THE TWINS ARE (almost) .500!!!

I really want to express my joy for my favorite sports team from my favorite sport. The Twins (31-33) sit two games below .500 64 games into the season. Last year, they were 30-36 at 66 games, and two years ago, they were 26-39 at 65 games. Bluntly, this is a much better team, to the relief of Ron Gardenhire and the fans alike.
However, the thing that I like about the Twins the most this year is the pure excitement of their games. It always feels like they're in every game, even against the Yankees, whom the Twins scored six runs in the ninth inning against. From Oswaldo Arcia's spastic cheering to the slight smile of Eduardo Nunez, this team is clicking on a personal level. They have life. They have spirit. And they have tenacity. Only a tenacious team pulls off numerous comebacks from multiple run deficits, and only a tenacious team can claw its way to the playoffs. So far, unexpected sources have kept the Twins close to .500:

The Twins have thrived on their offense this year, which provides a more exciting brand of baseball, with plenty of runs and tense late innings. It might be the little kid in me, but I always thought scoring runs was much more exciting than a well-pitched game.

The Twins are clearly not a playoff team on paper, but the continuous contributions of newly signed Kurt Suzuki and Phil Hughes have kept then within striking distance. However, the excitement of this team and the hype of Byron Buxton should drive fans back into Target Field in years to come. The playoffs are a possibility. Tenacity will achieve it.

(I didn't even mention Mauer! I must be the first blogger to do that in a general Twins post!)

Additionally, a new thing I'm going to try to do is a "Video of the Day". Basically, it'll be a video of something pertaining to the subject of the post. Enjoy-

At least the excitement at Twins games these days is more baseball related.