Their body language reeks of frustration. Their curse words echo throughout the ballpark. The air surrounding the Twins feels like it weighs 10,000 pounds right now.
A six-game losing streak in a condensed season for the division favorite has a way of making things tight around the collar.
The Twins need a jolt. Something's not right. Where's the fire? The urgency? Did they forget this is a 60-game season and not 162?
Rocco Baldelli needs to try a different tone or message because the performance put forth Monday should not be tolerated.
The ninth inning of a lackluster 8-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox provided a perfect snapshot of a slide that has sent the Twins tumbling to third place in the American League Central.
Max Kepler gave a casual effort on a harmless fly ball to right field, only to have the ball glance off his glove. The White Sox made good on that blunder by scoring three runs to break open a tie game.
Perhaps fittingly, the MLB trade deadline happened Monday, but the Twins front office opted to sit this one out. Despite the team's slump and need for a spark, I don't fault them for not shaking things up — if that were even possible.
Let's save the outrage for this offseason if the front office fails to add a true take-it-to-the-bank No. 1 ace. Or feel grumpy that this particular area wasn't addressed at the deadline last year, or again last winter.