2009 ALDS: Twins @ Yankees

[Cocos Disciples]

Wow I sure made this thread fast! All Twins pitchers are TBD because I'm not sure of how they'll line up the rotation.

 

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Minnesota Twins (87-76) at New York Yankees (103-59)

 

Game Matchup Day Date Time ET TV

 

Gm 1 MIN @ NYY Wed Oct. 7 6:07 p.m. TBS

Gm 2 MIN @ NYY Fri Oct. 9 6:07 p.m. TBS

Gm 3 NYY @ MIN Sun Oct. 11 TBD TBS

Gm 4* NYY @ MIN Mon Oct. 12 TBD TBS

Gm 5* MIN @ NYY Wed Oct. 14 TBD TBS

 

Pitching Matchups:

 

Brian Duensing (5-2, 3.64 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 53 K) v. CC Sabathia (19-8, 3.37 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 197 K)

Nick Blackburn (11-11, 4.03 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 98 K) v. A.J. Burnett (13-9, 4.04 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 195 K)

Carl Pavano (14-12, 5.10 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 147 K) v. Andy Pettitte (14-8, 4.16 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 148 K)

TBD v. CC Sabathia

TBD v. A.J. Burnett

[yeszir]

Wow I sure made this thread fast!

 

You sure did!

[yankees228]

Hahaha, awesome!

 

Darling seemed to think the Twins will go with Brian Duensing tomorrow.

[CoachC.]

Don't lie, you had two templates ready to go! One for the tigers and another for the twins.

[Cocos Disciples]

Don't lie' date=' you had two templates ready to go! One for the tigers and another for the twins.[/quote']

 

The Tigers thread will be either sold on eBay or given to African children to read.

[yeszir]

The Tigers thread will be either sold on eBay or given to African children to read.

 

[yankees228]

The only question I want David Wells to answer is what the hell happened in the 2003 World Series...

[msubulldogs21]

The only question I want David Wells to answer is what the hell happened in the 2003 World Series...

 

I can't be the only one excited about the possibility of Boomer dropping F-bombs on national tv.

[suns]

I don't care who the starters are...Twins in 5.

[yankees228]

Well, I'm not going to lie. I'm excited, but nervous.

[msubulldogs21]

I don't care who the starters are...Twins in 5.

 

This isn't MLB The Show 09. Wait, the Twins would lose on that too.

 

Yeah. They're screwed.

[msubulldogs21]

Well' date=' I'm not going to lie. I'm excited, but nervous.[/quote']

 

I really don't get the nervousness. Deep down you know how bad you're going to annihilate them.

[a700hitter]

It will be an unwatchable series. The Twins suck.

[Dipre]

It will be an unwatchable series. The Twins suck.

 

And Gardenhire's fear of the Yankees is only rivaled by his pitching staff's gayness.

[suns]

Why is no one giving the twins a chance except me?

[Keeper]

Why is no one giving the twins a chance except me?

 

Did you watch the Yankees this year?

[Dipre]

Did you watch the Yankees this year?

 

Did he watch the Twins' pitching this year?

[suns]

Did you watch the Yankees this year?

 

Do you know how bad Carsten Charles is in the playoffs?

[Dipre]

Do you know how bad Carsten Charles is in the playoffs?

 

SSS.

 

Seriously?

[suns]

SSS.

 

Seriously?

 

SSS?

[Keeper]

Small sample size.

[msubulldogs21]

Do you know how bad Carsten Charles is in the playoffs?

 

Do you know how good he's been this year? I don't think CC is going to go "Oh no! Playoffs? I can't perform!" now.

[yankees228]

Do you know how good he's been this year? I don't think CC is going to go "Oh no! Playoffs? I can't perform!" now.

 

Him and A-Rod are shaking in fear right now.

[suns]

Do you know how good he's been this year? I don't think CC is going to go "Oh no! Playoffs? I can't perform!" now.

 

He was terrible with the Guardians, I think I heard on ESPN:60 (which I hate) that in 7 games he has gave up 20 runs.

[Dipre]

SSS?

 

Small Sample Size.

 

Sabathia has the stuff and the track record.

 

You're gonna tell me that a couple of stinkers in the playoffs after being abused in the regular season is a benchmark for future playoff performance?

[VA Sox Fan]

Congrats Twins.

 

I felt like either team who won tonight's game, has a chance of taking Game 1 from the Yanks...momentum and all. Unless they party too hard and are hungover. We'll see what CC does this time around.

 

It's the Play Offs, ANYTHING can happen.

 

GO TWINS!!

[Dojji]

Small Sample Size.

 

Sabathia has the stuff and the track record.

 

You're gonna tell me that a couple of stinkers in the playoffs after being abused in the regular season is a benchmark for future playoff performance?

 

When he has problems in two consecutive years you have to at least think about it.

 

Also, a pitcher like Sabathia will never not be ridden hard.

 

Finally, there is a pretty obvious physical reason to suggest Flabby Sabby's stamina is not what it could be and that the extra month on top of the regular season could pose problems for him anyway.

[Dipre]

When he has problems in two consecutive years you have to at least think about it.

 

Also, a pitcher like Sabathia will never not be ridden hard.

 

Finally, there is a pretty obvious physical reason to suggest Flabby Sabby's stamina is not what it could be and that the extra month on top of the regular season could pose problems for him anyway.

 

The Yankees pretty much handled him with the kiddie gloves down the stretch.

 

If he gets his ass kicked this year, there are no excuses.

[a700hitter]

If the Yankees lose to this bunch of jokers, they will be a laughing stock. There would be no excuses short of the team chartered plane crashing with no survivors. Even then the Yankees would probably be prohibitive favorites.

[yankees228]

If the Yankees lose to this bunch of jokers' date=' they will be a laughing stock. There would be no excuses short of the team chartered plane crashing with no survivors. Even then the Yankees would probably be prohibitive favorites.[/quote']

 

Lol, I love this. The setup if they lose.