‘A tale of two games’
Posted on May 29th, 2008 – 12:42 AMBy Joe Christensen
KANSAS CITY, MO. — My game story (revised three times) was all about the big comeback, and I touched some more on Delmon Young’s tough week in the notebook.
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire called this one, “A tale of two games.”
He said he wondered how he was going to explain all his team’s defensive atrocities (OK, that’s my word). Notably:
(*) Mike Lamb played Billy Butler’s chopper into a base hit to start the fourth inning. Lamb was too deliberate there and seemed to get his feet tangled before making a poor throw.
(*) Delmon Young was charged with his first of two errors with the throw home on David DeJesus’ single. Lamb was the cutoff man, and Gardenhire thought Lamb should have grabbed it.
(*) No excuse for Young missing Alex Gordon’s fly ball that inning, however.
Carryover from a tough week?
“I don’t even know how to answer that question,” Gardenhire said. “He just missed a fly ball. I don’t know what carryover is. This is the big leagues.”
OK, about that comeback
Gardenhire said he was really pleased with the at-bats in the ninth. The hitters went to the plate and took a strike, except for Craig Monroe who missed a take sign and swung at a 3-0 pitch. Monroe fouled that one off and certainly made up for it two pitches later.
Asked if it was hard pulling hot-hitting Alexi Casilla for Monroe, Gardenhire said, “I knew Lexi’s going to give a good at-bat and take pitches and work the count. But you’re also looking for a bomb there, too.
“I mean, how many times are you going to get two-out base hits in a row? I know Lexi’s got two three-run homers or something like that, but I think Monroe is a little more accomplished hitter, and has a chance to hit a mistake if you get one up, and he did.”
Monroe was on the bench even though he has better numbers than anybody on the team against Zack Greinke (7-for-18 with two homers and five RBI).
“I told him you were probably supposed to play today anyway,” Gardenhire said. “That’s probably why he hit a home run. I think probably the game owed him that home run.”
104 Responses to "‘A tale of two games’"
Mlb’s mock for the upcoming draft:
http://nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080528&content_id=2786402&vkey=draft2008&fext=.jsp
Don’t know about everyone else, but am a ‘lil tired of the Twins drafting these “toolsy outfielders” a la Span, Benson, Revere, etc. Plouffe was a combo player also and he’s still a work in progress to say the least. Draft a power-hitting 3b I say.
I guess I should’ve put the game on when it was 8-3 going into the 9th. Damn it all!
It was interesting to hear Gardy talk about the events of last night during the post-game. He sounded almost exactly like he did following Tuesday night’s win.
I think he even used the phrase “ugly win”. Which was a surprise.
And reading his comments regarding PHing Monroe, how nice is it that for the first time in a few years Gardy can look down his bench in a situation such as that and see somebody like Monroe available vs. Rodriquez, Punto, Ford, or Tyner?
Reports I’m hearing on the KC side is that this was a crusher for the Royals. Lots of tension in the clubhouse with a number of F-bombs and blowups.
Hopefully the defense can get it’s act together before the Yankees come and visit. Even if the Bombers are struggling right now they’re still the Yankees. You don’t ever take a game against them lightly.
Can’t remember who it is that does all the Monroe bashing on here, but probably wont be hearing much from them today.
I agree T-in fact I was telling someone at work yesterday I still expect the Evil Empire to make a run at some point this season.
I am just glad to see the Twins with some clutch hitting in these games. Of course, I didn’t watch either but still please to see the Twins hanging in there.
jimmy bee- our man monroe did it again, and im starting to believe he should be our new left fielder for a time and see what develops-and if cuddy falls back into his major slump, put him in rt, as we all know that sooner or later delmon is going to be fine….anyway you look at it, monroe just needs some at bats….he can look as pathetic as the rest at times, but what can you expect from a guy that only gets a few swings every 3-4 games maybe….
Shaun, I’ve started to read reports that the Tribe could be shopping Sabbathia.
Combine that with Holiday of the Rockies supposedly on the blocks…and there’s two “names” that the Yanks could possibly go grab as a means to try and right themselves.
Sabbathia would be especially attractive after they passed on Johan. And ESPECIALLY after how the “Big 3″ during trade talks have performed thus far.
Of coures, Kennedy, Hughes, and Cabrera aren’t worth nearly as much to a team like Cleveland or Colorado now as they were during the offseason to Minnesota.
I’m still in shock…I literally watched that entire sad game and turned it to basketball with two outs in the ninth…then I check the internet about a hour later and cannot believe my eyes…AWESOME!!!
I was ready to jump online this morning and declare that the loss should entirely be placed on Gardy for starting Delmon Young, but all of that discussion has to be tabled, for a minute at least, because of how awesome that comeback was…
Morneau rocks!
And yes, Monroe was in a slump, but even with his 0-for-17, his overall body of work at the plate puts him ahead of Young AND Cuddyer. Pretty sad, huh?
I keep reading posts from people who want the Twins to bring up Span. Um….hello, Span has a broken finger and is on the DL in AAA. Idiots. Do your research before posting.
maybe rubes have realized that SPan with a broken finger is better then Young or Cuddy right now.. Gardy has gotten complacent and is resting on his 4 division titles in 5 years.. he needs to get control of this team and stop the fundamental mistakes no reason Young should be anywhere near the starting lineup right now!!!!
Now do you guys want to discuss the ‘benching DY’ debate that was going on yesterday? C’mon…what is it going to take for you all to believe that he must be benched for a few games? A fly ball to bounce off his head a la Conseco?
Delmon Young is the Twins best player and should not be put down for making errors in the field. He more often has helped the team by throwing out runners and making catches that, last season, would not have been made. Joe Nathan is an arse for being made at Young. Nathan is only thinking of himself and not his fellow players. Delmon Young is only in his second season at the Major League level and does the best he can to help the team. Young will continue to improve and become more valuable to the weak hitting Twins as time goes by.
Twins best player? Compared to who? The batboy? He has done diddly on offense and not much more on defense. What games are you watching?
herb is using sarcasm.. I hope “Delmon Young is the Twins best player and should not be put down for making errors in the field.” NO NO of course not Young should be PRAISED for making errors and hitting like PUNTO…
jason,
“jump online this morning and declare that the loss should entirely be placed on Gardy”
Don’t let the unfortunate fact that the Twins won, change your morning routine.
Get your reps so you are prepared for tomorrow.
Versatility is not good.
Stay with what you do best.
Who wants TWO trick ponies?
Is LaVelle on vacation?
What a great win. I can’t remember the last time the Twins came back and actually won a game like that. Monroes homerun was huge but equal credit has to go to both Lamb and Gomez for setting the table for him.
Can we free Craig Monroe now and somehow get him and Kubel in the same lineup at least twice a week?
VAVRA & GARDY & PUNTO MUST GO!!,
Will “Vavra,Gardy,Punto,YOUNG,and Everybody else must go!! fit on the moniker line?
It must be becoming inconvenient to hate everybody.
sure we can “free” Monroe BENCH YOUNG!!
Lady DY is great. The real reason he doesn’t catch some of those balls is that he needs runners on base so that he can show off his arm. Remember, no runners on base = no assists!
i have been hard on gardy at times but last night i think he did a great job. starting young was good his reasoning was sound. young had another poor game but we need him to play well and sitting on the bench probably won’t help long term, tho a day off now and then would be ok. i like he is letting harris and casilla play an extended time together and that looks like the best combo we have. cuddy looked bad again and we need him and young to start producing or we probably can’t stay in the race. this is the time for vavra to step up and get these two guys going, that’s his job.
great game happy they keep finding a way to win if buffet can get his act together it looks like time to trade livan while he is worth something. appears the league is starting to figure his junk out, he’s looking more like last years #’s.
remember when you feel down on our team you could be a royals fan! man would that suck, like being a t-wolves fan.
when does sid take his “reality” pills and stop drinking the “Pohlad flavored Twins Koolaid” ?
Vavra,
“when does sid take his “reality” pills and stop drinking the “Pohlad flavored Twins Koolaid” ?”
If the pills and Koolaid will make the hate go away, please hold my place in line.
Get some new lines VAVRA & GARDY & PUNTO MUST GO guy. Your input here is dull.
pretty funny, sid…well i suppose i could just come on each day and cheerlead with all the great things happening…
overall, my theory is for this team to play consistently above .500, two things are going to have to change: 1. Bullpen is going to have to improve dramatically and 2. We’re going to need consistent production from Cuddyer / Young / Lamb / Kubel (or at least 3 of 4).
So sid wants some good news…here it is:
After sleepwalking through the first six months of the season (except for that dump base hit to beat Boston), Mike Lamb has shown signs of life recently. Let’s hope he can keep it going…our main goal with this squad between now and the end of the weekend is to find a way to keep Punto as a utility player only once he returns…up until the last week or so, Casilla and Lamb have done a good job of exposing themselves to a benching in favor of Punto…I don’t think we want that…
Jason Kubel had a good night last night…it was a quiet 2-for-5, but I think it was necessary…I still content that he’s on his way to a 3-for-20 stretch after his heroics on Sunday (meaning he’ll have to be 1-for-10 to make that prediction come true), but I hope I’m wrong…it’s nights like last night–a two hit night when the Twins were otherwise anemic at the plate pretty much all night long–that will go a long way toward keeping him in the lineup everyday. Remember, without Kubel’s base hit in the ninth, the comeback never happens…
Finally, the bullpen didn’t allow any runs last night…this is two nights in a row of solid bullpen work (with the sole exception of Nathan giving up that flukey inside the parker). Again, it’s just the Royals–we’ll see if our bullpen is really back or not this weekend–but it’s encouraging.
So there you go…some positive thinking a day after an amazingly positive outcome.
should be “sleepwalking through the first six weeks of the season” (on Lamb)
Young needs to be benched to clear his head.. there’s no hate there.. though I guess in “Twin koolaid drinking” territory it’s all PC all the time..
benching Young wouldn’t destroy his self-esteem and make turn him into a criminal.. he has considerable talents and a break will help him refocus..
More mistakes on D
So Gardy is quoted as saying that you earn playing time in the Majors. Well, Delmon is 0-a zillion with 3 errors and Monroe hit a monster pinch-hit homer.
Monroe starts in LF tonight. Gardy, stay true to your word, give Young the night off.
Should have traded Livan while he still had value? I am beginning to get a nagging feeling he’s returning to form.
It is nice to have a HR hitter on the bench to PH. I was, and remain, opposed to trading for Monroe over signing a couple of similar yet younger players that were available, but it is nice to have HR power on the bench.
how about cuddyer, he swings at everything.
You all will get your wish…I would be surprised if Young is in the lineup tonight. However, one night off is all you can expect. Hopefully that will give him a chance to sit back and evaluate what is going on.
For all the Monroe critics who blasted the Twins for signing another Detroit has been and the Rondell White comparisons, last night was why they signed Monroe. Last year our option in that situation would have been Ford, Tyner, or Redman. Got to give the much maligned Twins brain trust an A for the Monroe move so far.
As for Young. Put Monroe in left and have Young DH. It sends him a message without a total benching and rewards Monroe for a great AB.
By the way my suggestion above about Putting Monroe in left and Young at DH was ment for a game or two, not season long.
Monroe 5 hr in 31 games
Kubel 6 hr in 46 games
mmmmmmmmm…. I love my kool-aid!!!!
Jimmy Jam and sid-You make that vgp must go guy confront his own reality and he starts ripping away.How childish!Any way dude,Nicky P’s wife is expecting,give some space,at least for a couple of days!
Harris and Casilla are starting to look pretty good. Whats gonna happen when Tolbert gets healthy? Who stays who goes?
If Monroe was pinch hitting and Gardy is hoping for a HR, why give him the take sign on 3-0? I’m glad he “missed” the sign and fouled one off. My bet is he said, screw that, and swung anyhow.
I’m not ready to give up on Young just yet but he doesn’t present the same type of threat that both Monroe and Kubel do. If they would just put Monroe between Morneau and Kubel a couple of times a week i would be happy. Hopefully Cuddy will break out of his slump soon but even when he’s at his best he doesn’t provide the same type of deep threat that both Monore and Kubel do.
Give Monroe credit. That was the nicest swing he’s had all year. Hardly any leg kick. Much shorter swing. I don’t think he would have hit that ball the way he was swinging the last couple of years. Hopefully it’s the start of something for him. He has plenty of strength to hit it out even without all the histrionics.
Oh, on Harris. He catches the ball, but I’m keeping a tally of all the three hoppers that get by him. He has about one a game.
Jason,
“So there you go…some positive thinking a day after an amazingly positive outcome.”
Your takes are good stuff. Especially when a little positivity and variety is mixed in.
Sometimes the repetitive complaining we are exposed to on the STRIB blogs can wear me down, so a little positivity and variety is good for my health.
Monroe as an everyday player and a mentor to DY would be a great idea. Also we should try to lock up Monroe for a few more years. Monroe is starting to produce like we all thought RonDL would.
Young needs to sit a few games. Everything he does is under a microscope now. Just like Punto last year and Gardy kept playing him everyday. I think it becomes to much pressure. We are like a pack of wolves just waiting for Young and Punto to go 0 for 4.
Hey BC what did you think of the Morneau Monroe boys last night. The new MM boys I hope will produce more runs and more power
If we were Wolves we would have already ate Punto and crapped him off a mile high cliff.
Herb, or should I say, herb - seriously? Delmon Young at this point in time is NOT the Twins best player. He’s a Major Leaguer, yes we can criticize him for not making plays Little Leaguers should. You sound like the parents of kids who keep getting into trouble, but “it’s not their fault” - “he’s a good kid” without ever punishing them. Delmon’s a grown man who has been making big mistakes on the big stage. Yes, we can be critical - so should Gardy (privately), but he should be sat to clear his head a la Gomez earlier this year. With Cuddyer struggling so badly, though, maybe let him play RF for a couple games (his regular position) and let Monroe take over left?
Ben D says:
May 29th, 2008 at 9:47 am
If we were Wolves we would have already ate Punto and crapped him off a mile high cliff.
Quote of the day so far.
jimmy i love Monroe he has that Frank Thomas type look to him where you think damn this guy should be able to hit 700 foot home runs. We should call them the MM@M boys. I know it’s still way too early but i’m actually getting excited about this year. I like seeing a consistent lineup everyday as opposed to the patchwork lineups of the last few years.
So what do you think happens when Punto, Everett, and Tolbert all get healthy? I don’t want to see either Harris or Casilla taken out of the lineup.
Look for Monroe in LF tonight and Kubel in RF….Lamb would DH with Macri or Clark getting 3B.
1. Gomez
2. Casilla
3. Mauer
4. Morneau
5. Monroe
6. Kubel
7. Lamb
8. Harris
9. Macri/Clark
Casilla and Harris ARE looking very comfortable with each other and it even looks like Casilla is starting to get more comfortable at 2B. Look at the number of runs he has stopped with his dives and throws. I think the infield is starting to come together.
***Wanted*** will pay $ cash $ for anyone that ships me an ugly animal to where atop my head
Cuddyer looked like a clown on that gr double he missed last night.
oh oh Purple Shooter just had a take that wasn’t blowing smoke up your posterior.. quick blast him!!! how dare he not put his head in the sand and say bad performances are GREAT!!
So what do you think happens when Punto, Everett, and Tolbert all get healthy? I don’t want to see either Harris or Casilla taken out of the lineup.
Everett, Punto and Tolbert. Package deal. I am not sold on Casilla quite yet though. I think a trade is a brewing. I can feel it. What do you think of the rumors that Livan will be traded and Boofer’s situation to a bullpen role possibility
I turned the game off when it was 8-3. Damn.
Twins won in spite of Gardy’s efforts to produce a contrary result. Monroe was 7-18 against Greinke with 2 homers and 5 RBI’s. Young is having a tough week and coming off an 0-fer effort and some hideous fielding decisions. If anyone needed a night off last night to “clear his head” it was DY and the numbers clearly indicated Monroe should have been the starting LF. But no. Apparently, Gardy is listening to his gut again. Although it’s beyond obvious that Young should get the night off tonight after another dismal game yesterday, I would not be suprised at all to see him out there again.
Morneau is a stud. Thank goodness we locked him up.
Purple Shooter-DY is not are best player,at least not yet.I would technically disagree that he is a grown man,after all he is only 22.By age 25,he might indeed be our best player
kay-Locking up Justin was indeed a great move,locking up Cuddy maybe not as of now.
bc imo you leave harris and casilla alone until they prove to not produce. punto is a utility guy spot start, defense late innings for harris or lamb not a starter full time. dfa everett when he comes off the dl he has nothing to add anymore others guys are as good and are the possible future. eat the rest of his contract, right now a lot of guys are getting dfa’d that were short term fixes for teams and haven’t worked out.
trade livan while he is worth something!
gardy get the d tightened up, vavra get young and cuddy going or look for another job.
Gardy wont let Tolbert go anywhere. He knows Harris, Casilla or Lamb will start f ing up at some point and he can throw Tolbert in there without losing anything.
Monroe is producing, and we should lock him up? This can’t be a serious post, can it? I think he quite useful off the bench, and in situational hitting, but I’m not ready to say he’s an every day player right now.
I will admit, though, his OPS is much higher than I thought. He does not have enough ABs to qualify for the batting title, but he would rank about 100th in MLB if he did. That isn’t bad, it isn’t great, but it isn’t bad.
But, it is a bit early to say he has turned some corner on his career and will re-create his 1 good year this year, let alone again.
gobble i agree i think Everett is the odd man out and serves no real purpose and i doubt he has any trade value at all. I’m not sure if we should trade Livan just yet he’s an innings eater and both Perkins and Balckburn could easily wear down and get shaky in the second half.
jimmy i don’t know what they should do with boof because i doubt he will be of any help in the bullpen and a trade does sound like a possibility.
“trade livan while he is worth something!”
Too late, I think. He’s getting progressively worse. Oh well, it was a nice run - I hope I’m wrong again on him, and he turns it around.
When Punto comes back he will be so excited, I bet he slides into home plate before he even bats.
Jimmy bee will be excited when Punto is back in the lineup. He might run onto the field and slide into home when Punto gets on deck.
I personally would not trade Livan. He is a great inning eater and a good presence in the clubhouse from what I have seen. Also the Eephus pitch is just awesome to watch in action.
when does sid take his “reality” pills and stop drinking the “Pohlad flavored Twins Koolaid”
When do people accept that in “reality” this team has a lot of positive things going for it?
I mean the offense (which looked like crap the first month or so) has started scoring runs on a fairly consistent basis.
And balls aren’t flying out of the park, but in the last two series now we’ve seen a couple of HUGE homers (Kubel’s Granny, Monroe and Morneau last night)
So while they don’t have quantity down…they sure as heck have figured out the right times to hit that one homer.
T ture there are positive things about this year’s Twin’s team.. BUT that doesn’t mean the team should stop looking to improve!!! in any job your boss always wants you to be more productive and personally I would think we all strive to improve and be better at our jobs.. why do Twin rubes always want to settle for mediocre - average and not improve…
Ben D says:
May 29th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Jimmy bee will be excited when Punto is back in the lineup. He might run onto the field and slide into home when Punto gets on deck.
I will do the headslide while wearing LaPanta’s rug
BC I came up with a new name for Baby Jesus. Low Power
I want to see LaPanta with manny’s dread locks.
Repeating myself again, but:
Why DFA Everett when all the MIF’s come back from the DL?
Do you think no one will reinjure themselves or develop new injuries?
Everett must be paid, whether he is DFA’d, active or on the DL.
Just put him on the 60-day DL (for the whole year if necessary) and reactivate him if it ever becomes necessary.
Why the preoccupation with cutting, releasing and DFA’ing every player who struggles, regardless if they may help the Twins later.
Fans want struggling players to disappear just like they want their problems, bills, unemployed brothers and mother-in-law to disappear.
The wind in the new stadium will blow Lapanta’s squirrel patch off his head into right field.
Fans want struggling players to disappear just like they want their problems, bills, unemployed brothers and mother-in-law to disappear.
I like the mother in law part. Can I trade you one of her and Everettt for Rafael Furcal.
*** Promotion ***
Season ticket winner for worst and best LaPanta home made taxidermied rug sent in to Dick and Bert
“The wind in the new stadium will blow Lapanta’s squirrel patch off his head into right field.”
if that happened during a game Bremer would go into his HR call - “DEEEPPPPP to Right Field”
sane the 60 day DL is a better option. I don’t think gobble or anyone else really looks at the financial aspect of getting rid of players like you do. I was agreeing with the fact that he shouldn’t be brought back to move casilla, tolbert, or harris back down to the minors.
Can I trade Everett for Billy “Spaceman
” Lee. We would get the same amount of playing time. Just call it an even exchange
Vavra,
“why do Twin rubes always want to settle for mediocre - average and not improve…”
Answering for the other Rubes:
If I am not constantly complaining, that doesn’t mean I am settling or don’t want the Twins to improve.
It just means that when my dog whines and bitches all the time, eventually I am going to have him “fixed”.
If I whine and bitch all the time, someone may try to do the same thing to me.
Not good.
look livan is going to give the twins just what they thought a lot of innings keeping them close enough in most of his starts and have an era of about 4 to 4.5 before it is all done. dont expect more he started off great but hello you must have known it wouldnt last he will serve his purpose this year
sitting DY down for a game or 3 and starting Monroe helps the team win and helps DY figure some things out.. it’s not whining complaining when there is a viable alternative given - aka solution and not voicing an opinion because your afraid of getting called out is not settling - it’s called being afraid
What is a better nickname
Randy “Big Unit” Johnson
or
Billy “The Spaceman” Lee
Vavra,
Whining and bitching are OK.
I do it.
We all do it.
“all the time” are the key words.
Your “starting Monroe” suggestion is excellent.
No one should ever be “called out” for suggesting viable alternatives.
If I ever did that, you have my permission to kick me hard where I deserve to be kicked.
jimmy the best nickname ever is
Mordecai “Three Fingers” Brown
“If I am not constantly complaining, that doesn’t mean I am settling or don’t want the Twins to improve.”
Can I put this on a banner image and post it atop the Strib boards?
That seems to be the biggest problem around here. There’s some kind of collective amnesia going on around here where you essentially have to repeat your problem(s) with the Twins anywhere hourly or they’ll forget that you do in fact have a complaint.
If this were a forum, it’d be so much easier. I could just take my complaint, put it in a signature, and then it’d be there every time I posted. Automatically.
I would like to complain about all the complaints made about the people who are complaining but i don’t want to be thought of as someone who complains.
BC,
Is it better “to be thought of as someone who complains” than someone who doesn’t care because he doesn’t complain enough?
That should draw some complaints.
Great unexpected win last night.There was some discusion about why Monroe had the take sign.Rick Anderson (on KFAN this morning)Had a one word answer “Mauer” It’s a good thing Rick knows pitching.If Monroe walks,it in all probability takes Mauer AND Morneau to continue the two out hitting barrage,which IMO you can’t bank on.Gardy stated that he was looking for a “bomb” so why the take sign?I’m glad Monroe either didn’t see it or ignored it.You might as well go down swinging in that situation.
Also,Monroe mentioned last night in an interview with Gladden that he had been working with Vavra on eliminating his leg kick,which is all about timing.They figured that since he isn’t getting consistant AB’s ,keep it simple and quick.Good thought process by the hitting coach and a veteran player who works at his craft.
BC that is pretty good for a sissy type of a mangled hand in a corn shredder type player. What about the Space man. LaPanta needs a nickname. How bout this name, Anthony “Dead rodent LaPanta. Anthony ” Possom Boy” LaPanta
sane that’s a good question i will have to ponder that for awhile. I’m not going to complain anymore i’m going to my “happy place” where every pitcher throws a perfect game and every hitter goes 3 for 4 and every announcer makes a great call and Anthony LaPanta’s hair looks like Fabios. It’s a beautiful place.
Doug stop joking you know Vavra doesn’t help anyone.
jimmy how did he get the nickname spaceman?
BC I asked my wife one day if I could dress like Fabio and she said nah
BC “The Spaceman”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Lee_(left-handed_pitcher)
“oil Can” Boyd is hard to beat. I laugh everytime I hear that.
the spaceman famous quotes
That’s awesome jimmy. I don’t remember him but his bio makes him sound like my kind of guy sort of a Hunter S Thompson like character. I wish the Twins had someone like that to follow instead of all the politically correct cliché spewing clones they have now.
Jimmy i call my “happy place” Mauersville after the best little nugget of gold ever mined in Minnesota.
Didn’t the Twins used to have Reardon. I think he is or was crazy. He robbed a jewelry store and was so insane that they let him go even after he was caught. To bad about Dr Thompson
Ya but Reardon was scary crazy not funny crazy like you and I. Did you ever see the movie “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”? One of my favorites of all time next to “Field of dreams”
I prefer where the buffalo roam
“Also,Monroe mentioned last night in an interview with Gladden that he had been working with Vavra on eliminating his leg kick,which is all about timing.”
*Shhh*
You’re not allowed to point out where Vavra contributes to a hitter’s success.
yes VAVRA is a miracle worker!!! he apparently did his job for once on 1 occasion!! I won’t mention that it has taken 1/3 of the season for VAVRA to help Monroe
vgp must go-Is the glass every half full with you.Get up from computer,get a job,make millions of dollars,buy the team from Pohlad,then fire who ever you want.Did you ever think the solution to your obvious agast would be that simple?
I was so amped when Monroe hit the jack that I jumped out of my recliner and drilled my hip on the table…….I screamed out in pain and jubilation! GO TWINS!
I was about to offer my services as a blogger crisis counselor in the 7th inning last night and I knew there wasn’t enough beer in Minnesota to self medicate fans if the Twins had lost that one.
