Gleeman & The Geek: Is the Twins' Season Slipping Away?

[John Bonnes]

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[Dave Borton]

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Is the Twins Season Slipping Away?

That's a question?

 

[Sjoski]

Twins are sliding, currently 27/32.

The only question is how long will it take to make it home? 

The 3rd coach has frantically waved us home, we're halfway there already and there will be no play at the plate.

[laloesch]

I think the Twins will wait on SWR until they know if Abel can get healthy before moving him to the pen.  However, if he continues to pitch this poorly into June HE WILL get demoted to the pen eventually.  They also mentioned Lewis who I think is also treading on thin water.  He's played so poorly Shelton has been sitting him out recently and he too might get benched.  If Culpepper gets hot later in this season I think Royce loses his spot.  

[laloesch]

1 hour ago, Dave Borton said:

That's a question?

 

Yeah my thoughts too.  This pen is SOOOOOOO bad I don't think it's a question but a given.

[Nshore]

The most ominous thing for the Twins IMO is that all their supposed future Hall of Famers in the minors - Culpepper, Jenkins, and E-Rod - are either already in the middle of their annual injuries or just not playing well.  Preilipp showed what a promising young player can do for attendance when he drew a nice crowd at Target Field recently.  If they can't or won't do more of that with young players in the second half, this whole thing is going to fall off a cliff.

[laloesch]

32 minutes ago, Nshore said:

The most ominous thing for the Twins IMO is that all their supposed future Hall of Famers in the minors - Culpepper, Jenkins, and E-Rod - are either already in the middle of their annual injuries or just not playing well.  Preilipp showed what a promising young player can do for attendance when he drew a nice crowd at Target Field recently.  If they can't or won't do more of that with young players in the second half, this whole thing is going to fall off a cliff.

The future is now.  I think that if Culpepper, Jenkins, and E-Rod are healthy in the second half you have to call them up given how bad the lineup is.  The Twins have needs in so many areas it's not even funny.  They still don't have a long-term answer for 1st base.