I'm not even sure what to say to this one. Monday's game was a heartbreaking loss despite the inability to get any runs across the plate. To get blown out and burn up two starting pitchers the next night is like salt in the wound. Also we got skunked by Rick Porcello. I only paid partial attention to the game, and I instead spent my time on more worthwhile ventures. I think it was for the best.
I still think it's too early to freak out too much but I'm getting pretty close to giving up. Delmon's supposed to be be back on Friday, so I hope that's the start of us getting some of the regulars back. But who knows if that will be enough to counteract The Curse of #6org.
I apologize for the half-baked post, but really, it's hard to give full effort when Matt tolberting Tolbert is batting second.
Final Score: Detroit Tigers 10, Minnesota Twins 2.
Twins Record: 12-22, 11.0 GB in the AL Central. Worst record in MLB.
WP: Rick Porcello (3-2) | LP: Francisco Liriano (2-5)
Witty Remarks?: I'm all out of them. The Twins are terrible right now.
through rain and snow and hailstones the size of golf balls, this team still loses
Last night, mo chailín asked "Did the Twins play today?" I just let out a gutteral growl and she said "That bad, huh?" That was the end of that conversation.
This team is so depressing right now. It's still hard to get on the pitching too much in this one when Liriano was sick and Duensing was forced to pitch in a role he hasn't been accustomed to this year. The middle relief just sucks, but I hope the Twins don't give up on Hoey yet. His ERA is awful, but he has five Ks and just two walks in 7 1/3 innings. He has a BABIP against of .379 and 12 percent of the fly balls he's allowed have gone for home runs, so he's not having much luck. Burnett needs to go right now. He's allowed more walks than innings pitched. Just ugly. The Twins need to find a way to get Chuck James up. He has a 23-5 K-BB rate at Rochester in 18 innings. Right now it shouldn't matter left or right. If you're pitching well, you get your chance.
I'd think that the bar is well below "pitching well" for a callup at this point.
so, who misses Pat Neshek and Rob Delaney right about now???
(admittedly, Neshek isn't exactly tearing it up for Tucson. 6 hits -- 1 HR -- 3 BBs and only 2 Ks in 7 2/3 innings)