That Twins game was one of the most fun I can remember watching. I'm pissed that Kubel didn't start, but not as irate as Gleeman. His statistics are plenty compelling. But I'm going to let it go, because Gardy's "hunch" worked for him. And baseball, it turns out, is a hell of a lot more than statistics. That's certainly not an endorsement for Gardy, however.
Gomez surprised the hell out of me. This was really the first time I've been able to see the "game-changing" speed. And it was game-changing. If this kid can just take a simple approach in his at-bats, I don't think it's going to be too difficult for him to get on base. The beauty of him being on base so much last night, is that he virtually eliminates the potential for Mauer to hit into the DP.
We love that.
Kudos to Hernandez too, for making Angels batters look silly at times, but mostly just confused. He's going to get rocked this year, but at least we see that he will keep the ball in play and let the defense bail him out. There is some truth to all of this "guile" talk.
I was giddy watching Neshek and Nathan seal the win. Wathching Nathan strike Torii out was maybe the highlight of the game for me.
I heartily endorse the reported siging of Barry Bonds. ;)
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
On pace for 162 wins!!
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Seeing Hunter strikeout was definitely a highlight for me as well. We've witnessed him do that enough times as a Twin, that it bought a huge smile to my face when Nathan sat him down.
Gomez was outstanding. And he should have scored another run, but Cuddy and Morneau failed to bring him in the bottom of the third:
Bottom 3rd: Minnesota
- C. Gomez reached on bunt single to first
- C. Gomez stole second
- J. Mauer grounded out to second, C. Gomez to third
- M. Cuddyer struck out looking
- J. Morneau grounded out to second
Tricia suggested that the Twins sell Gomez jerseys with dirt stains on the front of it, since it seems like he'll rarely have a clean jersey at the end of a game. I think it's a great idea.
Now lets just get Morneau back on track. He's been struggling lately.
I was at the game and Gomez is FAST. He did the headfirst slide into first on a bunt like LNP, the only difference being that it worked. Young isn't a laggard on the bases either. Of all the new players in the lineup, I'm most excited about these guys. If Gomez and Mauer can set the table, I think Young and Morneau should be able to get plenty of RBI opportunities.
Pitching will be the rocky part this year, I suspect. Livan was entertaining -- one pitch was a 59 mph curveball that made the batter look like a fool. The whole dome was chuckling after that one.
Sitting Torii down was also a highlight. He got a nice standing O for his first at bat, but then the Dome regulars settled into their usual ignorant behaviors and booed him when he came to the plate in the ninth. WTF? Between that and the booing for pickoff attempts to first, I just want to pull my hair out at Twins games sometimes. The guys I were sitting next to were from Boston, and they didn't get the pickoff booing either.
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