Four Games In Is Hardly Time To Overreact!

Let's be honest...

Had the Twins begun the 2012 season by winning two of their first four games, many fans would've considered that a positive.

Had someone told you the Twins would start the 2012 season 0-4, many fans would've probably said "Yea, that wouldn't surprise me."

Had the Twins jumped out to a 4-0 start on the year, many fans would probably be saying, "Yea, but it won't last.  They're not really that good."

So, with the honesty out of the bag, why are Twins fans willing to pack the 2012 season in with 158 games left to play?

There's no doubt that the start of this season has been frustrating for fans.  It's difficult to stay positive after what we witnessed last year, and what appears to be a mirror image through four games of this season.  But to assume that this team won't turn things around sooner rather than later is a bit negative.  And that's coming from someone who has had his share of negative opinions of this organization over the last couple of years.

For many teams and players, it's sometimes difficult to jump out of the gates hot.  Often times, when teams do look "hot," it's because the team they're playing isn't.  Are Red Sox fans running for the hills because Josh Beckett got lit up in his first outing of the year?  On the flip side, we know the Tigers are going to be one of the better American League teams, but are they that good to sweep a team like the Red Sox without so much as batting an eye?  The answer to both questions is...no.

What Twins fans need to realize is that things will come.  The offense will turn around and begin hitting the ball hard.  We've already seen evidence of Josh Willingham being able to drive the ball over the fence, and Justin Morneau has been making solid contact when bat has met ball.  We've seen some positive things from a couple of pitchers, namely Glen Perkins and a five-inning stretch from Nick Blackburn.  The defense has been a little shaky to start, which we all had hoped would be better.  But all-in-all, if people were expecting perfection out of the gates, they might want to re-evaluate their level of baseball knowledge.

The Twins will be fine.  We're not expecting a Division Title, are we?  We're just expecting them to be better than last year.  And that will be the case.