An eventful (and shitty) weekend

Like I said, alot of stuff going on this weekend.
After Sunday's feeble 4-hit, 10 K performance against John "Cy" Lackey, Gardy got on the phone to Terry Ryan asking if he can call up his son Toby to be the new DH, or so I heard. Granted, Toby is in A-ball, and considered a minor prospect, but hey, Gardy should be ready to try anything by now.
*Jim Souhan's column in the Strib suggests the Twins are considering sending Justin Morneau to the minors, which isn't terribly shocking, as the guy has been horrible.
But think about it. If he goes, the Twins will have a different starter at ALL FOUR INFIELD POSITIONS than they opened the season with (Morneau, Rivas, Barlett, Cuddyer). To have that much chaos in the lineup and still be 49-41 is amazing, and a true testament to the pitching staff, including Gardy and Rick Anderson.
*Saturday was a nice win, coming back from down 4-0 to win 5-4, against Bartolo Colon, no less.
Boone finally got his first hit in his 11th at bat, driving in the eventual game winning run.
It was clutch, coming with 2 outs and a man on third.
You can rip on Boone's 2-for-16 weekend if you want, but remember much of the Twins struggles have come from failing in situations like that one, and Boone is being brought in to be the "professional hitter", not necessarily a savior. He's had some good at-bats, but also struck out alot. Jury still out.
*Mike Ryan hit a 433-foot homer off Colon. I like Ryan. He has value. I hope he sticks around.
*One thing I have to point out that no one is talking about (enough, anyway).
The defense.
The Twins made two first inning errors Saturday, leading to three unearned runs.
This is becoming common.
The Twins are still regarded as a "small ball" team that "plays the game the right way" and blah, blah, blah, and talking heads on ESPN still talk about their great defense but that is a fallacy (phallacy? hmm not sure).
For all the talk of how the Twins needed to get rid of Mientkiewicz, Rivas, Guzman and Koskie, that infield made extremely few errors and won three straight division titles.
This year's bunch kicks the ball around and puts pressure on the pitching.
*A quick note on Rivas: The guy hasn't been getting it done, and no matter how bad he's slumping Bret Boone is an upgrade.
But the Twins would not have won their first AL Central title without in 2002 without Luis, and he deserves a nod for that.
*Can we stop gnashing our teeth every time the White Sox win? Get a clue, it's fucking over. They won it. Time to focus on the wild card.
*Speaking of wild-card, who else doesn't want to have to go down the wire against the Yankees, no matter how bad they've been so far?
*I wonder how long Gardy will stay with the lineup change (Punto leading off, Shannon Stewart in the 3-hole). It's not a bad idea, but it could change if the Twins add a new guy.....