If the Twins were managed by Tennessee women’s basketball coaching legend Pat Summitt, it would have been a night when they would have been told to take home their own darn uniforms and wash out the stench. With Bobby Knight in charge, the Twins would come to the ballpark today and find jerseys with “NEW BRITAIN” across the front in their lockers. If Jerry Jones owned them, he’d be trying to sign Barry Bonds today. Gene Mauch would have launched the postgame clubhouse buffet in a half-dozen different directions.

That cooler heads are generally better heads for owning and operating a baseball team is a good thing. Still, Monday’s game marked a season low on so many fronts. It’s not like you can look at one performance and say, “That cost the game.”

*Scott Baker provided a primer in the difference between scattering six hits over six innings and bunching  them in two of the six that he pitched. The good news was that everything stayed in the park, I guess.

*Jose Morales was charged with two passed balls, including one on a pitchout. It made Sunday’s 4-for-4 seem like four weeks ago.

*Justin Morneau and Jason Kubel turned the consecutive strikeout routine again with one out and runners on base. The score was only 2-0 Rays at the time.

*Nick Punto was swinging from his booty for much of the night. A quick reminder: When Morneau does that, the ball can go 425 feet or more. When Punto does it, it can go 325 or less.

*Juan Morillo again reminded us what happens when you throw a 95 mph fastball without movement to a major league batter. In this case, Jason Bartlett took him deep for the final run.

*There are reportedly 3,496 people in the United States  named Joe Nelson. Unfortunately, the Twins faced the one who’s a soft-throwing right-hander and was able to retire four left-handed batters at the top of the order when the game was still rallyable. Too bad the Twins couldn’t have faced this Joe Nelson… or this one… or the one who lives in Albert Lea.

Maybe you had your own moments from the game, but that pretty much covered what we saw in Section 220. It was all downhill after a quick pregame visit with Ronald McDonald by the Metrodome switchboard.  Maybe the Twins’ll have better luck if King and SpongeBob show up tonight.

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