ThunderBolt

What an awful relay throw by Jones.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 09:19 PM) The lineup isn't even close to as bad as some of you say it is. It isn't one of the worst in baseball. It isn't one of the best either. The lineup is going to be heavily reliant on guys like Rios and Quentin reaching there potential. If they don't play to there potential and struggle and/or suck than the fact that we have Kotsay in our lineup will hurt us. But if they hit like they can, we don't have that bad of a lineup. I wish i had your optimism, Chisoxfn. I'm not about to abandon all hope, but we have problems, and they're pretty obvious to the discerning eye.

QUOTE (icroca @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 09:16 PM) Cool, now I'll make a post on how I hate Kenny Williams and then you can blame it on Uncle Jerry. I'm not exploring this rabbit hole any further. If you can't see the glaring issues with this lineup then i can't help you.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 09:12 PM) No offense, but if you guys are going to b**** about the offense, give it a few days. It is the 3rd game of the season and at this point, offensive production tends to be lower anyway because the pitchers tend to have the advantage early in the major league season. The issue is that this isn't a suprise to a lot of us . A large contingent of us saw this coming and our seeing our expectations played out before our eyes. This isn't pleasant to behold.

QUOTE (icroca @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 09:10 PM) Ha, that's laughable. The makeup of the lineup has everything to with how responsible Walker is. Ozzie has overseen the construction of a lineup where half of his guys either haven't hit in years, or don't hit for the first month of the season. Walker can tell them to tweak and adjust, but he can't tell them how to hit.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 09:09 PM) No. He has bad plate discipline. Agreed, it's going to catch up to him sooner rather then later. Same with Vitters.

Alright, GAVIN!!! Let's get something going!

QUOTE (icroca @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 09:05 PM) What the f*** does the lineup have to do with a terrible approach at the plate, collectively. Other then everything?

Gavin is dialed in.

Nice K by Gavin.

QUOTE (icroca @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 09:00 PM) No, f*** Greg Walker for being Greg Walker. Greg Walker didn't make the lineup. You can't fix, what can't be fixed. You can only improve, what can be improved.

Can we rotate out of this?

QUOTE (icroca @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 08:58 PM) They take every f***ing first pitch which seems to the only one to hit in the whole at bat. f*** Greg Walker. f***, Greg Walker? For that? Everyone does that. You should take every first pitch.

Wow, this bodes really well for us.

Stop chasing s*** off the plate.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 08:56 PM) The good news is the Twins have a late game against the Angels tonight. Hopefully they will be dragging tomorrow night and then on Saturday with the very early start. The bad news is that we can't hit.

Beckham!

It scares me that gambling on the DH, relies on everyone else hitting. Now, no one is hitting.

Juan Pierre is doing nothing of any productive quality

Alexei k's while chasing crap

WHAT A PLAY BY BECKHAM!!!

f***. 1-0 Indians.

Sweet free out!

What a waste of an inning.

Not a great at-bat for Rios.