Let's talk about all these Twins injuries and bat around the idea of calling up another phenom, sure.
But first, can we talk about my "dad injury" for a moment?
See, on Sunday night my 2-year-old was playing a game where she jumps off the edge of the couch onto the main part of the couch, with extra pillows stacked onto it (parenting level: Questionable but fun dad, in allowing this in the first place. Would it help to know that's she's almost 3?)
She had done this a few times successfully. But she wanted Mom to see her do it. So she launched herself one last time. On this occasion, she flew too close to the sun – bouncing off the back cushion first and creating a launch angle/trajectory that sent her headed toward falling off the couch next.
I lunged to keep her from falling, making a heroic mid-air grab (parenting level: high), but in the process I did something to my left shoulder that just isn't good (dad level: Off the charts).
I took some ibuprofen before bed, and it felt somewhat better as I nodded off. When I woke up this morning, basic movements made me wince. I don't know if it's a pinched nerve or a muscle strain or what. But it is a full-on dad injury, combining active parenting with a brain that thinks the body is still 24 and not 42.
And so: I have a renewed, visceral appreciation for Twins players and their various ailments. If I had to swing a bat today instead of just clicking keys with my fingers, I couldn't do my job. I'd probably need a few days off and be listed officially as "day-to-day (shoulder)."
The Twins have a lot of guys who fit into that "day-to-day" category, and the cumulative weight of those nagging injuries has put the team in an interesting though not-yet-precarious spot.
