With who we must consider to be our best pitcher on the mound last night, we let the nearly popless Twins feel like they were the '27 Yankees.  We may as well have been pitching beachballs as baseballs.  You're welcome, Twinks.  And Mauer.......by his own high standards having an off year by barely cracking .300 vs. the rest of the league, is probably hitting about .900 against the Royals.  What the hell, I suppose if we can't be a winning baseball operation, we can at least get our warm and fuzzies by making our opponents feel like baseball gods.  Hey, no need to thank us Twinks, just cutting out the the box scores for our scrapbooks is thanks enough.  But don't get big heads, because matchups against legitimate major league ball clubs, with legitimate major league rosters are on tap the moment you leave KC.  Just remain calm and professional and thank your lucky stars for the unbalanced schedule and for having the best AA team in the major leagues in your home division.