GameChat – Twins @ Rays #2, 6:10pm

So I meant to bring this up yesterday but I forgot: looks like GoGo is STILL a fireball and is paying the price with a 3 game suspension – and he’s not alone. There was a pretty good bench clearing brawl a few days ago sparked by a difference of opinion between the pitcher and the hitter about how long it’s appropriate to watch a long ball that isn’t a homerun. It’s still a triple though so.. yeah.

 The video makes for a good watch.

But about tonight’s game, I hate to admit it but just like last season, I really don’t feel all that optimistic about any game with Pelfrey as the starter.. *crossing fingers anyway*

Minnesota @ Tampa Bay
Dozier, 2B Zobrist, LF
Mauer, 1B Jennings, D, CF
Plouffe, 3B Joyce, DH
Colabello, DH Longoria, 3B
Kubel, LF Loney, 1B
Pinto, C Myers, RF
Herrmann, C, RF Forsythe, 2B
Escobar, E, SS Escobar, Y, SS
Fuld, CF Hanigan, C
  Pelfrey, P   Odorizzi, P
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Minnesota 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 12 1
Tampa Bay 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0

I could go on and on about all the stuff that happened in this game, but frankly it just went on way too long. (four hours and 48 minutes? Seriously?)

Let’s just say the bullpen did a great job and Chris Colabello came through big time with the bat.in the 4th inning and again in the 12th. And that makes him our BOD. – JC

Chris Colabello
Chris Colabello