The Sky Is Falling! The Sky Is Falling!

Much like the Twins' batting averages...ha see what I did there?


Somebody has got to hit the ball. The Minnesota Twins are in last place or near last place in the AL in almost every major statistical hitting category including hits, runs, homers, batting average, OBP, slugging percentage and OPS. It's been a rather pedestrian start to the season offensively to say the least. Denard Span leads the starters in batting average and on base percentage with his .286/.342 but our meat has not been able to move him around. The M & M boys have a combined 15 hits in 61 ABs (.246), 5 rbi and no home runs. 


Shit, I'm out of chap stick. How fitting. The Twins can't score runs and I have chapped lips.


Sadly, our pitchers aren't helping the cause either. Our starting five rank in the bottom half of most pitching categories as well. Besides Nick Blackburn, no other starter has an ERA under 5. Its a double-edged sword if your offense isn't scoring and your pitching isn't helping the cause either.


Hold on a moment. Cleveland is 8-2 and Kansas City is 6-3? Maybe the sky isn't falling after all. Although Cleveland's bullpen has been nothing short of spectacular, I have serious doubt's that the starting pitching is capable of carrying this team through the long haul. Carmona is supposedly the anchor of the staff, yet is posting an ERA of 9.00, while making 2 starts during the Tribe's current 8 game win streak. The offense couldn't be more on fire either. Aging Orlando Cabrera leads the team in hits and avg, and his fellow Cabrera, Asdrubal has already hit four home runs-one more than all of last season. I'm calling it right now. This is merely a mirage.


The Royals come to town this week for a short two game series at Target Field. The Twins need to take full advantage of this series to get back to doing what they usually do, in hit up Kansas City pitching. This is a good opportunity to let the bats heat up before they go to Tampa for four games, in which they'll face Cy Young candidate David Price this weekend. Now is the time to let Stella get her groove back. Confidence is the key. Gardenhire should get his guys ready to roll now, so momentum builds later. Like I said before, the leaders of this division don't look like they're ready to lead all season. 


There's 153 games left to go, but the Twins can't afford to waste time. The Chi Sox are mashing the ball, but their bullpen is failing. Only a matter of time before Ozzie gets his bullpen in order. The Tigers have the talent to get it together as well. The Twins might have sliced one into the woods out of the gate, but they should be looking at a chip and a put to get back to par. Start with the hitting, then lets get to the pitching. You can't win ball games if you can't score. 


The last thing they want to do now is go Rory McIlroy on the bit and let it spin way out of control.