Slogging toward midnight, going to the Fair
via A Fan's View September 03, 2010 at 12:41 AM

My appearance at the State Fair (11:30 a.m.) has to go better than Thursday's game, right?

Twins stumble late, fall to Tigers in 13 innings
via Mlb.com - Twins September 03, 2010 at 12:23 AM

Twins stumble late, fall to Tigers in 13 innings

Laird's HR in 13th lifts Tigers (AP)
via Yahoo Sports - Twins September 03, 2010 at 12:17 AM

Gerald Laird hit a solo home run in the 13th inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 10-9 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. Ryan Raburn added three hits and two RBIs after entering the game in the sixth inning for the injured Miguel Cabrera and Jose Valverde (2-3) pitched a career-high three innings of relief to help the Tigers avoid a three-game sweep.

Link-O-Rama
via Aaron Gleeman September 03, 2010 at 12:17 AM

• I'm not going to write anything about last night's game, because it was gross to watch and Fridays are for linking, but feel free to read my real-time commentary on Twitter to re-live the magic in reverse-chronological order. It works best if you take a shot between each tweet. • The only thing worse than [...]

Gardenhire ejected in 7th inning (AP)
via Yahoo Sports - Twins September 02, 2010 at 09:41 PM

Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected in the seventh inning against Detroit on Thursday night after arguing a close play at second base. Second baseman Alexi Casilla took a relay throw from J.J. Hardy at the bag and started to the turn the double play, and appeared to drop the ball on the exchange from his glove to his hand.

Baker exits game early with right elbow pain
via Mlb.com - Twins September 02, 2010 at 08:41 PM

Baker exits game early with right elbow pain

Twins RHP Baker leaves game in 2nd (AP)
via Yahoo Sports - Twins September 02, 2010 at 08:17 PM

Minnesota Twins starter Scott Baker left Thursday night's game against Detroit after two innings because of pain in his right elbow. Baker allowed two runs and three hits, including a homer by Don Kelly. He has had trouble keeping his arm loose in some starts this season, and there was no immediate word on the severity of the injury.

Baker leaves start with elbow unjury
via Twins Insider September 02, 2010 at 08:17 PM

Kubel, Fuentes, others still out

2010 Game 134: Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins
via The WGOM September 02, 2010 at 06:05 PM

Last year, these late Tiger series were a lot more exciting, but injuries have brought a lot of no-name Tigers into this one. Still, we've got Verlander on the hill, and it's always nice to beat him. Justin Verlander 14-8, 3.58 ERA, 8.48 K/9, 3.28 BB/9, 39.0 GB%, 3.42 FIP, 4.04 xFIP, 4.0 WAR [...]

Injured players on the mend
via Twins Now - Pioneer Press September 02, 2010 at 05:29 PM

Jason Kubel's wrist is still quite sore, and manager Ron Gardenhire said Kubel will likely get further tests done on the wrist tomorrow morning. Orlando Hudson is anxious to get back in the lineup, but Gardenhire is holding him out today to be sure he's ready. Jim Thome will hopefully be ready to DH tomorrow, Gardenhire said, and Brian Fuentes' back continues to improve, though he's not availabl

Minnesota Twins Send Seven-Foot Dutchman to Angels
via Bleacher Report - MN Twins September 02, 2010 at 12:35 PM

The Minnesota Twins are reported to have completed the recent trade for lefty reliever Brian Fuentes by sending 7’1″ Dutchman Loek Van Mil to the Anaheim Angels as the player to be named later. Aside from his astounding height, Van Mil doesn’t look especially promising to me.  He currently has an ugly 6.37 ERA at AA New Britain in the pitcher-friendly Eastern League, and he

Going Out With A Whimper
via Extra Bases September 02, 2010 at 12:35 PM

Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they do. Welcome to the 2010 Red Wings season. The team is now 48-91 and losers of - ahem - 10 straight games heading into tonight’s matchup in Syracuse. Hey, the Chiefs are only 11-2 against the Wings this year, so who knows what will happen? If Rochester [...]

In honor of 90210 day, here's Dylan McKay in a Reds uniform (Yahoo! Sports)
via Yahoo Sports - Twins September 02, 2010 at 12:35 PM

C'mon, you knew I would find a way to work 9/02/10 day on to the Stew, didn't you?

Liriano feels 'way better,' eyes strong finish
via Around the Majors September 02, 2010 at 10:29 AM

Extra rest has helped the lefthander recover from his dead arm phase.

Miracle Moments
via The WGOM September 02, 2010 at 10:05 AM

Since last report, Ft. Myers is 6-2.  For the season, the Miracle is 33-31, tied for second in the FSL South, two games behind Bradenton. QUICK SUMMARIES Ft. Myers 5, Palm Beach 1 at Palm Beach.  Deibinson Romero, Nathan Hanson, and Yangervis Solarte each had two hits.  Brian Dozier and Allan de San Miguel [...]

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Twins Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
via Yahoo Sports - Twins September 02, 2010 at 03:17 AM

One day after expressing frustration at how second baseman Orlando Hudson has dealt with his most recent injury—a right ankle tweak that the infielder has insisted is in playing shape when it hasn't been—manager Ron Gardenhire left Hudson out of the starting lineup even though Hudson again told him he was ready to play. Gardenhire also had Hudson, who is day-to-day, undergo an MRI tha

Not Over Yet!
via Seth Speaks September 02, 2010 at 01:35 AM

also available at www.SethSpeaks.net - The White Sox won their Wednesday afternoon game against Cleveland, so the Twins had to win on Wednesday night to retain their four game lead over the South Siders. Francisco Liriano threw seven shutout innings and yet he wasn’t even the best pitcher in the game. Tigers’ starter Max Scherzer [...]

Gassing Guerrier (Again!)
via Nick's Twins Blog September 02, 2010 at 01:23 AM

Something is wrong with Matt Guerrier.Well, let's backtrack a bit. Last night, Francisco Liriano dueled with Max Scherzer over seven innings in the type of game that bores casual fans but delights hardcores. Both pitchers were at the top of their game; Scherzer mowed down the Twins hitters for nine impressive frames but hiccuped in the sixth inning and yielded a single run, while Liriano executed