Wednesday, April 05, 2006
I've Got Your Offense Right Here...
The Twins bounced back nicely after their opening night loss, and whalloped the Blue Jays, 13-4. Radke was his typical self, giving up two dingers in the first, before settling down. Maybe they should try hypnosis on him. If he walks out to the mound in the first inning thinking it's the fourth inning, he's probably be fine. It's obviously a mental thing.
Shannon Stewart hit another home run against his former team, and Joe Mauer and Torii Hunter both had great games. Luis Castillo's steal came with the Twins up 12-4, and Molina didn't even bother trying to throw him out, so don't get too excited when you see the boxscore. Super-prospect Francisco Liriano made a relief appearance, and fanned 3 in two innings.
Jason Kubel started in right for the second straight game. Is Gardy trying out a Kubel-Cuddyer platoon? During the Twins' first game, Dan Gladden was saying that he was surprised to not see Cuddyer in the starting lineup, since he's been mashing the ball. He said Mikey put on a show during batting practice, after tearing it up in Spring Training. Now Kubel gets back-to-back starts against righties? After years of refusing to platoon Jacque Jones, which would have made an incredible amount of sense, it appears Gardenhire might finally do it with these guys. Of course, Kubel better start hitting ASAP, or they'll probably banish him in AAA with Bartlett.
Shannon Stewart hit another home run against his former team, and Joe Mauer and Torii Hunter both had great games. Luis Castillo's steal came with the Twins up 12-4, and Molina didn't even bother trying to throw him out, so don't get too excited when you see the boxscore. Super-prospect Francisco Liriano made a relief appearance, and fanned 3 in two innings.
Jason Kubel started in right for the second straight game. Is Gardy trying out a Kubel-Cuddyer platoon? During the Twins' first game, Dan Gladden was saying that he was surprised to not see Cuddyer in the starting lineup, since he's been mashing the ball. He said Mikey put on a show during batting practice, after tearing it up in Spring Training. Now Kubel gets back-to-back starts against righties? After years of refusing to platoon Jacque Jones, which would have made an incredible amount of sense, it appears Gardenhire might finally do it with these guys. Of course, Kubel better start hitting ASAP, or they'll probably banish him in AAA with Bartlett.
