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.