2010 Minnesota Twins
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The Fixer wrote:darthvedder81 wrote:
I'm hoping for a Twins/Rangers ALCS myself and then a Twins/Reds WS.
And I'm hoping to see Leprechauns and Unicorns
reds ws ??????????????????????
wanna bet on that?i post on the board of a band that doesn't exsist anymore .......i need my head examined.......0 -
can the people of minnesota tell me if teixeira's homerun has landed yet?
just curious.0 -
Is Minnesota planning on choking the first round again???0
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81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276The Fixer wrote:darthvedder81 wrote:
I'm hoping for a Twins/Rangers ALCS myself and then a Twins/Reds WS.
And I'm hoping to see Leprechauns and Unicorns
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LikeAnOcean wrote:Is Minnesota planning on choking the first round again???
they are slowly turning into the atlanta braves of the AL. all these playoff appearances and nothing to show for it. shame.0 -
81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276rival. wrote:LikeAnOcean wrote:Is Minnesota planning on choking the first round again???
they are slowly turning into the atlanta braves of the AL. all these playoff appearances and nothing to show for it. shame.
mini atlanta. atlanta would make the series and lose, and make the nlcs and lose. mn gets it over in the 1st round.
i still hope they beat new york.81 is now off the air0 -
darthvedder81 wrote:Hang in there Twins fans. The Twins lost but it was hardly a dominating victory. Pavano was great against NY last year and I think he'll do it again. The big thing for the Twins is to bounce back and stay of the "here we go again" mentality.
The Yankee thread is full of a lot of really vile smack talk but I'm staying out of it. That organization is ugly all around.
You talking to yourself? haha, only kidding.
Vile smack talk? If I am not mistaken, aren't you the one who said the Yankees can "lick my balls"?0 -
Don't you guys have your own threads to run your mouths off in?So this life is sacrifice...
6/30/98 Minneapolis, 10/8/00 East Troy (Brrrr!), 6/16/03 St. Paul, 6/27/06 St. Paul0 -
LikeAnOcean wrote:Is Minnesota planning on choking the first round again???
This is always such a lame sour grapes statement. At least my team made it to the postseason.
It's one game. Let's wait and see what happens.So this life is sacrifice...
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So this life is sacrifice...
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darthvedder81 wrote:LikeAnOcean wrote:Is Minnesota planning on choking the first round again???
This is always such a lame sour grapes statement. At least my team made it to the postseason.
It's one game. Let's wait and see what happens.
Oh come on, like you wouldnt be saying the same if the Sox were in the postseason.0 -
Indifference71 wrote:darthvedder81 wrote:LikeAnOcean wrote:Is Minnesota planning on choking the first round again???
This is always such a lame sour grapes statement. At least my team made it to the postseason.
It's one game. Let's wait and see what happens.
Oh come on, like you wouldnt be saying the same if the Sox were in the postseason.
But they're not, so there you have it.So this life is sacrifice...
6/30/98 Minneapolis, 10/8/00 East Troy (Brrrr!), 6/16/03 St. Paul, 6/27/06 St. Paul0 -
Most of the above thread is why I hate trash-talk. Completely ruins the experience of sports.
What's so frustrating about last night is that the Twins 3-0 early lead was pretty deceptive; it felt like the Twins were going to win. But the Yankees, to their credit, were quietly accumulating hits, moving runners around and luckily Liriano kept working out of jams. The Twins runs, on the other hand, came on a 2R HR (which was an absolute rocket live, by the way), a wild pitch (after a freak 2 base sacrifice), and then a bases-loaded walk. In other words, they weren't knocking the ball around the park at all. Now, coaxing a walk with the bases full is great, but the Twins were 0-7 with runners in scoring position. In the playoffs. At home. That's like turning the ball over 5 times on the road in the NFC Championship Game...(there's gotta be a thread for that topic somewhere, right?). But throughout the game, several players had opportunities to put runs on the board and failed: Mauer, Thome, Span, Hardy, Valencia, Kubel. That's 2/3 of the lineup! And yes its easy to sit back and say "oh everyone should hit all the time"; that's just not realistic. But while not everyone will hit in every situation, sooner or later someone has to step up, get a clutch hit, put some distance between you and the opponent, and let the bullpen do the rest. At least, that's what needs to happen if the team truly is a World Series caliber team.
Another thing: Longest game ever. I'm sure its some mix of the Yankees (who traditionally stretch things out) and the TBS broadcast....but I am wrecked right now. Probably didn't help that I came in early to work so I could leave early to get to Game 2 this evening!
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vant0037 wrote:Most of the above thread is why I hate trash-talk. Completely ruins the experience of sports.
What's so frustrating about last night is that the Twins 3-0 early lead was pretty deceptive; it felt like the Twins were going to win. But the Yankees, to their credit, were quietly accumulating hits, moving runners around and luckily Liriano kept working out of jams. The Twins runs, on the other hand, came on a 2R HR (which was an absolute rocket live, by the way), a wild pitch (after a freak 2 base sacrifice), and then a bases-loaded walk. In other words, they weren't knocking the ball around the park at all. Now, coaxing a walk with the bases full is great, but the Twins were 0-7 with runners in scoring position. In the playoffs. At home. That's like turning the ball over 5 times on the road in the NFC Championship Game...(there's gotta be a thread for that topic somewhere, right?). But throughout the game, several players had opportunities to put runs on the board and failed: Mauer, Thome, Span, Hardy, Valencia, Kubel. That's 2/3 of the lineup! And yes its easy to sit back and say "oh everyone should hit all the time"; that's just not realistic. But while not everyone will hit in every situation, sooner or later someone has to step up, get a clutch hit, put some distance between you and the opponent, and let the bullpen do the rest. At least, that's what needs to happen if the team truly is a World Series caliber team.
Another thing: Longest game ever. I'm sure its some mix of the Yankees (who traditionally stretch things out) and the TBS broadcast....but I am wrecked right now. Probably didn't help that I came in early to work so I could leave early to get to Game 2 this evening!
Anyway...here's to hoping the Twins can turn things around...
All great points. The Twins just don't have the Puckett/Hrbek/Jack Morris type who can step up their game in the playoffs. That's been a problem since long before this postseason. I'm hoping Pavano can be that guy tonight. He pitched terrific in game 3 of the ALDS last year. I think Valencia can be that guy in the future. I like his attitude and he's got some swagger.So this life is sacrifice...
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vant0037 wrote:Most of the above thread is why I hate trash-talk. Completely ruins the experience of sports.0
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Twinkies gotta stop playing like they're waiting for the floor to collapse. Tough one with that ball not being called a strike though.0
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Well.. typical AL Central post season showing so far..0
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