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Are we supposed to read that as Kansas City?

Bigger Papi.

It's good to hear a full stadium for Torii's standing ovation. Will we hear it again this October.

Leave it to the small town boy And once he's on the home town boy

Would you rather argue with me?

Maybe the bar tonight.

I relayed that message to Molly. He just saw it.

Haha, that's a much more detailed response than I got back in 2011 when I first asked that question.

WWWWHHHHHAAAAAAAAATTTTT???!!!

Was that hit a replay?

Hey, you're way ahead of me. I saw your comment before I saw the play

I couldn't remember how many feet on either side. ETA: I did know what a baseline was. Honestly. Just not the exact definition. ETA (again): Where does the shortstop stand?

Oh, right. I should have thought of that. But somehow I felt like it was September already.

Aw shoot. I shouldn't have said that. It gave the WS a bright idea.

What is the exact definition of the baseline?

Dozier crawling like a puppy. That means he wasn't leading off far enough.

Does anybody live in an area where they can't tune into the Twins game on television? Just PM me and I'll show you how to hack the system. Honest. You'll never regret it.

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I was just admiring his hair. But if you say so...

I guess it's no big deal that I wasn't able to listen to the end of the game. Wait, we might come back and win in the 11th. Oh, wait, somehow I feel like an idiot to even think of that. In '10 you would say "I KNOW the Twins are going to win." In '11 you could say "I THINK the Twins are going to win." In '12 you would say "I HOPE the Twins are going to win." In '13 you would say "I WISH the Twins would win." In '14 you'd say "I think the Twins are going to lose." In '15 we all shout "I KNOW THE TWINS ARE GONNA LOSE."

Ahem. What you were really hoping was that conservatives wouldn't notice that little side note.

How would we contact them? The same way you would a Major Leaguer, through the Twins?

Luke Daniel Westphal, a left handed pitcher from Clintonville, WI, was signed by the Minnesota Twins this past offseason after being discovered by Twins scout Howard Norsetter when he was pitching for the Doncaster Dragons of Australia’s Baseball Victoria Summer League where he started 14 games and collected 141 strikeouts with an ERA of 0.49 in 80 innings pitched. Westphal, now 25 years old, was born June 14th of 1989 and is listed as 6’3” and 230 lb. Born and raised in Clintonville, WI, Westphal had an outstanding collegiate career at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. In his junior year at Division III, Westphal was an All-American pitcher and was voted the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association pitcher of the year after posting a 7-0 record with a 1.34 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 60.1 innings pitched. That year he held opponents to a .184 batting average, allowed one run in six of his eight starts, and gave up only six extra-base hits. In his four years at UW-Oshkosh, he made 29 starts in 40 appearances, and his stats include a 17-10 win-loss record and a 3.08 ERA and 197 strikeouts in 207.2 innings. Westphal began his professional career with the Gateway Grizzlies of the independent Frontier League in 2013 after graduating from college. Though he had been a starter for the UW-Oshkosh Titans, the Grizzlies switched him to the bullpen, where he posted a 1.59 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 17 innings before having his season cut short due to an injury. The following year he had 3 wins and 5 losses with a 2.91 ERA in 35 games. During his two years with Gateway, Westphal struggled with his control and walked 50 batters, but he also showed potential with his 69 strikeouts in just 69.2 innings. Last summer he was accepted to play for a team in Doncaster (Victoria Summer League), where he would be back in starting position. Down under, he started 14 games and compiled 141 strikeouts with a 0.49 ERA in 80 innings pitched. That’s where he caught Twins scout Howard Norsetter’s eye. Needless to say, that winter Westphal received the phone call that every young ballplayer dreams of getting, and though he had been traded to the Joliet Slammers of the Frontier League back in October, the Twins bought his contract before he made an appearance for Joliet. Westphal pitching for the Doncaster Dragons | photo via Doncaster Baseball Club. Westphal pitching for the Twins in Spring Training | photo by Bryan Green via Flickr. Luke Westphal made his Minor League debut last night on the Fort Myers Miracle and gave a good performance, hurling one inning in relief and getting the opposing team to go down in order with a strikeout and two groundouts. The Twins have high hopes for Luke Westphal, and his story is intriguing. I’m looking forward to see what he can do for us, not only this year but in the years to come, and I’m excited at this opportunity to cover his journey from the Minors onward.

Only 7 votes? Seems a lot of people are going to be dying. Hopefully your comment gets buried before the FBI can find it.

Yes. I'm definitely looking forward to bragging about him this year!