You sort of thought we might win when Jesse Crain mowed down the Tigers (i.e. The Best Baseball Team Ever) in the eighth. There was just something in the air and let's face it, there hasn't been something in the air for a really really long time. And even though the Twins couldn't convert at the bottom of the inning Boo Berry Rincon stepped up and kept the momentum going. And then, oh! The situational hitting! The scoring, the merciless, beautiful scoring! You know what? If you make a huge bonehead bobble to give up a run and then pay penance by hitting in the tying run on a triple in the ninth and scoring the winning run right afterwards, well, you are forgiven my son. Because we beat the Tigers! We beat the Tigers! Thank God Almighty! We Beat the Tigers! And that makes you, Shannon Stewart, Boyfriend of the Day.
Li'L-Rod really likes to win.
Readers/The Field: 4; Batbaby/Torii: 4; Sooz/Stewie 2; Goober/Justin: 1; Jeb/Lewwww 1, Batgirl/JoeJoe 0
I sensed a win, too, in the bottom of the 7th when it was 6-5. It compelled me to stop studying and turn on the game. I wasn't let down. We beat the Tigers in the bottom-of-the-9th-type fashion we like to take out of the closet and dust off every once in awhile.
Back to studying. zzzzzzzz
Posted by: Shelley at May 6, 2006 09:43 PMyay Stewie!
and my boyfriend is BACK!!! hooray for Jesse!
Posted by: kafumbly at May 6, 2006 09:48 PMI'll admit that I was a bit mad at Stewart for that extra run he let score. But now it's totally forgiven! Nice to FINALLY get a win against a division rival that isn't the Royals.
Posted by: SaraJ at May 6, 2006 10:15 PMdivision. rival. royals.
Two of these words go together. One doesn't belong.
Otherwise, I agree completely. Yay, Twins. 'bout fargin' time.
Posted by: turbo, jim turbo at May 6, 2006 10:23 PMGood game all around, especially for Stewart and Mauer. Scoring the winning run and driving in the game-tying, save-blowing run will win a BOD almost every time. Plus, of course, I called it in the 'Cave preview.
But let's not forget Mauer's day. Two runs, two hits (including an RBI double that was thisclose to his first ever HR off a LHP), a walk, gunning down a runner at third, and giving Crain the sign for a breaking ball until he finally threw one.
Posted by: neutrino boi at May 6, 2006 10:26 PMWhat a wonderful win tonight...Its good to see JAC (jesse alan crain) is finally snapping out of his pitching amnesia. Again it was a come from behind win but a wins a win. And i love winning
Not to take anything away from Shannon, but I also think Joe definitely deserved a nod.
Also, doesn't Torii have four B.O.D.'s?
Posted by: kierra at May 6, 2006 10:59 PMThat's true 12 wins should equal 12 BOD's
Posted by: Scotty_Dawg at May 6, 2006 11:42 PMMy BOD Baker/Liriano AKA The Young Guns helped make this BOD possible. thank you.
Posted by: Paul at May 7, 2006 02:49 AMSince nobody else has said it yet, "Victory is mine!!"
Stewie had had a rough night before his big triple. Turns out he's playing through the flu. Liriano also had a root canal on Friday, and was still apparently a little woozy last night. Unfortunately, I can't find the stories where I read this, but anyway, hopefully Stewie 'Cisco will be feeling better today.
Posted by: Nick at May 7, 2006 09:50 AMWhich is to say that I hope Stewie AND 'Cisco will be feeling better today.
Posted by: Nick at May 7, 2006 10:55 AMAlas; last night's tilt- to use a Bill Klement-ism interupted my routine of sitting sullenly on the couch and swearing at the TV- have I been too pessimistic about this year?....NAH
Posted by: ganderson at May 7, 2006 12:27 PMI had to post at the exact moment that Ron-Deezy was intentionally walked.
Posted by: Ovie at May 7, 2006 02:29 PMYAY for wins! YAY for BODs!
Posted by: Stacy at May 7, 2006 06:57 PM