A rollercoaster - and not the fun kind.
Wow. Rollercoaster, much? I think all Twins fans have been so up and down in the
weeks leading up to Tuesday's tiebreaker that after it was over (HELLO, WIN!),
the game against the Yankees Wednesday was almost unenjoyable. Reasons I found it to be more annoying than exciting: Our poor, poor tired players. Michael
Cuddyer wrote in his
blog, 'We didn't get into New York until very early this morning. I think I got
to sleep around 4:30, 4:45 a.m. -- somewhere in there. It was a tough
turnaround." Um, gross. No wonder everyone seemed listless and worn
out. The announcers are truly the WORST. Not
at their jobs, but at slobbering all over the Yankees and knowing nothing legitimate about
the opposing team. I mean, is it normal practice during a Yankees game to zoom in on Derek Jeter just standing there while someone
like Joe Mauer or
Cuddyer take like
four pitches? Literally, it was Jeter motionless with a blank face. HOW
THRILLING! And the constant bragging about the Yankees - duh, they're a great team. But
when all you got on the Twins is "Man, that Metrodome was loud on Tuesday" or "Justin
Morneau is injured,
and the team is covering for that," that just shows favoritism and
disinterest, which is unprofessional. It doesn't help that we lost. But
hey, we did the best we could do. But it just made all those taunts from Tiger fans, Yankee fans, or whomever, "The Twins can't beat the Yankees! EVERRR!" more
aggravating. Those missed double plays and lack-luster at-bats ... aww. I
don't like it when haters feel vindicated. I hate that we had to start at New
Yankee stadium. HATE.
The magic of the Dome is gone, and there we were, at the most sterile place on Earth.
I'd like to go there and see if I can prove myself wrong, but ... not a
fan. I hope the Metrodome on Sunday and it's raucous fans can spook the Yanks a bit. Can I just refer to the Yankees as the Skankees from here on out? Thanks. Whining
aside, I hope that with rest and, more importantly, mental re-grouping, the
boys can pull out a split series tonight. I want to see these guys fight
like I'm used to - the word "scrappy" comes to mind - and I want to
see fight and heart beat money and more money. Good luck,
and do work, Twins!
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