With all the throwing things at the TV, gnashing of teeth and calling for the jobs of Ron Gardenhire and Terry Ryan, one thing is clear.
This team is ill-equipped to compete in any division, so acting surprised at this point doesn't make any sense.
I don't know why exactly, but Ryan clearly made the decision that he didn't think he needed any offensive help before the season, that they could win with what they had.
When that proved to be wrong, he still had plenty of time to make adjustments, as Detroit and Cleveland faltered, but he did nothing. His decision to trade Luis Castillo, waive Jeff Cirillo and add nothing is/was clearly a white flag.
People are shouting about how they don't want to watch this team anymore, and I don't blame them. But folks, this isn't about guys failing to meet standards, it's about a team failing to provide itself with any Plan B options once their tenuous Plan A options predictably failed.
I thought Nick Punto might be bad this year, but by bad I was thinking along the lines of .240, not .200 with an inability to even lay down a sac bunt. He is without a doubt the worst everyday player in the major leagues. And this one is hard to blame on Terry Ryan, since Gardy was in such a hurry to proclaim Punto his 3B at the end of last year.
Most real baseball fans refused to embrace the whole 'piranhas' thing last year even when the players it pertained to were playing well. The reason? We knew it was bullshit. We were right.
Dumping Castillo was the right thing to do, because these last two months of playing time will probably prove invaluable to Alexi Casilla as he prepares to play every day next season.
If he's healthy, Jason Kubel needs to play every single inning the rest of the way.
This team is not going to win, so playing Punto, Rondell White or Jason Tyner is a complete waste of time. If Brian Buscher comes back, play him every day. Call up Matt Tolbert and Denard Span, and get them some PT, too.
At least that might be worth watching. Pretending you're still in the race, and thinking the best way to stay there is by playing Punto, White and Tyner, is a fucking joke, and no one is laughing.
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Well said...except for the part about Tyner. Though, I can understand if you don't like him because he's Asain. I don't agree with it, but I can understand it.
Hopefully Terry Ryan gets busy this off-season. I really don't want to see the team flooded with rookies who play everyday. I'm guessing Tori will be gone.
You shouldn't dislike people just because they are Asian.
Domo,
Hideki
I thought Gardy should have been fired after Saturday nights game in LA. Bringing in Neshak to face 4 lefties in a row only to give up the 2 zip lead. And then I had to watch Reyes just standing in the BP with his hands on hips. What the Fuck was Gardy thinking?
And I also blame Gardy for making me look like an ass in front of all the little kids behind the twins dugout due to my incessant cussing of the Twins after that debacle. Didn't go over very well with my lady friend either. Thanks Gardy, you Fuck!
Sounds like Gardy doesn't care about our children. Yet another strike against him.
I believe the children are our are future.
Teach them well and let them lead the way.
Show them all the beauty they possess inside.
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier.
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be.
That's what I always say.
Give Punto, and Terry Ryan a break. They both battle their respective tails off. Gardy says that should stand for something. Rondell should be cut now, and Kubel be allowed to play everyday. If he ends up at .240 at the end of the year, get rid of him. I'm tired of this experiment with him.
The children ARE our future and the day Ron Gardenhire realizes that, we'll all be better off. We need to hug and love our children. We need to hold and embrace our children. We need to cherish and rub Vaseline on our children's balls.
Zim - generally you are a sage and you follow the minors enough to give good tips on who to watch for, but three things:
(1) you're wrong on Tyner - big time. He can bat 1 or 2 and can play left field better than DL or the SD Flash from Belle;
(2) the Hunter wanna bee - what's his name - SpanDex or something - is not going to happen; and
(3) your friends are odd :)
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