The New Lineup

Last night's lineup box for the Twins:

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
S Stewart LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.291
J Mauer C	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.305
B Boone 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.227
T Hunter CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.270
M LeCroy 1B	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	.282
J Morneau PR-1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.266
J Jones RF	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.265
L Ford DH	3	0	0	1	0	1	4	.269
N Punto 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.269
J Castro SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.236
a-M Ryan PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.265
Totals	32	2	6	2	2	8	14

First of all, yeah, Ron Gardenhire did decide it would be a good idea to use a .231/.299/.385 hitter in the 3-slot. Gardy, check your calendar. Are you still hanging Dilbert cartoons or kitten photos from 2003 on your wall? It's nice to show some respect to a veteran, but this is taking it a bit far.

Also, numerous people seemed to support picking up Boone on the condition that Castro would get less playing time; perhaps Rodriguez or Punto would be SS regulars, or else Bartlett might be recalled since the supposed need for a veteran presence in the infield is no longer an issue. Well, it seems Gardy is in no hurry to scrap his Bay of Pigs scheme (a k a Operation Castro) just yet.

And why is Punto batting 8th? Oh, right. Because that's where the manager had Cuddyer batting, so that's where the 3rd baseman is supposed to go.

Welcome back to the Garden, folks.