At this point, I want to see Gardy take Mike out after 5 good innings. He always seems to lose it in the sixth. It shouldn't matter if he's pitching great through five. Take him out, as a matter of course, after five just so he doesn't have to experience that disastrous sixth. It will help HIS confidence and the confidence his teammates currently do not have in him.
We all saw it happening again last night. I turned it off BEFORE it happened. Why Gardy can't or won't see it is beyond me. If you are NOT going to work out these problems in the minors then give him a five-inning limit. You have an excuse with the Tommy John surgery. Just do it.
Otherwise the Twins played a pretty good game against a really good pitcher.
Worley versus Verlander today. Oh, joy.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Tebow Released
My Take:
Mark Sanchez threw a going away party for Tebow...
But it was intercepted and ran back for a touchdown.
Mark Sanchez threw a going away party for Tebow...
But it was intercepted and ran back for a touchdown.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Vikings Notes
Now that the draft is over, it's safe to say that the Vikings no longer want Chris Kluwe. No team ever wastes a draft pick on a punter, let alone as early as the fifth round. The Vikings have basically told Kluwe that his services will no longer be needed in Minnesota this coming season. The Vikes drafted the best punter in college this past season AND this punter, UCLA's Jeff Locke, is also a fantastic deep kick-off man. The Vikes have just had enough of Kluwe's big mouth. He hasn't done himself any favors by missing corner kicks either.
The Vikes didn't draft Locke to compete with Kluwe. They drafted Locke to REPLACE Kluwe. They did the same thing with Ryan Longwell last season when they signed Blair Walsh. Let's hope this move is as successful.
In other Vikings news, the Vikes are thinking of signing Cris Carter's son to be a wide receiver. MOST reports have said that they have already signed him. MY sources say that the Vikes are going to give him a try-out. Duron Carter has had a spotty college career. He hasn't focused enough to stay in school and hasn't a got a great track record because of some personal issues.
At the same time, he is 6 foot five and said to be an incredibly gifted athlete. Let's hope he gets his life together the same way that Cris Cater did so many seasons ago. The Vikes could always use a great wide receiver.
The Vikes didn't draft Locke to compete with Kluwe. They drafted Locke to REPLACE Kluwe. They did the same thing with Ryan Longwell last season when they signed Blair Walsh. Let's hope this move is as successful.
In other Vikings news, the Vikes are thinking of signing Cris Carter's son to be a wide receiver. MOST reports have said that they have already signed him. MY sources say that the Vikes are going to give him a try-out. Duron Carter has had a spotty college career. He hasn't focused enough to stay in school and hasn't a got a great track record because of some personal issues.
At the same time, he is 6 foot five and said to be an incredibly gifted athlete. Let's hope he gets his life together the same way that Cris Cater did so many seasons ago. The Vikes could always use a great wide receiver.
Correia
It's so nice to have have ONE starter who knows how to pitch. I watched quite a bit of yesterday's game and came to the conclusion that the Twins have as an excellent pitching staff.
The American League average ERA going into yesterday's game was 4.00. The Twins was 3.92.
The problem, of course, is that the Twins still have a couple of suspect starters, and it's THOSE starters that keep us hovering around the .500 mark. You really can't build much momentum with Mike Pelfrey and Vance Worley pitch back to back in a crucial series.
Yesterday's game was just superb. Kevin Correia IS the Twins ace at this point of the season and he managed 8 shutout innings. It's so fun to see someone get ahead in the count and THEN nimble at the corners, forcing players to bat defensively.
I had almost forgotten what a really good pitcher looks like.
It was also nice to see Morneua go deep again. Justin hasn't been exactly horrible this season, but knowing the season is already 1/8 over and he only had one homer going into yesterday's game was a bit troubling. He still has one of the worst swings in the modern era, and seems to lunge at just about everything. But, for one moment yesterday, he looked pretty good.
Joe Mauer, on the other hand is now batting .302 mired in an Aaron Hicks-like slump. Remember how he was batting .400 less than a week ago. Considering the Twins have had a lot of time off recently, it can't be that he's already tired. Once more it looks like the $25 million dollar a year man is not worth anywhere near what the Twins are paying him.
The Tigers are next. The bad news? it's at Detroit. Worse news? Pelfrey and Worley have the next two starts for the Twins.
The American League average ERA going into yesterday's game was 4.00. The Twins was 3.92.
The problem, of course, is that the Twins still have a couple of suspect starters, and it's THOSE starters that keep us hovering around the .500 mark. You really can't build much momentum with Mike Pelfrey and Vance Worley pitch back to back in a crucial series.
Yesterday's game was just superb. Kevin Correia IS the Twins ace at this point of the season and he managed 8 shutout innings. It's so fun to see someone get ahead in the count and THEN nimble at the corners, forcing players to bat defensively.
I had almost forgotten what a really good pitcher looks like.
It was also nice to see Morneua go deep again. Justin hasn't been exactly horrible this season, but knowing the season is already 1/8 over and he only had one homer going into yesterday's game was a bit troubling. He still has one of the worst swings in the modern era, and seems to lunge at just about everything. But, for one moment yesterday, he looked pretty good.
Joe Mauer, on the other hand is now batting .302 mired in an Aaron Hicks-like slump. Remember how he was batting .400 less than a week ago. Considering the Twins have had a lot of time off recently, it can't be that he's already tired. Once more it looks like the $25 million dollar a year man is not worth anywhere near what the Twins are paying him.
The Tigers are next. The bad news? it's at Detroit. Worse news? Pelfrey and Worley have the next two starts for the Twins.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Wild Secure Playoff Birth
Happy they managed this for the first time in five years.
Sad that they just barely made the playoffs on the last day of the regular season knowing that many thought they'd easily be the best team in the NHL this year before the season started.
Bring on the playoffs. Let's see what happens next.
Sad that they just barely made the playoffs on the last day of the regular season knowing that many thought they'd easily be the best team in the NHL this year before the season started.
Bring on the playoffs. Let's see what happens next.
Twins Win
The Twins played a great game yesterday, but I'm still bummed.
"Why?" Because I'm so used to the Twins playing home games on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. that I missed it entirely. I could never figure out why they made fans sit around until 6 on Saturday nights when they could EASILY have 3 o'clock games.
I know that Fox's national coverage game gets the clear Saturday afternoon slot nationwide, but I always figured they could easily have everybody else start at 3 or 4. Except they finally did do that and now I missed a perfectly good Twins game when they played really well.
Watching highlights and reading about it just isn't the same.
I am excited about Pedro Hernandez and his five scoreless innings yesterday, though. He's basically the last minute call-up pitcher who gave the Twins a five man rotation when Liam Hendriks failed and Cole DeVries got hurt. The problem is that with all of the Twins bad weather postponed games that I haven't got to see this guy pitch yet. He simply hasn't got that many starts. That he managed five innings and no runs is a real bonus for a team that isn't scoring many runs as of late.
Knowing Josh Willingham clubbed another rocket shot also gets me a bit more excited about the Twins chances. Even Aaron Hicks got his first extra-base hit yesterday and he did it in the big eighth inning when we needed it most. The only REAL disappointment? Perkins, who hasn't got a lot of use lately because of the weather AND the Twins losing streak, looked really bad in his one inning of relief. He had a huge lead to work with, which always seems to screw up closers, but still, he's had a couple of those outings in his 6 relief attempts this year. He hasn't blown a save yet or anything, but he definitely has not been lights out either. (Okay, Aaron Hicks losing a ball in the sun didn't help matters.)
Overall, no complaints (except of course that I missed the whole game.)
I'll try to do better today.
Did I mention that the attendance was 37,000? Now THAT'S more like it. Outdoor stadiums are for summer NOT extended winters.
"Why?" Because I'm so used to the Twins playing home games on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. that I missed it entirely. I could never figure out why they made fans sit around until 6 on Saturday nights when they could EASILY have 3 o'clock games.
I know that Fox's national coverage game gets the clear Saturday afternoon slot nationwide, but I always figured they could easily have everybody else start at 3 or 4. Except they finally did do that and now I missed a perfectly good Twins game when they played really well.
Watching highlights and reading about it just isn't the same.
I am excited about Pedro Hernandez and his five scoreless innings yesterday, though. He's basically the last minute call-up pitcher who gave the Twins a five man rotation when Liam Hendriks failed and Cole DeVries got hurt. The problem is that with all of the Twins bad weather postponed games that I haven't got to see this guy pitch yet. He simply hasn't got that many starts. That he managed five innings and no runs is a real bonus for a team that isn't scoring many runs as of late.
Knowing Josh Willingham clubbed another rocket shot also gets me a bit more excited about the Twins chances. Even Aaron Hicks got his first extra-base hit yesterday and he did it in the big eighth inning when we needed it most. The only REAL disappointment? Perkins, who hasn't got a lot of use lately because of the weather AND the Twins losing streak, looked really bad in his one inning of relief. He had a huge lead to work with, which always seems to screw up closers, but still, he's had a couple of those outings in his 6 relief attempts this year. He hasn't blown a save yet or anything, but he definitely has not been lights out either. (Okay, Aaron Hicks losing a ball in the sun didn't help matters.)
Overall, no complaints (except of course that I missed the whole game.)
I'll try to do better today.
Did I mention that the attendance was 37,000? Now THAT'S more like it. Outdoor stadiums are for summer NOT extended winters.
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