Vance Worley had another horribly pitched game last night giving up 5 earned runs in 5 1/3 innings pitched. It would have been even worse if Parmalee hadn't made a spectacular catch in right field.
But the Twins won anyway because Mauer and Morneau had three hits each, Doumit hit another late-inning homerun, and the worn-out bullpen pulled off another spectacular relief job.
I should be excited, but I'm not. The combination of Pelfrey and Worley are killing this ball club slowly. Perkins is already injured and the rest of the bullpen is going to start dropping like flies. Worley's ERA is still over 7.00 (and rising) and we keep sending him out there. The Twins need to do something with this mess of a starting staff.
Hopefully we'll get some help from the minors in the near future. This cannot continue.
The good news? The season is over 1/5 over and the Twins are still just 2 1/2 games out of first.
It could be worse. The Angels are 8 games below .500 at this point and their last two big-money free agents, Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton, aren't making much of a difference with their horrible pitching staff in place either. At least the Twins have a relatively cheap roster in comparison.
The same goes for the Dodgers. Their roster is one big expensive money-pit and they find themselves in last place in their division.
I can still smile knowing the Twins are two young arms in the minors away from relief. And those arms should be available shortly. The Angels and Dodgers need so much more than that.
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