The lone highlight of the absolute worst effort of the season: R-Wheezy getting a standing ovation for a two out single to left. Priceless... Ortiz who?

Reading the summary of the game on ESPN.com, I laughed that they mentioned Rondell's standing ovation in the 6th in the Game Notes. Perhaps he has broken the seal and we are in store for a flood of outstanding hits. *crosses fingers*

I have to admit, i was really excited when he finally got a hit! congrats, rondell!

People were standing and clapping for Ronnie before he even got to swing the bat! Now that's gotta be a sign you're doin pretty bad...

On FSN-W they claimed that Castro missed the sign. I'm going to go with that. Is it because Lew is my boyfriend or because I live in LA now that I'm going with these inferior announcers?

Castillo and Castro turned a double play tonight. They turn it probably better than I've ever seen it turned. I'm dead serious about that. They are both so quick and smooth getting the ball out of the glove, and they can both do the actual turn with stunning fluidity. It's one of those things that just makes me say 'wow' every single time.

Rondell got a hit!!!! and is STILL below .100

It will come round, you hear me, it's gonna come round

I agree with Will. Castillo and Castro's plays amazingly quick and accurate.
Hunter said Rondell is a class act and nice guy, so I was glad to see him FINALLY get a hit. Maybe the curse broken.
Good top ten!

Having T-Phat bat cleanup gives me the same feeling as having Kyle start against the other team's #1 starter. They are perfectly acceptable options when the expectations are low (4th starter/#7 in the lineup), but I get real nervous when they're counted on to carry the team to a win.

Besides, humility is a major element of T-Phat's faith. #7 keeps the proper sense of humility.

I know everyone is upset about Bartlett (I'm meh on the issue) but it sure looks to me like the right guy got the job. Castro has done some fantastic things out there, and he's hitting pretty well too.

And I just loved the look on Rondell's face when he landed at first. Like, "I really don't want to smile and make a big deal out of this, but THANK.GOD." I also liked all the smiles and claps on the bench.

-1 The Twins could have struck out 2 dozen times, instead of one dozen.

-2 The Twins could have left two baker’s dozen on base instead of one.

-3 Roundhouse Torii could have never connected with the ball, instead of dribbling a ball to third on his last at bat.

-4 Joe Mauer could have left 5 men on base, instead of 4 - if Castro hadn’t been picked off in the third (because Joe couldn't put the ball in play on the hit and run).

-5 Carlos “The Horse” Silva could have broken down before 8.2 innings, forcing us to bring in one of our iffy right-handed relievers before the last out.

-6 I could have had two $3 beers instead of one overpriced $6 beer, and been twice as aggravated.

-7 45,000 people could have been there to witness the sorry game instead of 15,000.

Gardy should've pulled Blight out of the lineup for a while, and replaced his spot with somebody else. batista is doing fine where he's at....and this whole switcing thing reeks of when Stewart got pulled from the top spot for a while (remember that ugly 0-fer everything streak?)

Oh, and another note. The WBC is evil. Watching Santana, Crain, Silva, and the other WBC Pitchers out there proves that the managers were right. Nobody got injured...but they didn't work out much either.

Sorry Joe. I only started scoring this year, and still can't decipher what I wrote. It was Stewart who struck out on the hit and run that turned into two outs in the third. I see Ron Gardenhire is blaming Lew (for not getting himself thrown out at third?) Castillo knocked Ford home. Joe just stranded Castillo. Also, the team LOB was 7, not 13 - 13 is the total of missed chances per player.

I wholeheartedly agree with Aurora about Castro apparently being the right man for shortstop. When he made that diving catch/throw to 1st, the first thing I said was "WOW!" and the second thing I said was "Bartlett would never have done that."

Watching the game last night and listening to Jerry White after game, it appears that poor Lew was perhaps thinking of other things or distracted (he never does that, does he? ;-) ) and wasn't quite sure what to do on the hit and run. So he got caught in between. Either he should have run like heck and maybe been thrown out at third or clearly stayed at second. Instead he stutterstepped part way to third and confused Castro who thought he was running and Juan was the one who got caught. Love Lew but he does make baserunning adventuresome some days!

I just wish someone would explain to Gardenhire the nuances of setting up a lineup card that will create maximum offensive potential. Batista at cleanup was his best option because he didn't want to disrupt his lineup? What the heck!

I've been calling him Rongdell. And don't you feel for anybody in the number 4 spot in the Twins lineup? It's like a bunch of kids crying for a daddy.

Correction: crying for a big papa.

or even Big Papi

Tues. night's game. Unfortunately I was there. Highlights: Rondell's hit/ovation and Gardy's words with the home plate umpire. And i had tickets to the Sat. game but was too sick to go.
Tues. was a poor substitute.

come on Kyle (leave Lyle locked in the basement)!

Onwards, Kal

C'mon guys, one to tie, two to win!

And there's the one! Bonus Baseball!

Good job guys, now Git'rdun in the extras!

oh NO. What's the Veep doing in there? This is a TIE game, not a save situation! What are you DOING Gardy?

Jeez. I'm this frantic about you guys and I'm a Cubs fan. And the Cubs are playing right now. And I'm barely paying attention. Batgirl, I think your Twins fandom is infectious.

Ok. Nathan got through the top of the 10th, but The Impaler comes up 2nd next inning. Best solution would be a run in *this* inning...

Or two! HR Cuddyer!!
Twins win! Twins win! Twins win!

Now I can focus on the Cubs!

yea, Cuddy! My guy.

Can I call that Cuddyer is the new BOD?

awww, JC lost the game, I have never seen that before

awww, JC lost the game, I have never seen that before

Hey Batgirl!! I have some great pics of the game on April 19th!!! This was the best game ever, by the way!! I'll post them sometime, but if there is any Liriano fans out there... I have the pics for you!!