Ed-O! (As contrasted with Ed-D.)

I'm glad that the Twins phased out Eddie Rosario. Oh wait a minute.

Keep it up.

Home plate ump has been good so far. 

Nice job, Eddie!

 

Despite being a little lucky I found Odo's inning encouraging. He was generating a lot of whiffs with his high fastball again. It's just eye test but his last starts left me with the impression that he hadn't really managed that.

I know the Twins preach regular rest and rotating players out of the lineup, but down 0-2 in a series with their main division rival, it'd be good to see Polanco at SS to get the best lineup they can on the field.

Nice pitch ratio, Odo...

I bet they can't have a weirder double play than last inning...

Hmmm...

 

How come the video stream jumps, but never during the commercials?

Yikes, if that ballpark was just a little bit smaller...

Buxton!
 

Doesn't have to do anything...

BUXTON BOMB!

That'll do, Buck. That'll do.

That way he doesn't accidentally pass Rosario...

Buck would have caught that one...

So good to see Byron doing big things

Buxton has a powerful swing

Anybody else notice the difference in Buxton's swing now? His wrist flip is so sweet, it's almost poetic. Easy power, like a pro golfer. Totally letting the stick do all the work. Reminds me a little of Kenny Landreau. 

 

Anybody else notice the difference in Buxton's swing now? His wrist flip is so sweet, it's almost poetic. Easy power, like a pro golfer. Totally letting the stick do all the work. Reminds me a little of Kenny Landreau. 

Alas, no i didn't. Mostly 'cause previous seasons i've mostly not had video.

 

Thanks for pointing it out!

Poor Jake.  A gamer...

Odo’s fingernail is coming off. Amazing what a breaking ball can do to a human hand.

 

Odo’s fingernail is coming off. Amazing what a breaking ball can do to a human hand.

You mean it wasn't the blistering heat he was hurling?

Good start for Jake, looking like his old self tonight. Always something though.

Has to be hard to come back only to get shut down by something that stupid. Hope it's not too big of an issue.

Odo’s fingernail is coming off. Amazing what a breaking ball can do to a human hand.

Lack of work, hands are soft

Has to be hard to come back only to get shut down by something that stupid. Hope it's not too big of an issue.

Looks pretty bad to me. I mean not for a construction worker or auto mechanic. But for an MLB pitcher could be the season for him.

My perhaps shaky recollection is this has been a chronic problem for Odo. You periodically see him looking at his hand between pitches, any game you watch.

 

Lack of work, hands are soft

Pretry common problem, I think, for pitchers not working regularly.  They were saying that all along on the White Sox broadcast (Steve Stone, I think?). I also just recently read Jim Brosnan’s book The Long Season, and he mentions blister problems.  

Pretry common problem, I think, for pitchers not working regularly. They were saying that all along on the White Sox broadcast (Steve Stone, I think?). I also just recently read Jim Brosnan’s book The Long Season, and he mentions blister problems.

Jakes having a bad luck season, hopefully he can get one good start before the post season

Morneau is right, this umpire is doing an excellent job calling balls and strikes...proving it can be done