Cuddyer on a tear!

[zamboni]

Twins made the playoffs for 2 reasons last year:

Cabreras play- offensively and defensively

and

Cuddyers play- offensively and his very good play at 1st base. There were no hotter hitters in the AL the second half of last season. Just get over it already, Sled. Jeepers.

[SledNeck]

hopefully Cuddy starts turning it on soon, tough schedual coming up and the tigers have it easy for a month

[zepman]

Cuddy will be gone next year...he's outplaying his stay here in Minnesota. You can only sign so many big contracts and our younger guys in the minors will get their chance.

Signing Morneau is more important and this will free up some of that $$$.

[Big Dave2]

I have been a Cuddy basher for a long time, but his playing of 2nd has tempered that alot for the time being. Not many RF can do that. a true team player, and that goes a long way in my book. playing 2b is not rocket science, but probably the hardest pos to play with calls and all, (cutoff throws etc.) Plus the dude plays darn good at 1b. Cuddy scores one in my book, a player almost impossible to replace.

And don't forget he came up from the minors as a 3rd baseman too.

[Big Dave2]

fan favorite?

I'm a fan and he's one of my favorites so, yes.

[Big Dave2]

I really do not see him leaving any time soon.

Happy Birthday Tom!

[Big Dave2]

hopefully Cuddy starts turning it on soon, tough schedual coming up and the tigers have it easy for a month

The guy is hitting .275 with 6 HRs and has the 3rd most RBI on the team. I'm not sure how much more you could want from him.

[SledNeck]

The guy is hitting .275 with 6 HRs and has the 3rd most RBI on the team. I'm not sure how much more you could want from him.

delmon has 1 less RBI and higher BA in 60 less atbats

for the best player ever, cuddyer is playing under his potential

[Getanet]

He's not the best player ever. He's just the best RF/1B/2B/3B player ever!

[Harmonica Bear]

I thought that was Punto?

[Big Dave2]

delmon has 1 less RBI and higher BA in 60 less atbats

for the best player ever, cuddyer is playing under his potential

No one said he is the best player ever. He is just the best option the Twins have at right field at the moment. Actually he would be the best option at right field for about half the teams in the league.

[Big Dave2]

delmon has 1 less RBI and higher BA in 60 less atbats

Are you saying that you would rather see Delmon play right field? Who would play left field then?

[Big Dave2]

delmon has 1 less RBI and higher BA in 60 less atbats

How is .272 higher than .275?

[PierBridge]

Dave this all goes back to last year where Sled wanted Cuddyer cut because he was a terrible ball player. Long story short Cuddyer had a 30 HR 90 RBI season along with carrying us to the playoffs on his back.

Cuddyer finished 22nd in the AL MVP voting out of 600 players in the league.

[soldoncass]

Big Dave,

Glad you caught that ERROR on BA, also. Young has been trailing Cuddy all year, so I just had to look to see if Delmon had caught up.....NOPE.

Cuddy is LEADING Young in games,at bats,runs,hits,triples,homeruns,rbi's,on-base-%, AND batting average, and positions played. Cuddy and Span are the only Twin's to play in 52 games....everybody else is less. Since Cuddy CAN and is willing to switch positions for the team good, he usually get more playing time. This ISN'T to say Young is not a valuable member of the team....he balances the batting order out against all these lefties teams throw at us....GLAD to see him doing better. It is a team game after all.

[zamboni]

I will bet noone in MLB goes 0-2 in the count more than Delmon. He swings at every first pitch he sees.

[zamboni]

BTW- Just now- CUDDYER DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP TIE GAME!!!

[Quackaddict9]

solo bomb!

[zamboni]

That thing went half way up the bottom deck, he tagged it!!

[Getanet]

I will bet noone in MLB goes 0-2 in the count more than Delmon. He swings at every first pitch he sees.

I bet Punto or Harris would, if they had more ABs.

Easy on Delmon, he's having a good year and seems to be growing up as well.

[rundrave]

I bet Punto or Harris would, if they had more ABs.

actually one of my biggest complaints of Harris is that he doesnt swing enough. He takes too many pitches, falls behind, and strikes out looking all the time. Of course immediately followed by whining and crying to ump.

I would much rather have him strike out swinging, atleast I know he tried to hit it, rather than just standing there.

[DonBo]

actually one of my biggest complaints of Harris is that he doesnt swing enough. He takes too many pitches, falls behind, and strikes out looking all the time. Of course immediately followed by whining and crying to ump.

I would much rather have him strike out swinging, atleast I know he tried to hit it, rather than just standing there.

Couldn't agree more. Wasn't it sad when Puto was hurt how we wished he'd come back just so we wouldn't have to see so much of Harris?

[Getanet]

Don't worry guys, Tolbert's here!

[greebs]

getting back to cuddy, I think everyone would like to see his averages with runners on the bag be much higher. He seems to thrive with the bases empty and believe his averages are much lower with runners on. I think he'd be much better batting around 7th in the order rather than where he typically bats but the problem is the team has so few options for right handed batters that can bat in that 4 - 6 spots so he's probably the best guy to put there. Delmon has a much higher average with runners on base but who knows how he'd do batting if he and cuddy switched spots in the line up.

[zamboni]

Young isn't asked to bunt, alot of bunting= alot of 0-2 counts.

Young is having a good year, but he needs to learn patience. Puckett used to rest the bat on his shoulders and take the first pitch, everytime. Young should try that, it worked for Kirby

[SledNeck]

Great night for DelMAN

[soldoncass]

About time he stepped up. Morneau had ANOTHER GREAT night.....somebody has to help him out, with Cuddy out a few games. Hard to believe how bad, some of the guys ,are hitting this year, so far......under 230? ouch. Even Joe is having a down year, for him. If you look at individual stats, you wouldn't think we would be leading the division.

[SledNeck]

Delmon is en fuego

[SledNeck]

OMG

delmon has only 6 less rbis than justin morneau

good for 2nd on the team

Young should be batting 5th

[zamboni]

His D still stinks, but his bat is starting to live up to his potential. But Cuddyer still hit 32 out last year, and I don't think Delmon can do it, but he has shown alot of promise.