The Twins lost last night. Verlander is very, very good.
The Wild made some major news yesterday. I don't usually report on them but both Zach Parise and Ryan Suter signed 13-year deals with Minnesota. They were the top two free-agents in all of hockey. This is a big deal. How big? I may actually start watching some hockey this season. I can't believe a Minnesota team pulled off something like this.
Former Twin David Ortiz hit his 400th home run yesterday. He never would have reached that milestone in Minnesota. They didn't want him to pull the ball. They always wanted him to just make contact and go the opposite way. Boston let him be himself. Nice.
Steve Nash got traded to the Lakers yesterday. I'm not sure If Nash has much left in the tank, but for this coming season, the Lakers should be a better team.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Perspective
The Twins may have one of the worst records in baseball (only Seattle, the Cubs, and San Diego are worse) but for a last place team we aren't doing that badly in our own division.
We are just 8 games out of first. Baltimore is 6 games back in SECOND place in their division. Toronto is playing .500 ball and they are 8 1/2 games back in last place behind the Yankees.
Seattle is already 16 games back and completely dead. The Cubs and Padres are in similar straits. Both at least 14 games back in last place.
8 games back isn't good, but the season is almost half over. Good pitching and timely hitting over the next month could change things dramatically.
I'm just glad the Twins play in such a horrible division. I don't have any real hope for a pennant run, but 8 games isn't that big a deal. It's manageable. It's possible. And we're a lot closer to first than I thought we'd be at this point before the season started.
We are just 8 games out of first. Baltimore is 6 games back in SECOND place in their division. Toronto is playing .500 ball and they are 8 1/2 games back in last place behind the Yankees.
Seattle is already 16 games back and completely dead. The Cubs and Padres are in similar straits. Both at least 14 games back in last place.
8 games back isn't good, but the season is almost half over. Good pitching and timely hitting over the next month could change things dramatically.
I'm just glad the Twins play in such a horrible division. I don't have any real hope for a pennant run, but 8 games isn't that big a deal. It's manageable. It's possible. And we're a lot closer to first than I thought we'd be at this point before the season started.
Twins Win FOUR In a Row
No homers last night. Just 13 singles, 6 runs, 5 scoreless innings of relief, and Gardy's 900th career win.
Detroit isn't having a year that's meeting their expectations either. It's kind of nice when we can knock them off. Still hoping we can pass a few teams in the standings before the season is done.
Detroit isn't having a year that's meeting their expectations either. It's kind of nice when we can knock them off. Still hoping we can pass a few teams in the standings before the season is done.
DUI of The Day
Eric Wright of the Tampa Bay Bucs was arrested Monday for DUI after a he crashed his vehicle in L.A.
The NFL, which tries to set a higher example for its players by banning all sorts of drugs that may affect the the health of their players, never bothers to do anything about drugs that hurt the public at large. It's time the league step up and punish players who drive drunk. Personally I'd rather these players did steroids than run in to them on the road to Mankato because they drank too much during training camp and then got into their vehicles. The league's message should be that these guys are heroes who are held to a higher standard. Make it part of their contract.
What I don't understand is that NBA and NFL players drive drunk all the time. Why is is that drunk driving is so rare in MLB?
Drunk drivers kill people all the time. It's time for pro leagues to step up and do something about it.
We're on a pace for nearly 11,000 highway deaths this year caused by those driving drunk. Leagues shouldn't let their players drive drunk.
The NFL, which tries to set a higher example for its players by banning all sorts of drugs that may affect the the health of their players, never bothers to do anything about drugs that hurt the public at large. It's time the league step up and punish players who drive drunk. Personally I'd rather these players did steroids than run in to them on the road to Mankato because they drank too much during training camp and then got into their vehicles. The league's message should be that these guys are heroes who are held to a higher standard. Make it part of their contract.
What I don't understand is that NBA and NFL players drive drunk all the time. Why is is that drunk driving is so rare in MLB?
Drunk drivers kill people all the time. It's time for pro leagues to step up and do something about it.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Plouffe, Willingham, Butera
The Twins scored 10 runs yesterday, all off homeruns by these guys. They needed them. The final was 10-8. Joe Mauer was named our All-Star representative yesterday, but we all know a couple of selections who would have been better choices. Plouffe now has 18 homers on the season with his two yesterday. Willingham has 17.
Those two keep me watching.
Those two keep me watching.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Talkin' Baseball
I didn't get to see both games yesterday but I I got to see most of the second and read about and watch all the highlights of the first game a few times.
Plouffe, Willingham, and Diamond were big deals again yesterday,
And the recently recalled Chris Parmelee and Cole DeVries stepped up big time in the nightcap. The Twins also had seven stolen bases yesterday.
I know they are going nowhere this season, but yesterday was a good day to settle back and enjoy some young players execute pretty well. Let's face it, a sweep of the Royals is not a big accomplishment, but they are ahead of the Twins in the standings and it would be nice to at least catch them by season's end.
Small steps. The season is not yet half over and two Twins are on pace for 34 home run seasons. The bullpen has become outstanding, and guys like Ben Revere are a pleasure to watch both at the plate and in the outfield.
Liriano pitches today. I'm hoping he keeps his recent streak of good performances alive as well. A team's success begins and ends with starting pitching, and I'm more optimistic about our starters than I've been in a while. We are all aware that it could all come tumbling down today, but right now I'm smiling.
Plouffe, Willingham, and Diamond were big deals again yesterday,
And the recently recalled Chris Parmelee and Cole DeVries stepped up big time in the nightcap. The Twins also had seven stolen bases yesterday.
I know they are going nowhere this season, but yesterday was a good day to settle back and enjoy some young players execute pretty well. Let's face it, a sweep of the Royals is not a big accomplishment, but they are ahead of the Twins in the standings and it would be nice to at least catch them by season's end.
Small steps. The season is not yet half over and two Twins are on pace for 34 home run seasons. The bullpen has become outstanding, and guys like Ben Revere are a pleasure to watch both at the plate and in the outfield.
Liriano pitches today. I'm hoping he keeps his recent streak of good performances alive as well. A team's success begins and ends with starting pitching, and I'm more optimistic about our starters than I've been in a while. We are all aware that it could all come tumbling down today, but right now I'm smiling.
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