Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The Temple of Doom


Twins 3, White Sox 2. Sox fans probably are even more eager than Twins fans are to see that new stadium open up. This was the game that I thought would be the toughest one for the Twins to win. As expected, Mark Buehrle was really good for the Whities, but without Carlos Quentin and Joe Crede, it's tough for the South Siders to score runs right now. Nick Blackburn pitched just well enough and let's give a particular shout out to portly young portsider Jose Mijares, who merely dispatched two certain Hall of Famers and one of the most dangerous right handed hitters in the American League in the 8th inning. And a shout out to Carlos Gomez for making a great play in the 9th to save Joe Nathan's bacon.


Tomorrow night it's Gavin Floyd, who has been very good for the Whities, against Kevin Slowey, who has probably been the most consistent Twins pitcher in the second half. Getcha popcorn.


Oh, and the Brewers are now tied with the Mets for the wild card and the Marlins have informed America that they will actually try hard against the Mets over the weekend. Will the Cubs try hard against the Brewers over the weekend? Stay tuned.

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