8/14/2011 Twins @ Tribe

[DrPoove]

Minnesota Twins (52-67)
Denard Span CF
Trevor Plouffe 2B
Jason Kubel RF
Justin Morneau 1B
Jim Thome DH
Danny Valencia 3B
Delmon Young LF
Matt Tolbert SS
Drew Butera C
Kevin Slowey P (0-0, 4.91)

Cleveland Indians (60-57)
Ezequiel Carrera LF
Shin-Soo Choo RF
Asdrubal Cabrera SS
Travis Hafer DH
Carols Santana 1B
Kosuke Fukudome CF
Lonnie Chisenhall 3B
Jason Donald 2B
Lou Marson C
David Huff P (1-1, 0.51)

[dazindiansfanuk]

Apparantly Kipnis a "bit banged up" according to Acta.

Looks like Duncan has been optioned back to AAA to make room for Huff.

[dazindiansfanuk]

The roster move isn't official yet as I guess they're waiting to see if they're going to play this one..... forecast calls for 95% chance of thunder storms around game time.

[dazindiansfanuk]

Not to say that Huff is anywhere near the level of Cliff Lee, but there's something about him right now that conjures images of Lee.

Fastball 90-93 with some cut, working quickly, throwing strikes and flashing a good breaker.

[rebelwithoutaclue]

Huff just looks like a different pitcher. If he finishes this game as strong as he's started I think he'll have earned a spot in the rotation regardless of when Carrasco comes back.

[British_Pharaoh]

Huff looks like the pitcher we wanted in this rotation.

[rebelwithoutaclue]

Not to say that Huff is anywhere near the level of Cliff Lee, but there's something about him right now that conjures images of Lee.

Fastball 90-93 with some cut, working quickly, throwing strikes and flashing a good breaker.

I was gonna say the same thing but moreso that he just looks like he's pitching like Cliff Lee as in a similar stance on the rubber and throwing motion. Just rocking and firing.

[British_Pharaoh]

Not to say that Huff is anywhere near the level of Cliff Lee, but there's something about him right now that conjures images of Lee.

Fastball 90-93 with some cut, working quickly, throwing strikes and flashing a good breaker.

I was thinking the same thing and was about to post it but I foresaw other posters jumping on me for mentioning Huff and Lee in the same breath.

[British_Pharaoh]

Such a shame for Huff. Looks like it will be a long delay so his day is over.

[FortheWin]

How long is this rain delay gonna last?

[British_Pharaoh]

How long is this rain delay gonna last?

A while.

http://weather.edition.cnn.com/weather/ ... recast.jsp

[drum]

yuck, that looks like a long delay.

[Dnthateonthepronk]

V

yuck, that looks like a long delay.

That's what she said

[peeker643]

Fuck. I'll tell ya what, between injuries and weather related trauma (and the doubleheaders with Seattle coming up will exact a toll) this team has earned every effing thing they've gotten this season.

Now you're looking at another loooong day for the bully if this game does start back up. At least there's a day off tomorrow.

[Kingpin74]

Why the hell did they start this game? It was pouring in Westlake at gametime, they had to know it was only a matter of time and they'd have to waste the starters.

[scrambler]

Why the hell did they start this game? It was pouring in Westlake at gametime, they had to know it was only a matter of time and they'd have to waste the starters.

My best guess is they figured once it started it would be an all day rain, and if by some miracle there was an hour delay before it started they could possibly get 5 in.

[Cerebral_DownTime]

Looks like you got some spinning green blob rain shit happening up there. Probably going to be a while.

[Am I Here Again?]

If you listen via MLB Gameday on-line switch over to the Twins feed. Hammy is in the booth talking with the announcer from the Twinkies and it's interesting stuff. WAY better than the re-re-re-rerun stuff WTAM is streaming via MLB.

[skatingtripods]

This is brutal. Good chance at 9 games in 7 days in September if they don't get this in. But, they'll sit there until 10 pm if they have to.

[skatingtripods]

Bright side: Orioles up 6-1. Downside: They're still the Orioles and I expect them to blow it.

[TribeinLA]

Thank God it's going to be making up with the Twins and Eric Wedge and not Tampa or Texas.

Huff looked GREAT and has looked GREAT. If you ask me, send Carrasco down and develop his mental stuff. Carmona, Carrasco, and Huff are battling for two spots and right now I would say that Cookie is the odd man out just because we already have Carmona and Santana to fill this team up with mental weakness (although Carmona looks to be growing up again). Huff, damn it, is proving the shit out of himself. The dude wants to pitch. Carmona is a "get our money's worth" deal right now. Otherwise, he could very well be finding Huff a danger to him.

I know in May and June, we were all aboard the little CC train, but that now seems like ages ago. I still am having trouble liking him after that stunt he pulled in KC and I usually like all of my Indians minus the obvious ones who suck 24/7 like Kearns and LaPorta. He just might mentally not be ready.

[British_Pharaoh]

They will not get this game in unless they want to wait about 3 more hours.

[skatingtripods]

They will not get this game in unless they want to wait about 3 more hours.

Neither team wants a doubleheader. The Indians really can't afford another one and the Twins are just playing out the string.

We're off tomorrow, MIN plays a night game in DET. They will be there a long time if need be.

[TribeinLA]

Then, they're gonna wait a LOOOOOOOOONG time judging by the forecasts I have looked at. I'm not where most of you are...in Ohio. I just don't see any clearing until 8ish at best. Am I wrong?

*It would be nice to catch a whole game on Detroit after tomorrow night simply by doing nothing. Come on Birds!

[FUDU]

It's a drizzle just 4 miles west of the Jake, 30 miles west about the same. They will probably start up again within the hour.

[cappy1920]

8-4 Orioles, bases loaded, nobody out, top of the ninth. S--t.

[YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES!]

8-4 Orioles, bases loaded, nobody out, top of the ninth. S--t.

Holy shit, I thought they just blew it. Nice grab out in left.

[cappy1920]

So we picked up half a game! Did we get rained out?

[Symbolic47]

My gut is we will get it in, but not for quite some time. I just dont see anyway we can have another DH in the final 6 weeks.

[Watt]

game postponed, no makeup date announced. very annoying

[RedDawg53]

game postponed, no makeup date announced. very annoying

Wow, shitty season with the weather. Total waste of a Sunday off for me. Aren't the Indians off tomorrow? Idk if the Twins are off, too. That could be the make-up day to play, right?

[FortheWin]

game postponed, no makeup date announced. very annoying

Wow, shitty season with the weather. Total waste of a Sunday off for me. Aren't the Indians off tomorrow? Idk if the Twins are off, too. That could be the make-up day to play, right?

Twins play tigers tomorrow

[RedDawg53]

Great. No Tribe game tomorrow either... and another day off from work for me.

[Symbolic47]

Great. No Tribe game tomorrow either... and another day off from work for me.

Same here man. I feel your pain. I drank wayyyyy to much last night and got my hungover ass outta bed at 9:30 for the game, only to be rained out again. Annoying to say the least.

[skatingtripods]

I-90 looks like a river right now. Just drove home from Lakewood going 35-40 the whole way, hazard lights on all around, standing water all over the place.

Nasty day.

[FUDU]

Hasn't stopped since, cannot imagine that is any good for the area at all considering how wet a year we've had. No where for all this water to go anymore in NEO.