Sunday Insider: The 3-2 pitch

September 15, 2013 at 2:13PM
Oakland Athletics' Coco Crisp, left, is congratulated by Yoenis Cespedes after scoring on a single by Jed Lowrie off Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Diamond in the third inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Oakland outfielder Coco Crisp has shown improbable power this season. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Three observations …

• Coco Crisp has 19 home runs? I remember when he used to bunt the entire first round of batting practice. Now he has one bunt hit and 19 home runs. Wow.

• The Braves need to take it down a notch. Jose Fernandez took a little extra time to admire his first major league home run, and Atlanta turns it into a bench-clearing incident. The Braves are crushing the National League East. Lighten up.

• Hopefully Derek Jeter comes back in 2014 and has an injury-free season and goes out on his own terms.

… and two predictions

• Miguel Cabrera will give up his pursuit of the Triple Crown and shut it down the final week of the regular season.

• The Twins will finish 69-93.

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