But the Detroit series highlighted what we knew going into the season. This is an extremely young team that still needs to learn how to win, and there's going to be a lot of growing pains along the way. The big disappointment against Detroit was not that they lost, it was just a matter of time before Detroit's veteran lineup started hitting, but that the Twins bullpen, which should be one of the teams real strengths, blew substantial leads each night. That and untimely errors, something the Twins are generally known for not doing, made the two losses against the Tigers especially tough for Twins fans to take.
Matt Tolbert
16 April 2008
The surprise of the season continues to be Matt Tolbert, who simply hits every time he's in the lineup.
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13 April 2008
Instead, Carlos Gomez, Matt Tolbert and Joe Mauer strung together three of the worst at bats you'll ever see in a major league game. Gomez flailed wildly at three pitches out of the strike zone, Tolbert popped up in the infield, and Mauer watched a fastball go right down the middle of the plate for strike three.
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