1. LF Span
2. 2b Casilla
3. RF Cuddyer
4. 1b Morneau
5. DH Kubel
6. 3b Crede
7. CF Gomez
8. C Redmond
9. SS Punto
Ron Gardenhire can put together a line up card, can’t he? He was a little bit hamstrung by the Joe Mauer injury, of course. This wouldn’t be a Ryan Henning post about the Twins if there weren’t a few gripes.
A) Nick Punto is still on the roster.
B) Carlos Gomez is a starter, and worse, is the bat behind Joe Crede. Will Crede ever be pitched to? Not likely.
C) Having a guy bat 3rd whose career high batting average is .284 while disparaging Delmon “.290” Young for not being as productive offensively as they would have liked and keeping him on the bench. But it’s OK, because Cuddy will likely sprain his toe webbing or something and miss the next four months.
How would I have filled out the card? I’m glad you asked.
1. RF Span
2. SS Harris
3. LF Young
4. 1b Morneau
5. 3b Crede
6. DH Kubel
7. C Redmond
8. 2b Casilla
9. CF Gomez
Or, conversely, you could put Span in center and put Cuddyer in right. I wouldn’t have a problem with that. I do have a problem with benching the best pure hitter on the team because he’s not a good fielder. Also, Brendan Harris is breaking out this year. Go Twins.
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