D@mn that Fat Lady .....
Sports teams hate to see her coming - - - - a "female" - measurements 5'1" by 5'1" by 5'1" - wearing what looks like a hot air balloon that got the weekend off, topped off by a Viking helmet (horns & all) ...

The first sign they get is a news bulletin that three concession stands on the third base line have had to close because they've been bought out. Then comes the sound of a kazoo orchestra "warming up", followed by something you later learn was "throat clearing" (though it sounded like a bucket of bolts in a dryer at the time).
She doesn't just burst into song, though - there's always a prelude, an "introduction" before her Fattitude begins her bellowing. With each team it's different - for some, it's the gale force winds created by bats hitting nothing but air; with others, it's the sound of Homer Simpson's "D'Oh!!!!" ringing through the park as their gloves turn to iron.
With our Twins, it's been the relief corps adopting "Flight of the Bumblebees" as their theme song for opposing batter/runners in the late innings.
While there's still time, and she can still be shut up, it's not going to happen with the pitching we're getting from the 7th inning on.
Obviously, we miss Pat Neshek. Just as obviously, Matt Guerrier has underachieved this year (which happens). It has, however, been a bullpen-wide failure this month - - - who expects Joe Nathan to get beat twice in a month?
Who'd have thought the 7th & 8th innings would be our big problem?
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Not an easy schedule on the way out, either.
At least you finish up @ home vs. the team you’re chasing and the Royals.
Good luck, Twins. Beat those White Sux!
"I'll take one in the mouth over the eyes any day". - AJ Pierzynski
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by lostinthevines on
Sep 17, 2008 11:32 AM EDT
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Who'd have thought the 7th & 8th innings would be our big problem?
Me.
The whole FREE BOBBY KORECKY joke I’ve done has been my little way of coping with my bullpen fear since May.
When you only have 1 non-situational reliever that’s not letting more than 1.2 baserunners on per inning, you’re going to have a tough time getting crucial late inning outs. Especially when he’s only getting used 1.0 IP at a time until it’s too late. I’m really impressed with the way the Twins have hung in there for so long. But this team would be solidly north of 90 wins right now if they had……dare I say it…….a Terry Ryan bullpen.
by TMW on
Sep 17, 2008 3:58 PM EDT
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