Hard to follow that one, but here goes...

I went to a Twins game with my dad tonight. They beat Cleveland 7-5 in 12 innings on a David Ortiz homerun that barely cleared the fence. Some observations:

• Cleveland has a player named Coco Crisp. Honest. What were his parents thinking?
  
• A.J. Pierzynski is my new favorite Twin. How can you not love a catcher who bunts with two outs to drive in two runs?
  
• During one of the inning breaks the scoreboard had a "KissCam," which panned around the stadium to find various couples who upon noticing themselves on the scoreboard would kiss. It was extremely heteronormative.
  
• I don't care if he's won 15 games, Rick Reed stinks.
  
• The Twins are good, but they don't have the starting pitching or the power that makes a team successful in the playoffs. Defense, doubles, and bullpens don't win playoff games. Especially against Oakland.
  
• For $27 each we sat behind home plate, 20 rows up. For the same price in Boston I recall sitting way the heck out in right field, pointed at the Green Monster.
  

Also, it rained the whole time. Who says Minnesota needs a new ballpark?