INTRIGUING Numbers...very intriguing...as I focus more attention on Football then Baseball these days...I try to catch a Twins Score Update, and find myself more dissapointed then when my daughter's virginity was taken by some creep in Alaska...First Bullpen problems for us, and now your telling me we can't hit theirs...

until your next set of Bad News Spicer...back to campaigning with old man McCain...

Interesting stats - it would be interesting to see what our pitching has been like in innings 7 thru 9, 10 and 12...

I think it's a psychological thing - they know that in the late innings all hell is going to break loose anyway. I'm sorry to say - we're through. With our little-league relief pitching, we're going nowhere. It's just another year of coming up short. Get ready for the same from the Vikings.

Sarah and Matt- keep the focus (and faith), especially after yesterday's phenomenal/bizarre swing of 1 1/2 games, bringing us right back into the 1-game comfort zone. The White Sox (sans Konerko) also have to throw down with Roy Halladay tonight. Nice.

20 games? That's enough to get back in it. Wasn't it the Twins after all who last season somehow rallied to get to the playoffs late in the season? Win Twins!

i didn;t realize that sarah was such a stitch for a creationist. baseball is a game of numbers, but the only number that counts is wins and the current crop of cheap AAA players are only 1 win from the top. frankly, i don't how they do it, but i hope that they have 18 games left in their souls.

for a creationist that sarah is very funny. hey, old man the only number that really counts is wins. 18 games to make it happen and this crew of AAA cheapos have been remarkable. how do they do it. the actual number that may be interesting to me is why gardy will not let starters go into the dreaded 8th inning...how many times has this happened and what was the result. my credo, by-pass the pen when possible.

The one thing I believe about is the Twins would run into better bullpen pitching in the playoffs (if we get there).

But look what the Jays did to us (I know they're the hottest team in the league right now and have the best bullpen). Better bullpens than the Royals doesn't bode well for a run in October.

Don't lose faith yet though.

Go Twins!

We haven't been great over the last 15, but that was largely because of our long roadtrip. Now that we are back home we are hot again!!!! Here comes the home stretch with the Twins gaining steam and the CHISOX losing two of their most valuable players. I say Twins take the Central by 2 games.

Joshy- '06, not '07.

duke- your credo would have been of great value today, another flop by the pen against lowly K.C. Bummer. Another fine start, and a solid inning from Nathan. It would have been nice to see him in the 10th as well. Let's hope the Blue Jays can start a new win streak in Chicago tonight.

Drew- It doesn't seem to really matter the quality of the bullpen as of late -- we're just plain not hitting any relievers. Relating to today, that came into major play again as we couldn't bounce a run versus a below-average Royal pen (Soria notwithstanding).

Twins Fan- We'll see on Konerko's status come the weekend, although considering that Crede is also out -- that makes three Sox in the wash. Of course, we pray injury upon no man. 2 games, eh? Check back to discuss that prediction come the 23rd when Chicago comes to town.

Sometimes you're on top all the way until the end and you think it's definitely in the bag and then before you can say "you did what with a cigar?" that horse in 2nd place overtakes you and you're through. The Twins can still take this!