...and he actually made it out of the CSMA spot this time 'round. Delmon, although still not hitting for any power or extra-bases, actually came around to making his bat hit the ball this weekend, and in the process went ahead and scored the game winning run in one of the ballgames. I give him a fair amount of criticism, so it's only right that I give him a head-nod or two when he doesn't suck...and this weekend he most certainly did not suck.
Jesse Crain, on the other hand, is steadily becoming the worst pitcher on our team, and I'm including Luis Ayala in that comparison. Luis can get people out every now and again. Jesse Crain isn't missing ANY bats right now and his ERA over the last 10 outings is in the Chien Ming Wang stratosphere. Most Twins fans wince when they see him come out of the pen (even WITH his new high sox) and considering the mess he made of the game yesterday, this reaction seems to be wholly justified.
Other recent developments from Twinsland? Carlos Gomez (who hit a dinger at Wrigley and sprinted the bases...no I mean SPRINTED them) should be playing every single day but he isn't. Joe Mauer should have already come back down to earth, but he hasn't. Anthony Swarzak deserved to stay on the club and at least pitch out of the pen, but he didn't. Michael Cuddyer and Joe Crede would be so much cooler without persistent injuries, but they aren't. And I thought Brendan Harris would go the whole year without winning the MADS award, but he didn't...
MADS - Brendan Harris - has hit safely in 16-17 games leading into yesterday, and is currently the full time shortstop, replacing Nick Punto who has moved over to second base. This is a better spot for Brendan because he actually kind of sucks on the back end of the double play. Plus he has shortstop range and seems to have a suitable arm. Good for him. Close second would be the Backstop Baby Jesus, who had three hits yesterday. But three hits in a day is kind of ho-hum for Joe. Brendan Harris knocking the cover off the ball and stealing an infield spot from an opening day starter is the cat's pajamas.
