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TWINS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT
Today, I am going to be extremely quick. I am
officially a homeowner. Thanks to everyone who wished me well with
e-mails the last couple of days. The process was actually pretty
painless. I had to go to the title place at 3:00, and I was out of
there before 3:30. I signed my, ummm.... autograph a few dozen times
on paperwork that is probably pretty important when purchasing a
house.. That's alright, I've got a pretty cool autograph.
I also have to single out and thank a couple more
people. Neil H., Missy O., John M., and Roody (Dan R.) were a huge
help with my move. Five vehicles and we were able to clean out my
apartment pretty quickly! It was really amazing and these are some
pretty great people. So, if you're reading this... thank you very,
very much!
So now, in my apartment, I have a few dishes, the
food in the fridge and freezer, bathroom stuff, the computer,
computer desk, my bed and some clothes. That's it! But I am still in
my apartment for a day or two while all my other stuff gets switched
over. You know, stuff like cable, so I can get Twins games and
stuff.
I apoligize for the brevity of this message, but I
just didn't have a lot of time to sit down and write.
Have a great weekend. Any questions, please
e-mail me.
Twins 1, White Sox 2
Johan Santana was
incredible. 8 Innings pitched. 12 strikeouts. Less than a
handful of hits. But two first inning runs, off the bat of
Carlos Lee, were enough to give the White Sox a sweep of
the three-game series and a two game lead in the AL Central.
Santana was incredible. You know, he throws 95 mph at times, but
his best, most dominating pitch, is his changeup. Hitters are so
fooled by it. That is his strikeout pitch.
But the offense was horrible again.
I don't even want to write about them, and after a busy day, I'm
going to choose not to. Instead, I chose to focus on the
upcoming weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. They
won the World Series three years ago, but now are arguably the
worst team in baseball. Here are the pitching matchups:
Friday
– 9:05 – Kyle Lohse (2-6, 5.13, 1.61, .297) vs. Steve Sparks
(3-4, 5.18, 1.45, .275)
Saturday
– 9:05 – (? probably Terry Mulholland and other relievers)
vs. Andrew Good (0-1, 4.15, 1.24, .246)
Sunday
– 3:35 – Carlos Silva (8-5, 4.23, 1.46, .314) vs. Randy
Johnson (9-6, 3.04, 0.88, .186)
So, what were you thoughts on the Twins/White Sox
series. Ouch, huh? What should the Twins do? Panic? Make a trade?
Stand pat? They're all legitimate ideas, so let me know what you
think, just
E-mail me.
ROCHESTER REDWINGS
Redwings 5, Toledo 6 - The Redwings were
down 6-0 going into the 9th. They scored five runs in the top of
the 9th, but it wasn't enough to win. Justin Morneau 1-3
with a walk and his 20th home run of the season. The hit was one
of just four for Rochester. Juan Diaz also homered, his
third of the season. Seth Griesinger gave up six runs (4
earned) on 10 hits in 4 innings. Not good! Victor Moreno,
Jeromy Palki and Joe Beimel gave up no more runs in
the last four innings.
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS
New Britain 11, New Hampshire 10 (14 innings) -
Travis Bowyer gave up runs! Crazy that that is the first
sentence, but Bowyer had not allowed an earned run all season.
Until last night. He pitched 2 innings and gave up 4 runs, all
earned. He walked one and struck out 2 and gave up a homer to
John-Ford Griffin. Pat Neshek gets the win by
pitching scoreless 11th and 12 innings. Bobby Korecky
picked up his 14th save with a scoreless 14th. 1B Garrett
Jones led the way, going 5-7 with a double and his 11th and
12 homers of the year. Matt Scanlon had three hits. SS
Seth Davidson, 2B Luis Maza, DH Rob Bowen and
C Bryan Kennedy each had two hits.
FORT MYERS MIRACLE
Miracle 5, Sarasota 3 (15 innings) -
Francisco Liriano gave up three hits and three walks, but
struck out 8 in giving up no runs in 6 2/3 innings. The bullpen
pitched well and Erik Lohse picked up the win with three
strong innings while Justin Olson got the save, his 6th.
Trent Oeltjen went 3-6. CF Ron Perodin, C Jose
Morales and LF Garrett Guzman each had two hits.
THE SWING OF THE QUAD CITIES
Swing 3, Cedar Rapids 2 - Adam Harben
gave up two runs on 3 hits and 5 walks. He also struck out 10.
But Julio DePaula improved to 7-5 with 2 1/3 innings of
shutout ball in relief. The Swing recorded eight hits, but no
one had more than one hit. SS JR Taylor and LF Mark
Zamojc each had a double and an RBI.
ELIZABETHTON TWINS (ROOKIE LEAGUE)
E-Twins 3 , Bristol 13 - Chris Marini
picked up the win after giving up 3 runs (2 earned) in 5 innings
of work. He gave up four hits and three walks while striking out
6. Jeff Mousser and Kyle Aselton combined for
three scoreless innings of relief with Aselton recording his
first save. 3B David Winfree and 1B Johnny
Woodard each had two hits for the E-Twins. Winfree had two
homers and four RBI. LF Javier Lopez also had a home run.
GULF COAST/FT. MYERS TWINS (ROOKIE LEAGUE)
GC Twins 4 , GC Red Sox 8 - Top pick
Andy Swarzak struggled in this outing. In 3 1/3 innings, he
allowed 8 hits and a walk. The led to four runs (3 earned). He
also struck out six. Danny Vais pitched the final three
innings and gave up no runs on three hits. LF Simon Fletcher
led the Twins with three hits. 2B Odannys Valdez and
1B Chris Brown each had two hits. DH Juan Portes
had just one hit, but it was a home run, his first.
Any questions or comments on the Twins minor league
system, e-mail
me.