The Twins completed the longest homestand of the season, 11 games, on Sunday, and went 6-5 against Cleveland (3-1), the White Sox (2-2) and the Angels (1-2). This put them at 28-34 and, for non-mathematicians, that leaves Paul Molitor’s club with 100 games to rescue a season that largely has been excitement-free.
Considering the magnitude of this 10 ½-week failure, I’ve been surprised at the modest amount of angst directed at the Twins from the local sporting public. Indifference seems to be far more in vogue that vitriol.
Part of that can be traced to baseball’s ongoing decline with the population in general.