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I believe that's the rare, rocket-firing No-no Fett.

Screaming Viking over here, please. Slightly bruised.

Also, bad-ass biker outfits.

Base hits, like mustaches, ravens, and pontoon boats, have always been cool.

I'm ready to go on Monday. Just need a couple of sessions to get the ol' knuckler back.

Yes, that was the joke. For the record, my pick up lines were much worse. But thanks for playing along.

I also gave up no hits and failed to pitch nine innings today. Still counting it as a no-no, like God intended.

Don't believe the hype. I hit 1000 strikeouts at the Fall social my Junior year of college, when I was much younger than Sano. Watch me build on the real record at the tavern this weekend. Seriously though, nice write-up Seth.

Let's hear it for professional umpires. Hip, Hip...

'Tis the season for playoff rosters. I've seen many proposed rosters that have more thought and logic behind them than I can provide. Nevertheless, I have gone through the requisite attempt to settle on my own preferred 25-man squad. Every time I try, the most interesting Twin in the world, Willians Astudillo is left out. Much to my surprise. I find this perplexing because of how I analyze the 4 possible outcomes: 1. The Twins win with Willians Astudillo 2. The Twins win without Willians Astudillo 3. The Twins lose with Willians Astudillo 4. The Twins lose without Willians Astudillo Obviously, 1 and 2 are the preferred outcomes, and of course either one of those is just fine by me. If the Twins lose with Willians Astudillo on the roster (outcome #3) I'll be sad that they lost. But perhaps not surprised - with 10 teams, you're not entitled to the win. But I have to think that whoever Tortuga took that last roster spot from (who is #25?) probably didn't make a massive contribution to the cause. But if the Twins lose WITHOUT Willians Astudillo, I think that I shall feel cheated. I can't escape the irrational feeling that there's something special / magical about this guy. Perhaps he brings variance to a team that needs variance. Will I be able to prevent myself from dreaming that the curly-haired turtle wouldn't have done one or more of the following: 1. Collected 5 bases (on 3 swings) in a series-turning game 2. Hit a walk-off bomba from his knee 3. Played 3 different positions in a masterfully-managed extra-inning game 4. Run through Tony Diaz's stop sign to score from first on a madcap, helmet-shedding dash What say you? Am I mad? Am I so mad that I'm sane? So sane that I'm mad?

Can anyone tell me the last time a Twins pitcher with a kick-ass moustache dominated the post-season?

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