tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350747157402784213.post6932710808461568450..comments2023-11-05T04:04:40.621-05:00Comments on Down with Goldy: How bad are the freaking Twins?WWWWWWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029975451902509241noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350747157402784213.post-67214054932611508862011-05-03T12:29:10.404-05:002011-05-03T12:29:10.404-05:00I have to say I'm somewhat excited for KC and ...I have to say I'm somewhat excited for KC and Cleveland. If I am able to look at the AL Central from a non-Twins fan standpoint, it would be fairly enjoyable to watch one of those teams take the division away from a team (the Twins) that seems to think their job is done the moment they win it. <br /><br />But I am a Twins fan, unfortunately, and this is not the brand of baseball I signed up for. Nor is this the brand of baseball they've shlepped for the last decade. We've become more and more dependent on runs the last couple years, and when you shift the paradigm like that you cannot expect the pitching and defense to keep up unless some changes in philosophy are made on that end as well. We've stuck with the Brad Radke mold without the Brad Radke mentality. <br /><br />Nolan Ryan seems to have spear headed a trend that is spreading quickly - find quality starting pitching (whether it's to contact or over-powering) and stretch them out so as not to be dependent on the least dependent part of most baseball teams - the bullpen. The White Sox appeared headed in this direction at a frightingly successful pace until their once promising lineup crapped its pants. Cleveland's starters are going deep into games and have been the main reason for their suprising success. It's happening all over the league.<br /><br />But regardless, how do you blow up a $100+ million team in its second year of an undeservedly georgeous home ballpark? This I do not know. But if we're sitting in this same position a month from now, I wouldn't mind seeing the Gibsons, Reveres, Bensons, etc. come up and show us what its like to WANT it again. And trade Kubel for a flame-throwing starter who is effectively wild... just to see what it's like for once.John Rnoreply@blogger.com