Blake

Disappointing series. Didn't expect the clunker from Berrios but Perez didn't really surprise me. Perez has really lost his mojo since the first of the year.

Crud.

That was a great catch, darn it.

Fabulous? Interesting? Fabulously interesting? Outstanding? Meh?

I am remembering correctly that you did that cool article on forecasts and expected weather conditions opening day, right?

Yup.

Since when did weathermen care about accurate data?

Great, it's gotten to the point my heart is in my throat every time I see an Atlanta player swing at a Perez pitch.

I see you've lowered your expectations.

Can't be too many pitchers in baseball that have had two triple plays turned in behind them.

Good for Perez! He shouldn't make those guys wear themselves out, swinging that heavy bat. And forget running! Can't allow Atlanta to break a sweat, because, they may not have hydrated properly!

Things started off badly and got worse. Interesting how things go some times.

*Checks RB for labels* Says right there: "President of the "Baseball Player Positional Flexibility" Club Founded 4-23-16" Looks like a label to me. But, what do I know?

Side Note: I enjoyed listening to Jim Kaat and Bert in the booth last night.

The problem is that Cave needs to bring his "A" defense because his bat is MIA. Adrianza has shown some ability with the bat this year and his glove work has been extremely good. Same with Castro.

I'm hoping May just took a big step forward last night. If he did, the Twins bullpen just got a lot better.

There's an article?

Okay, I'm really missing something, because I thought the word was that Cave tore the cover off the ball in Triple A. Put it down to age and a slow mind, but, be merciful and lean more toward age.

I honestly have not seen a guy who's torn up Triple A like Cave has come up and fall on his face so badly. Both literally and figuratively.

Yeah, but "Ozymandias" and look upon my works and despair is sort of majestic, though it is a warning rather than uplifting.

I cannot be down on Schoop because his arm is something else. He's turned some plays that people without his arm wouldn't be able to pull off. I think Schoop will come around.

Side Note: The Twins walk off Atlanta, one of the best teams in the league, and MLB.Com has nothing about Sano's walk-off. Instead, Villar, who plays for a team that's going nowhere, the Orioles, gets a headline about hitting for the cycle. Of course, the Dodgers aren't getting a lot of headlines, either, and they've been a machine all year. /rant

Good point about all the power on the bench.

Okay, I'll get to work on my version of, "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" now for my next opener. You guys are demanding. Or, maybe, "The Charge of the Light Brigade." "Ozymandias?"

How cool is it that we, as fans, pretty much know this team can win any game at any time? Anyway, for some reason, this just seems like a huge win.