Pull the Trigger

Come on Mr. Bill Smith. I've seen enough. It's time to trade Leave 'em on Hernandez. He is not leaving 'em on any more, and Francisco Liriano is putting up zeros in Rochester. This is a pennant race and we cannot afford to throw away every fifth game. 24 hours until the waiver deadline. Give em up, get a prospect or two, and let's see a fifth starter in the rotation. Thank you. And while we're polishing the roster, haw about the announcing. It sure would be nice to have someone in the booth that can pronounce Chicago, Morneau, and Denard correctly. Don't we have someone in Rochester who could talk?

Dog Days

In the dog days of summer, Denard Span continues to impress. Morneau and Mauer are solid, and Francisco Liriano are waiting in the wings. Whatever happens, I hope Bill Smith takes a lesson this year. We don't need to go shopping for players. Lamb and Everett were disappointments. Despite 10 wins, Leave em on Hernandez ERA is the highest on the staff, save for Boof, so the place to shop for players is Rochester, not Tampa or New York.

The first bowling tournament of the season is August 23 for me. Wow. I need to start training quickly. Happy Birthday to my sister Connie on Tuesday. She finally reached the speed limit.

Damn Yankees

The time has come to face the facts. The Twins cannot win in Yankee Stadium, never could, never would. The three times they made the World Series, the Yanks were out of the picture. Taking the field in the old Yankee Stadium for the final time, (unless there's a playoff), the Twins looked like the Billings Mustangs or St. Paul Saints. But, they bounced back after getting drubbed at US Cellular, again after getting drubbed at Fenway, so now it's on to Jacobs Field. Can they bounce back again? Leave it up to Leavem on Hernandez.

All Stars

The three All Stars selected from the Minnesota Twins are certainly deserving . I can't bear to think where the Twins would be without Justin and the two Joes. I also give a tip of my Twins cap to Scott Baker, Kevin Slowey, Nick Blackburn, and Glen Perkins for more good outings than bad. Not sure about leave 'em on Hernandez. He seems to get hit a lot, but you can't argue with 9 wins by the All Star Break.

We need to find a permanent place on the major league roster for Denard Span, and maybe some remedial training for Blyleven to learn how to pronounce his name. And since I brought it up, Why do Blyleven, Gladden, and Gordon refuse to pronounce Justin Morneau's surname properly. He asked nicely a couple of year's ago. These so called journalists couldn't call a Little League game in my opinion. Damn, I miss Herb Carneal. And Bert, go find a circle somewhere and drop a line. We have Smalley and Coomer waiting in the wings, and both of them are more qualified, and that's not saying much.

Last word, the other day Denard Span nearly killed Brendan Harris with a line drive. Seems he may have missed a squeeze sign. Gardy or Ullger -- this is on you. The squeeze play sign requires an answer sign by the batter. Everyone has to be on board to pull it off. I don't know what went wrong, but you could have gotten someone seriously injured, or even killed.

Gomez and Young - every time you screw up I hear about how you are only 22 and will learn. In the old days, 22 year olds not named Kaline learned in the minor leagues. Please elevate your game. You are playing in front of people who paid $20-$35 to watch. They come to watch you play, not to learn.