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Atlanta Jair Jurrjens - Missed 5 games (right
ankle injury). Boston Manny Ramirez - Missed 1 game
(hamstring). Kevin Youkilis - Back injury, day-to-day. Detroit Fernando Rodney - Missed 69 games (right shoulder tendinitis). Minnesota Nick Blackburn - ...
Start Em This Week Paul Maholm Paul Maholm
is a great start next week. Not only does
he get two starts against Milwaukee and Chicago, but they are both at home, where he has maintained a 2.05 ERA. Nick Blackburn With a 2.60 home ERA so far this ...
Mechanical/statistical analysis of Nick Blackburn of the Minnesota
Twins as done by Driveline Mechanics.
BATTING 2B: X Nady (5, N Blackburn); I
Rodriguez (17, M Guerrier) HR: J Damon (8, 1st
inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 0 Out); A Rodriguez (27, 12th inning off M Guerrier 0 on, 1 Out); X Nady (6, 12th inning off M Guerrier 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Damon (51), ...
For the full story, see Kelly Theiser's story
here . While it was Nick Blackburn who didn't
allow any runs on Tuesday afternoon, it was Phil Humber who made the start and apparently made a good impression on his coaches. He knows there's still ...
Glen Perkins is next on the list for
2008 projections. First, the stats: Year Age ERA W
L INN HR BB K 2008 ZiPS 25 5.42 5 8 103.0 17 47 76 2007 24 3.14 0 0 28.7 2 12 20 2006 ...
Francisco Liriano , after polishing off a strong
Spring performance against the Pittsburgh Pirates with seven strikeouts,
was sent down to the minors, where he will begin his 2008 season.
So, I didn't want to mention this on
Man Muscles' birthday, to avoid any hurt feelings, so
I waited until today. Nick Blackburn may be the new Joe Mauer.
MINNEAPOLIS - Compared to the last opposing pitcher
hit in the face by a ball off a
Yankees bat, Nick Blackburn was fortunate yesterday when Bobby Abreu's liner deflected off his glove and kissed his nose and top lip. Eight years ago Ryan...
Twins pitcher Nick Blackburn might not have to
miss a start after being hit in the nose
and upper lip with a line drive from the Yankees’ Bobby Abreu in Sunday’s 5-1 victory. “I would doubt it,” Twins manager Ron Gardenhrie ...
BATTING 2B: G Sizemore (14, N Blackburn); J
Carroll (4, N Blackburn) HR: K Shoppach (3, 6th
inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 1 Out); G Sizemore (13, 7th inning off D Reyes 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Carroll (8), K Shoppach (7), G Sizemore 3 (35) 2-out RBI: J ...
Nick Blackburn is almost magician like against the
Tribe. For some reason he just seems to work
his hocus pocus magic and escape a jam. Out hit-Can't out score: Simply put.. They out-hit the Twins, but couldn't put them all together for some scoring. Blackburn simply got a lot of double plays and some lucky bounces. Including a excellent throw to get Franklin Gutierrez on a double by Jamey ...
Nick Blackburn combined with two relievers on a
five-hitter, and Joe Mauer’s two-out, two-run single sparked a
five-run third inning that led the surging Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers 7-0 today.
BATTING 2B: J Drew (17, N Blackburn); J
Ellsbury (10, D Reyes); K Youkilis (24, M Guerrier)
3B: K Youkilis (4, N Blackburn) HR: M Ramirez (17, 8th inning off M Guerrier 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Drew 2 (53), B Moss 2 (10), M Ramirez 2 (56) SF: B Moss 2-out ...
Minnesota Twins Hitters AB R H RBI BB
SO LOB AVG C Gomez CF 4 0 0
0 0 1 0 .253 A Casilla 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .315 J Mauer C 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .322 J Morneau 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .323 J Kubel LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .262 B Harris SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .262 B Buscher 3B 4 0 1 ...
Minnesota Twins Hitters AB R H RBI BB
SO AVG C Gomez CF 5 0 0 1
0 0 .247 A Casilla 2B 5 1 3 2 0 1 .320 J Mauer C 4 0 1 0 1 1 .323 J Morneau 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .318 M Lamb 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 J Kubel DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .263 D Young LF 2 1 0 0 0 1 .297 C Monroe ...
Minnesota Twins Hitters AB R H RBI BB
SO LOB AVG D Span CF 4 0 0
1 0 0 2 .324 A Casilla 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .314 M Redmond C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 J Morneau 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .318 D Young LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295 J Kubel RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .263 C Monroe DH 4 1 2 ...
Every year, there are certain pitchers who are
having terrific, healthy seasons, only to be shut down
by their teams in September in an attempt to preserve their precious arms for the future. Last year’s notables included right-handers Timmy Lincecum and Jimmy Shields, neither of whom pitched a single inning in the final two weeks of the regular season. Who are this year’s Timmies and Jimmies?
Minnesota Twins Hitters AB R H RBI BB
SO LOB AVG D Span RF 5 0 3
4 0 1 1 .315 N Punto 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .275 M Redmond C 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .274 J Morneau 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .311 J Kubel LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 D Young PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .290 R Ruiz DH 5 2 2 0 ...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Yankees captain Derek Jeter suffered a
bruised left instep after fouling a ball off his
foot in Tuesday's 9-6 victory over the Twins, though manager Joe Girardi said he does not expect the All-Star shortstop to miss any playing time. ...
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- From J.D. Who To J.D. Hero
- The Other Options: Twins Starting Rotation
- Monday Cuts TBA
- Twins' Blackburn ready for first start
- Game 13: Twins (6-6) at Tigers (2-10)
- Hey, How About Nick Blackburn?
- On Nick Blackburn and Playing Possum
- Game 18: Indians @ Twins
- The Adventures of Grandpa Sports and The Bird Whisperer - Episode 98
- Game 31: Twins @ White Sox
- Game 32: White Sox (14-16) vs. Twins (16-14)
- That's Two...
- Blackburn hit in face by Abreu liner
- Video - Nick Blackburn hit in the face by Bobby Abreu line drive
- Minnesota Twins: Young Arms Coming Up Big
- TWINS KILLING
- Yankees hit Blackburn but not the way you'd think
- Blackburn OK, meets with Abreu
- Nick Blackburn Learns an Important Lesson About Catching Line Drives With Your Face
- Nick Blackburn Won't Miss a Start







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