tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post5250509792716659093..comments2023-12-19T20:25:36.069-06:00Comments on Nick's Twins Blog: They Just Keep RollingNick N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-22693770189709130262008-06-27T11:24:00.000-05:002008-06-27T11:24:00.000-05:00How is it that Hernandez and Slowey aren't on that...<I>How is it that Hernandez and Slowey aren't on that list and Blackburn (with one start in those 12 games) is? They have been the best pitchers during that stretch. The Twins have given up 4 runs in Hernandez 2 starts and 5 runs in Slowey's three starts. </I><BR/><BR/>I didn't mean to list those players because they've been the most integral, just because I think they are perhaps the most interesting. You've got Perkins, who barely pitched last year; Blackburn, who wasn't even really thought of as a prospect until last year; and Baker, who many were ready to give up on back in 2006 because he pitched so poorly with the Twins. <BR/><BR/>Hernandez's success during this stretch has been noteworthy, but really he's just the mediocre veteran free agent signing. And I've just never had much doubt about Slowey.<BR/><BR/><I>What is really encouraging about this team is that it is a lot younger than that 2006 team. In fact, by some measures, it may be the youngest team in baseball with only three regulars, Hernandez, Nathan and Cuddyer, older than 27. So its not unrealistic to see them continue to improve as the season moves along.</I><BR/><BR/>This is very true. I said frequently early in the season that the team's goal should just be to hang around .500 and that they had a decent chance of improving and making a run later in the year as the young and inexperienced group improved. Certainly that seems to be happening.Nick N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-17059684623697973892008-06-27T09:05:00.000-05:002008-06-27T09:05:00.000-05:00Back in 1991 the Twins were 19-1 as part of their ...Back in 1991 the Twins were 19-1 as part of their 24-3 run (5/26 thru 6/25). Morris and Ericson each went 6-0 and Tapani and Anderson each went 3-1.<BR/><BR/>http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/VMIN01991.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-17322418929530420842008-06-27T08:38:00.000-05:002008-06-27T08:38:00.000-05:00they've done it on the strength of guys like Scott...<I>they've done it on the strength of guys like Scott Baker, Nick Blackburn and Glen Perkins.</I><BR/><BR/>How is it that Hernandez and Slowey aren't on that list and Blackburn (with one start in those 12 games) is? They have been the best pitchers during that stretch. The Twins have given up 4 runs in Hernandez 2 starts and 5 runs in Slowey's three starts. <BR/><BR/>What is really encouraging about this team is that it is a lot younger than that 2006 team. In fact, by some measures, it may be the youngest team in baseball with only three regulars, Hernandez, Nathan and Cuddyer, older than 27. So its not unrealistic to see them continue to improve as the season moves along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-85971437814111026622008-06-27T07:09:00.000-05:002008-06-27T07:09:00.000-05:00You're right. Sorry, my mind has just turned to m...You're right. Sorry, my mind has just turned to mush over the course of this long and busy week.Nick N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-35767352763553754382008-06-27T03:20:00.000-05:002008-06-27T03:20:00.000-05:00"18-2 run" in June-July of 2006? Come on, fellas,..."18-2 run" in June-July of 2006? Come on, fellas, don't shortchange the Twins on that amazing *19-1* string they put together -- the best 20-game run in Twins history...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-37798050266159758652008-06-27T01:44:00.000-05:002008-06-27T01:44:00.000-05:00It is incredible the drop off of the NL compared t...It is incredible the drop off of the NL compared to the AL.<BR/><BR/>Even the Royals are dominating their National league opponents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com