Well this isn't too good. If the Twins lose at home with Santana pitching, they certainly don't deserve to go any farther in the play-offs. The big killer was the Frank Thomas home run in the top of the 9th to give the A's an insurance run, which meant when Cuddyer scored off his triple in the 9th, it wasn't enough. The other killer in this game was Jason Bartlett's lead-off double in the 8th, and the inability to get him home. Bartlett by rights should have been picked off when Gardenhire called for a bunt, Bartlett took off, and Castillo whiffed the bunt. After that gift, it still took two outs to get him to 3rd. Now they really have to win tomorrow and win Santana's start on Saturday in Oaktown, both of which will require scoring the occasional run.
Have I mentioned how much I hate Big Hurt? The guy was a big part of the Black Sox philosophy of beating everybody to death with power hitters that led to them winning nothing for most of the 20th century. So of course when the Black Sox decide he's past it and ship him out, he goes to Oaktown so he can hit two homers off the best pitcher in baseball to kick off a series with the Twins. I'll be at tomorrow's game keeping score, so if anybody needs to know if Boof Bonser is getting called third strikes, feel free to give me a call. That's right, Boof is taking the mound for the Twins, and I like saying his name. Boof.
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