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The Bleacher Bums —
... starting pitching. A lot of observers were concerned that the Twins young arms might break down as the innings started to pile up. But that hasn't been the case. Over their last five games, Kevin Slowey is 3-1 with a 2.61 ERA, Glenn Perkins is 4-1 with a 3.18 ERA, Francisco Liriano is 3-0 with 1.47 ERA, Scott Baker is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA, and Nick Blackburn is 0-2 with a 4.25 ERA. If they can keep this up, the Twins will stay in the race, especially now that Chicago's Carlos Quentin will miss the rest of the season. Odds and Ends I was going to post on the brilliant (at ...
White Sox lose MVP for the season
Twinkie Town —
White Sox lose MVP for the season
What a bummer for the Pale Hosers. So sad to hear about this kind of thing.
Carlos Quentin: MVP turned LVP
MVN Outsider —
... Or, perhaps that last sentence should read “Quentin had…” instead of “Quentin has…”. The unfortunate byproduct of his final at-bat is the reason, and who better than Quentin himself to explain what happened? ...
Links of the Day 9/6
The Victoria Times —
... . And if the Twins don't make it to the playoffs, I'm voting Democrat. Well, this was dumb. Way to go Carlos Quentin ! Oh good, another ...
White Sox v. Devil Rays: A preview
Snobs vs. Slobs —
... The Sox are simply the team from a crappy division that nearly lost its lead to the (s)crappy Minnesota Twins and needed two play two games after the season actually ended. Also, the team is missing its best player after he did one of the most boneheaded things you can imagine. ...
Jeff Bennett's fist to door: 'Aloha, my name is Mr. Hand'
Big League Stew —
... Thing is, Bennett's l'il sissy fit doesn't hurt the Braves that much, at least not in the way that Carlos Quentin's self-loathing hurt the White Sox last September. Opponents were hitting .316 off Bennett this season, so you might say his south paw took one for the team. ...
