twins remain third.
July 20, 200916 yr Grudzielanek is not a SS anymore. He will be replacing Casilla (.177) and Tolbert over at 2B. Punto, Buscher, Harris and Delmon Young will all continue to get significant playing time, and their OPS numbers are pretty abysmal, even compared to the White Sox.
July 20, 200916 yr well, Gruds was signed to a minor league deal, so he may not even make it to the big leagues. (slim chance on that I would say, unless an injury comes up) I just roll my eyes at the whole deal because its another typical Twins signing. aged/washed up veteran signed cheap to plug a hole instead of going out, spending some capital (money or prospects) and getting someone who can play second base (or third base, or a relief pitcher) for an extended time
July 20, 200916 yr Twins fans seemed pissed about Gardy's decision making tonight. Apparently Nathan was warmed and ready for Kinsler, and he went with...RA Dickey.
July 20, 200916 yr If he hadn't been a Type B, Grudz would have been signed long ago. I really miss his defense here in KC...
July 20, 200916 yr A B free agent is nothing for the team signing him. It just gives a supplemental pick to the team that offered him arbitration.
July 21, 200916 yr QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 20, 2009 -> 09:54 PM) Gio with a great start against Minnesota tonight. He is so bad. And I actually thought he could be decent, but man, he is just awful.
July 21, 200916 yr QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 20, 2009 -> 08:08 PM) He is so bad. And I actually thought he could be decent, but man, he is just awful. He's a lot like JP Howell. I look for him to eventually get cut and make it on another squad as a reliever.
July 21, 200916 yr QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 20, 2009 -> 08:17 PM) He's a lot like JP Howell. I look for him to eventually get cut and make it on another squad as a reliever. Does he still have any of the stuff he had with us or has he legit lost stuff? The curve ball and the low 90's fastball?
July 21, 200916 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 20, 2009 -> 08:18 PM) Does he still have any of the stuff he had with us or has he legit lost stuff? The curve ball and the low 90's fastball? A curve and low 90's to upper 80's fastball isn't that good when you don't have great command. Plus his change-up never ended up being good enough to allow him to effectively get righties out. Thats why I think he'll make a good reliever in time. Key word being, in time.
July 21, 200916 yr Matt Holiday just hit a grand slam. After being down 12-2, the game is now tied at 13. Crazy.
July 21, 200916 yr And the A's come back from 10 runs down to tie the Twins at 13 on a GS by Matt Holliday!
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