The Minnesota Twins offense continues to be extraordinarily inconsistent as they put up 10 runs in Sunday’s win over the Milwaukee Brewers but only one run against the New York Mets on Monday night. John Maine had another stellar outing for the Mets as he pitched against the hapless Twins hitters. The only runner who came around to score was Jason Tyner, who slapped a lead-off single and was driven in by a bloop Michael Cuddyer double. I can’t resist picking up Mets pitcher Jorge Sosa in my fantasy league to pitch against the Twins on Tuesday night. My current smack talk: “Well my shutout for the week is virtually secured with Jorge Sosa pitching against the Twins.” Sorry but come on piranhas.
Juan Rincon gave up another four earned runs or so Monday for the second straight game, and many feel like his trade value is plummeting. The Twins should have dumped him for something before these two disasters. Hopefully, "Roidcon" can come back to pitch a few solid innings before pulling a Dennys Reyes and complaining about shoulder stiffness. Amazingly, the Twins .500 play still has them only 6 ½ games back of the Cleveland Indians, who aren’t helping themselves pull away at the moment. The Detroit Tigers have been lukewarm as of late too, making it look as if the AL Wildcard might be hard pressed to come out of the Central after all. Why not pick up some Twins tickets and to see if they are able to gain ground during their next home stand?
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