Comments on Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: Numbers don't add up for Twins

You write very well.

2008-10-28T14:09:00.000-04:00

You write very well.

The Twins record should be behind the Tigers and w...

2008-07-16T01:04:00.000-04:00

The Twins record should be behind the Tigers and we know the ChiSox collapse each second half. I really think we're in decent shape to make the playoffs. Jeez can you imagine that with the year we've had (Awful start, no Bondo, no Zumaya/Rodney 'till recently, Mags injury, Willis and Renteria becoming busts, Sheffield's hitting, and the defensive struggles from Guillen and Cabrera)?

Also, it's not like the offense is worse than aver...

2008-07-14T13:28:00.000-04:00

Also, it's not like the offense is worse than average -- you noted they're 7/8th in OBP and SLG.

And the bullpen, while not sporting an above-average ERA, is being used quite well. The two big ERA sinks, Rincon and Bass, have LIs of .75 and .56 respectively. The two best ERAs, Nathan and Reyes, have LIs of 2.0 and 1.35 respectively. Having 2-3 guys who are lights out is WAY more

I agree that adding two players like Beltre and El...

2008-07-14T11:23:00.000-04:00

I agree that adding two players like Beltre and Ellis would help the Twins substantially. I do think they have to make some moves if they want to keep up their current pace.

The Twins have outperformed their Pythagorean reco...

2008-07-14T11:16:00.000-04:00

The Twins have outperformed their Pythagorean record by four games.

The team is actually in a very good situation to significantly improve in the second half, if the front office is willing to take on some salary and make some trades. Brendan Harris and Mike Lamb are HUGE offensive and defensive liabilities -- both are among the worst ten players in the majors. Trading for Mark Ellis

In regards to the high RISP BA, I certainly don't ...

2008-07-13T15:42:00.000-04:00

In regards to the high RISP BA, I certainly don't either. I do think there is a decent chance of a lot of the improvement being permanent enough to make up for it though. We definitely need to make some moves though.

Joe, Thanks for your input. Any team that is 1 1/...

2008-07-12T23:29:00.000-04:00

Joe, Thanks for your input. Any team that is 1 1/2 out on July 12 is a legit contender. I don't think they can keep up their very high BA with RISP. I don't think they are the third best offense in the league. However, they do have some good young pitching and that should show up in the final stats by the end of the season.

And you don't have to convince me that the Tigers are not

OK I'm a die hard Twins fan and here's why they've...

2008-07-12T23:12:00.000-04:00

OK I'm a die hard Twins fan and here's why they've been winning: a lot of the Twins stats are dragged down by the fact that they sucked really hard forthe first month. And they are a much different team now than they were then.

For example, Liriano and Bonser started 15 games at the beginning of the season and had like a combined 7 ERA. And we've got Hernandez who likes to be nice to

Okay, so hopefully the Twins will come back down t...

2008-07-12T14:51:00.000-04:00

Okay, so hopefully the Twins will come back down to earth pretty soon. I'm sick of seeing them nickel and dime their way past the Tigers.