tonkin>>>>>>most RP on the roster. Would be nice if they would stop being obsessed with veteran relievers, and use the guys they develop.

Was in fact thinking it's time for the Tonkin Resolution.

 

The one regarding his golf game?

The one regarding his golf game?

 

Exactly.

Once again, Mauer kicks the can down the road to someone else in the lineup.

Yes swinging at bad pitches and getting an out would have been preferable.

****.

 

That is all I have to say.

 

Ditto.

Yes swinging at bad pitches and getting an out would have been preferable.

 

Sometimes a hit is better than a walk. They build statues for men who play that way. Two of them are on the grounds of Target Field.

Sometimes a hit is better than a walk. They build statues for men who play that way. Two of them are on the grounds of Target Field.

 

And a walk is always better than an out. With all due respect to the statues on the grounds, they didn't always get that hit you're promising.

 

Oh and they'll find a place for Mauer's statue some day too.

Once again, Mauer kicks the can down the road to someone else in the lineup.

 

Tell ya what, I'll take the guy who goes 2 for 4 and gets on base 4 times in a game. You can have the guy who makes bad decisions and chases pitches. We'll see who comes out ahead...

Sometimes a hit is better than a walk. They build statues for men who play that way. Two of them are on the grounds of Target Field.

 

A hit is always better than a walk. A walk is always better than swinging at bad pitches and striking out or popping up or grounding out to 2nd.

Rough game. Nice comeback. Burton coughs it up. I would have liked to see them move Burton. I suspect we'll see more of this. Fien will be the set-up man by May, IMO.