Dumb, Dumber...

The Trib sports’ section was really full of gems today.  As ever, there’s space devoted to the Bears, the last day of March being the opening of the football season (assuming it ever ends).  And let’s not forget Jimmy Rollins, released by the White Sox last June and trying to make it with the Giants this spring at the age of 38.  But that .119 batting average only led the Giants to say, Bye-bye.

Then again, it’s not as though a high batting average will earn anyone a job.  Just ask ByungHo Park of the Twins, who hit .353 while leading Minnesota this spring with six homeruns and 13 rbi’s.  But that’s not good enough for a team with the worst record in baseball last year at 59-103.  No, rather than go with a hot hitter to start the season, when there are plenty of off-days, the Twins opted to carry 13 pitchers.

That’s 13 pitchers for a team with a 5.08 ERA in 2016, just .01 of a run off from tying the D-backs for worst in baseball.  In other words, the Twins want more bad, which is just what they can expect to get.

Thank heavens they’re in the same division as the Sox.