Twins Torch Royals, Score 19
I’ve been trying to shy away from the game recaps, but I couldn’t resist this one. In an offensive blowout of epic proportions, Minnesota embarrassed Kansas City, dropping 19 runs on their AL Central rivals in an 18-run win on Monday night. It was so bad, embarrassed may not even be a good enough word. It was so bad, that I had to dig into Thesaurus.com to find a decent synonym for ‘embarrassed’, but couldn’t find one good enough leaving me to use a combination of: abash, agitate, annoy, bewilder, bother, bug, catch one short, chagrin, confuse, discombobulate, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, distract, distress, disturb, dumbfound, faze, fluster, give a bad time, give a hard time, hang up, irk, let down*, make a monkey of, mortify, nonplus, perplex, perturb, plague, put in a hole, put in a spot, put on the spot, put out of countenance, puzzle, rattle, shame, show up, stun, tease, throw, throw into a tizzy, upset. You get the idea. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: alexi casilla, Anthony Slama, Bruce Chen, carl pavano, Danny Valencia, delmon young, francisco liriano, jason kubel, Jason Repko, jim thome, joe mauer, Kanekoa Texiera, kansas city royals, michael cuddyer, Minnesota Twins, ron gardenhire, Ron Mahay, Victor Marte, Zack Greinke
With Lee/Haren Off the Market, Who’s Left?
The Twins failed in their pursuit of southpaw Cliff Lee earlier this month, not wanting to part ways with more than the likes of Aaron Hicks and Wilson Ramos, and it remains to be seen how much of a push they made for Dan Haren before he went to the Angels yesterday. With two of the top three pitchers off the market, who could the Twins potentially pursue? Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Ben Sheets, brian duensing, carl pavano, cliff lee, Dan Haren, Edwin Jackson, francisco liriano, kevin slowey, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Oswalt, Scott Baker, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Tom Gorzelanny
Twins/Royals Preview
The Twins will wrap up their road trip when they head to Kansas City for a three game set against the division rival Royals. The Twins are 7-4 since the All Star break, including winning four of their last five. A series against the Royals could be just what the doctor ordered for the end of this road trip. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Brian Bannister, brian duensing, Bruce Chen, carl pavano, francisco liriano, j.j. hardy, jason kubel, joe mauer, justin morneau, kansas city royals, michael cuddyer, Minnesota Twins, orlando hudson, Zack Greinke
Hudson to DL
Orlando Hudson is heading to the disabled list for the second time this season after hurting himself on Friday night. The injury is being diagnosed as a right oblique strain. Hudson left Friday’s game against Baltimore after sustaining the injury on a fly ball to centerfield. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: alexi casilla, Baltimore Orioles, Drew Butera, joe mauer, jose morales, kansas city royals, Minnesota Twins, orlando hudson, ron gardenhire, Trevor Plouffe
Twins Activate Casilla
The Twins called up infielder Alexi Casilla after almost two months on the disabled list. Casilla had been rehabbing his surgically repaired left elbow for about a week in the minors. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: alexi casilla, Anthony Slama, Baltimore Orioles, j.j. hardy, Jeff Manship, Minnesota Twins, nick blackburn, nick punto, orlando hudson
Slama makes MLB Debut for Twins
Anthony Slama made his Major League debut for the Twins in their victory Wednesday over Cleveland. Slama was called up on Tuesday, after being drafted in 2006. Alex Burnett was sent down to make room for Slama. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Alex Burnett, Anthony Slama, brian duensing, cleveland indians, Minnesota Twins, Shelley Duncan, Trevor Crowe
Liriano blanks Tribe
Francisco Liriano came out Wednesday and pitched like it’s May all over again. After pitching into the eighth against Chicago last weekend, Liriano tossed seven scoreless frames against the Indians, to salvage the series and halt the Tribe’s winning streak at six games, in Minny’s 6-0 victory. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Anthony Slama, Baltimore Orioles, brian duensing, carl pavano, Chicago White Sox, cleveland indians, delmon young, Drew Butera, francisco liriano, j.j. hardy, jesse crain, kevin slowey, michael cuddyer, Minnesota Twins, Scott Baker
Duensing to Rotation
Last time I had this headline, it had a question mark at the end of it. We can now say I called it. The Twins said on Wednesday that they will move struggling starter Nick Blackburn to the bullpen and bring top reliever Brian Duensing into the rotation. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: brian duensing, jose mijares, Minnesota Twins, nick blackburn, Ron Mahay
Injury Updates: Morneau, Nathan
It looked like Justin Morneau’s trip to the DL was strictly precautionary. We thought he’d be back with ease when he was eligible to this weekend. We were wrong. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: joe nathan, justin morneau, Minnesota Twins, ron gardenhire
