Jose Morales hasn't exactly been impressive splitting time behind the plate with Mike Redmond, batting .250/.308/.333 in 26 plate appearances while struggling defensively, but after going 0-for-4 last nightDrew Butera is hitting .207/.250/.276 at Triple-A. Also, lots of e-mails lately wondering if Morales' game-calling is screwing up the Twins' pitchers, but they actually have a slightly lower ERA throwing to him than Redmond so far.
Meanwhile, Joe Mauer is scheduled to begin a six-game minor-league rehab assignment tonight.
The three things that I always imitated while playing basketball as a kid were a) Bobby Jackson's high socks, b) Isaiah Rider's free-throw routine, and c) Mutombo's finger wag.
Earlier this week the Brewers traded Jason Tyner to the Tigers for ... well, nothing. Still seems like kind of a lot for a guy who hit .248/.333/.296 at Triple-A last year and is off to a 2-for-21 start this year.
Gregg Rosenthal's wife may have surpassed Bill Simmons' wife as the most consistently amusing spouse portrayed in her husband's columns.
Playing the media like a fiddle as always, Torii Huntergot the local reporters excited about possibly, maybe, perhaps ending his career in Minnesota and then slammed on the breaks once he got back to California. I'm now convinced that he'll say literally anything as long as it causes someone clutching a notebook to nod and write it down.
