nice to see a young player doing well for the Twins. Hopefully ownership can afford him for a few years.

He's an exciting player. Too bad I missed his cycle- Between the rain delay and the Ny-Quil I was KO'd. Thanks for the recap

This kid is funny - one day, he is sat for not looking like he has ever played a game in his life from starting the next game and looking like a complete superstar! What polar opposites...hopefully with time, he will start to even out these ebbs and flows of complete brilliance and complete cluelessness...over time comes wisdom...right?

Way to go Livan! Keep hogging innings, you rubber arm, you...

That was quite the thrill!! Did everyone think he was safe? Do you think the umpires were influenced at all by the idea of completing the cycle?

Ryan- Expect that polarity throughout the season. At 22, Gomez is a young dude and young fellas are wont to do some crazy shit on occasion to give headaches to their respective bosses, parents, and in this case- managers. Don't be surprised to see this rollercoaster climb and descend all year long. But it's already proven to be a damn fine ride.

Danny- I don't think the umps would be influenced by the accomplishment. Still- it seems like this has been a conversation I've had readily over the past two days. Sometimes, I think, the fan wants something to happen so bad, that our focus and energy become really finite, and all facets of the game (field, weahter, umps, opposition) suddenly become a factor. Just another of the beauties of baseball. I will say, however, that any ump- behine home plate or in the field of play- is downright lying if they cliam to be unaware of a pitching feat come the last few outs of a game. It's always interesting, as we witnessed this week, to see the scope of the strike zone come, say, the 9th inning of a No-No.

Maybe on a slow news day, you can write up a little glossary: no-no's? Cycles? umps? (just kidding)

Katherine- A glossary is a sound idea for those readers- perhaps like yourself- that are new to baseball. Perhaps you'd enjoy the previous entry, "Baseball 101: Carlos Gomez and the Bunt," which focuses on some baseball fundamentals. I'll likely be tossing in another few such entries covering some hardball basics over the course of the season.

time flies! i had no idea it had been since the puckett days a Twin had hit for the cycle. congrats to Gomez and thanks for the input Judd.