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2012 Minnesota Twins: 99 Problems...

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bigblue_dl said:
It sounds like they are heating up for the start of the season. I guess there is a slight chance that they won't be horse****. But I guess we'll see.

Today:
Plouffe - 4/4 3HR and a 2B (AAA game)
Morneau - 3/4 1HR 3RBI 2Runs
Mauer - 3/4 1RBI 2Runs
Hughes - 2/4 1HR 3RBI 2Runs

Pitching is still a disaster though.
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I wouldn't complain with a .500 season.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
The talk is that Moonshot won't be ready and that Swarzak or possibly Hendricks will take his spot at the start of the season.
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Baker is supposed to miss his first two starts, I think. Marquis is also out because his daughter was in a bad biking accident.
The numbers from Liriano and Blackburn are encouraging, hopefully headcase Liriano stays away, but that's doubtful.
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Blackburn is a sinker ball pitcher, and he should be good at this time of year due to colder weather. Once we hit late May/June, he will once again be ****.
 
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Bakunin said:
Baker is supposed to miss his first two starts, I think. Marquis is also out because his daughter was in a bad biking accident.

Blackburn is a sinker ball pitcher, and he should be good at this time of year due to colder weather. Once we hit late May/June, he will once again be ****.
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Yeah, all of that cold weather in Florida the last month has really helped him this spring. :p
 
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bigblue_dl said:
Yeah, all of that cold weather in Florida the last month has really helped him this spring. :p
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It's still cooler there now than it will be in a couple months. There's probably a statistical correlation between avg game temperature and his ERA.

Plus it's spring training - how many people assured of roster spots are trying that hard at this stage? :p
 
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The Twins begin their quest for 100 losses today in Baltimore.

Official starting lineup from Gardy.

Denard Span - CF
Jamey Carroll - SS
Joe Mauer - C
Justin Morneau - DH
Josh Willingham - LF
Danny Valencia - 3B
Ryan Doumit - RF
Chris Parmelee - 1B
Alexi Casilla - 2B

Carl Pavano - SP (rh)
 
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Pavano on the hill today, not Baker.

2-R HR for Markakis in the 1st.

Over/Under on 63 wins? I'll take the under with this start.
 
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At least it wasn't a shutout.
 
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6 innings, no hits...against Baltimore.
This may end up being the worst offense in baseball.
I thought .500 might be a possibility, now I'm not so sure.
 
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