Seattle!!!!

What up world,

The city of Seattle and I have a love/hate relationship. On one hand, it's a beautiful city that is the home of my wonderful sister, her husband, and their friends. It's within driving distance of some great skiing, hiking, and camping. I enjoy Alki and West Seattle quite a bit. You can ride Orca's around Puget Sound, and delicious coffee comes out of their taps instead of water. In these ways, Seattle is a wonderful place to visit.

On the other hand, it is also the place that the Twins go to have their hopes and dreams crushed. Seattle welcomes all visitors with open arms, aside from baseball teams from Minnesota, whom are hammered into the ground and beaten repeatedly. Here is a recap from the weekend.

Friday - Twins 2, Seattle 1

It took extra innings, but the Twins managed to steal a win away. The Saint pitched well for the first time in a long time, allowing only one run in 6 innings. Scraptastic Matt Tolbert hit a line drive in the 10th that should have been caught, but resulted in the winning run crossing the plate. Unfortunately, the play resulted in an error, which doesn't help Tolbert's otherworldly .179 average.

Saturday - Twins 1, Seattle 2

Rob Nick Blackburn came to play on Saturday, pitching 7 innings and only giving up 1 run. The entire lineup, however, must have drank too much coffee on Friday night, and were mired in Sucktown during the game. Too much caffiene is bad for your game, guys. Having the shakes and gut rot while you are at the plate is not a recipe for success.

Sunday - Twins 2, Seattle 4

Kevin Slowey decided that he was sick of being awesome and gave up three home runs. The assbats continued to be prevalent for the Twins, especially with runners in scoring position, going 0 for 8 on Sunday. The team is now 7 and 18 on the road, and has 7 more games left in their current roadtrip. Things can only get better right?

After a full weekend of touring the sites of Seattle, going to Pikes Place Market, seeing the Starbucks headquarters, and drinking gallons of coffee and coffee related products, the Twins were simply exhausted when it came to actually playing the game. I understand that. Fortunately, they are headed to Oakland next. Oakland sucks. There are only whistle tips and Raider fans in Oakland.

I still have the faith, Twins. Stop making everything so painful.

-Sota