The Twins ended their 5 game roadtrip on Sunday. After getting hammered by the red-socked heathens of Boston last week, the team looked relatively good against the red-skinned heathens of Cleveland. I know that's racist, but I have a little Native American blood in me, so it's cool. Plus I had to make the red-red thing work. Here's a quick recap of the weekend games.
Friday: Twins 5, Indians 1
I have never given Nick Blackburn much attention in my blog posts, and for that, I'm sorry. He has earned my respect over the last two seasons, and pitched really well on Friday night. Here are a couple of quick facts about Nick.
-Nick has been living a lie for several years. His birth name is actually Robert Nicholas Blackburn. He chose to go with Nick after being mugged several times in his home town of Oklahoma City. Shady individuals would learn of his name and immediately ask for his wallet. Think about it. Rob Blackburn....I'm hilarious.
-Rob Nick was hit in the face by a Bobby Abreau line drive last season, but he did not miss any time in the rotation. It was later learned that his skull is actually made of bits of metal and hustle, making him a Gardenhire favorite.
-Rob Nick's childhood hero was none other than Minnesota's own Jo Jo Mauer. In an effort to get as close as possible to Joe, Nick chose to be a pitcher with the Twins and grow out very similar sideburns. Tweeny girls of the midwest, rejoice!!!
Saturday: Twins 7, Indians 1
K-Slow followed up on Rob Nick's performance with a gem of his own. He took a five hit shutout into the ninth on Saturday night, to earn his third win. Spurred by the performance of the pitchers, the Twins lineup decided to go on a tear of their own against Indian's pitcher Carl Pavano. Kubear went crazy, grizzley-style, hitting two home runs and mauling Cleveland shortstop Jhonny Peralta for his incorrectly spelled name.
Sunday: Twins 2, Indians 4
For some reason, the Twins decided to completely reverse course from the previous two games, and decended into suck-town against on Sunday. The Perkolator wasn't as effective as he had been in his previous three starts, giving up 4 runs in 5 innings. The lineup couldn't produce a run until the 7th inning, and Kubear and the Canadian both struck out with the bases loaded. It was an altogether frustrating game to watch.
Unfortunately, with the loss on Sunday, the team ended the roadtrip with a losing record. We're still under .500, and don't seem to garnering much respect around the league. ESPN has the team ranked at 18th overall in their weekly power rankings. AL Central fans are concentrating on the hot Royals and White Sox.
This is perfect. We just silently wait in the wings until Scottie Baker starts pitching again, and Jo Jo Ma returns, and Alexi Casilla starts hitting like a major leaguer, and then we pounce! Beware! Kubear is hungry...
The Devilish Rays are headed to town for the week, followed by the Royalty of Kansas City. I smell 6 straight wins and the return of the Chosen One by week end. Who's with me?
-Sota
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