Twins had a couple of opportunities in Mondays game where ONE more hit would have changed the game. They didn't get that hit.
Yesterday, Kevin Correia gave the Twins seven SOLID innings, giving up jut two runs while in there. It's the Twins offense that's been disappointing so far this season.
Flash forward to the ninth inning. The Twins still had not done much with their bats. Trailing 2-1 entering the inning, it looked like the Twins were going to waste their second good team pitching performance of the season.
Then FUN baseball finally came into play. The worst crowd in Target Field history, less than 23,000, saw a really great rally capped by new Twin back-up shortstop Eduardo Escobar's double to left, lifting the Twins to a 3-2 victory.
I admit I'm baffled. The hitting has been horrible. The starting pitching has actually been pretty good. At least yesterday's win made the new season a little brighter.
I'm more worried about the crowd. The SECOND day of the season against the division champion Tigers and they only managed 22,000 fans. MOST who had already left by the time the Twins got their bottom of the ninth win. I guess I'm not the only fan who has given up hope on the season. The team didn't just need a new stadium. They needed a good team.
It only took two seasons for the freshness of the new stadium to wear off. Now the Twins have to earn their attendance. A lot of good will was lost by slashing $30 million dollars from their roster cost just two seasons ago. It's going to take a massive effort by the Twins to achieve some favor with this fan base again.
We don't want to settle for a rebuilding year after two horrible seasons in a row.
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