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I noticed that too Scotty - I thought home jerseys had team name, road had location. Weird.

I think a year in Elizabethton would do him good. Heck, a year in Elizabethton seems to do everybody good.

I wouldn't trade him. Who catches if Sukuki twists his ankle or something? Depth is an organizational strength, not a problem. I could very well see him get 300 ABs or so next year rotating at catcher, DH, and right handed bat off the bench. 2016, who knows?

"A couple fairly intriguing minor-league pitchers came back in the Correia and Willingham swaps" I must've missed it - who did they get for Correia?

I think the trades people wanted have been made - the future looks good, even without the mega-prospects. Once they are healthy, look out.

"Everybody's dressing funny, color me impressed..."

This sums up my thinking as well. Who needs a stinking trade deadline when you can get real live prospecrts like this for guys that are on their final legs here.

Very happy to see Berrios back out there.

Such a nice easy swing by Vargas - you could really see the raw power there.

I started out the season wanting to check out Gibson, Dozier, and Arcia. Then Santana was worth a look - or a guy like Darnell or Pino - now Vargas is here. I will always be curious to see new prospects and how they fare.

I sense a future pitching coach in the Twins' organization....

Brock, I usually agree with you. However, maybe part of a young ballplayer's progress is to become better, no matter the level. He doesn't profile as a corner guy per se, but given his relatively tender age, he is kicking ass right now.

Does Santana's hitting style remind anybody of Span? He also kept his lead foot on the ground as I recall.....

I know there have been some eyebrows raised at the Twins habit of drafting college relievers of late. My eyebrows are raised in that none of them are actually on the team yet. Good powerful bullpen lies in our future.

Well, Dozier's spot is looking more secure than ever.

Only on the Party Porch....

Burdi: 21 K in 10 innings. Is that a typo?!

What a line today: 5 for 6, 2 runs, 4 RBI, 2 SB, double, triple, walk. Pretty insane stuff.

That was fun - turn on a 4-3 game watch it become a wipeout of the dirty socks. Good on Santana, Arcia, Vargas, Plouffe, Fryer, and most importantly, Gibson. 10 game winner in his first full season with nearly 2 months to go!

How do we know they aren't?

The Twins really, REALLY need to give Mays and Meyer their taste of MLB this season. The learning opportunity is just too huge to be wasted.

Having depth at a key position is a good thing. I hope Hicks keeps moving up, regardless of who he might be blocking. Internal competition also ain't bad.

Mike, is it possible that everything is baseball isn't quantifiable? What about a pitcher's confidence in a particular pitch? What is our stat for that? Or a catcher's ability to settle down a pitcher that is rattled? I appreciate your point of view, but I believe it ignores a lot of the elements that are present in human endeavors.

I haven't seen anything - well done sir.

Perkins had a funny tweet about it: "This is from last night and I'm still laughing. Phil *almost* caught it. "