Not only was May 24 the worst loss of the year for the Twins, it also spelled the end of Boof Bonser’s career as a starter in a Twins uniform. I know it seems I am focusing a lot on the nasty losses the Twins were dealt, but honestly, these were the games that forced [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Brian Bass’
Important Games #9: May 24 (Twins Lose, 19-3)
Posted in Game Wrap, Important Games, tagged Alexi Casilla, Boof Bonser, Brian Bass, Carlos Gomez, Juan Rincon, Matt Macri on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
State of the ‘Pen (2nd ed.)
Posted in State of the 'Pen, tagged Boof Bonser, Brian Bass, Craig Breslow, Dennys Reyes, Eddie Guardado, Jesse Crain, Joe Nathan, Matt Guerrier on August 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So, I’m back. Sorry about essentially missing the last three weeks. I had a week of vacation, followed by a week of moving, followed by a week of EIW (early interview week, for those not law-school inclined). But, classes start again on Tuesday, and a more regular schedule will be far more conducive to more [...]
Well… that was painful. A look at the ‘Pen.
Posted in Blown Calls, Game Wrap, On My "List", Thoughts, tagged Boof Bonser, Brian Bass, Craig Breslow, Dennys Reyes, Glen Perkins, Jesse Crain, Joe Nathan, Kevin Slowey, Matt Guerrier, Mike Lamb, Pat Neshek, Ron Gardenhire, TV announcers on August 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The bullpen needs help. There, I said it. We have seen, over the past few weeks, the decline of a few of the former studs of our bullpen, ending in the release of Juan Rincon, who was considered by some to be the best setup guy in baseball a few years ago. Now we are [...]
Kevin Slowey is a Gunslinger, and this Game was a Western Movie.
Posted in Game Wrap, Thoughts, tagged Brian Bass, Carlos Gomez, Denard Span, Dennys Reyes, Jesse Crain, Kevin Slowey, My Kingdom for some Offense, TV announcers on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I almost hate myself for stealing that line from the YES announcers, but it is better than I could have come up with myself. Here it is, in context from the game:
“You know, Slowey’s a gunslinger. He serves it up and dares you to hit it. He’s fearless.”
I was all ready to write a piece [...]
New On My “List” (1st Ed.) + Game Notes
Posted in Game Wrap, On My "List", tagged Alexi Casilla, Brian Bass, Carlos Gomez, Jesse Crain, Joe Nathan, Josh Hamilton, Justin Morneau, Justin Verlander, Marcus Thames, Matt Guerrier, Nick Punto, Scott Baker, TV announcers on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The joker at MLB.tv that decided that I could somehow pick up the Twins game from here in DC, despite the fact that all the cool kids out here were watching the Phillies get DESTROYED by Arizona. I couldn’t adjust my aerials (does anyone still use these? anyone?) sufficiently to pick up the game I [...]
Why Manny Ramirez makes me want to Vomit (and other Stories)
Posted in Game Wrap, Thoughts, tagged Boof Bonser, Brian Bass, Craig Breslow, Livan Hernandez, Manny Ramirez, Matt Tolbert, Nick Punto, Teams of Yore on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Disclaimer: waaaaay back before I lived in the Midwest, I lived in Eugene, Oregon, home of the Short-Season Low-A Eugene Emeralds, which were at that time a farm club for the Atlanta Braves. Due to several factors, including the fact of the Ems’ affiliation with the Braves, the fact that every Braves game was on [...]
