Monday, May 12, 2008

I’m Baa-ack!

 

Twins 9 - Sox of the Red 8

Miss me? I guess I have some catching up to do. I’m also watching the game as I write this, so I’ll be flip-flopping between my thoughts of the past week with my thoughts of the game. Forgive me if I’m confusing.


First of all, Happy Mother’s Day! If you’re a mom, I hope you enjoyed your day. If you’re not a mom, I hoped you hugged a mom.
To my mom: Love you. Sorry I didn’t actually hug you today. I told the cat to hug you for me; I hope she did.


Top first: Hey Eeyore, nice job striking out Youkilis and Lowell. *grin*


Speaking of Mother’s Day, mine was very nice. My kids gave me a really cool Twins shirt. I think they’ve got me pretty well figured out.


Tuesday’s game: Gavin Floyd nearly no-hit the Twins. That must’ve been ugly. Thank goodness for Joey to break that up for us.


Bottom second: Nice jack, Craig. *woot* Hey, has anyone come up with a good nickname for him yet?
Seriously? Adam “Adam” Everett hit a homer? Cool.


Wednesday’s game: Go-Go hits for the cycle. I loved that. And I also loved reading his quotes. Fun stuff. I was also very impressed with Livan for taking a shutout to the ninth and completing the game.


Bottom third: Who put the fear of God into Mike Lamb lately?


The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then pick it up. ~Bob Uecker
Ok, so how many times did Morgan-n-Miller say the word “knuckleball” tonight?


Thursday’s game: I actually caught part of that game on a lunch break. But it was a big yawner.


Bottom fourth: *snicker* Big Papi was goofing around when they were interviewing Francona. In fact, he was way more interesting than Francona.


Notes to the Injured:
Dear Pat-Pat, I wish I could take it away from you so you can get better. Rehab well and come back next year better than ever.
Dear Nicky, Get better quick.


Friday’s game: Wow. A come-from-behind win and Lammers is the hero. Way to go!


Bottom seventh: Hello again Mr. Monroe!
What’s up with Mike Timlin’s camouflage glove?


Top ninth: Dear Nathanator, That was waaaaaay too interesting for my liking. But you managed to do the job, so thanks.


And finally, one thing I learned about Vancouver that surprised me: I expected hockey to be very popular. They’re still following the Stanley Cup playoffs closely even though their team is out of it. Between hockey games, they do follow baseball. I figured that since Vancouver is so close to Seattle, they’d follow the Mariners. Nope. They follow the Blue Jays, even though they’re three time zones away. I guess all of Canada follows Canada’s only team, eh?
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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Grand Slam for Nothing

 

Twins 5 - Rangers 6 (10)

I know everyone else in Twins Territory asked it, probably out loud, but I’m going to ask it too: Why, oh why did Gardy put Rincon in for the 10th when Joe Nathan was warm? Why?


A lot of stupid things happened in the game, like giving back a 5-run lead and throwing to the wrong base, but the stupidest had to be in the bottom of the 8th when the ball went right through Mike Lamb’s legs. Actually, the best part was his reaction - he must have felt like an 8 year old kid again. Fortunately, no harm was done because of it, so it’s pretty funny.


Glad to see Cuddy back.


Are the Rangers seriously considering starting Sidney Ponson? According to the Twins website, they are. In fact, the picture of Sir Sid shows him still wearing a Twins hat.


And finally, the “Are the Guys in the Truck Watching the Same Game?” moment of the game: In the 1st, when Joey was up to bat with Go-Go on second, all of a sudden the scroll thing under the score banner that announces homeruns said “2-run Homerun - Mauer (1)”. However, he was still at the plate at the time. In fact, he wound up walking.

Sorry about the crappy picture. I don’t have HD TV, and I’m just using a digital camera because I don’t have the equipment and/or knowhow to get pictures off my DVR. And yes, I’m dorky enough to record every game.

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