Twin Killing

Adam Jones delivered the decisive blow this afternoon--a rising liner into the left field bleachers to break a tie late--against the Minnesota Twins who are a very difficult team to beat in the racquetball court they play in. Erik Bedard for Adam Jones, George Sherrill and others looks like a pretty good deal today. Jones is slowly beginning to emerge. He's beginning to remind me of the first time I saw Bernie Williams play at Yankee Stadium in the early nineties. It was his first year in the big leagues and Williams wore spectacles. I watched him race from right center to deep left to catch a ball headed for the gap. He had a couple of hits and stole a base. On the #4 train downtown, I surmised that it was going to be a long tough road for the other teams in the American East. Adam Jones has the potential to be that kind of superstar. The youthfulness in his face resembles Darryl Strawberry, whose home run swing in the early years looked as if he was using a whiffle bat. Jones hits line drive home runs, and he has a long way to go, but he can win games with his bat and his glove.

Sheriff Sherrill has collected 20 saves thus far--and is capable of closing the door in close ones. His flat-billed hat is state-trooper like.

I heard a rumor today that "Baltimore" was going on the away jersey. There is a God.