Twins Meltdown?

by PacoMartin on Jul 23, 2008 9:37 PM CDT

The Twins lost yet again to the Yankees today, making it now 19 losses in their last 22 games at Yankee Stadium. The 5-1 defeat also gave the Twins their fourth straight loss overall, dropping them 2.5 games back of the White Sox. During the game, the Twins showed their frustrations, via minnesotatwins.com:

Carlos Gomez snapped a bat over his leg after recording an out in the third inning. Nick Punto threw his helmet across the field after grounding into a double play in the fifth. And starter Glen Perkins verbally lashed out at Alexi Casilla after the second baseman forgot how many outs there were in the fifth inning -- a blunder that sent Minnesota into a tailspin.

The Twins are typically one of the more composed teams in the league. Maybe the Twinkies are starting to realize that they're not that good. Or maybe it was just because it's hot as balls in NYC. Either way, it was fun to watch.

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by PacoMartin on Jul 23, 2008 9:38 PM CDT reply actions

I saw the Alexi Casilla blunder on ESPN...

It was pretty awful. It was funny to see Perkins mouthing “MTHER FCKER!!!” while staring down Casilla.

by SSH2005 on Jul 23, 2008 10:23 PM CDT reply actions

That's pretty bush league

What, should Casilla yell motherfucker at Perkins next time Perkins throws an 0-2 pitch for a HR? Mental mistakes are inexcusable, but you don’t show up your teammate, fuck, get in a fistfight in the clubhouse for all I care, but don’t lose your cool on the mound like that.

It certainly didn’t help Perkins get out of the jam.

by madvillian on Jul 23, 2008 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions

The highlight I saw...

showed that Perkins didn’t cover first when they could’ve easily gotten an out during the same game. It was a pretty hilarious day all around for the Twinks. But I’d tend to agree with Keith down there about the Sox not being good enough to put them away this early.

The Twins are not good, please stop posting their score.

by defensive indifference on Jul 24, 2008 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions

The Twins aren't going away

neither are the Tigers. Get used to it. The Sox aren’t good enough to pull away, and neither the Twins (especially with the eventual Liriano-for-Livan swap) nor the Tigers are bad enough for this to be a landslide by mid-to-late August. That’s not an indictment on the White Sox, either, but talent-wise the Sox aren’t far enough ahead to put the division away early.

All that’s a long way of saying September in the AL Central - from a baseball perspective - is going to be a fun month.

by CWSKeith on Jul 24, 2008 1:46 AM CDT reply actions

word

He was a catcher with the Orioles back in the day. Sorry looking (expletive). My brother had his card. He looked like this little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents. You know why? Because he had to catch Hoyt Wilhelms knuckle ball five (expletive) years.

by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 24, 2008 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions

i dunno about the tigers.

i guess even if they do deal some they still will retain a potent lineup. however, i’d bet the yankees are calling about rodriguez. and they may offer too much for the tigers to refuse. that could start the dominos. as far as i’m concerned, though, the sox can make the decision for the tigers this weekend.

i do not avoid women, gafferland.

by larry on Jul 24, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Well, yes -- a sweep in either direction makes things a helluva lot more interesting

The more likely scenario of one team taking two-out-of-three, though, and I don’t think a lot changes (as far as Detroit’s mindset on what direction to head in). No need to rehash a topic that you’ve talked about a bunch over the past several months, but being anywhere from 4.5-to-6.5 out doesn’t seem to change a whole lot.

by CWSKeith on Jul 24, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions

it may when you've gained virtually nothing in the standings in the last two months.

i do not avoid women, gafferland.

by larry on Jul 24, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions

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i do not avoid women, gafferland.

by larry on Jul 24, 2008 3:26 PM CDT reply actions

twinkies melt in the sun...hopefully they stay on the road and out of that metrodome

Please handcuff this jerk to the bench and never let him out unless its the 19th inning or you are up or down by 10. Go get Damaso Marte and admit your mistake you stubborn **.-kenwo on boone logan

by furby2056 on Jul 24, 2008 3:31 PM CDT reply actions