stringer bell

Tito finally challenges what appears to be a totally proper call.

Nice clean seventh.

This is a really long game, but I didn't want to do my taxes anyway.

Hey, when do we start worrying about a suddenly useless bullpen?

Addition by subtraction?

OK, I'm starting to believe the Colabello has a chance. Jason Bartlett says thank you very much.

It was a woman, you know. Her name is June Foray and she would be about 96 years old. I believe she is still alive.

Unseriously, Atchison looks like a couple guys on my slow-pitch softball team (yeah, we're old). Seriously, Nolasco couldn't get anything down and had real problems locating his fastball. Bartlett reminds me of Nishi but at a different position, and Escobar should have been put in left field.

You know you have power when Dick calls your drive to the outfield a home run.

The PP says that if Arcia can't go by Wednesday, he'll go on the DL. I have been thinking about transactions and also the two vacancies on the 40-man--from within the organization, Mastro looks like the best bet. The Twins can claim a player or two who might be better fits.

I was on the Bonafacio bandwagon. One week doesn't a season make, but he is off to a nice start.

No and not Bartlett. Florimon had time to recover from his appendectomy and he is running fine and throwing and swinging well. He should not have been disabled. Florimon is 1-12 with five K's. Hardly a great start, but he hasn't looked overmatched on every AB. Mauer and Dozier started out as bad or worse, and so have a number of prominent players. Give Florimon at least another week before howling for a replacement. There is nothing to show that Bartlett is not used up.

Let's see, Suzuki gets three starts and is 0-3. Pinto has two starts and is 2-0. I know, I know, but just sayin'.

BTW, the K's are not diminishing.

Gatorade shower for Gardy w/ a win?

Trade him now!

Also, BTW, Plouffe looks quite a bit better at third IMHO.

BTW, trade Duensing now! His value has to be at it's peak.

Well a clean sixth didn't happen. But no damage done.

Yeah, pretty consistent. I'd say more than slightly tight.

OK, any Cleveland hitter should deduct 20 points from their BA by season's end.

Nice swing Nyjer! Probably gets a hit.

Big inning for Gibson. He's struggled in the first and third and cruised through the second and fourth. I would sure like to see him go 6, but I doubt he will go more than that.

Good AB for Hicks.

Do we keep stats of getting runners in from third with less than two out? I would think that is something that just making contact could improve greatly. Hey, nice baserunning by Plouffie!