At least it was nice listening to Uecker for a while on the radio and him talking about the fun games with the Twins. And praising guys like Zoilo, Battey, Gagne, Kirby and Tony. He even said Tony should be in the hall.
When we let Torii go I was happy with that decision. It was way to much money to spend to keep him and I didn't ever want to see the swing and miss again at the low and away breaking ball. This winter when we signed him back I was thrilled. Things had been mighty drab around here for a few years and figured he'd inject some spark. And that he's done, plus playing pretty good ball. I'm glad he's here. I've thought 2018 would be the year we could have a legit chance at winning the whole ball of wax. That remains, as the young bloods would have 2 and 3 years of ML baseball under their belts. I just don't see a spot for Torii after this season as his most important assets is the spark and don't see how consulting or coaching would lend itself to that. Maybe he could be the first cheerleader in Twins history. Perhaps they give him an honorary position like they did Kirby.
Any of these games should be a treat to take in. Perfect weather, fighting for first place and smoke dancing. Attendance should be way up there, and I hope not to hear so much cheering for the visitors like the Brewers games had.