Big Hurt re-joins A’s and pains the Twins

Oakland faced off April 24 with the Minnesota Twins, and for the first time in 13 years a Twins’ starter allowed more than 6 runs without pitching an entire inning. The resulting 11-2 victory for the A’s left their new designated hitter pleased.

Unlike Minnesota’s starter Francisco Liriano, who was left feeling some big hurt after Thursday’s game. Within 29 minutes of the game, Liriano was removed. After allowing six runs and five hits, Liriano walked three and failed to procure a single stikeout. Maybe he is still suffering from the surgery he underwent in fall of 2006.

Suffering aside, Frank Thomas could not have looked more comfortable shaking the dust and rust from his green and gold No. 35 uniform. His teammates don’t even seem bitter about spending less time at the plate.

In fact, Rajai Davis and Donnie Murphy contributed to the excitement of A’s fans during this game. Davis slammed three hits in his debut with the Athletics. Murphy, however, outshined him with his first career multi-homer game. Way to earn your $400,000 salary! (Did I mention how incredibly attractive baseball players’ salaries are? Do I need to?)

Let’s hope that the reacquisition of the Big Hurt continues to pay in wins for the A’s.