The good doctor had a good game, yes, but my hat goes off to Mr. Bradke. 8 innings, only 4 hits...and they weren't sure if he'd even be able to pitch! I know it was against the Royals, but a good sign nonetheless...

The Doctor knows the best medicine for Gardy.

Sucking contest officially noted as one-day, one-time only event!! Be glad you missed it.

Yay for the good Doctor, he hasn't gotten one of these for a while it seems.

Solid win for the boys, nice to see them back on their feet.

I'm with you, Pat. Chalk one up for Bradke!

But all the same, y'know, Morneau is, y'know, just so hot right now. . . y'know.

BG,

By my count, Sooz/Cuddy/Stewart has 6 (last one July 30) and the Batbaby's primary boyfriend is back. And has 9 (including July 31).

Countingly,
-neut

Also... Morneau's going to earn himself some AL-MVP consideration if he keeps playing like this, especially if a Wild Card is in the future. Non-BOD applause for Bradke and the defense, too.

Anyone else notice that Mauer only swung at 2 pitches tonight?

Dearest Mr. Boi,

Thank you. BG cut and pasted the wrong line.

Sincerely,
Batgirl

Not to get off subject, but regarding the #5 starter thing. Garza sounds nice, but am I the only one that thinks that Matt Guerrier would be a viable alternative?

HOTTT. Goooo 'Neau. Don't forget to vote for him on MLB....

I was almost sure that Bradke was going to get the BOD honors tonight. But I suppose since the good Doctor did prove himself worthy, he gets it. No homers let through by Bradke. Way to go.

I agree. guerrier would be a great option for 5th starter. he could go at least 5 innings no problem. seems so simple

Costello: Are you the manager?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: And you don't know the fellows' names?
Abbott: Well I should.
Costello: Well then who's on first?
Abbott: Neau.
Costello: I mean the fellow's name.
Abbott: Neau.
Costello: The guy on first.
Abbott: Neau.
Costello: You don’t want to tell me?
Abbott: I am telling you. Neau!
Costello: For the last time, what’s the name of the first baseman?
Abbott: Neau. What’s on second.
Costello: I don’t know.
Abbott: Third base!
Costello: I'm asking you who's on first.
Abbott: Neau’s the man's name.
Costello: That's who's name?
Abbott: No, it’s Neau’s name.
Costello: Well go ahead and tell me.
Abbott: That's it.
Costello: That's who?
Abbott: No, that’s Neau.

Twayn, After the third line, I thought this was a post about our 5th starter. Anyway, great exchange. Definitely, a keeper.

Other Bradke thoughts. I think he likes the KC heat to help loosen up. I don't think he intends to retire any earlier than necessary. He may be quiet, but no-one tell me he isn't still one of the real leaders on this team. He always seems to win when it matters most. Twins fans will be lucky to watch him to the end.

On an unrelated note, I love you dearly for mentioning the fring festival show "Johan Santana's perfect game". I saw it tonight, and it was great. As soon as he started talking about Liriano being a mix of Santana's strikeout ability and good-Silva's high groundball rate, I knew it was gonna' rock.

I agree about Guerrier. He hasn't started in a long time, but he's done it before, and if he can bring the same stuff he's had out of the bullpen this year instead of the '04 starter version stuff then he'd be better than any other option we have as the #5 starter right now.

I'm as excited about Garza as anyone but I don't like messing up the 40-man roster or starting the arbitration clock too soon. And after Liriano I've decided not to complain out loud when the Twins bring a pitcher along more slowly than I'd like. You can't argue with the results. Who wants to bet Garza's a September call-up this year, starts next year in the 'pen, and becomes a solid MLB starter before the all-star break?

yahoo for the Doc! it was nice to have a fun game to watch again.

regarding Bradke, I think they should turn down the air conditioning in the Dome on days Bradke starts in there. it's too darn cold, anyway. but even MY messed-up shoulder aches when I'm sitting in there; I can only imagine what his feels like.

Hee...for me it was nice to actually...you know... actually see a game for a change. Maybe it's just me but the KC announcers always sound so wistful when they talk about the Twins.

Yay for Bradke! *throws confetti*

Oh, thank you, fellow Batlings - it's soooooo good to see my boy Brad getting the love he so richly deserves. Let's give him one more legitimate shot at a ring, boys, shall we?

No doubt about who was BOD under the rules of the 'system' and it's just fun watching the Doc play these days.

That said, it was really nice to see Radke have a game like he did, even if it was 'just' the Royals. (The Twins haven't always beaten up on KC, however.)

The guy is just such a class act and has been so for his entire career. It's hard telling whether he'll have more good than bad days down the stretch but when he's good, it just makes you smile.

The strib is reporting that Liriano is starting on Monday and twinsbaseball.com is reporting that he will start on Sunday. Anyone have any insight on this?

I've decided that in case Jason Bartlett ever gets sent back down to the minors again, Doctor would be my stand-in boyfriend until Barty got back. Way to go, Dr. Neau!

I couldn't find the statement about Liriano going on Sunday, but I think that idea was nuked when Radke pitched well yesterday. When Smith was called up the plan was for him to back up Radke if his shoulder game problems and to start Sunday if he didn't have to take over for Radke. I expect Liriano to pitch Monday.

(GAVE problems) ;0)

It still says that Liriano is going to pitch on Sunday on the Twins site. Click on my name for the link.

See it now. Still don't believe it! :0) All indications from every source I have seen say he will pitch Monday, and Anderson indicated that too. Not sure what's going on. (It does appear that even the Twins site is "unsure" of when he will pitch.) Let's cross our fingers that Liriano goes against Detroit instead of KC!

You are right about the Detroit/KC thing. Who is pitching on Sunday then? In the back of my mind I was hoping that this would shake up the rotation a little so when I go to Joe Mauer Sideburn night on Thursday I wouldn't have to be subjected to another Silva outing.

Our friend Mr Smith is supposed to start Sunday. I'm thinking Silva will be pitching Thursday, but let's see what he does tomorrow before we write him off. He has a great track record and I have considered this year an aberration. His last start was brilliant against a tough offense.

Really, really funny.