Stinking up the game award goes to -

I could pick the entire Twins team, but that would be too easy. So instead I will take a cheap shot at the incredible non-Kubel. The non-Kubel was 0-4 and left three runners languishing on the bases. Now the non-Kubel wasn't alone in leaving runners on the bases, or in going 0 for 4 tonight, but he was alone in leaving 3 on the bases. So the stinking it up the mostest award goes to the non-Kubel.

My husband wants to know why I didn't give the stinking up the game award to one of the Twins pitchers. We have two candidates to choose from. Hubbly proposed that the award should go to Cali. After all, Cali walked in a run.

My point is that it was only one run. The Twins brought in Cali after the lights out game delay. For his first batter the Twins management has Cali intentionally walk the guy. Always a great strategy, bring in a reliever and then make him pitch everywhere except the strike zone. The miracle then, is that the reliever somehow finds the strike zone again, which some times happens. Tonight for Cali, he re-located the strike zone for the first batter after the intentional walk, then he lost the strike zone for the next two batters, which walked in the run. Cali finished the inning by getting the third out on a liner to second. So, I don't think this is a stinking performance at all.

Now Bonser, he could be a candidate for the stinking up the game award. He lost the game, didn't he? He didn't pitch a shut out, which is what all Twins starting pitchers are now required to do. After all one run scored by the Twins , do I dare to call it an, offense should be enough for any pitching staff to win with.

So let's give two stinking up the game awards - one to the non-Kubel and one to Boof (who should know better than to pitch for the Twins).

If I can't watch the game - did it really happen?

A new rule, games not available to be watched locally should not count against the team.  So today's game (I have my fingers in my ears so I can't hear all the runs that were scored) was simply exercise for the Blue Jays (and they got a bunch, didn't they?).  ....mumble , mumble, Jays tied team record for most runs scored in an inning........ can't put fingers in ears far enough to keep all the runs out....LNP gets a hit, then is thrown out stealing (I've heard this somewhere before)...... da, da, da, and we were resting RonDL after he appeared in what, 2 games?!?.......mumble, mumble, mumble; and the non-Kubel ends the game by striking out LOOKING - dead silence.