As to this game, in a season filled with lowlights, tonight is a contender for lowest.
Dismal ABs, clownish defense, all the energy and enthusiasm of a wake,
"Parker unfortuneately also looked like an All-Star through the opening two frames, facing the minimum thanks to his fellow All-Star Byron Buxton and his amazing glove."
Huh?
Doubt there's a market for Clemens or France, but there's no longer any reason they should be on this roster.
Hell if they're that desperate next January they'll be available.
We need Wallner. Let him play every day for the rest of the season.
This team isn't going anywhere. Lets try to figure out next year or the year after.
Earl Weaver's 1969 Orioles stole 85 bases and had 74 sacrifice bunts. He was a big fan of 3 run homers--as should be all baseball managers (and fans)--but he didnt just sit around and wait for them. His teams hit and ran, and hit behind runners. His 1969 team won 108 games with fewer HRs than every Twins team under Baldelli except 1..
Now some of those sac bunts were because pitchers still hit. But the point is, Baldelli is nothing like Earl Weaver. And we haven't e enough talked about pitching.