MLB: AL Central
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Twins played like **** in Milwuakee after a huge series in Philly. No excuses for that.
Still no panic though. The White Sox and Tigers made up most of the ground while playing the cellar of the NL in Pittsburgh, Diamondbacks, Nationals, and Cubs while the Twins were facing Hammels, Halladay, Jiminez, Hudson, Lowe, Gallardo twice, and will face Pelfrey and Santana this weekend.
Still no panic though. The White Sox and Tigers made up most of the ground while playing the cellar of the NL in Pittsburgh, Diamondbacks, Nationals, and Cubs while the Twins were facing Hammels, Halladay, Jiminez, Hudson, Lowe, Gallardo twice, and will face Pelfrey and Santana this weekend.
Hope you guys don't win the Central CrossCyed. Twins are the Yankees' *****. :smile:
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that they'll have to win the division to get into the playoffs. Winner of the Central and West might have the 4th place East record.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that they'll have to win the division to get into the playoffs. Winner of the Central and West might have the 4th place East record.
It wasn't bad sweeping the team who had the best record in the NL and hadn't lost a series since May 7-9, either.
Have to feel for Gavin Floyd, though. He's got a 0.93 ERA in his last four starts and his record over that span is 0-1.
And would they have done that without the confidence that comes from taking 8 of 9 from three of the worst teams in the NL? Probably not...
Probably not, but that doesn't mean that the division isn't a race again. Sox get Cubs and Royals the next two series as well. :wink:
What kind of argument is that? Why didn't the Twins have enough confidence after being down 9-4 in the 9th inning to the two time NL champions and scoring 9 runs in the last 3 innings to win to not lay an egg in Milwaukee?
The 2010 Chicago White Sox have been the epitome of the old adage that a team is never as good as they look when they're winning and never as bad as they look when they're losing. Luckily, no team in the Central appears to be good enough to just run away from everyone else.
Cliff Lee to Minnesota would worry me, though.
Precisely why baseball needs a salary cap. :yes: Twins could do the same thing if their "role players" were stars from other teams.:notworthy:
Isn't the Twins payroll up over 90 million this year?
Edit: Yup, 97 million.
As of opening day:
Min: $97 million
Det: $133 million
Chw: $103 million
Cle: $61 million
KC: $74 million
By giving home grown players raises and signing Orlando Hudson and JJ Hardy. Hardly going out and signing all-stars for bench roles.
Also, 11% of the payroll will never step foot on the field this year in Joe Nathan. So it's more like $85 million since his contract was insured. Which is also why many experts say the Twins have the flexibility to go after guys like Lee.
AND what is NY's???? I was using his quote about the "Twins being the Yankees *****".
That's how it should be done.
I know, though aside from that, the Twins are now spending on par with the rest of the division.
The Twins have the money to spend, they just don't. And whoever designed Target Field was an idiot. You have the best pair of left handed hitters in the majors, and you take and make it a moon shot to pull one out at Target Field. That was intelligent.
It's a pitchers park.......and rightfully so, look at our starters!!!!! Not everyone wants a launching pad like they have in NY!!!
BTW.....how's that short porch in right working out for Tex this year??:biglaugh::biglaugh:
#1 The Yankees have a better team ERA in that "launching pad" than the Twins in that pitcher's park.
#2 Yankee Stadium is far from a launching pad this year it was last year.
#3 Teixiera has more home runs than all but one Twin. An absolutely **** poor batting average, but still more jacks. What's your point again?
The point still stands, the Twins are the Yankees' *****, and after checking, the AL East's ***** and they haven't even played the Rays yet. There isn't even a way to fight that. I'm a Twins fan from now until October when they better pray either they have the #2 record and the Yankees win the East, or they have the worst record and the Yankees win the wildcard or don't make the playoffs. Frankly, I hope its either the Sox or Twins, because Detroit has a great staff for any short series.