Yikes!

I'd prefer to just no talk about last night's game. I was about to go to bed... and I wish I would have. Instead, I remained hopeful of a 5-run 9th. Nope.

Tonight's game pits Scott Baker against semi-former-Twin R.A. Dickey. Dickey signed with the Twins, but was lost in the Rule V draft. Dickey is a knuckleballer, so it should be interesting.

In other news...

Cade turned 4 weeks old on Sunday. He had some pictures done at Target. Enjoy...

Baby News

So shortly after I signed off last night, we headed to the hospital. We spent a long time waiting for things to progress... and they did at 2:49 pm. Cade Rodney Nygaard (8 lbs 7 oz, 20.5 in long) came into the world shortly before Nadal defeated Federer (in a 5-set epic match) and shortly after the Twins hung 3 runs on Cliff Lee in the 7th inning today. Needless to say, the big news - and pics - is below.

Marin was pretty excited to hold her little brother. Things will now be a little more interesting around the house.

Have a good night. I'll be sleeping like a baby!

Twins tame Tigers

After last night's disappointing loss, the Twins were able to get back on track with a 6-4 offensive outburst.

Three Stars:
Craig Monroe - 2 for 3, HR, R, 3 RBI, BB. Monroe's 8th HR of the year was a big one. It got the offense back on track and helped lead the club to a victory.
Scott Baker - 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 5 K. I thought Baker had a pretty good outing. He is keeping his ERA under 4 and remains healthy. Is it too early to already be excited about next year's pitching rotation (all a year more experienced, and Liriano replacing Hernandez)?
"The Rabbits" - (Bremer clearly referred to Denard Span, Carlos Gomez and Alexi Casilla as "The Rabbits".) 6 for 9, 2 2B, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB, 0 K. How impressive was this group tonight? There are two legitimate lead-off hitters in this group... and Carlos Gomez bats in between them. I'm not going to back off my prediction that eventually Gomez develops into a #3 hitter and Mauer bumps up to #2. It just won't happen this year.

That's all for the game tonight. Tomorrow afternoon's game doesn't appear to be televised.

Family Update: We are 12 days to the due date for baby #2. LeAnne continues to work her normal hours... and as soon as baby comes, she'll be taking 12 weeks off. Marin is excited for her baby brother to come out and play. She's a little confused about the whole thing though, but she sure is funny. We finished the baby's room, so we're ready too. Even though I'm not sure I remember how the whole "newborn" thing works. I'm ready to give it a shot...