If the Twins were in a big market, they would be the biggest story in baseball.

[redskinrussell]

Re: If the Twins were in a big market, they would be the biggest story in baseball.

Um...maybe I'm just a homer, but there's a team in Detroit that's been in the toilet for 15 years that currently has the best record in baseball. Not trying to take away from what Minnesota's done, but the Tigers so far are THE story of this year.

I dont really care cuz the analysts on ESPN dont know what they are talking about most of the time anyways. I'd rather get my news from the DSR and I believe all of us in Michigan can always use more Mario Impembla and Rod Allen.

[Psyblast]

Re: If the Twins were in a big market, they would be the biggest story in baseball.

I dont really care cuz the analysts on ESPN dont know what they are talking about most of the time anyways. I'd rather get my news from the DSR and I believe all of us in Michigan can always use more Mario Impembla and Rod Allen.

:y4: I actually can't stand Mario and Rod...they seem like a couple of morons to me, which is why I usually listen to Tigers games on the radio now.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: If the Twins were in a big market, they would be the biggest story in baseball.

I would rather take everyone by surprise, anyway.

[Chip Douglass]

Re: If the Twins were in a big market, they would be the biggest story in baseball.

The Dodgers were the first thing every show on Baseball Tonight during there winning streak.

I understand that, I'm just saying how it can be possible for other fans to get upset over media attention or lack thereof.

[dkgojackets]

Re: If the Twins were in a big market, they would be the biggest story in baseball.

In other news, Florida's army of rookies and sub $15-mil payroll are now just 4 games out of the Wild Card.

And Josh Johnson still leads the NL in ERA, while I still believe Cabrera is the second best hitter in the league behind Pujols.

[Stoud]

Re: If the Twins were in a big market, they would be the biggest story in baseball.

If the Mets, Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, or Cubs had come back from 8 games under .500 in May, to a half game ahead in the Wild Card in late August, you would have every major media baseball analyst in the country slobbering on them. I guess a team with the leagues leading hitter (Mauer), a potential Cy Young winner (Santana), and a legitimate AL MVP candidate (Morneau) can't even get into the first half hour of SportsCenter. Oh, but these people will be the first to say "OH, they aren't for real, they're a small market team, oh look at those cute Twins" if they happen to fall out of it (which they won't). Why can't these turds see that the Red Sox are done, the White Sox are starting to break down, and the Twins are surging into the playoffs.

My sentiments exactly. I agree for the most part, while I think you go perhaps a little too far with some of your statements, Morneau being an MVP candidate being one of them...he should win comeback player of the year if anything. Not only did the guy come back from...was it one or two straight .240 seasons w/ maybe 20 homers at best to be well above .300 right now w/ well over 30 jacks, but he also came back just this year from similar play early in the season, and is one of the main reasons why the twins are doing so well.

I agreed the most with your statement on the Sox (both red and white), and I too can see the intensity that the Twins are playing with. Whereas I admittedly had a hard time trusting twins players to do well this year, now that they've proven themselves, I'm a believer. I'm also a believer that it is impossible for Santana to do anything of significange unless it is late, and not early in the season.

[redskinrussell]

Re: If the Twins were in a big market, they would be the biggest story in baseball.

:y4: I actually can't stand Mario and Rod...they seem like a couple of morons to me, which is why I usually listen to Tigers games on the radio now.

I know they are horrible but I just love the fun they have while announcing. They still act like nobody is watching them (like past seasons)... I love the long running jokes on the telecast like Pink Cotton Candy, Chelli's Chilli, and the charging the pitcher incident in Japan. My friends and I just laugh and have a great time, we also think of how hot a Rod and Mario love child would be. We do great Rod impersonations. Rod's most recent quotable, "the guys who hit the 1 and 2 pitchers, now they drive the Cadillacs, Mario... the guys that hit the 4 and 5 pitchers, they drive the volkswagons"