Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Eddie to the rescue...maybe
Finally, we get some good news about the Twins bullpen...the team aquired Eddie Guardado for a 'Hamgurger'. Anyways, with the Twins up 2-1 in the 8th last night Guardado came on and looks great, inducing three weak popups in a quick 1-2-3 half inning. Then, the usually automatic, Joe Nathan comes on to blow the save in the 9th. Twins end up losing when Crain gives up 2 runs in the bottom of the 11th. I still hate our f'n bullpen.
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eddie is not going to help the twins....other than the fact that he'll eat up innings that a different crappy reliever would be pitching.
Don't blame it on the pen...we put up only one run on Miguel effin Batista. Got to score more runs than 2 against a team like the M's
we had a lead in the 9th. that's all their is to it. Nathan blew the save, and Crain lost the game.
But besides nathan, guardado, guerrier, and crain both had 1-2-3 innings. Crain pitched on sunday and you expect him to be able to pitch two scoreless on monday?? Tough for any reliever to do that is not a closer.
Killah, I realize that 2 runs isn't gonna win many games, but when we have a lead in the late innings, yes, I expect the bullpen to hold the lead. Crain shouldn't have been pitching two innings if he was tired. Breslow and Reyes had yet to be used and Nathan could have and probably should have pitched the 10th. Gardy is partly to blame.
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