Batgirl was remiss in not posting this ESPN.com story earlier, in which Phil Rogers calls Torii the most exciting baserunner in the game. Indeed, Torii seemed to have developed some rather preternatural instincts in the second half of last year--a far cry from the beginning of '03 when he'd forget to tag up all the time.

But, more importantly, what on earth is Phil Rogers doing? The Bitch Sox columnist has shown no love for the Twins in the past, yet this is the second article he's written for ESPN praising our boys of summer. What's going on here?