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Twins 9 - Detroit 11 ugly, ugly, ugly, UGLY

What the hell does Nick Blackburn have to do to get a win? He pitched out his mind for the first 5 innings, struggled a bit in the 6^th, but still left with the lead. Is the bullpen mad at him? Perhaps the Twins shouldn’t have Guerrier and Neshek relieve him anymore. It’s becoming an unfavorable trend.

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Speaking of Neshek, mini-bro noticed that his delivery is different than it used to be. He’s right. Before, when Pat released the ball, his arm would fly up over his head. I remember this because BatGirl once described it as “he ends in the ‘Neshek Salute!’ raising his hand to the ball to thank it for all it has done for him and wish it well on its travels”. Now, his arm flies more to the side, as if he’s slapping it in the face.

Dear Pat,
Perhaps the ball doesn’t like you slapping it around so much. Please fix that. I fear that if you keep it up, they’ll put you on an episode of “Cops”. Or, more likely, they’ll put me on an episode of “Cops”.
Law-abidingly (for now),
k-bro.

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Denard Span sure wanted to make a good impression. He showed good patience at the plate, going 2 for 4 with a walk, and making two (almost three) great plays in the field. And the missed catch that went for a homerun was forgivable - it was a great effort, and would have been an unbelievable play if he had made it. I liked how his teammates, especially Matt Guerrier, encouraged him between innings. Too bad the Twins wound up needing that run.

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Does anyone else think that Jeremy Bonderman looks like an earthworm?

 

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And finally, the “Make Sure You Run That Way” moment of the game:

Livan had another good game.  And so did Tolbert, Span, Go-Go, and Justin. At least that’s according to the box scores.  The game wasn’t on tv.  But I didn’t mind, because the Wild were on.  Playoff hockey is pretty fun, especially when the Wild win.  It was a pretty cool game, but a little too roller-coaster for me. I’d like it better if the Wild got the lead early and kept it.  I like when the Twins do that too, which they did.

Since there wasn’t a game to watch, I don’t have a moment of the game.  However, I do have a substitue…

And finally, the “You’d Think the Twins Would Keep Closer Track of Their Players” moment of the day: Earlier today, I visited the Twins website, and off to the side, they had a video clip of Kubel’s grand slam on Wednesday.  Too bad he hit it against the Red Sox while the rest of the Twins were playing the White Sox.