After going 3-10 in their previous thirteen games before this series, it has been nice to see the Twins take the first two games of this series as they move closer to (hopefully) finishing the season over .500. Today's game will be a match-up between Matt Garza (3-6, 3.93) and Vicente Padilla (6-9, 5.77). Padilla only recently managed to get his ERA down under 6.00, so hopefully the Twins' offense will have a good day. Garza, meanwhile, has struggled a bit lately, having not pitched six innings in a game since August 14th, while giving up 25 runs (19 earned), 36 hits and 13 walks in 22 1/3 innings over those five starts. His ERA on the season remains under 4.00 though, as a testament to his incredible start to the season.
On another note, Justin Morneau has continued his huge second-half slump by going 0-14 over the last four games. After going 2-3 in a game against the Royals on July 30th, Morneau's line for the year stood at .300/.367/.580. Since then, he has hit to the tune of a .214 batting average and .329 slugging percentage. I don't know what has been wrong with Morneau in the second half, but two home runs in a month and a half and an OPS more than 100 points worse than Nick Punto's in September certainly is not the type of production that we all expect from him (of course, Morneau didn't have an OPS of .365 in August).
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Terry Ryan Resigns (that's resigning as in leaving, not resigning as in re-signing)
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The Twins had the day off today, but that does not mean there was no news. Terry Ryan, the Twins General Manager, resigned today, and Bill Smith will take over as the acting General Manager, not to be confused with Willy Wah, the acting attorney general. Smith has been with the organization for over three decades at this point, so it's not likely that there will be a large change in the style or direction of the organization. However, we will still be watching with intrigue for any moves or any hints that Smith is straying out of Terry Ryan's footsteps. As a footnote, Ryan will stay on as a special counselor. Attempts to reach Ryan for comment were unsuccessful, mainly because we didn't have access to a Minnesota phonebook.
So I leave you with that. Tomorrow Matt Garza (3-5, 3.71) will take the mound against Nate Robertson (7-11, 5.01) and the Detroit Tigers. On paper, this looks like a good matchup for the Twins, and it is, because Nate Robertson sucks! No, I didn't look at his periphials, or his VORP, or his Win Shares. But I did look at HIM- and he wears glasses! There's no way he can be even halfway decent. So good luck, and for god's sake, Justin, hit a home run!
P.S.: Dick and Bert: you suck at calling things. Next time you do, I'm starting a facebook group about it leading you down the road to unfathomable humiliation.
The Twins had the day off today, but that does not mean there was no news. Terry Ryan, the Twins General Manager, resigned today, and Bill Smith will take over as the acting General Manager, not to be confused with Willy Wah, the acting attorney general. Smith has been with the organization for over three decades at this point, so it's not likely that there will be a large change in the style or direction of the organization. However, we will still be watching with intrigue for any moves or any hints that Smith is straying out of Terry Ryan's footsteps. As a footnote, Ryan will stay on as a special counselor. Attempts to reach Ryan for comment were unsuccessful, mainly because we didn't have access to a Minnesota phonebook.
So I leave you with that. Tomorrow Matt Garza (3-5, 3.71) will take the mound against Nate Robertson (7-11, 5.01) and the Detroit Tigers. On paper, this looks like a good matchup for the Twins, and it is, because Nate Robertson sucks! No, I didn't look at his periphials, or his VORP, or his Win Shares. But I did look at HIM- and he wears glasses! There's no way he can be even halfway decent. So good luck, and for god's sake, Justin, hit a home run!
P.S.: Dick and Bert: you suck at calling things. Next time you do, I'm starting a facebook group about it leading you down the road to unfathomable humiliation.
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