Souhan: That was disgusting

Here's what went wrong during the Twins' 6-2 loss to Toronto on Thursday night:

-The Twins fell to 8-23, worst record in the bigs by 2 1/2 games.

-Starter Jason Marquis threw 39 balls in 87 pitches and lasted just four innings. He was brought to Minnesota to throw strikes and eat innings and did neither.

-Trevor Plouffe, in the first game of a tryout at third base that could determine the course of his career, ran into a tag play at second base and failed to call for a popup that he should have caught, a popup that fell between him and Marquis.

-Centerfielder Denard Span forgot how many outs there were.

-Erik Komatsu failed to pick up the third-base coach and, with the ball in rightfield, stopped at second before getting thrown out at third.

-Alexi Casilla got a forceout at second base and forgot to look home to prevent a runner from scoring.

This was disgusting. This is a flat, unintelligent team filled with guys who shouldn't be in the big-leagues.

Plouffe is not a winning big-league player. Casilla is not an everyday big-league player. The starting rotation is awful, and the best competitor among them, Carl Pavano, hasn't cracked 90 mph this season, indicating he's probably pitching with an injury or in pain.

The bullpen has actually been pretty good. Brian Dozier looks like a player. Josh Willingham has produced. Joe Mauer has stayed healthy.

Other than that, this season has been a washout.

To think the Twins played this poorly the day two key players were demoted - Francisco Liriano to the bullpen and Danny Valencia to AAA.

And if the Nationals want Plouffe or Casilla or a part-time outfielder, so much the better.

-I'm hearing the Twins like Georgia high school outfielder Byron Buxton in the June draft. While the Twins are desperate for pitching, Buxton projects to be a big-league star.

-Wrote about the Vikings' stadium for the Friday paper. My take: Minnesota will have an amazing array of sports venues once ZygiDome gets built.

-Joe Mauer is hitting .270 with one homer. Being healthy doesn't help a whole lot if he can't swing the bat with authority.

-Bring up Ben Revere. If you can write a lineup with Komatsu and Darin Mastroianni, you can find enough playing time for Revere.

-If the Twins keep looking for competent outfielders, they could give Matt Carson a look. He's a veteran minor-leaguer who's hitting .295 for Rochester.

-Thank you, Tiger Woods, for making me feel better about my golf swing.

-I really wish the Twins had been lucky enough to land Bryce Harper. This team needs someone who competes like that.

-The Timberwolves, when semi-healthy, were so much more entertaining than most of the teams in the NBA playoffs.