I'm "over" on all but Sanchez's homers. I think Kiriloff plays a lot of first base and Sano is the DH for a bunch of games. I am an unabashed homer, though, so...
Saw Hosken hit a 3-run homer in the 9th inning against the Brewers' Jim Slaton in 1981 at the Met. Slaton took a no-hitter into the ninth inning. Twins still lost 5-3 with Rollie Fingers closing it out.
Great article! You need pitching depth. Sam Malone is retired and in a TV series instead of a movie. However, I think Dave Spiwak is available as a waiver claim.
My favorite Jaime Garcia may be just now when I found out that he is working with a Christian organization to provide safe water to developing countries.
I agree. It's pretty obvious that they're going to role with the young guys in the rotation and probably also the bullpen. I'm not saying that's what they should do; I'm saying that's what they're going to do.
I have met Tony a number of times over the years. He is always such a great guy to talk to. A few years ago my daughter met in concessions line at Target Field. She told him he was her dad's favorite player. He immediately had his picture taken with her to send to me. I am super happy that he was elected to the Hall of Fame
I think where the bullpen is concerned, the Twins need a lot of guys with options left. This is especially true if their rotation is going to include young pitchers with innings limitations or scrap-heap guys who won't go deep into games. The bullpen will be forced to eat a lot of innings. The Twins will need a lot of bullpen guys on the shuttle back and forth from St. Paul.
Unlucky? Yes. Playing extremely poorly? Yes. A ridiculous amount of injuries to key players? Yes. That's a bad combination.
Offense? Bad. Pitching? Bad. Defense? Bad. AND at the worst possible time....the last innings of close games.
Aside from all that, I think the season has gone quite well.
Wouldn't a Snell, Darvish, Lynn or Sonny Gray have made a sizable difference in the team's outlook now? “I think I may have found a way for us to get Bonds and Griffey, and we wouldn’t have to give up that much.” - George Costanza
Did Rocco get dropped on his head? Early Alheimer's? "Game on line. Who should I bring in? The guy who loses the game EVERY TIME he pitches? Or any other pitcher? Hmm. I'll bring in Alexander the Great. I'm sure it will work out."