Warranted Optimism

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What a glorious day, eh? It's May 4th, and the Twins lead the Central Division by 1.5 games. Even for someone who was optimistic about the Twins chances to be competitive this year - and I was - that's strange to say. But a modest five-game winning streak and series sweeps of the White Sox and Tigers have put them atop the division. And for today and tomorrow and most of Tuesday, a sense of ... [link]

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Half-Full or Half-Empty?
Published 5/5/2008 by dwintheiser at Twinkie Town: Front Page Posts
... Many observers are choosing to look at the 2008 Twins as a glass half-full, especially since they're currently leading what looks to be a surprisingly weak division. But there's an argument to be made that the glass is actually half-empty and likely to get more empty. No less of authorities than the Twins Geek and Joe Christiansen have observed what might be called the 'glass half full' argument for the Twins in 2008: the club is barely over .500 despite all these problems - Delmon Young not yet hitting the way we'd hoped, Mike Lamb hasn't yet gotten ...

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