Now that the White Sox have been soundly taken care of by the Tampa Bay Rays, I can really focus in on the Minnesota Twins during these winter months. I normally can’t get enough postseason baseball, but for some reason it has faded to a distant blur in the background of my mind. I really [...]
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With Age Comes a Big Bat
Posted: 8th October 2008 by vacant in Brian Buscher, Casey Blake, Nick Punto, Third base5
Perkins Solid, Young Great, and Casilla Strong
Posted: 19th July 2008 by vacant in Boof Bonser, Brendan Harris, Brian Buscher, Carlos Gomez, Craig Breslow, Delmon Young, Francisco Liriano, Game Thoughts, Glen Perkins, Jason Kubel, Jesse Crain, Nick PuntoYou have no idea how glad I am to be back into regular game thoughts. I was getting sick and tired of coming up with abstract trade possibilities that probably won’t come true. So enough with my career as Nostradamus, and here are some of my game thoughts: -Glen Perkins went a solid six innings [...]
Fixing Third Base
Posted: 15th July 2008 by vacant in Adrian Beltre, Brian Buscher, Nick Punto, Third baseFirst off, a hearty congratulations to Justin Morneau for winning the home run derby. I normally do not watch things like this but was forced to check up on it every once in a while. The obvious storyline is Josh Hamilton and his record-breaking 28 home runs in the first round, but Morneau showed great [...]
It appears that our problem at third base has been solved. Brian Buscher, in eleven games this season, is hitting an outstanding .368/.366/.500 through 38 at bats. Incredible. When the team struggled to find an answer at third base, Buscher has responded with full voice. He wants the job. I say give it to him. [...]
Back-to-Back Homers Lift Twins
Posted: 25th June 2008 by vacant in Brendan Harris, Brian Buscher, Game Thoughts, Kevin SloweyThis game was the epitome of small ball, National League style. Both starting pitchers were terrific, going six innings each. Kevin Slowey out-pitched his counterpart by allowing no runs on only four hits. Jake Peavy, on the other hand, allowed one run on five hits. Known for his control, Kevin Slowey struck out seven batters [...]