Tomorrow

Boof will make his twelfth start of the season tomorrow against the Angels opposite Jered Weaver.

In May, Boof was 4-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 36.2 innings pitched. For the season, he has a 9.82 K/IP ratio. That puts him fourth in all of baseball, behind Johan Santana, Eric Bedard, and Jake Peavy. Not bad.

Quarter Done

After about one fourth of the season, Boof is 3-1 with a 3.88 ERA. Solidly above average. For more stats, click here.

Well, is he?

Is Boof eligable for a nickname? I mean, Boof was a nickname, but now it's his legal name, so, could Boof, in theory, be given a nickname? Boof "Really Cool Nickname" Bonser?

This is what Voltaire thinks about.

At least it was A-Rod

Boof didn't do so well tonight. He went 4 1/3 innings, giving up six earned runs, walking two, and only striking out one. An A-Rod 2-run home run in the first started things off, and the Yankees tacked on another run in the second. Boof then found himself and sent New York down in order during the 3rd and 4th innings, but the 5th proved impossible. A series of hits and errors resulted in two more runs, and then Jesse Crain was kind enough to allow one of Boof's stranded runners to score.

Hey. It was the Yankees. It was the second start of the season.

And it's not as though Boof pitched out of character - when he loses, he loses by the long ball.

EDIT: Sure enough, the Twins didn't work a miracle, and Boof picked up the loss to slide to 0-1.

Boof blasts Orioles

Boof got off to a splendid start for '07 against the Orioles on Tuesday. Striking out 6 in 6 innings, Boof gave up a mere 2 runs. Of course, one came by the long ball, the bane of Boof's existence, but otherwise his start was worry-free. The interesting one will be on the 9th, against the Yankees.

EDIT: Because of a "cold-out", the Twins pitchers are being pushed back one day. Boof next starts on Tuesday, against Andy Pettitte and the Yankees.

A journey in meaninglessness

The MLB.com article on Boof's start against the Pirates on Saturday claims his rotation spot is not official. Sigh. Who cares?

Boof struck out 5, gave up 7 hits, walked 0, allowed 0 runs over 4 innings. He has yet to walk a batter all spring.

Official

In what everyone already knew, Ron Gardenhire declared that Boof officially has a rotation spot. Although he does run the team, Gardenhire didn't have a lot of other options.

To make this a post worth posting, have another Bonser pic:

Boof's first card as a Twin