All very worthy award winners, BG... but I'm confused... why would you name these awards after the Twins' 1960s-era catcher?

;)

JC

One final award...an honorary Batty we, your Batlings, would like to bestow upon YOU, dear Batgirl:

"Most beloved Twins blogger who never ceases to amaze us and amuse us on a (practically) daily basis, but of course we understand that even the best writers certainly deserve a day off, especially when that day off still involves going to a Twins game to meet with many of her loyal Batlings and obtain a Brad Radke bobblehead (even if it is dressed in a pixie vest, which I really wonder whether Bradke actually sanctioned, I mean, it wasn't a Silva bobblehead for God's sake, what in the hell were they thinking??) with her unique and wonderful sense of the absurd, sublime, and surreal when it cames to any and all things Twins.

Thank you Batgirl, for all you do.

I'm glad the guys came through with a win for you today!!

I hadn't realized that it was a bobblehead day until I got to the gate. Oh well...I didn't have room in my bag for the trip back to Raleigh anyhow.

D'oh! I forgot this was the game where so many Batlings would be there or I'd've swung by the section to say "hi" to Batgirl and company. My husband and my folks and I were in our "usual" ridiculously good seats in 127 for the game. We liked the guys a section or two over who were chanting "foul tip" in later innings of the game. And we laughed so hard when we saw the group of 10-year-old boys who had all used black marker to paint on Mauer-eque sideburns. Hee!

And hey-- who was that on the 4 bus heading downtown for the game with the Batgirl sweatshirt and the Free Bartlett button? My husband and I were on the bus in full Twins mode, but didn't want to bug ya once you had your headphones on (presumably listening to Dazzle and Gordo). So, um, a belated "hi".

That was a fun game. Each of our pitchers gave up a hit though, jeez! And Joe only had that one hit! Harrumph.

Being out of town all weekend I didn't get to watch the games. Super summary BG! Muchas Gracias!

The Bradke toy should be a swivelhead instead of a bobblehead.

Happy belated birthday Batgirl!

I attended the game yesterday after arriving at 1:30am to set up camp to wait for our precious Bradke bobblehead. A few notes about the bobblehead, the scruffy facial hair does not translate well, it looks like he has the chickenpox and I'm sure he's real thrilled that you put a pixie vest on him. Jeesh, poor Bradke. Also, a note to bobblehead campers, if you decide that overintoxicating youself with booze is a good idea, do not eat anything that does not digest fast, although your quick thinking friend came through for you with the whole rock/dirt cover up bit.

A few notes from the series. When are we all going to stop kidding ourselves that Rondell White is in a "slump"? Also, Kyle needs to just go away, and dear god who has switched Carlos the Jackal with Carlos the Bunnywabbit? My heart breaks a little more every time he's sent out to the mound. On a good note, Good to see the good Doctor coming around, patience at the plate and then smacking the holy heck out of the ball is pretty sexy. Speaking of sexy, Joe Mauer, 'nuff said. And Liriano is (next to the Presidente of course) one of the most exciting pitchers to watch in baseball this year.

I'm very much looking forward to the Santana/Schilling showdown on Tuesday. Wow is that going to be fun to watch.

On a related note, Joe Mauer is given some All-Star love in today's Daily Quickie on ESPN.com.

Good win yesterday, and the hitting seems to have picked up, but how about those mental errors - base running, fielding, and coaching. They've got to go.

"The Bradke toy should be a swivelhead instead of a bobblehead." Har-dee har har. Correct me if I'm wrong (as I so often am, sadly), but hasn't it been three or four starts since my boy Brad gave up a dinger? And have y'all noticed that he's looking like...well...BRAD RADKE again? I just refuse to let him continue to be the staff whipping boy. Go pick on Carlos and his vest and his non-sinking sinker, wouldja?

Ms. Kat,

If you like the Santana/Schilling match, just wait until a week from Thursday. If I've counted right and no other changes are made that game in Houston will feature:

Clemens vs Liriano!

Now THAT will also be a game to watch or TiVo!

My family was laughing hysterically when LNP whacked the ump with that foul tip. He deserved it, dangit!

I guess I just have a soft spot for Bradke - maybe it's his ocean blue eyes or the fact that our parents both grew up in Bayport, MN, or perhaps it's because he's been with the team for so long. I agree with Adidasman, even though he might have jinked Bradke now by saying that he hasn't gave up a homerun in awhile. At least he's consistant. We always expect him to give up runs in the first couple innings which means our hitters better be extra careful not to pick up any ass bats on their way to the plate.

When Bradke's on... he's ON. We may not see it as much as we used to, but he's got experience on his side... he's been around the block a few more times than Baker and Boof.

And if you think about it, because Radke walks a lot less hitters, it opens it up for them to hit homers off of him.

All of this ass kissing doesn't mean that I don't get upset when Bradke has an off night and our hitters can't keep up. I like winning, damnit! :)

And another award...a REAL one...goes to Mauer! AL player of the week!! Woo-hoo!

Batgirl, thanks for the great re-cap of the weekend. :grumbles: Stupid blind umpires.... Wee Sister and I were guessing a home run to straight away center would be called foul.

Ever the optimist about getting our Chairman to the Star Show, perhaps a small (extremely small, I'll admit) bit of attention outside the Cities area...

http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060612&content_id=1501857&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Enjoy!

bubblemint,
I 2nd that.

Ok, at first I hated my ISP and now I love it because it gives little Joe updates almost daily!

http://enews.earthlink.net/article/spo?guid=20060612/448ce6c0_3ca6_15526200606121516558887

Hope you enjoy this one too!

Here's a bit more about the chairman, linked as te URL -- I haven't been watching the AL statistical leaders much, but 20 points over Ichiro and 50 points over everyone else in batting? That's impressive.

*puts on his best G.I. Joe voice* Go, Joe!

Oh my god! After a really crappy day at work, and I sit down to read my favorite Twins blogger, and I see: "Best reason to keep LNP in a toybox award and the trailing picture I almost fell off my chair. Hilaious.... hilarius?.....funny!
Also, I just got done watching a dvd of Gladiator last week, and came up with a possible nickname for Liriano.....
Francicus Lirianus Maximus?-- ummmm perhaps I should work on shortening that down a little...
.as he lets the dust from the pitcher's mound run through his fingers , he fixes the Bitchsock currently at bat with a stone cold glare and says:
"I will have my revenge this season, or next year....the time for honoring yourselves will soon be at an end......."
I really ought to have been a writer..... :P)

About the Chairman's Player of the Week award...

That pages is almost unreadable, due to the flippin' name of the award. "Bank of America Presents the American League Player of the Week" is the name of an award? BoAPtALPotW? What kind of nonsense is that? That's almost as bad as Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim California United States North America Western Hemisphere Earth, etc.

Great awards, BG. You made me laugh after a long, rough night. But does Chris Britton really pose a bigger threat to LNP than Bobby Jenks? Methinks no.