5-game winning streak!

I know this should not excite me, but I am pleased with the Twins' 5-game winning streak. They swept KC, who seems better than they've been in recent years. Cleveland is backsliding, but they are still in first place, so a couple more wins means we gain a couple more games in the standings. It's very encouraging to see the AAA guys stepping up...and make no mistake, a AAA lineup is what we're fielding right now. When Morneau, Kubel, Young, Mauer and Span are all out of the lineup, you can easily see why we have the worst record in baseball. Repko, Revere, Tolbert and Butera should not be playing right now, though I'm glad guys like Revere and Repko are indeed getting some experience.

Strib is breaking down the four major factors in the Twins' precipitous collapse in a four-part series. Kudos to Father BG for sending the articles along. Day one broke down the mismanagement of the catcher position outside of Mauer. Granted, we pretty much had to make the Capps trade last year, but giving up Wilson Ramos was tough. Part 2 detailed the demise of the bullpen, which has the worst ERA in MLB this year. Yikes. Anxious to see where they go in parts 3 and 4.