I know what you're going to say, I hear you, and believe you me, Mr. Johan Santana is the player of the game, and, of course, es en fuego. But after two of these in a row going to El Presidente, she wants to encourage offense, especially Team Batgirl Boyfriend offense, because what we need is these four guys to get mega hot all the way through October. And sometimes it's easy, and sometimes you have to create runs all by your lonesome. Like Sweetcheeks. It seems, at the beginning of the game, like runs might be at a premium (this would be prove to be rather…wrong) and so Sweetcheeks decided to make something happen. Base hit in the second, followed by a stolen base, followed by taking third on the throw to first on a strikeout, followed by scoring on sheer gall on a Jason Tyner foul ball, giving the Twins the second run of the game--which is all El Presidente needs--all on a bum foot. That's the sort of hustle and drive and piranhaism we didn't see during this little period of ass-battery, that's what we're going to need to find ourselves again, that's the sort of thing that can inspire a team and make a difference in the game, and the sort of thing that earns you, Sweetcheeks, the Boyfriend of the Day.
Readers/The Field 25; Goober/Doctor 23; Sooz/(Cuddy) 11; Batbaby/Torii 11; Batgirl/Chairman 7; Jeb/Lewwww 4.
Posted by Batgirl at September 10, 2006 03:58 PMPUNTO-califragilisticexpialidocious!
Say it with me now...Triples...are HOTTT!
Go Twins!
Posted by: BAT bandwagoner at September 10, 2006 04:06 PMLNP is robbed! how can he not be BOD???!!!!111oneoneone?
Posted by: bill Hedrick at September 10, 2006 04:07 PMSpecial honorable mention goes to Capt. Cheese burger for a complete game win over the Bitch Sox! I'm glad he got that out of his system before we have to face him.
Posted by: Paco3791 at September 10, 2006 04:08 PMBecause Batbaby and Torii are a force not to be denied.
Yay Torii!!!
Posted by: BAT bandwagoner at September 10, 2006 04:09 PMThe WhiteSox lost, too! Today is all chocolate ice cream and pepperoni pizza.
Posted by: Kurtis at September 10, 2006 04:12 PMYes, Honorable BOD for C.C. please :-)
Posted by: Mark at September 10, 2006 04:12 PMYay for Sweetcheeks! Yay for run, runs and... more runs! Yay for Johan being en fuego as usual.Yay for C.C. Sabathia and the Indians beating the Bitchsox so we could have a 1.5 game lead. Yay for my MLB.tv finally working. Yay for getting back to my homework, now. Wait, maybe not that last one.
I'm so glad I got angry with the MLB.tv operator yesterday and he bypassed some protocol to un-blackout my games. "I swear to you that I'm in Wisconsin and not in Minnesota. No, I don't have a landline hooked up in my apartment to confirm that I'm in Madison. Well then I want my money back if I can't watch these games. Here is my IP address now let me watch the Twins!"
Posted by: Shelley at September 10, 2006 04:14 PMMark, some words just don't belong in the same sentence. "Vodka" and "Martini," for example. "Catsup," and "hotdog," for another. "Sabbathia" and "boyfriend," are obviously in this category.
Posted by: Kurtis at September 10, 2006 04:14 PMDear Mr. Kurtis,
Unless it is: "My boyfriend hit a monster homerun off CC Sabathia and made him sad."
Helpfully,
Batgirl
Comment from my 12-year-old today: "I thought it took more than one guy to manufacture a run."
Screw smelling RBI. Torii smelled Tiger meat today. So did LNP. And Captain Cheeseburger must've smelled something besides the postgame spread (perhaps the smoke pouring from Ozzie's ears during the ninth. BG, can we give an honorable BOD to the six White Sox relievers who combined for that lovely inning?).
LNP had to play his heart out so he could hide very far away from the Cheeseburger when he takes the mound. triples are indeed H-O-TTTT. Liriano back in the rotation is even Hottt-er...
Posted by: SaraD at September 10, 2006 04:16 PMI agree that LNP was awesome with all his hits and triples and diving catches but Torii did well too and since he is a boyfriend of a bat-team member, then he gets it.
Posted by: Shelley at September 10, 2006 04:17 PMA style question, BG: If triples are hottt - was today hottttttttt?
(And, this recorded comment from the White Sox radio broadcast: "You could light a piece of paper just by touching Ozzie's neck right now." Heh.)
Posted by: tgd at September 10, 2006 04:19 PMwell, LNP is my heterosexual pal type BOD then!
Posted by: billhedrick at September 10, 2006 04:20 PMWe were watching the game today when the camera showed a woman in the crowd with a piranha on a stick. "Hey," said my wife. "They're selling Piranhta Pups at the Dome now."
I won't argue the call today by the BODSHC, but LNP was truly a Tiny Superhero today, and si, Johan es muy caliente.
Posted by: twayn at September 10, 2006 04:25 PMWarning: the use of the term "Triples are Hottt!" should be used with caution when your Significant Other is not familiar with base ball. As if any three-some could be as hottt as LNP stretching a double!
Posted by: Paco3791 at September 10, 2006 04:25 PMWatching Nicky scream around second reminds me of when Guzzy used to do the same.
Except with better defense. And no whining. And determination to persevere. And a BA higher than his weight.
Oh, never mind - Nicky doesn't remind me of Guzzy at all. (Maybe we should send some unicorn horns to D.C.)
Posted by: tgd at September 10, 2006 04:32 PMI was at this game today and it was awesome. The crowd was way into it, the base hits were totally hott and we gave Johan a standing O that lasted about 5 min. Honestly it brought a tear to my eye.
All said and done, today has been a blast.
Posted by: L. at September 10, 2006 04:38 PMI think the 2nd inning proved why scoring in baseball is referred to as "RUNs" instead of "successful crosses of home plate" or some such.
Posted by: neutrino boi at September 10, 2006 04:41 PMLittle-bitey-fish hitting triples.... :wub: I do believe Bart was the only one without today.
But its okay...he did his part.
Torii is now - officially - off my shitlist. Hope Kubel doesnt get too lonely.
Posted by: jamar1700 at September 10, 2006 05:00 PMFun game today. Jason Tyner came SO close to his first dinger. Everybody in the crowd thought it was gone.
Also, all eyes in the dome were locked on the mid-deck scoreboard during the 9th inning, and a great cheer arose when the "B-9" on the Indians/Sox game turned to an "F". It was a lot of fun!
Posted by: Roscoe at September 10, 2006 05:10 PMBBTN was very good to the Twins today.
Posted by: gina at September 10, 2006 05:13 PM*g* somebody's gettin' some love on Baseball Tonight.
Posted by: jamar1700 at September 10, 2006 05:13 PMOh, and can cleveland start to suck again? please?
Posted by: gina at September 10, 2006 05:14 PMI don't know when I've had more fun at a baseball game. Like a good radio station, the hits just kept on coming. And not just hits, but triples from multiple piranhas (And oh man, did Tyner want that homer today! How many times in his major league career do you suppose he's been intentionally walked?), hits with two outs, hits with bases loaded. . . Who needs homers to wax your opponents' behinds, right?
And how about Johan?! Leave it to him to come back from a sort of off start in the first few innings to still get double-digit strikeouts and allow only two hits. If that's not en fuego, I don't know what is.
It may be only in the mid 50s and drizzling outside, but it's HOT, HOT, HOT in Twins Territory.
Posted by: Spacey Stacey at September 10, 2006 05:19 PMAny of the three candidates would've made a fine BOD. Torii's larceny of home in the 2nd inning, however, was breathtaking in its audacity. Looked like Ricky Henderson in his prime. Does this mean his foot is all better?
And somebody, please, take CC to the Billy Goat Tavern on the way outta town for a sack of their finest. Cheezeborger, cheezeborger; no fries, chips; no Coke, Pepsi.
Bring on the A's!
Posted by: E-6 at September 10, 2006 05:31 PMYeah, that was an awesome game. It was even worth the 1 HOUR it took to get out of Minneapolis. (We live about 10 minutes from the Dome.)
BOTH times Tyner went deep to right, everyone figured it was gone. And Johan's tip-o-the-cap after his standing "O" was nice.
Even had my 2-year-old daughter jumping around giving high fives.
Posted by: Salt-Man Z at September 10, 2006 05:33 PMI sure like the way this team plays the game... I also heard a sentence today with words I hate to see together... Yankees and magic number..boo evil empire. win twins!
Posted by: hook10 at September 10, 2006 05:35 PMPunto! Punto! running home
On the basepaths of the Dome,
What unicorn horn or eye
Could tame the Twins’ assbattery?
(yeah..."The TIGER" heheheh)
Posted by: BAT bandwagoner at September 10, 2006 05:39 PMThis game was SOOO awesome. LNP is OFFICIALLY my role model. I loved the pirahnta-on-a-stick. I want one very much. I think DJ Cuddles was the only Twin without a hit today, and I would have loved to have seen Barty hit a triple, but those other pirahntas were SMOKIN' HOT out there. I can't imagine how hot the 'Dome must have been because I was burning up at home as it was! Good job, Sweetcheeks, on getting BOD. You deserved it.
Posted by: TwinsPrincess at September 10, 2006 06:23 PMJohan. 11 Ks. Badass baserunning. Offense. Defensive hilarity on the part of the Tigers. More offense. Bitch Sox lose in deflating fashion. Still more offense. And the report comes in that all systems are go for Liriano this week.
Very. Good. Day.
Posted by: Carmen at September 10, 2006 06:42 PMI had a feeling the Twins were going to have a kick ass game today! Sadly I missed it since I was at the Brewers game in Milwaukee (free tix with old co-workers).
When I saw the score going from 2-0 to 4-0 then 8-0, I was like "whoa." Then I saw the final 12-1 and 11 J's and a Bitch Sox loss, I knew all was right in the world.
Posted by: Shaun at September 10, 2006 06:42 PMI was in the Terrace Suites Friday night and had to explain why I was screaming for LPN to let the unicorn out of his butt to some Tiger fans - later, dazed and confused Tiger fans... So yesterday my Smell 'em tshirt was in the wash, but I dug it out of the dryer today, still damp, when they started loading up the bases in the 6th today - well worth the discomfort. It also helps to put your hands up at your mouth and make little chewing motions accompanied by mweghmweh (phrianah) noises. That really seemed to help Dr. and Sweetcheeks Friday night.
Posted by: BGfan at September 10, 2006 07:10 PMThat's my boyfriend!
I was stuck at work all day. Called home when the score was 2-0 and was unable to call til left the building and the man at security told me the score.
Wow!!
Wish I had seen it. Someone tell me about my BF's steal plase.........
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: TAR at September 10, 2006 08:44 PMKeep up the offense boys!!!
Posted by: Melissa at September 10, 2006 08:59 PMSo, how did Liriano do?Al
Posted by: al at September 10, 2006 09:13 PMYes, Torii was awesome busting around those bases. LNP was a joy to watch. The whole game was a blast. But when Johan's lip quivered as he was waving his cap, I gotta say, my lip was quivering too. Man, we are lucky lucky fans to have him on our team. He is something else.
Posted by: SLW at September 10, 2006 09:18 PMAl--Liriano dominated for three innings and then was pulled--he said he's feeling 100%
Good news!
Posted by: Andrew at September 10, 2006 09:29 PMShelley... wow you actually got them to un-blackout your MLB.TV? Perhaps I need to be a bit more persistent and snarly on the phone. I live smack-dab in the middle of Iowa. Despite the fact that my state doesn't have a major league team, MLB.TV has my zip code listed under blackout restrictions for not only the Twins, but the Royals, the Cardinals, the White Sox, the Cubs, and (just for good measure) the Brewers.
Posted by: Christian at September 10, 2006 09:44 PMRemember how sad we all were when Liriano went down? I don't!!! But how happy will we be to have him back?
What an incredible moment in the 7th when el Presidente came off the mound. He doesn't usually get those big ovations, but that was special. I felt it while watching MLB.tv from Lubbock, TX!
JS should get the AL Cy for sure, maybe the AL MVP too, and heck, how about the NL Cy for good measure!
Posted by: TX Ken at September 10, 2006 09:50 PMYES, YES. Love these boys *Grin*
Posted by: Twin-X at September 10, 2006 09:56 PMTriple crown, CY Young, MVP, Gold Glove=Johan
Posted by: gina at September 10, 2006 10:27 PMSo, during this awesomest of games, I had an idea for a sign:
"Johan Santana
K'ed
YOUR MOM"
(the K should be backwards)
Posted by: Salt-Man Z at September 10, 2006 10:40 PMHow do I join this party Batgirl? I want to select Jason Tyner as my TBF so I can get the extra points when he hits an inside the park homerun during a key playoff game.
Posted by: Sharon Allexsaht at September 11, 2006 10:14 PM