Crappy players are always crappy, even against the Twins

Why does it seem like it's always mediocre middle infielders that destroy the Twins? It always seems like it's the guys like Marco Scutaro or Adam Kennedy that are the undoing of the home town heroes, doesn't it? What are Twins pitchers doing that causes these players to sneak up and wreck Minnesota's hopes and dreams? The short answer? Nothing.
Marco Scutaro, one of the players that came to mind on Notorious Players that Kill the Twins Despite Having Little By Way of Baseball Talent. Looking at his career stats in slash fashion (AVG/SLG/OPS) we see he is a .266/.385/.722 hitter over his career. Against the Twins, he obviously rakes. His career numbers against the Twins? .244/.299/.588. Kills us.
How about Adam Kennedy? He is about the same player, putting up .277/.391/.721 numbers. He batters the Twins, going .255/.359/.660. Those were two guys that immediately came to mind when thinking that they always seemed to do well against the Twins. I'm sure there are similar examples.
Wait wait, there's more! Ozzie Guillen famously wailed and gnashed his teeth about the piranhas of the Twins a few years ago. Specifically, the discussion was about Nick Punto, Luis Castillo and Jason Bartlett, because they were on base "all the time". Luis Castillo was a good hitter before he went to New York to flounder for the Mets, and he actually did excell against Chicago. He doesn't count. We're talking about otherwise poor players. That year, 2006, Jason Bartlett, hit .306 and is now in the hunt for the batting title. He decidedly doesn't suck enough to be part of this study. How about Nick Punto? Over his career, he is a .249/.326/.646 over his career. That's almost Kennedy versus the Twins territory.He steps up his game to .263/.332/.666. Aside from batting average, that is an almost indistinguishable change.
What about Lew Ford? I know Steve always hated Lew Ford because he seemingly came out of nowhere and had a knack for beating the Sox. Ford was definitely a flash in the pan, and ended up producing .272/.402/.750 career digits. Against the White Sox, he went .291/.358/.682. Again, aside from batting average, those are markedly worse numbers. (Never mind that this might be because Ron Gardenhire tends to overcoach in big games, which in his case means an emphaisis on bunting, which reduces power and on base percentage numbers, but increases batting average in quick players).
What does this all mean? It means that, for the most part, crappy players are always crappy players. If it seems like one of those mediocre middle infielders has your team's number, it's because the one or two times he is ever successful, it sticks in your craw, and is harder to forget.