Twins Need to Play Harder

It’s no secret that the Cleveland Indians are a better baseball team than the Minnesota Twins. The Indians swept the Twins last week at the Dome and deflated any possible hopes of the Twins making the playoffs. This Minnesota Twins fan was disgusted that not even one of the three games were even close. The Indians beat the Twins 0-5, 5-7, 2-6 in the three game series.

Following the depressing Indian series, the Twins traveled to U.S. Cellular Field to play the Chicago White Sox where they lost two of the three games in that series. The Chicago White Sox are at the bottom of the AL Central and the Twins should have been able to win at least two of the games. Word on the street is that Ron Gardenhire had a team meeting after the second White Sox loss that included a long lecture about playing tough baseball even if they aren’t making the playoffs. Gardy is known for his “you’re a professional baseball player so act like it” speeches and this verbal spanking must have worked because the Twins have won three games in a row including beating the Kansas City Royals two games this week and are predicted to beat them again this afternoon (see the fan poll below.) At over 50% odds, this Minnesota Twins fan will take any positive Minnesota Twins news she can get. Go Twins! Don’t quit on me yet! The Minnesota Twins Schedule goes until the very last day of September, ya know!