Some things i'm sick of seeing:
Alexi Casilla softly foul out to 3rd or 1st. He did it twice in the game last night. His swing is "looping" which causes him to make terrible contact. He has not been what he was earlier since coming off the DL.
3rd basemen make trowing errors to 1st. I know, i know this might sound very hypocritical considering my struggles playing third, but c'mon, these guys are big leaguers. Tolbert last night and Buscher consistently make great stops and proceed to lob the ball over to 1st. Throw the ball hard!! Morneau is above average defensively and a big freakin Canadian. At least give him a chance to dig it out of the dirt...
Joe Nathan blowing saves. Not for sure, but has he blown three in a row?? He is by far our most rested arm in the bullpen, so why is he struggling so much against the M's, the A's, and the Jays? In the game last night he was facing a rookie with 10 MLB at bats for the 3rd out. He gets ahead of the guy 1-2 and proceeds to try to fool him on off speed pitches. Blow this rook away with the heater!!!!!!!!!!! One of the best closers in baseball is trying to fool a rookie!?!?!? Throw the cheese and challenge him!!! AH!!!!!!!!
At least the Chi-Sox are faltering as well, but the Twins better figure it out or they will be golfing in October.
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I couldn't have said it better myself...
Nathan has indeed blown three saves in a row. He needs to challenge people when he gets ahead in the count instead of nibbling and trying to get people to chase.
The third base issue is a huuuuuge problem. Maybe next year they should think about moving Joe Mauer over there.
I've more or less given up on this season. Even if we do end up backpeddling into the playoffs, with a bullpen that can't hold a lead and starters that can't get through 6 innings, we're not gonna make it out of the first round anyways.
hopefully they are getting it out of there system before the final push...
not a good time to be a twins, angels, or cubs fan. at least over the last two weeks. lots of heartburn
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