Boof Bonser pitched like he wants to start in the playoffs, and if he can pitch like he did, I would have no problems sending him out there. Only 5.1 innings pitched (I’ll get to that later), 7 hits, 3 runs, and 8 strikeouts, including 5 of the first 6 batters he faced. He was pulled in the 6th after a string of bad luck. A ground-rule double put runners on second and third with no outs, but Bonser struck out Mark Teahen for the first out. Two pitches later, Mike Sweeney hit a ball to Jason Bartlett. Bartlett had to dive for it, and the ball went off the heel of his glove towards right field. It didn’t go very far though, and Luis Castillo picked it up and tried to get the second runner out at home but his throw was not in time. The next batter got a single, but it was because Luis tried to field it and appeared to catch his cleat in the turf, twisting his ankle. Jesse Crain came in and gave up a single, making the score 3-2 in favor of the Royals. To pull Boof after those events, and after throwing only 70 pitches, was flat out ridiculous. By the way, Boof had thrown 55 strikes; a 78.5%/21.5% strike/ball ratio.
Michael Cuddyer hit a two-run shot in the 3rd to put the Twins ahead 2-0, and hit a solo homer in the bottom of the 9th to get the Twins within one. I was this –> <– close to calling his homerun in the 9th, but obviously close doesn’t count.
In the top of the 9th, Juan Rincon gave up a costly run on a Texas-leaguer. There was a runner on third because of a weird passed ball play (the batter put his bat in the bunting position, and was 2 inches away from hitting the ball when it bounced off of Joe Mauer‘s glove; Mauer thought he tapped it and didn’t pursue the ball as quickly as he could have). The bloop landed between Bartlett, playing a shallow short, and Torii Hunter, playing wherever he felt like.
Nick Punto had a great play when he was playing second. He had to charge for the ball because it was a bunt, and he half-dove and threw the ball behind his back to Justin Morneau. The runner was quite possibly the fastest man in the league, so he was safe, but it was a great play nonetheless.
The game today is a day game, not televised, and Johan Santana is pitching. I’ll be listening to it, so hopefully he can pitch good. Predicted stat line: 7 IP, 4 hits, 1 run (earned), 0 walks, 4 strikeouts.
On a side note, someone came to my blog via searching for “who pooped on the coats”…kind of interesting. What may be more important is that I personally wonder what kind of event occurred that made somebody want to know who pooped on the coats. I feel for whoever’s coat got pooped on.
I’m on a different computer because our internet once again crapped out on us, but I was at the game so I should be able to give you the rundown. (more…)
Carlos Silva pitched 6 very bad innings, giving up 11 hits and 6 runs (5 earned). The 1-5 hitters did very well, going a combined 10-for-20. The rest of the order did not get a hit in 14 at bats. (more…)
Nick Punto hit the go-ahead single in the top of the 11th, and Willie Eyre got his first major league win as the Twins squeak out an 8-7 win. (more…)
Nick Punto had a rare homerun and the game ended after fan interference. (more…)
Matt Garza pitched good enough to get his first win in the big leagues. He gave up one run, unearned due to an error by Jason Bartlett, 5 hits and struck out just one batter. (more…)
Carlos Silva, in an outing he’d like to forget, gave up 5 solo homeruns last night as the Twins fell 6-3. (more…)
Aaron Gleeman had a not-quite-a-contest-but-worthy-of-following-suite type of post last Friday. He posted the first 50 songs that came up on his iPod when he turned it to shuffle mode, and said “I challenge any of my fellow bloggers who are reading this to open yourself up to the same mockery and post your own iPod shuffle. I’ll even link to it.” Well, I thought it would be good to have the most famous Twins’ blogger link to my site, so here’s my first 50 songs:
- Metallica - Last Caress
- Sonata Arctica – Fullmoon (Live)
- Dane Cook – At The Wall
- Bud Light – Cruise Ship Entertainer (Real Men of Genius commercials)
- Ciara – 1, 2 Step
- Bud Light – Bowling Shoe Giver Outter
- Kevin Klimek – All By Myself
- The Drifters - Under The Boardwalk
- Molly Hatchet – Flirtin’ With Disaster
- Jimi Hendrix – Machine Gun
- Metallica - The House Jack Built
- Dane Cook - Someone Pooped On The Coats
- Tool - 10,000 Days
- The Velvet Underground – Sweet Jane
- AC/DC – Jailbreak
- Pantera – Hollow
- Children of Bodom - Mask Of Sanity
- Metallica – The Struggle Within
- Rush - YYZ
- Panic! At The Disco – I Write Sins Not Tragedies (guilty pleasure)
- The Killers – Mr. Brightside
- Eric Heatherly – Flowers On The Wall
- Lloyd Banks – When The Chips Are Down
- Metallica – The Unforgiven II
- AC/DC – Heatseeker
- Audioslave – Man Or Animal
- King Crimson – 21st Century Schizoid Man
- Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train
- Rammstein – Stirb nicht vor mir
- AC/DC – Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
- Dane Cook – Not So Kool-Aid
- Children of Bodom – Needled 24/7
- Kansas – Carry On My Wayward Son
- Counting Crows – Mr. Jones
- Metallica – Ronnie
- Children of Bodom – Silent Night, Bodom Night
- Brad Paisley – Whiskey Lullaby
- Sonata Arctica – Still Loving You
- Bud Light - Used Car Lot Auto Salesman
- The Kingsmen – Louie Louie
- The Allman Brothers Band – Blue Sky
- Ricky Van Shelton – Backroads
- Diamond Rio – Meet In The Middle
- Children of Bodom – Trashed, Lost & Strungout
- Sonata Arctica – Replica (Live)
- AC/DC – Thunderstruck
- Toby Keith – Beer For My Horses
- Metallica – Stone Dead Forever
- Bud Light – Souvenir Snow Globe Maker
- Bud Light – Beach Metal Detector Guy
Denis Leary was in the booth at the Red Sox game the other night, and found out that first baseman Kevin Youkilis was Jewish. The rest is hilarious.
Check out my post about Sunday’s Twins game.
Projected: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Actual: 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (more…)
