Zyax

What was your left couch doing in center field?

Not entirely relevant, but ESPN's "Market Central" page lists the Twins only positional Strengths as Catcher and.... Shortstop. Still scratching my head.

This mental image literally caused me to spit coffee on to my computer laughing. So. Thanks for that.

I have no idea how I remember it, and I had to look it up to confirm that it actually happened, but on 6-15-08, Scott Baker became one of the very few (57 to date) pitchers to strike out 4 batters in one inning. Only Twin to ever do so unless you go back to the 1911 senators. It may not be a particularly flashy or memorable record, but it was fun to watch, and just another way Baker etched his name in to baseball history as a Twin.

No. Putting aside the blatantly obvious fact that Seattle is building AROUND King Felix and would absolutely not trade him anytime soon... This magical trade would be a "win now" trade. Hernandez has 2 years left on his contract, due about 20 million for each year of it. There is no way the Twins could possibly extend this, because he would command even more per year, so we'd essentially be buying him for two years. The only way this is even remotely justifiable is if the Twins have a decent chance of making a playoff run (which requires making the playoffs, which requires playing .500 baseball...) So I guess my question for you is, do you honestly believe the Twins are Felix Hernandez away from playing winning baseball right now? Because that idea seems completely ridiculous to me.

Captain Stash.