Comments on: Can we get some things explained?

By: Loves Kubes

Loves Kubes — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:20:54 +0000

So much to talk about. Everyone here is very knowledgeable (though some of you can’t spell). My two cents… Send Go-Go to AAA with Lexi. Let him play every day and get some offensive confidence. BUT, when he comes back up, he’s in the lineup EVERYDAY. Play Delmon and Cuddy everyday (obviously, with Go-Go in the minors). I think knowing the situation has been resolved would lessen the stress level on those involved. Punto should never have been signed. Tolbert can do what he does for a lot less money. But, now that Nick is with us for another couple of years, he needs to be the backup, pinch-runner type. Start Harris at short, Tolbert at 2nd and Crede at 3rd (with Buscher giving him the occassional day off). The relief corps is terrible, with not ONE guy being someone you feel confident in. It sucks for Gardy. He lets Baker get crushed a week ago and blow the game, so he yanks Blackburn before the kid can lose it, and then the sucka** bullpen gets torched. Slowey and Baker are just pitching BP this year. Anytime our starters go up against a real lineup (Toronto, Boston, etc.), they get lit up. Could be a REAL long year. I’m glad to see Cuddy get a couple of clutch hits. I was tired of calling him by his nickname that he’s earned in the last couple of seasons: “Rally-Killer Cuddyer”. Kubel aslo needs to get back in the groove. Just when it seems he’s ready to take off, he poops out. Don’t get it. Anyway, I’m also a fan, but certainly don’t like mediocrity.

By: DrDon

DrDon — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:55:13 +0000

I have a gut-feeling here, just personal opinion. For our outfield I would like to see DY in left, GoGo center, SpanMan in right, with Jason’s suggestion that Cuddy/Kubel DH, plus the other of those two is availabe later in the game for PH as dictated by the game situation. But, what do I know???

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:52:28 +0000

“Kubel is just on the verge of going from “good” to “excellent” in my eyes.”

Except he’s had 0 HR and just 2 RBI since April 25.

But I desparately do not want to be anti-Kubel this year…we need him to be a solid fixture for our lineup.

IF, however, he sinks back to inconsistent, I would strongly urge Gardy establish a Kubel / Cuddyer platoon at the DH spot. That seems like a good idea to me. Heck, then you get to give Cuddy the pleasure of batting 5th when he plays!

By: T

Tue, 12 May 2009 13:45:01 +0000

Looking at the lineup now, I would say the following players are “excellent”, they can just keep doing what they are doing.

Span, Mauer, Morneau

The following are “good”. They’re helping, but you would like to see them pick up in some aspect (be it fielding, power)

Harris, Kubel, Young, Cuddyer, Crede

The following are “there”. They’re available to play, but I wouldn’t exactly count on them consistantly.

Tolbert, Punto, Gomez, Redmond

Tolbert mostly because he just got here, so has to show he’s “good”.

I realize this is entirely subjective and hope it doesn’t spiral into another all day debate. Kubel is just on the verge of going from “good” to “excellent” in my eyes. Crede is on the verge of becoming “there” if he doesn’t start producing consistently.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:41:33 +0000

Yeah, mike, as much as I appreciate romer’s RBI rate numbers, I really don’t think you need a scientist to tell us Harris is a better option than Punto.

Once you saw that ball fly over the baggie Friday night, it should have been clear in everyone’s mind who should play the bulk of the games at SS.

That said, look for you-know-who to be back at short tonight.

By: mike wants wins

mike wants wins — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:21:09 +0000

RBI are driven by the number of runners on when you come up, as well as your own hitting. It’s as silly a stat as w-l record is for pitchers, it does not help predict how you will do in your next appearance.

Punto stinks this year.

someone said they had depth. They more like have breadth - lots of mediocre guys, not so many great, very good, good and average guys.