Oh, my sweet darlings. Finally. Finally. Spring is here. Pitchers and catchers report (Are there four more glorious words in the language) Sunday, and the dark times will be past. Batgirl can barely contain herself. And the local media are actually running Twins stories! Yes, it's true. Like this preview, from the Strib

Gardenhire's take on Mays' pitching program, deemed to be a bit too accelerated by Twins coaches: "I know he's champing at the bit. I told him if he goes down there before we start this thing, and he gets hit with a ball throwing batting practice to hitters, that [pitching coach Rick Anderson] and I will take him into this office, put him over this desk and beat the snot out of him."

Or also check out the Strib for this Q&A with Gardy himself, who discourses on the state of various Joes, the great sucking sound in his infield, and the emotional tyranny of numbering your starters. Or handy guides to the Spring Training schedule (first game, March 3 against your World Series champion Boston Red Sox), the starting ro', offseason moves, and something rather obscurely called "Spring Questions," which are not actually questions to be asked of Spring, but rather, questions to be answered in Spring Training.

Or you can check on the PiPress for...well, nothing yet. Maybe they'll post something tomorrow. That'd be nice.

{EDIT} Chastened by Batgirl, the PiPress is up with a story.....