CATS BRACE FOR DOMINO EFFECT
With road games against Harrisburg slated for today and Monday, the Rock Cats are two days removed from radical change to their pitching staff.
Injury has set the Domino Effect in motion. Baby Boomers recall the old theory. If we don't go in and shore up Vietnam, the other Southeast Asian nations will systematically fall into Communist hands like North Korea and North Vietnam.
Enough of the '60s history lesson, but how does it apply to our beloved South Side ballteam?
Those in the know are aware that Twins reliever Jesse Crain, who by the way put on as good a show in Willow Brook as any pitcher since a certain young Texan named Clemens in 1983, is out for the season with rotator cuff woes. He is joined on the shelf by left-hander Dennys Reyes and a Rock Cat of more recent vintage, southpaw Glen Perkins.
And so the Effect begins. The Twins recall Julio DePaula and summon Jason Miller to the majors. Left-handed flamethrower Jose Mijares, the Rock Cats' primary bullpen man in April and early May, was rushed to Triple-A Rochester to fill the void.
The Rock Cats, in turn, raided Class A Fort Myers for starter Kyle Waldrop and reliever Frank Mata, both of whom have hit the sacred Willow Brook ground running. But the New Britain roster remains two players short of the 24-man limit and the wheels will be in motion by the time the Binghamton Mets engage the Rock Cats in the first of a three-game series at The Emerald Tuesday.
And lest we not forget poor Fort Myers. The Miracle can't absorb a constant resuffling without dipping down into low-A Beloit. And what of former Rock Cats catcher Jeff Smith's Snappers. How many of those young arms are prepared for life in high Class A and beyond?
Injuries are an unfortunate byproduct of the game. The Twins line up with the hamstrung Yankees and the A's, whose disabled list team would vie for the AL West title, as clubs that have suffered the most. Nevertheless, what's done is done and it will be interesting to see if the Twins go out and sign a minor league veteran or two, or opt to promote from within until the pickings are too slim.
Injury has set the Domino Effect in motion. Baby Boomers recall the old theory. If we don't go in and shore up Vietnam, the other Southeast Asian nations will systematically fall into Communist hands like North Korea and North Vietnam.
Enough of the '60s history lesson, but how does it apply to our beloved South Side ballteam?
Those in the know are aware that Twins reliever Jesse Crain, who by the way put on as good a show in Willow Brook as any pitcher since a certain young Texan named Clemens in 1983, is out for the season with rotator cuff woes. He is joined on the shelf by left-hander Dennys Reyes and a Rock Cat of more recent vintage, southpaw Glen Perkins.
And so the Effect begins. The Twins recall Julio DePaula and summon Jason Miller to the majors. Left-handed flamethrower Jose Mijares, the Rock Cats' primary bullpen man in April and early May, was rushed to Triple-A Rochester to fill the void.
The Rock Cats, in turn, raided Class A Fort Myers for starter Kyle Waldrop and reliever Frank Mata, both of whom have hit the sacred Willow Brook ground running. But the New Britain roster remains two players short of the 24-man limit and the wheels will be in motion by the time the Binghamton Mets engage the Rock Cats in the first of a three-game series at The Emerald Tuesday.
And lest we not forget poor Fort Myers. The Miracle can't absorb a constant resuffling without dipping down into low-A Beloit. And what of former Rock Cats catcher Jeff Smith's Snappers. How many of those young arms are prepared for life in high Class A and beyond?
Injuries are an unfortunate byproduct of the game. The Twins line up with the hamstrung Yankees and the A's, whose disabled list team would vie for the AL West title, as clubs that have suffered the most. Nevertheless, what's done is done and it will be interesting to see if the Twins go out and sign a minor league veteran or two, or opt to promote from within until the pickings are too slim.
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