Monroe's homers help Twins hang on vs. Red Sox

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And That Happened
Published 5/12/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
... Twins 9, Red Sox 8: This was probably the first time I've ever watched a Major League game and honestly thought, "yeah, I could probably hit this guy." Not the knucklers, but Wakefield threw a heck of a lot of his "fastballs" which, as Morgan pointed out, were essentially batting practice pitches. Speaking of Morgan, I realize he gets a lot of crap thrown his way (and that he deserves an awful lot of it) but at least while I was watching, he made probably five or six good sharp observations that added to my experience as a viewer. Just thought it was worth noting.

THT Daily:THT Daily: Astros sweep
Published 5/12/2008 by Dave Studeman at The Hardball Times
... surgically repaired right shoulder. "I'm playing through it, but there are times when it's killing me," Sanchez said. "It's hurting every time I throw right now. I don't understand why it keeps coming back. I'm just trying to get over the hump." Sanchez has been on a tear offensively, so hopefully the soreness isn't bad enough to pull him from the lineup. Yesterday’s Results American League TB 8 LAA 5 (Recap and Boxscore) KC 4 BAL 0 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 9 BOS 8 (Recap and Boxscore) SEA 6 CHA 3 (Recap and Boxscore) OAK 12 TEX 6 (Recap and ...