Comments on: What’s Next? http://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/09/17/whats-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-next "Like butterflies with hiccups" Tue, 21 May 2013 14:15:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: Think-Buzz.com http://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/09/17/whats-next/#comment-1798 Think-Buzz.com Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:00:33 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=3926#comment-1798 Playoff-bound Twins sweep…

Sep. 22, 2010CBSSports.com wire reports MINNEAPOLIS — A division title secured, the Minnesota Twins are not letting up. The Twins rested most of their regulars and beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1 Wednesday behind the pitch……

]]> By: Can We Get Excited Yet? | Knuckleballs http://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/09/17/whats-next/#comment-1775 Can We Get Excited Yet? | Knuckleballs Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:51:42 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=3926#comment-1775 [...] already posted my views on what the Twins need to focus on down the stretch so I won’t repeat all of that here. I’ll say it appears Gardy is in [...]

]]> By: James http://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/09/17/whats-next/#comment-1758 James Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:38:38 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=3926#comment-1758 I say if we play the Rays, Butera should catch for Pavano.
I heard Gardy on Pat Reusse’s show today. He said Pavano had a sore neck, but still wanted the ball last night. He said that Pavano has thrown a ton of innings this year and is wearing down (Gardy noted that Pavano was at 88-89 on his fastball instead of 90-92) so having Baker start and bumping Pavano is most definitely in the cards, its just a matter of getting Baker straight and stretched out a bit with bullpen sessions and whatnots

]]> By: Jim Crikket http://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/09/17/whats-next/#comment-1757 Jim Crikket Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:11:53 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=3926#comment-1757 Just had to pass along this link… if you only read one other blog post today (besides this one, of course), make it Stu at Twinkie Town’s post at http://www.twinkietown.com/2010/9/17/1693353/the-conversation-gardy-breaks-the

And yeah, jamar, I know I’m defying the baseball gods a bit with some of this stuff, but it really just comes down to being practical. You don’t beat a horse to death coming down the stretch when you’ve got a 20 length lead. We certainly wouldn’t want to unnecessarily risk an injury to a key player and we have a couple of pitchers who have already thrown a bunch of innings. I don’t suggest anyone stop trying to win, but let’s just be prudent about things right now.

]]> By: jamar1700 http://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/09/17/whats-next/#comment-1754 jamar1700 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:25:32 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=3926#comment-1754 sorry….call me a purist but I think it’s too early. Nail it down first then look ahead. :)

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