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***Official 2008 Minnesota Twins Thread*** (1 Viewer)

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Good start to the season. Gomez and Hernandez played well and Nathan came in to close the door. Tough go for Hunter on his return trip to the Dome 0-4.

Allot of new faces on the Twins this year but as usual they will be a fun team to watch. :)

GO TWINS!!!!!!

 
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Gomez and Young will be the future stars of the Twins.

Some bumps in the road ahead, but could be a very nice team come 2010

 
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Two posts in and no mention of Neshek? For shame.
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Neshek pitched well, but it hurts me to watch him pitch, he looks like he is all over the place, how he finds home plate I never know.Nathan looked very good, expensive, but he helps make the bull pen one of the few bright spots for the Twins
 
As good a start as anyone could have hoped for from Gomez. Mauer, Cuddyer, and Morneau will see a lot of fastballs if he can get on base with some regularity. If Cuddyer hits a sack fly Gomez scores 3 runs in his first game as a Twin.

Livan was fantastic. A little hiccup in the 5th, but to go deep into the game and only give up 2 is great.

A ton of stolen bases for the Twins yesterday. Gomez (2), Young, Cuddyer...am I missing any? I like how aggressive they are. Napoli is not ever going to throw Gomez out. They should run all series.

 
meeka said:
As good a start as anyone could have hoped for from Gomez. Mauer, Cuddyer, and Morneau will see a lot of fastballs if he can get on base with some regularity. If Cuddyer hits a sack fly Gomez scores 3 runs in his first game as a Twin. Livan was fantastic. A little hiccup in the 5th, but to go deep into the game and only give up 2 is great. A ton of stolen bases for the Twins yesterday. Gomez (2), Young, Cuddyer...am I missing any? I like how aggressive they are. Napoli is not ever going to throw Gomez out. They should run all series.
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I was pretty thrilled to see Gomez go up there with some patience at the plate.
 
I was at last nights opener, and TV does not do Gomez's speed justice. The stolen base on the pitch-out would have been safe even if the throw is on the money. The catch of Matthews Jr.'s drive was fun to watch too, but the play where I think I saw Gomez's speed the most was on the play where he and Delmon Young almost run into each other. There was no way that should have been the CF ball, but Gomez saw it and closed the last 20 feet in the blink of an eye. You could see him turn on the jets. It was very Randy Moss like...

Now, if the deep foul ball by Everett stays fair, we are talking about a blowout.

I think Neshek rocks!!!

 
Santana acquisitions just a phone call away

By JOE CHRISTENSEN, Star Tribune

Last update: March 31, 2008 - 10:30 PM

In center fielder Carlos Gomez, the Twins have one player on their major league roster to show for the trade that sent Johan Santana to the Mets, but now they have two knocking on the door at Class AAA Rochester.

Twins minor league director Jim Rantz said Monday that righthander Kevin Mulvey, originally slated for Class AA New Britain, will join Rochester's starting rotation, along with righthander Philip Humber.

Mulvey and Humber both impressed the Twins during big-league camp after coming over in the Santana trade.

Righthander Deolis Guerra -- the other player obtained in the Santana deal and the highest-rated prospect -- is expected to open the season in the starting rotation at Class A Fort Myers.

The Twins had left a spot in their Rochester rotation open for R.A. Dickey, whom they lost in the Rule 5 draft to Seattle. But when they traded Dickey's rights to the Mariners on Saturday, Mulvey got the promotion.

Lefthander Glen Perkins will pitch Rochester's season opener Wednesday. The Red Wings rotation also includes lefthander Brian Duensing and righthander Heath Totten.

Good news on the YS trade prospects

 
Well after getting beaten up by L.A., its nice to see the Twins win the first two from K.C.

Best stories so far the Twins Gomez and Hernandez

I surprised no other team really went after Hernandez, 2-0, no walks in two games, pitched 7 innings each game with an average of 79 pitches. I know it's early, but a lot teams needed pitching, but no one even showed any interest in Hernandez other then the Twins.

 
that gomez kid is fun!!!

Gomez reached on bunt single to pitcher.

Gomez stole second.

Span grounded out to second, Gomez to third.

Mauer singled to right, Gomez scored.

 
dirtyhalos said:
that gomez kid is fun!!!Gomez reached on bunt single to pitcher.Gomez stole second.Span grounded out to second, Gomez to third.Mauer singled to right, Gomez scored.
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Third time already this year he has bunted for a single, stole second and scored on a Mauer hit. What a great spark at the top of the lineup. Now for the other at bats.....
 
Despite Gomez looking more like a minor league hitter and Delmon Young turning into Jacque Jones, the Twins moved into first today. No way this lasts.

 
I will give you that respect. Solid start to the season. Gomez is a wonderful player and will be driving catchers up the wall with his speed. Say- what is going on with the new ballpark?

 
Graves throws four scoreless innings for Rochester

Last update: May 13, 2008 - 7:46 AM

Danny Graves, who had 41 saves for the Reds in 2004 and 30 or more in three other seasons, shut out Buffalo on two singles and no walks over four innings on Monday. Graves, 34, retired the first nine batters that he faced when Rochester used him as its starting pitcher in the 5-1 victory.

The Red Wings used him as the starter in the game.

With the season-ending injury to Pat Neshek, the Twins could be looking for set-up help and several of the younger pitchers in Rochester are struggling.

In 11 major league seasons, Graves has 192 saves and a 4.05 ERA. He hasn't pitched in the majors since 2006. He signed wioth the Twins toward the end of spring training.

Looks like a another recycle project for the Twins, here's to Graves still having something left in the tank :confused:

 
**** Bremmer of FSN North made a comment tonight that Jason Tyner ripped the Twins when he was called up by the Indians. (Tyner has now been designated for assignment by the Tribe.) I was wondering what he said. I haven't heard anything. Anyone?

 
Vikes Fan said:
**** Bremmer of FSN North made a comment tonight that Jason Tyner ripped the Twins when he was called up by the Indians. (Tyner has now been designated for assignment by the Tribe.) I was wondering what he said. I haven't heard anything. Anyone?
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don't have the quote, but i heard it. just a bit about how he thought he earned his keep here and was disappointed when they let him go. i think he threw in a vague statement about how he was going to show the Twins why they were wrong in letting him go if he got a chance to face them.
 
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I know it's a little late but that was a nice win on Monday night against the Yanks. The umps tried their best to give the game to the Yanks but the Twins go the W.

 
still holding onto 2nd place and back above .500 :wall:

nice little sweep against the Nats, would be nice to take a 3rd straight interleague series this weekend against the D-Backs

 
Sweep of AZ and 6 wins in a roll. Nice run for a team that is rebuilding. Warming up more to this guy everyday:

Though still a little shaky in the field, Buscher is hitting .353 with 12 RBIs and six runs scored in 10 starts since he was called up. The Twins are 7-3 in those games.

Heres to hoping Buscher is the next G-man aka the "rat" for Minny :goodposting:

 
Gopher State said:
Sweep of AZ and 6 wins in a roll. Nice run for a team that is rebuilding. Warming up more to this guy everyday:Though still a little shaky in the field, Buscher is hitting .353 with 12 RBIs and six runs scored in 10 starts since he was called up. The Twins are 7-3 in those games. Heres to hoping Buscher is the next G-man aka the "rat" for Minny :homer:
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:thumbup: second straight sweep and 3rd straight series win. interleague going very well!
 
To bad the Twins don't play in the NL. Their style of play is very NL-like and they always mop up in interleague.

 
Twins devour another legend

By JOE CHRISTENSEN, Star Tribune

Last update: June 26, 2008 - 10:06 AM

SAN DIEGO - Randy Johnson. Brandon Webb. Jake Peavy. Greg Maddux.

When it comes to National League pitching, that's Mount Rushmore.

Between them, they've won 11 Cy Young Awards. But in a span of five games, the Twins have handled all four, without taking a loss.

Maddux became the latest to fall, as the surging Twins overcame an early three-run deficit Wednesday night and rolled to a 9-3 victory over the Padres.

For the second consecutive night, Brendan Harris hit the go-ahead home run. This time, it was a two-run shot off Maddux in the fourth inning.

The Twins extended their winning streak to eight games, pulling within a half-game of the White Sox, who lost to the Dodgers 5-0.

"It's like the guys are saying, this is a lot of fun," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "I think we did this for what seemed like four months in '06, so hopefully we can continue the rest of the way."

The Twins are 11-3 in interleague play, and today they'll face Padres righthander Josh Banks, looking for another three-game sweep.

Maddux (3-6) remained stuck on 350 career victories for the ninth consecutive start, as the Twins roughed him up for seven runs (six earned) on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Glen Perkins (4-2) settled down after a shaky start and held the Padres to three runs on six hits in five innings.

The Padres are 8-18 against lefthanded starting pitchers, but they built a 3-0 lead by the second inning off the Twins lefty.

Minnesota answered with three runs in the third.

"Over the last eight or 10 days, we've put together some pretty big innings," Gardenhire said. "So you kind of get that feeling that this might be the inning every time you come in the dugout."

With two outs, Alexi Casilla hit an RBI single, and Joe Mauer followed with a two-run double off the left-field wall. That last play displayed the exceptional speed the Twins have atop their order. Carlos Gomez easily scored from second base, and Casilla motored home from first, as if he had a sixth gear.

One inning later, Harris made it 5-3 Twins with his two-run homer to left field.

What a stunning turnaround this has been for Harris.

After swatting two home runs in his first 243 at-bats for the Twins, he had two in three at-bats. Off Trevor Hoffman and Maddux -- two future Hall of Famers. At Petco, a notorious pitcher's paradise.

"I'm not going to sit here and say those are just another couple home runs," Harris said. "There'll be stars next to those. Those will be pretty good memories."

Gomez finished Maddux with a two-out, two-run single in the sixth inning.

Craig Monroe added a two-run, pinch-hit homer off Padres reliever Mike Adams in the eighth.

Brian Bass pitched two scoreless innings of relief for the Twins. Craig Breslow pitched the eighth, and Boof Bonser pitched the ninth.

Casilla had another terrific game defensively. In the fifth inning, he made a diving, backhanded stop on a sharp bouncer by Edgar Gonzalez and fired to first base for the out.

Before the game, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire held a special tutorial with Casilla, practicing that very same play. Casilla had been struggling to hang on to balls to his backhand side, but this time he turned in a highlight-reel play.

That's how things have been going, as the Twins are riding their longest winning streak since they won eight ballgames in a row from July 14-21, 2006.

 
Twins win 9th straight behind Morneau, Baker

SAN DIEGO (AP) -The Minnesota Twins probably wish interleague play would last a little longer.

Justin Morneau went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, and the Twins beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Thursday to win their ninth straight game, all against the NL.

The Twins swept the Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks and now the Padres. Prior to that, they won two of three against Milwaukee. Minnesota is 12-3 overall against the NL this season going into their final interleague series at home this weekend against the Brewers.

The Twins have gained six games on the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox during this round of interleague play. The Twins have outscored their opponents 56-19 during the nine-game winning streak, and their starters are 8-0 with a 2.17 ERA. It's their longest winning streak since taking 11 straight from June 22-July 3, 2006.

Twins starter Scott Baker had a big day. Baker (4-2) got his first big league hit and scored his first run while holding the Padres to three runs and six hits in six innings. Joe Nathan pitched a perfect ninth for his 21st save in 23 chances.

The Padres blew a 3-0 lead for the second time in less than 24 hours, losing their fifth straight game and for the 10th time in 12 games. Greg Maddux couldn't hold a 3-0 lead in a 9-3 loss on Wednesday night and rookie Josh Banks (2-2) did the same on Thursday.

Morneau brought the Twins back with two swings. He hit an impressive two-run homer to straightaway center field in the fifth inning and an RBI single in the fifth. His homer, estimated at 419 feet, was his 12th, and came with Mike Redmond aboard on a leadoff single.

It was the fifth homer during the series at spacious Petco Park for the Twins, who came into the day with just 51, tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the fewest in the majors.

Baker singled to right leading off the fifth, advanced on Redmond's single and scored when Morneau singled to right.

Banks allowed Jason Kubel's leadoff double in the sixth, then left after retiring Brendan Harris. Brian Corey came on and promptly gave up an RBI single to Brian Buscher that put the Twins ahead 4-3.

Banks allowed four runs and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings.

San Diego had runners on second and third and one out but failed to score. Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a one-out single and took third on rookie Chase Headley's double to right. Fans booed when third base coach Glenn Hoffman held up Kouzmanoff. Buscher, the third baseman, fielded Khalil Greene's grounder and threw out Kouzmanoff at home, and Luke Carlin struck out to end the inning.

Twins are hot three sweeps in a roll. Here's to hoping they can keep it up as they rebuild for the future :thumbup:

 
Since losing 12-2 to the Indians in Cleveland on June 12, the Twins are 18-3. They have swept four of their last six series. The surge looks more impressive upon examination of the recent list of losing opposing pitchers: Lee, Ben Sheets, Greg Maddux, Trevor Hoffman, Brandon Webb and Randy Johnson.

Beating Lee today was impressive especially since he be starting for AL in the ASG, and has bascially been unbeatable. Interesting week ahead for the Twins with games at Boston and Detroit. Here's to a good road trip :angry:

 
This is a good problem to have, friends

Posted on July 11th, 2008 – 9:15 AM

By Howard

Star & Tribune

So there’s been some concern throughout the Territory about what to do when Michael Cuddyer returns to health because the Twins will, at that time, have four outfielders who are being judged capable of full-time play. In some circles, this is being described as a headache. In Section 220, this is called a reason to celebrate.

I mean, really, are our memories so short that we forget when the Twins felt like they had no alternative to starting Jason Tyner, Lew Ford or Rondell White in the outfield? Or, if you go back a few years, hoping that Michael Cuddyer would finally find a position after proving himself less than stellar in the infield. Fortunately, right field worked for him.

At this point, it is obvious that only a fool would return Denard Span to the minors. His performance Thursday — triple, three singles, walk — jolted his offensive numbers to .361 average/.466 on-base percentage/.475 slugging percentage. Granted, we’re talking about 75 plate appearances — but even a 100-point dropoff in OBP would put him fourth among the current everyday players behind Mauer, Morneau and Otnup Kcin.

What to do with four starting outfielders? Play three and have a weapon on the bench.

Against lefties, you can have all four of ‘em in the lineup. Yes, I know this turns Jason Kubel back into a platoon DH and relegates Craig Monroe to the status of exalted pinch hitter. But good teams have those weapons — guys who can come off the bench and deliver and, yes, guys who would likely be starting for other teams. Think about it: When was the last time the Twins had a player sitting on the bench who would be a starter elsewhere?

Gonna try some understatement here: I’m OK with that.

Today it’s being reported that Cuddyer’s finger-injury comeback is being delayed and that he’s frustrated. I feel his frustration and I want him back. But if the Denard debut isn’t a total illusion, everyone is going to have to understand that things have changed in the last few weeks — and for the better.

The good news is that, based on the way he handled Fenway’s right field, Span should be able to play all three outfield positions. In a week of baseball, there are 21 outfield spots. In a pure rotation of some sort, which isn’t going to happen, that’s “5.25 starts per week” for each player. Throw in starts against lefties and adjust for who’s hot and who may need a day — and the Twins should consider themselves outfield enhanced when Cuddyer is fit to play.

That would also be the cue for the Twins to go with 11 pitchers through the end of August and get Brian Bass back to Rochester, even though it includes the risk of losing him to another team via waivers.

For the sake of discussion, the Twins could field a batting order that looks like this: Span, rf; Casilla, 2b; Mauer, c; Morneau, 1b, Young, lf; Kubel/Cuddyer, dh; Buscher/Harris, 3b; Otnup Kcin, ss; Gomez, cf.

Then, the bench would include Cuddyer/Kubel, Harris/Buscher, Monroe, Redmond and Lamb.

Compare that bench to these:

2007: Tyner, Cheerful Jeff Cirillo, Luis Rodriguez, White, Ford, Redmond.

2006: Kubel, Tyner, Rodriguez, JuanCastro and the washed-up cast of Ruben Sierra/Phil Nevin/Tony Batista.

2005: Matt Lecroy, Castro, Rodriguez, Redmond, Terry Tiffee, Mike Ryan.

So what, exactly, is the headache?

A few other thoughts:

*Yes, Span has made some baserunning mistakes — especially the steal of second when Mauer was batting in the 10th yesterday. But I get the sense that he’s a quick study. After watching him play Fenway’s odd right field, I’m wondering what he did before the games started to figure things out.

*Justin Morneau is a game-changing monster: Second in RBI, third in average, 4th in hits and more than holding his own against lefties. The Twins are a rare team that can bat lefties No. 3 and 4 and dare the opposing manager to bring in the Bobby Seays of the world.

*Matt Guerrier is a class act, both in the way he handled his failure on Tuesday in Boston and in the way he bailed out the Twins yesterday afternoon by pitching the 10th and 11th. (Interesting to see Gardy go against the “book” by bringing in Nathan to pitch the bottom of the ninth in a tie game on the road, which was obviously the right time to break that “rule.”) Here’s a Guerrier stat: Since May 1, he’s allowed no runners or one runner in 25 of his 33 appearances. That’s pretty good shutdown work.

Good problem to have :rolleyes:

 
Another quality game today by the Twins, against a hard hitting Tiger team.

If the pitching keeps improving maybe the Twins have a chance to be special this year, maybe

 
By LA VELLE E. NEAL III, Star Tribune

Last update: July 19, 2008 - 11:54 PM

Class A Beloit outfielder Ben Revere won't stop hitting, and that might force the Twins and some minor league baseball officials to start digging.

Revere went 2-for-3 on Saturday for the Snappers, raising his average to .397. He leads the Midwest League in hitting by more than 30 points and has triggered thoughts of the Twins having a player hit .400 in a full-season league for the first time since -- well, Jim Rantz isn't sure when.

"Right now, he's one of those guys who is special with the bat,'' said Rantz, the Twins' director of minor leagues.

Rantz tried to think of a Twins prospect who might have batted .400 in a season. He came up with Tony Oliva, who batted .410 in 1961 for Wytheville -- but that was in the short-season Appalachian League.

Revere, the Twins' first-round pick in the 2007 draft, missed the first month of the season as he remained at the Twins' extended spring training camp in Fort Myers Fla., to work on his defense. His throws weren't accurate, and his routes to balls weren't sharp. In fact, that's a big reason Revere hasn't been promoted to Class A Fort Myers.

While honing those skills, Revere has laced singles all over the league.

Another nice prospect in the Twins farm system :thumbdown:

 
Nice win by Twins tonight against a very good Chicago team, need to keep those young Twins pitchers going if we have any chance to stay in this thing.

 
Gopher State said:
Nice win by Twins tonight against a very good Chicago team, need to keep those young Twins pitchers going if we have any chance to stay in this thing.
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good to see Slowey bounce back after a couple rough outings
 
Casilla to the DL :bag: Tough break...we don't have any good replacement options really. Didn't Cuddyer play 2nd base for a while?

 
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