The “Good” Outfield Problem Five outfielders for four positions. Denard Span, Carlos Gomez, Delmon Young, Michael Cuddyer, and Jason Kubel. Here is a brief run-down of each and what their playing time should look like: Denard Span (.302/.385/.381, 17 BB: 20 K, 18 RBI, 8 SB) Span has been a decent lead-off batter for the [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Mid-May Musings: The Outfield
Posted: 17th May 2009 by vacant in Carlos Gomez, Denard SpanTags: Outfield
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<Uffda> What a way to end a ballgame. Thank you, Mr. Craig Breslow. And why isn’t Mauer batting second? Harris went 0-6 today. </Uffda>
Well, that was unpleasant. Knowing, though, that Nathan will have around two outings a year where he looks like a mere mortal eases my pain somewhat. But it sure would have been nice to capitalize on that quality start from Liriano… and it always feels good to beat the Yankees. If he could have gotten [...]
Francisco Liriano still hasn’t returned to his velocity of 2006, but has very similar pitch variety. His fastball is thrown nearly 60 percent of the time, up six percent from last year and sixteen percent from 2006. In order for the Liriano circa 2006 to return he needs to get that killer slider [...]
To borrow a line from BrianS at the WGOM, “Joe Crede just ceased being an ex-White Sox. He’s now a Twin.” Ain’t that the truth.
A Review of the 1994 MLB Draft
Posted: 13th May 2009 by vacant in UncategorizedTags: draft, History
The 2009 June Draft is just around the corner and I’m sure quite a few of you weren’t aware of it. Unless your name happens to be Buster Olney I’ll bet you couldn’t list the top ten prospects. But let’s forget about the future for a while here at TwinsFix; it’s time to fix our [...]
ESPN Gives Shout-Out to Michael Cuddyer
Posted: 11th May 2009 by vacant in UncategorizedTags: Michael Cuddyer
“A consummate professional.” “The ultimate character guy.” “The leader of teammates.” “The nicest guy in the world.” “A magician.” These are just a few of how Twins’ outfielder Michael Cuddyer is referenced in Tim Kurkjian’s article on ESPN. To read it, or to watch two clips of Cuddyer’s card tricks, click here.
Matt Tolbert, Alexi Casilla, With a Dash of Irony
Posted: 7th May 2009 by vacant in Game ThoughtsTags: Alexi Casilla, Matt Tolbert
May 5. Bottom of the second. Runner on second, two outs. The Twins trail the Tigers 3-0 in the midst of a beautiful afternoon. Josh Anderson is on second and Placido Polanco is batting for Detroit. Twins’ pitcher Nick Blackburn is trying to escape this second inning with as little damage as possible before returning [...]
KC's Greinke Finally Enjoying Baseball
Posted: 6th May 2009 by vacant in UncategorizedTags: divisional rivals, GV News
More of the same today. I’ll have some Twins stuff up soon, but I’ve been swamped lately. Feel free to read this if you enjoy feel-good stories or simply want to be kept up-to-date on the rest of Major League Baseball. When does a poor pitcher become an ace? Does a 6-0 record do the [...]
Allegations Continue to Fly for Alex Rodriguez
Posted: 5th May 2009 by vacant in GV NewsTags: Alex Rodriguez, rumors
No time for new content, but here’s my piece for the Sunday issue of the Green Valley News. Read it if you are interested, skip it if you’re not. The bad news keeps coming for Alex Rodriguez. Back in February, the Yankees’ slugger admitted to prior use of performance enhancing drugs. This revelation knocked [...]