Is Goober's Goat of the Day gone for this season?
If not, I nominate:
Game 1: Richie Sexson
Game 4: Lyle Kohse
Game 5: Michael Cuddyer
But other arguments could be made.

-amr

Slightly off topic, but I discovered there was an explanation for playing Corky "0-fer" Miller tonight (from the mlb.com twins site):

"Backup catcher Mike Redmond spent much of the day at the hospital tending to his four-year-old son, Ryan, who has pneumonia. Redmond was not at the ballpark before the game but was expected to be available to play, if needed."

I guess they don't allow naked batting practice in the hospital (sanitary reasons, you know).

Yeah, I think Mr Naked BP had more important things on his mind. Man, pneumonia has been rampant this year. My daughter has had it twice, I have had it three times...all in the course of a year.

Glad the good guys won this one!

If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times, Torii Hunter always waits for his pitch.

Was anyone else beyond amused when A.J. lost the ball in the ceiling and had the look of death on his face as the ball promptly skipped off Buerhle's glove? Seemed like a microcosm for A.J.'s career, really - doing his own thing as the rest of the team scurries around to try to win the game.

I'll save you the correction. It was Politte's glove, not Buerhle's. I still got a good laugh, though.

I thought it was funny too, but I'm gonna have to disagree with you on AJ's career, at least when he was with the Twins. He might have grated on the Giants, but he was an integral part of the Twins resurgance, their victory over Oakland in 2002 (he hit the game clinching HR in the 9th, remember) and throughly got into the heads of opponents. He was a solid player and probably my favorite of the Get to Know 'Em Twins...

Nice job tonight, Sweetcheeks!

Any update on Jeb's boyfriend search yet?

Thanks for the question, Stacy. I've been getting a lot of questions and support from concerned people about the issue of my boyfriend. I've gotten a lot of support about Corey's departure as well as a lot of encouragement to open up my heart to a new object of devotion. It's been hard; I wonder how I can ever replace a guy who spent his All Star breaks fishing with a giant Grizzly known as "King of the North Woods" (http://www.bat-girl.com/archives/000309.html) but I understand that I have to move on. I only know that, whoever he is, he's gotta be the kind of guy who, seeing an opponent's foul ball carrying slightly over a dugout, calculates the possiblity of leaping over the dugout opening, grabbing the rail above with one hand, suspending himself, and catching the ball in the other hand. Can anyone tell me who best fits that bill on this team?

2 things:

1. Torii, you will always have my heart, because even when you go 1 for 18 to start off the season, you always crank one over the fence that makes me forget about all the profanities that came from my mouth during those first 3 games.

2. My dad is here from California for the week, and we watched the game together. We were discussing Morneau and his poor poor head, while my sister asked 'who are you talking about'? My dad said "Justin Morneau..you know, like Dr. Moreau!" and I just about peed my pants. He has never read Batgirl and had no idea that is our dear Justin's nickname.
It was such a proud moment. I now am sure my dad would be qualified to be a Batling if he so chose.

so, rest up Dr. Morneau, and keep it up Torii, for it is baseball season, and all should be smiling. (although we all know Torii doesn't have a problem with that)...

Eh, I'll take two out of three from the triple-H anyday, and a continued lead in the rather parity-minded AL Central.

Considering our record in the Cactus League, a nice start is a shock to me. The fact no part of Orlando Hernandez fell off during his game was a bigger shock. The fact that the Sox show better defense than the Twins? Well, I'll just accept it as fact for now, and let the warmy glow of that most un-expected fact sink in later.

-Pander
The appeased Sox fan

I know it's April so the BF selections are all hopeful and misty and sweetly contingent, but even so, how many zits can you overlook for the otherwise cute guy with the hot car?

Hunter was one of two major culprits in a fifth inning that I don't want to see duplicated any time soon, but the likes of which has come to explain the punchlessness of the Twins now and for years past. The Twins loaded the bases with wonder of wonders two straight walks from Mauer and LeCroy, following Castro's hit, so we've got sacks jammed, nobody out, and Buehrle on the ropes. Nobody out. How huge would it be to knock him out of the game right then and there? But no - Hunter hits a first-pitch DP grounder that he beats out for an RBI. Not to leave the work undone, Ford hits a first-pitch DP grounder just like Hunter's, but is gracious enough to make it a DP.

It took Buehrle 15 pitches or so to get into a major mess, and only 2 to get out of it. Thus buoyed, he managed two more highly effective innings. Had Hunter shown the same kind of patience that Mauer and LeCroy had, and that he himself showed in his previous 3-run dinger at-bat, the Twinnies might still be batting.

The failure to truly cash in on that golden opportunity in last night's fifth left a great big throbbing carbuncle on Hunter's face. You too, Ford.

I know it's April, but I've been burnt before, so I'm gonna be mighty damn picky about my BF.

Watching Sweetcheeks steal three bases in a row just made me all mushy inside. Sad that he didn't score, but it's tricky to steal home.

It might be tricky to steal home, but do you doubt the ability of the most exciting baserunner in baseball to do so? I know I don't. He can ask Rod Carew for some pointers then go out and use his sick skills to make some poor catcher look bad. He probably didn't do it last night b/c he didn't want to show up his friend A.J. and the game was in hand.

Jeb,

Perhaps Nicky "Knievel" Punto?

Helpfully,
Donnalove

Jeb,

I'd get dibs on Jason Bartlett before someone else does. 1. BG had a rough meeting with him the other night that scared the pants off of him, and he now knows he has to play incredible to avoid another confrontation like that. 2. If he does in fact win ROY, you will get some majoy boyfriend points there.

Hope that helps,
Stacy

Jeb,
If you find someone new let me know! Maybe Lew Ford? He is a very hard-working young man with a good attitude. Just a thought. (Koskie was my favorite, but Saturday I bought a Lew Ford shirt, I feel like such a traitor)

Good luck with you search and best wishes for your recovery.