Just about a year ago, I extolled the joys of Target Field and pointed out that the Minnesota Twins finish to 2010 was better than expected. 2011 was going to be a different year. When I said different, I didn’t mean a 63-99 season. Last year was bad, just all around bad. It started out bad in spring training when Joe Mauer didn’t catch a game until mid-March, and then went downhill from there. The new 2B/SS Tsuyoshi Nishioka broke his leg a week into the season, and was an atrocious fielder and hitter when he came back. Sadly, the rest of the infield suffered from the same fielding problems all year. Delmon Young reverted to Delmon Young. The pitching staff, who lack a big power ace, tried to pitch to contact. That only works when the team can actually field the ball
To solve the problem, the Twins replaced general manager Bill Smith with former general manager Terry Ryan. This is a good thing, since Bill Smith never showed he could competently be a GM (so bad, but not Kenny Willia...
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The Victory Formation:
PLAYERS:
Joe Mauer,
Tsuyoshi Nishioka,
Delmon Young,
Bill Smith,
Michael Cuddyer,
Jason Kubel,
Josh Willingham
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians
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