Twins Beat 9-2, Vikings Get Corner With Pick Number Two

Mike Zimmer has a rule with his defensive backs, DON'T let the receivers catch anything.

He doesn't want the receiver going for the risky interception; he wants the defensive back to shut down the receiver. 5-foot-10 Mackensie Alexander never had a pick in college, but he was all over the receivers like glue. Coach Zimmer saw him as the option he was looking for.

Th question on everyone's mind is if Alexander is tall enough to play defensive back in this league. Their number three pick was traded for two more picks in early rounds next season. With the Twins playing this lousy, all anyone can do is wait for football to start.

I'm thinking Netflix will be doing pretty good business in Minnesota this summer. Me? I'm stocking up on cheap seasons of TV shows on Apple iTunes. Veronica Mars is where the action is currently at for us.

Vikings Draft Receiver In First Round

The Vikings have done a lot of that in recent years. Let's see if he catches 50 passes and gets at least 1,000 yards receiving before getting all excited, though.

His name is Laquan Treadwell and he's supposedly really good at blocking. I guess I'd rather know that he's really good at receiving, since, well, you know...

Berrios Loses In Debut

But Golden State beat Houston by more than 30 WITHOUT Curry. They win the series.

Sano, Single In Ninth, Another Win

The Twins deserved another win last night. They had to wait until Sano's walk-off single to get it.
Whew!

Minnesota is currently ranked as the second worst team in ESPN's power polls, but, with a little more timely hitting, they could easily be a .500 ball club. The last two nights demonstrated that. The starting pitching has been pretty good most games. Nolasco pitched very well. It was Jepson who gave up the game tying home run in the top of the ninth. That's his third blown save of the season.  But, for the second night in a row, the Twins got some good hitting in the ninth themselves.

A 7-14 record is nothing to brag about, but wins are starting to come. I no longer expect anything from this team, but a few more wins like this and I'll keep paying attention.

Curry Out For Two Weeks, Brady To Be Suspended

The Warriors found out Curry's latest injury will keep him out awhile. We'll see how good Golden State is without him.

And a higher court has reversed the decision that Brady can't be  suspended for 4 games. Of course, Brady plans to appeal.  It's funny that the main thing against him is that he destroyed his phone. It was HIS phone. Like everyone else in America, he's free to do what he wants with his property. It was destroyed BEFORE they asked for it. I can't give you the pork dinner I had yesterday, either...

Reshuffled Twins Win Thanks to Arcia!

The Twins made a lot of roster moves yesterday.

Keplar and Buxton are back in the minors. Santana is off the disabled list. Catcher John Hicks was lost (off waivers) to the Tigers and another catcher, David Murphy decided to retire, and Tyler Duffy was added to the bullpen.

That leaves the Twins with 14 pitchers and just 11 players. THAT is not sustainable. Other difficult moves will have to be made in the near, near future.

Tyler Duffy is hurt, but they don't want to put him on the DL and they can't send him down until he's physically cleared.  Ervin Santana is hurting, too, but they don't want to lose him for 15 days by putting him on the DL. Tonkin is out of options, they can't move him without losing him, and they sure don't want to send O'Rourke back to Rochester after his impressive outing on Sunday.

The Twins are in a pickle,

But that ninth inning was sweet, last night.

16 Innings, 6 Hours, Two Leads Late...

...and they lose again.

The Wild lost too. Their season is over.

Vikings start in August.