Oh and by the way...

Twins win a nail-biter at Arlington.

Loved Sosa's strikeout with two gone in the bottom of the ninth. I don't care if you're Babe Ruth on HGH--you do not jack one to dead-center on Johan Santana and maintain enough karma/luck to pull any pinch-hit heroics a day later with Joe Nathan on the mound. You can't catch lightning in a bottle twice, or something like that...

Another strong pair of innings for Matt Guerrier. More proof that God has shown mercy on the Minnesota Twins by smiting down Jesse Crain--the only way to keep Gardy from practically asking Jesse to give up game-changing hits. The Lord is truly good to us, as His vicious plague of arm-injuries has passed over our four most reliable options out of the pen.

I have to say, the Rangers' broadcast team provided the most pleasant, enjoyable experience I've had watching away games on MLB tv. Certainly a cut above these chodes

My Most-wanted players list? Here's two right-handed batters that would adequately fill big holes in our lineup

• Willy Mo Pena--Power bat from Boston. His suspect defense is of no concern to the Twins who need some pop out of the DH spot. Plus, he could complete the Karma cycle that began when we let David Ortiz slip through our fingers. Consider the symmetry: Papi was a left-hander power hitter who struggled to find consistency for the Twins and blossomed in Boston. Willy Mo is a right-handed power hitter who has struggled to find consistency in Cincinatti and Boston. Could he develop away from the spotlight and within the domed confines of the HHHMD? I say it's worth a shot, but then again, I am a symmetry whore.
  

• Edwin Encarnacion--An everyday 3b that has fallen prey to the fickle whims of Cincinatti manager, Jerry Larron. Edwin was recently demoted to AAA, citing a lack of effort that seems to stem from a disagreement about his failure to run out a pop-fly. (He was recalled this week after batting .419 during his brief stint at Louisville.) Give him a locker next to Torii and I imagine he might catch the Twins spirit. Stick him at 3b and you can let Nick Punto return to the utility role to which he is more suited (Nicky will still get plenty of playing time with Bartlett and Castillo struggling to be on the field at the same time). Edwin has proven that he can hit at the major league level, and we've developed a trading relationship with Cincinatti over the last year or two, so this would probably be a relatively easy deal to figure out.

Tonight's Lost season finale

Holy crap.

Initial thoughts (sure to develop/change over the next NINE MONTHS WITHOUT A NEW EPISODE):

• Should we prepare for just flash-forwards for the next three seasons? I could never complain about such perfect symmetry.

• Whose funeral was it? (Locke, Sawyer, Ben?) Who did Kate have to get back home to? (Sawyer, a parole officer, her son?)

• The Jack beating-up-Ben, Hurley van-rescue, Sayid neck-breaking, Sawyer continuing-his-killing-spree, scene was easily the best five minutes in Lost history.

• Charlie, whose drug problems always seemed to keep him from becoming a true fan-darling, cemented his legacy of awesomeness with his desperate attempts to warn his friends of impending disaster. Kudos to Charlie Pace for his Bondian attitude in the face of torture, his faith in Desmond's vision, and his redemption through selflessness. And nice acting, Dominic Monaghan--way to save the best for last.
  

Thanks for all the sass...

In case you can't tell by the time lapsed between posts and the wildly shifting content, this blog is in its "formative stage". Now that I'm working from home, I hope to be able to have more time to dedicate to making this into something fun for me and others. One writer that has been and will continue to be an inspiration to me is Anne Ursu (aka Batgirl), the creator of the greatest Twins blog of all-time.

A few months ago, Batgirl gave birth to "Dashiell J. Batbaby", her "miracle premie". Understandably, the rigors of motherhood have limited her writing this season, though in quantity alone, I must say. Today she announced her retirement from blogging. "I simply do not have time to do this blog well," she explains, "and there is no point in doing it any other way." Of course, many of us loyal readers wouldn't mind her doing it in some other way--any other way--but we appreciate her commitment to the high standard of quality that she has set over the last three years.

Whether she was reenacting key plays in Legovision, awarding the coveted "Boyfriend of the Day" award, or simply skewering the Twins for their "ass-battery", her writing was always entertaining, topical, and completely unpretentious--everything a blog should be. I'll always remember the Twins' amazing surge to the 2006 division title, and how Batgirl's hilarious, spot-on postings provided the perfect commentary to those memorable few months. If my blog ever were to become half of what Batgirl's was, I would consider it an astounding success. For then, I'd be half-way to blogging perfection.