Batgirl's out of town 'til Wednesday and blogging will be light for the next few days, but thanks to the wonders of Satellite radio she was able to catch the Twins' EIGHTH WIN IN A ROW. This is awesome, because as far as I can tell, we then lose the next game, win eight more, lose one, win eight, and on and on until the end of the season. Which will have us end up precisely 11 games behind the Tigers.
But that's no matter--tonight's game was rather emblematic of this awesome streak--good pitching (thanks Bradke. Sorry about, um, everything I said before), great hitting (dingers! doubles! dingers and doubles!) and finding a BOD is a little hard, because today they are ALL boyfriends. In fact, you know what?--tonight we close a month of June that has been nothing short of spectacular, and I want each and every Minnesota Twin, from the Littlest Nicky Punto to the biggest Dennys Sampler Reyes to look in the mirror and say, "Today, for giving Batgirl that awesome month of June, I am the BOD!"
But I suppose someone has to get this thing. The player of the game was Tiffles, but one player reached a rather awesome milestone tonight, one which portends very bright things for all of our futures. Justin Morneau hit his 20th homerun tonight--the first Twin to get to 20 HRs in June since Kent Hrbek. And, frankly, every time the good Doctor does something Hrbek-like, BG gets all gooey inside, because the Doc's had the potential to be the second coming of Hrbie for some time, and as he moves from Morneau to Mrneau, that makes him the Boyfriend of the Day.
Goober/Doctor: 14; Readers/The Field: 11; Batbaby/Torii: 7; Batgirl/Chairman 6; Jeb/ Lewwww3; Sooz/Stewie 2
Posted by Batgirl at July 1, 2006 12:03 AMI was wondering...how would you have scored a "Teamwide BOD"
Because I have a feeling the Field would have taken a pretty hefty lead ;)
Posted by: Torhu at July 1, 2006 12:24 AMNot to get all nitpicky about stats, because, you know, stats schmats, and I am so very proud of the good Doctor... but I think the number that hasn't been hit since Hrbek is 30 HRs on a season? Because I know Torii came close a few seasons in a row but didn't hit it, and I think there might've been others that came close.
Posted by: aussie at July 1, 2006 01:42 AMI think they meant that nobody has hit 20 homeruns this quickly (by June 30th) for the Twins since Hrbek.
Posted by: Torhu at July 1, 2006 01:47 AMYep. Per ESPN: "Morneau became the first Minnesota batter to reach 20 home runs by the end of June since Kent Hrbek in 1987."
Posted by: hrunting at July 1, 2006 01:51 AMI think someone has a crush on someone else.... Goin' steady?
Posted by: SledgehammerHearts at July 1, 2006 02:00 AM"Mrneau" is possibly a better nickname than "Doctor" although I wouldn't want to put any more pressure on him.
Posted by: ralf at July 1, 2006 02:03 AMoh canada!
Posted by: TwinsinBoston at July 1, 2006 02:33 AMI just want to see Morneau pass Ortiz in RBIs and HRs, so we can say: "Yeah, we liked Ortiz a lot, but he was clogging up 1st and we knew all along that Morneau was better".
Posted by: gopher38 at July 1, 2006 03:37 AMAnd I am guessing that the Good Doctor has a more cheerful disposition than Hrbie.
Posted by: talldrinkowater at July 1, 2006 03:41 AMYep. Per ESPN: "Morneau became the first Minnesota batter to reach 20 home runs by the end of June since Kent Hrbek in 1987."
Ok everyone knows what else happen in 1987. Oh it gave me a chill to see that stat.
Dear Bradke,
Great game last night and I am sorry for wishing you were really retired, instead of just being retired in your mind the first two months of season. The ole fishin' hole can wait a few months.
Sincerely,
funoka
Dear Ms. Aussie,
Yes, BG was unclear. It's fixed.
Sincerely,
BG
Even if he hits 50 HR's Morneau will never replace Hrbie unless he learns how to wrestle runners off first base.
As for replacing Ortiz, that doesn't work because he's a DH. Would anyone choose Rondell White and Ruben Sierra over Big Papi?
Posted by: James M. at July 1, 2006 09:43 AMHmm. Does this make him 'Mrnie'?
It's a testament to the year Morneau is having that he's still beating the field in BOD.
Posted by: Josh at July 1, 2006 10:23 AMAnd yes...I do think it should totally be considered an official stat
Posted by: Josh at July 1, 2006 10:23 AMOk, really sorry this is way off the subject but could someone please enlighten me as to how Mauer became "The Chairman"?
It may seem incredibly stupid not to know this, but I am relatively new to the site and am curious.
Hi Mrs. Mauer -
I believe it's a play on words as you'll find that many things on this site are. The Chinese leader was Chairman Mao so Mauer is merely an extension of that.
Dear Mrs. Mauer,
Please check out the Nickname guide to the right, and it explains the names. The Chairman came from the Give Joe Mauer a Nickname contest two years ago.
Sincerely,
Batgirl
Thanks,and Jaguar...I figured it was something like that but was just wondering if there was more of an explanation than that. But thank you both Jaguar and BG.
Posted by: mrs.mauer at July 1, 2006 02:04 PM"I like the involvement that the fans have, but [the voting] is too heavily weighted for the big market [teams]," Macha said. "I like what they have done in Minnesota. I read in USA Today that the Twins encouraged the fans to vote for [Joe] Mauer. I guess his vote total has dramatically increased."
http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060701&content_id=1532848&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak
Posted by: joe D at July 1, 2006 05:48 PM