I don't think any of us knows the details of how the team and Gibson have been communicating about and dealing with this medical issue. But this may (and I emphasize MAY) be an example of a player trying to tough it out and play through a problem without telling the team. This false macho attitude has got to go, and I'm not talking about Gibson here. Keeping an athlete as healthy as possible is of highest importance to the athlete and to his or her team. If I were running a team I would require players to report any and all discomfort. In this day and age medical and training personnel are very well-versed in their crafts and are much better at knowing what to do and when than the player. Let them decide what to play through and what not to.
Jim Kaat should be in the booth for as many games as he is willing to be there. I like Morneau and Smalley better than any of the rest. I wish they'd have two analysts as often as is feasible and have Dick there only to describe the plays that need describing. On the few occasions they've done that in the past it seems like the conversations between two actual baseball players have been great.
The SS kind of double-clutched on the throw on Arraez' grounder. If he would have thrown as he stepped on the base instead of taking another couple baby steps it would have been a DP.
I wonder if Bert got a talking-to about saying what he said to Anthony LaPanta last night. I imagine it was not a big deal between them but it sure came across otherwise on the air.
Include me in the "disagree with you" group. Ray Scott was a generic sports announcer who happened to work for the Twins for a bit. Herb was a baseball guy through and through and he also had the pipes and the talent for calling a game. He is surpassed only by Vin Scully. IMHO, of course.
There is room for argument on the call by Joe West at second base. The basepath is six feet wide so he could be interpreted as being in the base path even though he was on the third base side of second base.