Yawn.
I am having trouble waking up after the all-star break.
I had this weird dream, that lots of our players were getting injured and nobody knew how to pitch, and that we were in the bottom of the standings.
Anyway, time to stretch out those disused baseball commentary muscles, throw the ol' ball around, and settle back into the season. Let's check the line ups...
Minnesota:
0. Charlie Barnes (L) P
1. Luis Arraez (L) LF
2. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B
3. Trevor Larnach (L) RF
4. Nelson Cruz (R) DH
5. Alex Kirilloff (L) 1B
6. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B
7. Max Kepler (L) CF
8. Ben Rortvedt (L) C
9. Andrelton Simmons (R) SS
Detroit:
0. Jose Urena (R) P
1. Robbie Grossman (S) RF
2. Jonathan Schoop (R) 1B
3. Eric Haase (R) LF
4. Miguel Cabrera (R) DH
5. Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B
6. Isaac Paredes (R) 2B
7. Zack Short (R) SS
8. Jake Rogers (R) C
9. Derek Hill (R) CF
That seems almost normal... in my nightmare, looking at Detroit line up was like looking into a bizarro Twins team. 2 old Twins players i can stomach.
And the standings... What!? We're at the bottom with Detroit and Kansas City?!
How can this happen to the Bomba Squad? No! It's not possible. I must be on candid camera, or crank yankers, or some other crazy joke world....
I'll be right back.