This is the most baseball fun I have had during April and May. When the Twins were last really winning, I didn't have TD. Then when I found TD the Twins were constantly losing badly. Now I have the best of both worlds. The Twins are winning and here in North Carolina I have my TD "family" with whom I can discuss these fun times. Thanks Twins' players, staff and FO and thanks Twins Daily and all the writers and contributors. Life is good.
As I read this article, I was really impressed with the 4 honorable mention pitchers. I thought, "How can these 4 not be in the top six pitchers?" Then I read the stats for the top six pitchers. Awesome !
How does Sean Poppen allowing 1 earned run over 5 innings, "drop" his ERA to ..75 ? Allowing 1 earned run over 5 innings pitched is an ERA of 1.80, which could not lower an ERA to .75, could it? Just asking.
Two thousandths of a percentage point from having the best record in all of major league baseball. One day at a time. That's why today is called the "present". It is a gift.
There are times in every game, when the game is on the line. That time last night was when the Mets' pitcher was coming to bat...and again when he was walked, loading the bases. Why not put the best lefty reliever in the AL in to pitch to a left-handed hitted at that critical point...that game changing point? Rogers was well rested and has no game today. Why not put your best reliever in at the game's critical point?
Wow...What encouraging starts to a minor league season for the Twins minor league pitchers. I really do enjoy reading about these minor league players. Only here at TD can this be done. This is an awesome website which is made possible by some dedicated, talented writers, who seem to be genuinely nice people. Thanks TD staff and writers!
The Twins did pretty well considering there was no place for Cruz to play except to pinch hit. The big question is how will the Twins solve this problem when playing at the National League park in the World Series this season?.
The Phillies are not a litmus test because the Twins will be playing without the DH, which the Twins will be able to use 95% of the time the rest of the season. This weakens the Twinkies' lineup, no matter whether Cruz plays or not against the Phillies. In summation 4-1 is better than 1-4. And that's all I've got to say about that.