Twinkie Town Talk: The Bullpen Edition

In case you missed it

• Ten years ago, Jason Kubel hit a grand slam for the cycle
• TWINS WIN!!! They stopped the skid by beating the Blue Jays 4-1

Elsewhere in Twins Territory

• Ryne Harper is impressing with his pitching out of the Twins bullpen
• The stats from the bullpen are deceiving though. In other words, SSS
• Blake Parker is still working on refining his splitter, so hopefully we see him get into form soon.

Around baseball

• The Royals and White Sox sparked the latest battle in the war over bat flips. Maybe the MLB will just suspend both teams for the rest the year? On second thought, we might need those easy wins.
• What is the state of pitchers hitting? Well, besides “awful, as always.” Fangraphs takes a look, and quotes Ron Gardenhire, as well as several of his Tigers players.
• Joey Votto popped up to first base. This is the first time its happened in 6827 plate appearances. That’s a long time without a F3 on the scorecard
• What the heck is going on with Corey Kluber?

Today’s discussion question:

Who is your favorite non-Twins player?