tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post7759988539440949876..comments2023-11-05T06:49:09.637-06:00Comments on Twins Geek: EmptyJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13907268840665045299noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-6216436977473035972010-09-04T02:37:41.116-05:002010-09-04T02:37:41.116-05:00While I agree with the general theme of the post I...While I agree with the general theme of the post I think you missed the two things that the Twins need the most right now:<br /><br /> * Somebody who can play 1B to give Michael a day off. It's one thing for Michael to step in for what was going to be a day, a week, a month, but it's been over two months. It will be nice to let him have a day off let alone a couple of innings of a routwalter hansonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-68751160917126370612010-09-03T17:53:16.851-05:002010-09-03T17:53:16.851-05:00Interestingly, the Twins are 3.5 games up and not ...Interestingly, the Twins are 3.5 games up and not 5.5 games up because of two separate failed opportunities to plate important runs late in games via the fundamentals.<br /><br />To wit, in one of the most maddening bit of scoreboard watching this year, the Indians scored four to tie the Sox in the bottom of the 9th this past Monday. In fact, with no one out, the Indians had the winning run on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-90348453025941799202010-09-03T13:22:52.590-05:002010-09-03T13:22:52.590-05:00The Twins defense has not been good in the last co...The Twins defense has not been good in the last couple weeks, but on the whole, the defense, especially in the infield, has been very good, at least according to pretty much every type of defensive stat available (old and new). Injuries have hurt, but the replacements have done as well as can be expected for the most part.SoCalTwinsfannoreply@blogger.com