Comments on: 360 Degrees Takes the Fifth http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2006/05/01/360-degrees-takes-the-fifth/ Your Daily Source for Half-Baked Crap Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:14:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: InternSharkey http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2006/05/01/360-degrees-takes-the-fifth/#comment-3709 InternSharkey Tue, 02 May 2006 18:38:02 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2006/05/01/360-degrees-takes-the-fifth/#comment-3709 So if we can play 92 more one run games, I like our chances. So if we can play 92 more one run games, I like our chances.

]]> By: SBG http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2006/05/01/360-degrees-takes-the-fifth/#comment-3690 SBG Tue, 02 May 2006 11:04:37 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2006/05/01/360-degrees-takes-the-fifth/#comment-3690 <em>On the bright side, we’re still out-performing our Pythagorean record.</em> That's because we are so good (4-1) in one run games. Got that problem solved. On the bright side, we’re still out-performing our Pythagorean record.

That's because we are so good (4-1) in one run games. Got that problem solved.

]]> By: ubelmann http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2006/05/01/360-degrees-takes-the-fifth/#comment-3682 ubelmann Tue, 02 May 2006 03:14:36 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2006/05/01/360-degrees-takes-the-fifth/#comment-3682 <i>On the bright side, we’re still out-performing our Pythagorean record.</i> With these last 4 games, it's going to be tough for us to <b>not</b> outperform our pythag record. On the bright side, we’re still out-performing our Pythagorean record.

With these last 4 games, it's going to be tough for us to not outperform our pythag record.

]]> By: ubelmann http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2006/05/01/360-degrees-takes-the-fifth/#comment-3681 ubelmann Tue, 02 May 2006 03:12:08 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2006/05/01/360-degrees-takes-the-fifth/#comment-3681 The pitching isn't this bad. I mean, it just can't be, right? Even the Royals are pitching better at this point, and I don't think it's delusional to believe the Twins have a better staff than the Royals. And then there's the question about whether it was reasonable at all to expect a collapse like this. I mean, there were some question marks, mainly with relying on so many low-K, low-BB pitchers in the rotation, but the whole off-season we were talking about pitching was such a strength for this team, and how sad it was going to be to see it wasted on pathetic hitting again. If you had set out to pick exactly the circumstances under which this team has failed--worst hitter in the league soaks up most of the cleanup ABs, starting pitching can't buy an out, one of your top set-up men with a 10ish ERA--you would've been laughed at for being unrealistic. At this point, there is a trainwreck-like quality to the team. The pitching isn't this bad. I mean, it just can't be, right? Even the Royals are pitching better at this point, and I don't think it's delusional to believe the Twins have a better staff than the Royals.

And then there's the question about whether it was reasonable at all to expect a collapse like this. I mean, there were some question marks, mainly with relying on so many low-K, low-BB pitchers in the rotation, but the whole off-season we were talking about pitching was such a strength for this team, and how sad it was going to be to see it wasted on pathetic hitting again.

If you had set out to pick exactly the circumstances under which this team has failed--worst hitter in the league soaks up most of the cleanup ABs, starting pitching can't buy an out, one of your top set-up men with a 10ish ERA--you would've been laughed at for being unrealistic.

At this point, there is a trainwreck-like quality to the team.

]]> By: spycake http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2006/05/01/360-degrees-takes-the-fifth/#comment-3680 spycake Tue, 02 May 2006 03:09:47 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2006/05/01/360-degrees-takes-the-fifth/#comment-3680 I think Lohse looked better than his final line, and Baker too kept us in the game into the 6th inning (it was only 3-1 before the Sexson homer, 4-1 when he left). It's just somehow become mandatory that the Twins lose by a ridiculously lopsided score now. On the bright side, we're still out-performing our Pythagorean record. I think Lohse looked better than his final line, and Baker too kept us in the game into the 6th inning (it was only 3-1 before the Sexson homer, 4-1 when he left). It's just somehow become mandatory that the Twins lose by a ridiculously lopsided score now.

On the bright side, we're still out-performing our Pythagorean record.

]]> By: ubelmann http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2006/05/01/360-degrees-takes-the-fifth/#comment-3679 ubelmann Tue, 02 May 2006 03:05:44 +0000 http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2006/05/01/360-degrees-takes-the-fifth/#comment-3679 <i>I wish I could have hit like this in slowpitch softball.</i> Actually, tonight playing softball, I hit a pretty routine hard grounder past the other team's shortstop, and then there were some Stewart-like antics in left field, and I wound up leading the game off with a first pitch "home run." It sadly reminded me of the Twins. I wish I could have hit like this in slowpitch softball.

Actually, tonight playing softball, I hit a pretty routine hard grounder past the other team's shortstop, and then there were some Stewart-like antics in left field, and I wound up leading the game off with a first pitch "home run." It sadly reminded me of the Twins.

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