And it was all about Jim Thome, with a little Matt Tolbert thrown in for good measure. Together they accounted for 9 RBI's. Yup, we clobbered the Rangers today winning 12-4.
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| Scoreboard shows Thome's accomplishments for the day |
But let's talk about Thome. Hubby loves when Thome comes to bat. Thome always points his bat to right field, then pulls on his pants leg, getting himself ready for the pitch. On his second time to the plate, Hubby asked me, has he pointed to right field yet? At that moment he did. Then the next moment, the ball was sailing over the fence. It was a beauty. I read today in the Strib, it was the longest home run hit ball in Target Field so far. As if that wasn't enough, he came back up later and hit a three-run homer for good measure, putting him past the steroid popping Mark Maguire in most home runs hit.
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| Thome points to Right Field (taken at a Yankees game) |
Tolbert was no slouch either. He came into today's game substituting for Danny Valencia. I've become quite a Valencia fan since he came up so was very disheartened to hear he had a tight hammy. (Don't you just love these baseball expressions...tight hammy!) Anyhow, Tolbert was kept very busy at 3rd base fielding flawlessly. And he had TWO base-clearing triples. Triples, I've decided, are as exciting if not more exciting than home runs.
Pavano, always the trouper, pitched seven innings and broke his three game losing streak. He started giving up a few too many hits late in the game, but the Twins had such a lead that Gardy stuck with him until he hit the magic 100+ pitch count.
Had my binoculars and spent some time checking out the comings and goings in the Twins dugout. It really is amazing how many of our starters were sitting on the bench. Lots of "day-to-day" injuries.
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| Players congratulate Thome after his 2nd homerun |
I'll be back in my seats on Labor Day, but today the radio will have to do. Hoping for the SWEEP because the Sox are not giving us any breaks.
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