Sure, a pat on the back to Carlos Silva. That was a decent outing all around, particularly given the conditions (even though I’d think such conditions could possibly be beneficial to a sinkerball pitcher like Silva, presuming that Silva still is a sinkerball pitcher). It would have been nice if he could have been a bit more efficient with his pitches and hung around longer than five innings, but given the hullabaloo about the guy even getting a spot in the rotation I think everybody has to be pretty happy about the Jackal’s 2007 debut.
The Cuddyer base running gaff in the second (the Twins had the bases loaded with one out and Cuddyer started to trot home after Jason Tyner’s pop-out to short and was doubled off third) was an inexcusable brain cramp, but did anyone else wonder what Scott Ullger was doing on that play? I mean, shit, the third base coach is standing there maybe five or ten feet away; doesn’t he say something? Doesn’t he shout something? Shouldn’t he be talking to Cuddyer both before and after the pitch? It sure seems to me that he should have been. Otherwise what the hell is he out there for?
Poor Ullger is off to a tough start, and he’s already making many fans nostalgic for the days of Al “Send ‘Em All Home” Newman.
Who knows if the play ultimately had any effect on the game’s outcome; the Twins couldn’t do anything offensively against Javier Vazquez.
Point of pride: At least none of the Twins were wearing those ridiculous hooded wet suits that were favored by a number of the White Sox.
Finally, I’m starting to get a little nervous about Minnesota’s handling of Johan Santana this early in the season. Why all the concern about getting him extra rest?
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