tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post115751306900292334..comments2023-12-19T20:25:36.069-06:00Comments on Nick's Twins Blog: Cy Won?Nick N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1157816526057432992006-09-09T10:42:00.000-05:002006-09-09T10:42:00.000-05:00Interesting to see Buster Olney is now advocating ...Interesting to see Buster Olney is now advocating Santana as league MVP in his espn insider blog. His reasoning? The Twins are 25-5 when he starts (as you mentioned) and they are 56-54 when he doesn't. Maybe he should add you guys to his daily reading list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1157580519480876862006-09-06T17:08:00.000-05:002006-09-06T17:08:00.000-05:00I'm not sure Torii Hunter was all that overpaid du...I'm not sure Torii Hunter was all that overpaid during the past few seasons. $8 million for the best defensive center fielder in the league who delivers pretty good offense for his position (streaky as he may be) is not all that bad. Right now, Hunter is extremely overpaid. With his defense in decline, $10 million is simply too much for a guy who is an average offensive player with decent but not great power. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, Santana is a great bargain right now and he's going to cost considerably more once this contract is up. I hope the Twins can find away to lock him down.Nick N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1157579447907374182006-09-06T16:50:00.000-05:002006-09-06T16:50:00.000-05:00Johan earns his money and then some. It's nice to ...Johan earns his money and then some. It's nice to see Pohlad finally get something out of a larger salary. Maybe he won't be so shy in the future. I know Torii isn't the most overpaid(and in no way in the league Joe Mays was), but does he at least make the list of most overpaid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1157561796761778262006-09-06T11:56:00.000-05:002006-09-06T11:56:00.000-05:00Plus, he only gave up two hits, both to Dmitri You...<I>Plus, he only gave up two hits, both to Dmitri Young, who has very little patience. </I><BR/><BR/>You mean Delmon.Nick N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1157557362170250792006-09-06T10:42:00.000-05:002006-09-06T10:42:00.000-05:00Silva's worse? Clearly it was that start in May. I...Silva's worse? Clearly it was that start in May. It wasn't just awful; it was historically bad. No starter had given up seven runs in the first inning and won the game still in over a hundred years. (Buerhle did) What Silva did was kill momentum early on in May after the Twins had taken it to the White Sox in the first two games of a four-game home series. As you can see, I'm still bitter about it.Nick M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05029328242185237902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1157550224506335172006-09-06T08:43:00.000-05:002006-09-06T08:43:00.000-05:00To quibble about Silva's worst start might be inte...To quibble about Silva's worst start might be interesting too. Of course when you need only one inning of the bullpen in a blow out you throw in Guerrier so he can't pitch the next three innings the very next game when you have to take Silva out after 3 IP. The 5 HR allowed come to mind (8/22) and 9 ER in 2.2 IP (4/29). Or the loss against Buerle who gave up 7 runs in the 1st (5/14). Only 5 QS out of 25 in 2006. I Am Very Sorry, this blog today is about CY'tana, not about Carloss Silva. Me myself very much liked Santana's 8 IP/0 ER/9 K's win against the Indians (8/15). Santana previously had some mediocre starts and the Twins had lost 3 of 4 against the Blue Jays. Not his best but at that time a very encouraging one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1157549999733801412006-09-06T08:39:00.000-05:002006-09-06T08:39:00.000-05:00Like I said, I didn't see the game last night, but...Like I said, I didn't see the game last night, but a) the Boston start also involved lots of swings and misses and b) it was against Boston. Oh, and c), the Varitek HR was a linedrive and could have just as easily been a double off the wall (in fact, would have been in a number of parks).<BR/>But, again, it's kind of a silly point to debate - I think we can probably just agree that he's awesome, and picking a favorite start is liking picking a favorite child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1157548968912773672006-09-06T08:22:00.000-05:002006-09-06T08:22:00.000-05:00There were just so many swings and misses last nig...There were just so many swings and misses last night. That's the key. Plus, he only gave up two hits, both to Dmitri Young, who has very little patience. <BR/><BR/>I swear ever time he threw a pitch, someone either fouled it off or missed it. There weren't really any line drives off Johan. Remember, in the game against Boston, he gave up a solo homer to Jason Varitek. For that reason alone, last night's start was more dominating.<BR/><BR/>My point, however, was to say that after such a dominant start, he should have the Cy Young locked up.Nick M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05029328242185237902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1157547316472955442006-09-06T07:55:00.000-05:002006-09-06T07:55:00.000-05:00Nice.Admittedly I didn't see Johan pitch last nigh...Nice.<BR/>Admittedly I didn't see Johan pitch last night, but it would be tough to be more dominant than his start against Boston. He had 13 Ks in that one and, if I recall correctly, 12 of them were swinging. The changeup was out of this world that night.<BR/>How awesome is it to quibble over which insanely dominant start has been his best?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com