Yeah, I'm not so sure that this one just goes away. With the rotation we have, we just can't afford to blow any of Ober's or Pablo's starts. I just can't understand why you have to pull him with 80 something pitches and having just retired 15 in a row. That being said, I saw some pretty bad at bats as well. You have got to know going in there that 2 runs is probably not going to win you a game. I feel like they are cooked...offense is stale, bullpen is a train wreck, defense is swiss cheese, and the kids in the rotation are overmatched.. The sad thing is there is no Cy Young pitching for KC. They have scored 2 runs in 18 innings.

Rocco needs to leave Duran for the 9th. I don't have any stats to back it up, but it seems that Duran does better in the 9th of a save opportunity than earlier.

Baldelli's pathetic response to criticism for pulling Ober is a telling sign--he has exhausted his potential as manager of the Twins,  he can't take the heat.  The first off season priority is replacing him.

Imagine having a rotation with two starters who might regularly go eight or even nine! But Rocco won't let that happen. The only way pitchers get stronger is to go longer. If you keep them short, they stay short. Ober wants to explore his potential. the Twins won't let him do that.

NO!