Game #30: Twins 6, A's 5

Pom's 6th walk of the day. - Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports \uf501 Breaking news: This team isn't very good

It is entirely possible that this team plus Zobrist, Doolittle, Parker and Griffin is decent, though. The offensive talent is clearly there, but until we get some key missing pieces back I’m not expecting anything better than .400 ball. We might still suck with everyone healthy but there’s at least some reason for optimism.

Melvin’s lineup today just sucked. Why is today Semien’s day off? Yes, I understand he has played every inning of every game and needs a day off eventually but today was not the day. With by far our worst starter on the mound, why would you throw out a lineup that is…