This year, I will have to endure a daily ceremony during which fans will be shown the number of home games left before the new stadium becomes the Twins' home. Egad!

Yeah, go-go Carlos. He won the game for us last night. Well, I guess Livan Hernandez played a role, too, as the Twins pitchers always must. It was a nice win.

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When is Gardy going to pull Cuddy from the No. 3 slot in the order in favor of Delmon Young.

I like Cuddy. He's a good defensive outfielder. He's had a 100-RBI season. But he's a rally killer. Get him out of the No. 3 hole now and give it to Delmon.

Three games is enough for Cuddy.

Again, with the Twins budget, you could do a lot worse than Cuddy. However, the 100 RBI season, has inflated his value a little.

Let's remember in 2005, Cuddy was hitting behind the AL batting champ (Mauer) and in front of the AL MVP (Morneau). Talk about a primo spot. I might have been able to produce about 70 RBIs in that situation.

I'd move Cuddy to the No. 6 slot, behind the DH (Monroe/Kubel). Take the pressure tp produce off him.

I think you have to give him more than three games, but I admit he isn't exactly instilling a lot of trust these days. The bouncer to short and third is getting kind of old., especially as a fantasy baseball owner who has Cuddyer as his 3rd/4th OF.

Maybe he is putting pressure on himself, hard to say. I know that was the case early in his career and he didn't look too good then. He has talked a lot about being a leader now that Torii is gone. Let's not worry about that and just go play ball huh? I know that might add to the pressure he might be feeling. But you never know now, he has grown up a lot as a player the last few years.

I wouldn't say his value is inflated. I think he is what he is: a .280 hitter, who might reach 20 HR, has a shot at 100 RBI, and is a great defensive OF. I don't think that is overshooting things, and I don't think the Twins are looking for anymore.

I do think his best spot would be No. 5 in this, or really any, order. The offense as a whole stunk against the Angels. I don't know what that was all about. I do think Kubel needs to be in there against ALL righthanders. Harris, Everett and Lamb aren't really firing me up, but again its three games.

Delmon is best suited for that No. 3 spot, but it might be a little premature for him as well. I think they are both best as No. 5s right now. Too bad, there isnt' a legit No. 3 on the team right now. Delmon eventually, but I don't think you can say right now.

I think it might be time for a change to Delmon, just because he has the attitude to take the spot maybe more so than Cuddyer. But its hard to make a change after just three games.

One word I don't like when to comes to baseball is potential. It's tossed around too easily. Sometimes, I think the Twins hide behind the word.

It bugs me. I'm bored with the word potential being used with Kubel. I'm bored with that word being used with our young pitchers. I'm bored with it being used with Cuddy in his potential to drive in runs in his spot in the batting order.

This is what I think about the word potential when it comes to baseball. In the words of the great Eric Clapton .... "It's in the way that you use it. Boy, don't you know."

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