Originally posted at http://twins-extcs.blogspot.com/

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Well, the first week of the season didn’t go the way Twins fans were hoping, but many ex-Twins enjoyed success with their current clubs. Time for some quick tidbits from week 1.

• Kyle Lohse dominates in opener. If my post on Lohse starting openers last week hinted that the honor was undeserved, Kyle did a great job to prove me wrong. He had great stuff in the opener, shutting down a Marlins team that was excited to show off their new digs. Kyle is 2-0 with only 1 earned run in each of his starts so far this season and a current WHIP of 0.53.
  
• Johan Santana is back and he looks good. The Mets are going to watch his pitch count for a while and Johan has gone 5 innings in each of his two starts. Although he got a no-decision and a loss, he has posted a 0.90 ERA with 13 strikeouts in his 10 innings.
  
• Matt Garza was robbed of a win, because he plays for the Cubs. Garza went 6 innings, giving up 2 earned runs and he had the lead against the Nats when he left the game on Saturday but the Cubs’ relievers could not hold.
  
• R.A. Dickey has a new memoir out . Dickey writes about his personal struggles including childhood abuse. This will be on my read list for the spring and we will review it here in a few weeks.
  
• Michael Cuddyer is shining in the Rockies. Hitting .400 with one homer, Cuddy is doing what Colorado paid him to do. On Wednesday night he went 3-5 with three doubles.
  
• Torii Hunter is hitting .350 so far and showing no signs of slowing down. Twins fans saw him leg out a double against them last night in a crucial ninth inning situation. This was after a slight scare in right field when Hunter slammed awkwardly into the wall attempting to smother a game-tying triple off the bat of Chris Parmelee. By the way... the Twins won!
  

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Nathan, Kubel, Ramos, and Hardy all off to slow starts at last check. If I'm Texas I'm a little worried about Nathan. They are too good to let games slip away because their closer is shaky.