Ups and downs (prediction review)
This week started with a large disappointment. Liriano loses a game against Detroit, but also ends up with an injury that might end up costing him the season (and rookie of the year, and Cy Young, but that's not important right now.) The Twins end up losing the opener and it appears that more misery may be coming from Detroit.
Despite the bad news about the "F-Bomb," Brad Radke comes in and gives the Twins a shot, and pitches brilliantly through pain, and the Twins win 4-2. Then Santana, despite a mistake in the 7th, pitches another beauty. Morneau gets him out of a jam with a 2 run blast that counts for his 30th homerun and 100th and 101st RBI. Not to mention, for a day, the Twins are your wildcard leader.
We leave Detroit and head home, with the best home record in baseball. We host Toronto, and the first game starts out well. However, Silva can't hold 'em forever, and the bats never find the ball at the right time.
Next day Garza comes in, hopes abound, but quickly crumble as he gives up 7 runs in 2 2/3 innings. Twins manage to score one run, but it's too little too late, and the Twins lose 2 straight. Offensive woes continue despite a much better start for Bonser, and the Twins get shutout for the second time in three days.
But then our old friend Radke comes in and changes the momentum again. Twins salvage the last one 5-0.
I set the standard at 4-3 this week, thinking it was low. The Twins managed to go 3-4, and certainly in a way I didn't expect. They beat the best team in the league, but then drop 3 to a future also-ran, who's race in the Wildcard resembles the Twins view in the Central. It's too bad, because Chicago swept the Tigers, and we coulda been holding pace while gaining ground on the division leader. Instead, we end 2 1/2 back of the Sox, and still 8 back of the Tigers.
This week, we're playing 6 with the Indians and Sox. I'm going with the easy button. The Twins MUST win 4 of 6. They have to take the two series. I'll allow them a loss in each, but they can't keep losing at home. That needs to stop now. Just when the find their wood on the road, they can't do it at home. After losing one home series all year for the first 3 3/4 months, the Twins drop 3 straight. 4-2. That's where we need to be. Now, let's get to work!
Right after the off day.
Despite the bad news about the "F-Bomb," Brad Radke comes in and gives the Twins a shot, and pitches brilliantly through pain, and the Twins win 4-2. Then Santana, despite a mistake in the 7th, pitches another beauty. Morneau gets him out of a jam with a 2 run blast that counts for his 30th homerun and 100th and 101st RBI. Not to mention, for a day, the Twins are your wildcard leader.
We leave Detroit and head home, with the best home record in baseball. We host Toronto, and the first game starts out well. However, Silva can't hold 'em forever, and the bats never find the ball at the right time.
Next day Garza comes in, hopes abound, but quickly crumble as he gives up 7 runs in 2 2/3 innings. Twins manage to score one run, but it's too little too late, and the Twins lose 2 straight. Offensive woes continue despite a much better start for Bonser, and the Twins get shutout for the second time in three days.
But then our old friend Radke comes in and changes the momentum again. Twins salvage the last one 5-0.
I set the standard at 4-3 this week, thinking it was low. The Twins managed to go 3-4, and certainly in a way I didn't expect. They beat the best team in the league, but then drop 3 to a future also-ran, who's race in the Wildcard resembles the Twins view in the Central. It's too bad, because Chicago swept the Tigers, and we coulda been holding pace while gaining ground on the division leader. Instead, we end 2 1/2 back of the Sox, and still 8 back of the Tigers.
This week, we're playing 6 with the Indians and Sox. I'm going with the easy button. The Twins MUST win 4 of 6. They have to take the two series. I'll allow them a loss in each, but they can't keep losing at home. That needs to stop now. Just when the find their wood on the road, they can't do it at home. After losing one home series all year for the first 3 3/4 months, the Twins drop 3 straight. 4-2. That's where we need to be. Now, let's get to work!
Right after the off day.
posted by Joe at 8/13/2006 08:38:00 PM
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