Torii Gun

So Torii Hunter went 5-for-5 last night, including a grand slam.
Bradke gives up another first inning homer, and then shuts the Tribe down.
Sounds great but I actually thought it was a boring game.
And as for Torii, well, it'd be nice if he'd keep this going. Because it's my thinking that HE is responsible for the recent slump of Justin Morneau.
Morneau is great, the most promising slugger the Twins have had since Harmon Killebrew.
Having said that, he is still young and inexperienced enough that good pitchers are having luck getting him to chase pitches. Morneau may have the talent and the strength, but the one thing he hasn't yet developed is a Jim Thome-esque patience at the plate. Any guy with his kind of power should draw 100 walks in a year, and Morneau is right now on pace for about 45.
What does this have to do with Torii Hunter?
Well, Torii usually hits behind Morneau, and pitchers fear Morneau a helluva lot more than they do Hunter. So they are able to pitch around Morneau to get to Hunter, and lately that has led to two quick outs for a pitcher who can put the ball where he wants it.
Torii as always, is inconsistent with his approach, as just when it looks like he's committed to going the other way, he grounds into consecutive double-plays on pitches a foot outside.
But they need a righthanded bat in the lineup. It's up to Torii to make himself AT LEAST a .275-25-100 guy, if not better.
If he can do that, maybe Morneau will get back on that 35 homer pace.