5 BIG If's

IF Liriano had pitched like we know he can ...

IF Baker had not been hurt and pitched like the Baker we know ...

IF Pavano had not been hurt and was the innings eater he was in 2010 ...

IF Blackburn had recovered his touch ...

IF Slowey had been the pitcher we thought he was ...

We would win the pennant this year and maybe even last year,

Instead we have 5 minor league starting pitchers and only one came up though the Twins organization. (not counting De Vries)

Gardenhire Anderson & Terry Ryan have done a great job keeping things interesting.

Thanks to the Twins organization and don't listen to the boo birds.

6. Joe Mauer finds the magic elixir (I'm not saying it was steroids) that helped him win the MVP and fool Bill Smith into giving him $23M a year.

7. If MN didn't bring back basically the same rotation they have had for the last few years that never worked and signed QUALITY arms to replace them.

8. Matt Capps is not resigned. Jonathan Broxton is signed instead to a 2 YR deal.

This list could go up to 15 or so....