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July 2006 Archives
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- Silva pitches well, gets support
- Much to my surprise, Carlos Silva put together a good start on Monday agains the Texas Rangers. It was one of those nights where he could’ve given up 6 or 7 runs thanks to 15 runs in the first 6...
- Kyle Lohse traded
- You have to wonder if Wayne Krivsky, GM of the Reds is still secretly working for the Twins. I’m not sure what big moves he was involved in when he was with the Twins, but he’s definitely...
- Not pretty, but it's a win
- Sunday’s game was a tough one to watch. I can’t remember a time in recent history when Johan appeared to be laboring so much for an entire outing. He gave up 9 hits and 4 walks in 5 1/3...
- Comeback effort falls short
- The Twins dug themselves a six run hole on Saturday night and they nearly worked themselves out of it, but Detroit added a couple late insurance runs to hold on to the lead. Brad Radke pitched only 3...
- Liriano great, offense lacking
- In a way Friday night’s series opener against Detroit was encouraging in that the Twins put up a good 10 inning fight against baseball’s best team. However, it was also disappointing in...
- There's a new wildcard leader
- On May 21st the Detroit Tigers went ahead of the Chicago White Sox for the AL Central lead. That set up the White Sox as the wildcard leader, a position that they remained in all season—until...
- Twins can land Soriano
- The New York Post thinks the Twins should trade their coveted pitching prospects for 2 months of Alfonso Soriano.
- Matt Garza rising fast
- The Twins might go to Matt Garza a year earlier than once expected.
- Bartlett blasts Twins to within 1
- Where would the Twins be in this series without their abundance of homeruns? 10 of the 11 runs scored in the last two games are from the five homeruns they’ve hit. While Chicago has matched the...
- Twins narrow wildcard gap to 2 games
- The Twins got off to a slow start on Monday night in Chicago. Despite having baserunners in scoring position in the 3rd and 4th innings, Javier Vasquez managed to hold the Twins scoreless through five...
- Best young catchers ever
- ESPN offers a limited time free viewing of the insider article which discusses Mauer and the best young catchers in history.
- Liriano's start short but sweet
- Liriano got off to an incredible start on Sunday in Cleveland. Through 4 innings he had struck out 9 batters and had a 3-0 lead. He looked unstoppable. However, he ran into some trouble in the fifth...
- Rookie Sowers shuts out Twins
- A month ago Jeremy Sowers wasn’t even in the big leagues. Since being called up and making his debut start on June 25th he’s also been less than spectacular. He came into Saturday...
- 34 hits and 11 walks
- The series opener in Cleveland was a game dominated by offense and it clocked it at 3 hours and 43 minutes in length. The Twins scored 14 runs on 18 hits and 6 walks and were also helped out by a...
- Rondell keeps Twins rolling
- After a mini-slump surrounding the All-Star break in which the Twins lost 5 of 6, the Twins have gotten back into the form they exhibited in June. They’ve won 6 games in a row and even Rondell...
- Liriano almost gets the shutout
- If not for Terry Tiffee’s error in the top of the ninth, Francisco Liriano would’ve had his first career complete game shutout. Tiffee pinch hit in the eighth for Justin Morneau and then...
- Baker good enough for win
- Scott Baker wasn’t perfect in his return from Rochester, but he pitched just well enough to pick up the win. Baker gave up 3 runs through 6 innings—good enough for a quality start. The...
- Three straight, despite injuries
- The Twins got news that Torii Hunter would be the third Twin added to the DL in the past few days. An MRI found that Hunter had a fracture in his foot. Rondell White rejoined the roster today to...
- Injuries mount in win over Cleveland
- With Johan Santana on the mound the Twins led the entire game, but the victory came at a cost. Shannon Stewart and Torii Hunter left the game with foot injuries leaving an already thin outfield in...
- Tyner picks up Twins
- Jason Tyner joined the Twins on Friday night from AAA Rochester after Lew Ford was placed on the DL with a strained oblique muscle. The 29 year old Tyner didn’t waste any time in making a...
- Liriano struggles in opener
- Liriano had his worst start of the season on Thursday night which ultimately led to a 4-6 loss in the series opener to Cleveland. The Twins have now lost two straight games in which Santana or Liriano...
- Keys to the second half
- The second half of the baseball season is about to begin and the trade deadline is inching closer and closer. With no baseball on Thursday to talk about, now is a good time look ahead at the keys to...
- All-Star recap
- It looked like the NL was going to end it’s nine game All-star win streak as Trevor Hoffman, one of the most prolific closers of all time, came on for the ninth inning. The game had been a 2-1...
- Silva pitches well, gets support
- Much to my surprise, Carlos Silva put together a good start on Monday agains the Texas Rangers. It was one of those nights where he could’ve given up 6 or 7 runs thanks to 15 runs in the first 6...
- Good day for Twins fans
- Jose Contreras has declared himself unable to play in the All-Star game after throwing 117 pitches and getting hit in the elbow on Sunday. This has created room for Francisco Liriano, and at 22 years...
- Twins lose series to Rangers
- Johan Santana started out Sunday’s game on a tear—striking out 5 of the first 6 batters he faced. Texas tagged him for 2-run homers in the 6th and 7th innings, and the offense...
- Liriano ends Twins' skid
- There are two guys the Twins can count on to pull out a win in almost any circumstance—Johan Santana and Francisco Liriano. After losing three straight the Twins had those two going back-to-back...
- Silva, Eyre dig early hole
- Carlos Silva threw batting practice to a pretty good Texas lineup for the first 1 2/3 innings of Friday night’s series opener. It was actually pretty incredible that he only allowed two runs in...
- Liriano Needs Votes
- Update: The voting is over and Liriano came up just a little short. A.J. Pierzynski will be joining the rest of his team in the July 11th White Sox vs. National League game. Liriano is trailing in...
- Return to Maypril Play
- The Twins of the last two nights have looked a lot like the Twins of April and May. Instead of getting timely hitting they’re grounding into a double play at every sign of a rally. The Twins...
- Player of the Week: Week 13
- Apologies for being a couple days late on the player of the week. The holiday weekend put me a little behind schedule. This covers Monday, June 26th through Sunday, July 2nd. The week was, of course,...
- Double Plays Hurt Twins
- The eleven game winning streak came to an end Tuesday night in Kansas City. Boof Bonser struggled with his command and gave up 4 runs in the third inning before being replaced in the fourth by Kyle...
- Eighth Inning Comeback in KC
- Most people expected the Twins to win this game, but the win came in an unexpected way. Johan Santana gave up 5 runs and the Twins found themselves down 5-3 going into the eighth. The game started off...
- 10 Straight
- The Twins extended their season long win streak to 10 games with a Sunday victory over the Brewers. The win also completed the Twins third straight sweep. Francisco Liriano got off to a less than...
- Twins get to Turnbow
- Milwaukee starter Chris Capuano had been able to shut down Twins’ offenses in the past, but on Saturday night the bats managed 6 runs over 4 innings off Capuano. Normally, those runs...
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