Dark Days in Minnesota
This organization is in dire shape. Here in Year 3 of a beautiful new stadium, the current situation is downright depressing. Strong leadership is required to bring the Twins out of this miserable funk, and frankly the front office’s bumbling desperation hardly inspires confidence.
Say it ain’t so…
Mariano Rivera was injured shagging flies at Kauffman Stadium. The diagnosis appears to be a torn ACL. After all these years, hopefully it doesn’t end like this. Visiting Yankee Stadium last year, the highlight of the game was just getting to see him warm-up. Not only the greatest closer, perhaps the greatest pitcher of his generation.
The cap, at Target Field.
Crown worn: November 18, 2011 to April 29, 2012 (5 months, 12 days).
Black Thursday for Closers
Within the span of a half-hour, three closers blew a save and took a loss. Three teams — the Angels, Marlins, and Reds — had defeat snatched from the jaws of victory, and their closers were to blame. Here’s an attempt to make too much of Thursday’s closer failings…
(via Baseball Nation)
This is what this years Ballcap Bet is all about.
Jamie Moyer became the oldest pitcher EVER to win a game on April 18 2012.
Left: Moyer’s Rookie Card from 1986
Right: Last night.
Dwayne Wade and Tim Tebow got all the press, but someone else was on-hand at Yankee Stadium over the weekend.
From last night’s broadcast of the Brewers in Chicago against the Cubs.
Uecker: “Its a cold night here at Wrigley. Lots of players on the field with their hands in their back pocket. Not their glove hand of course; they’d need a pretty big rear-end… and a pretty big pocket.”
Klueh’s Pre-season Predictions
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Detroit Tigers
AL West: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
AL Wild Card: Toronto Blue Jays over Tampa Bay RaysNL East: Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals
NL West: San Francisco Giants
NL Wild Card: Milwaukee Brewers over Chicago CubsALDS 1: Los Angeles over Toronto
ALDS 2: Detroit over New York
NLDS 1: St. Louis over Philadelphia
NLDS 2: San Francisco over MilwaukeeALCS: Detroit over Los Angeles
NLCS: San Francisco over St. LouisWorld Series: Detroit Tigers over San Francisco Giants
Bonus Picks:
AL MVP: Prince Fielder
NL MVP: Joey Bottom
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander
NL Cy Young: Kyle Lohse
