Batgirl was very intrigued by this Jim Souhan column in the Strib, in which Souhan discusses what the fate of a player like Randy Moss might be in the Twins clubhouse. According to Torii Hunter, he and one Mr. Jones would take care of that kind of 'tude very quickly.

"A lot of big-name guys, they go to another organization, then they find guys who are problems like that, so they put up a wall and act the same way," Hunter said. "We don't let that happen here. We keep talking to you until you start smiling and having fun. And if you don't, then we might have to fight.

"If you think you're bigger than the team, then you shouldn't be here. And they [the Twins] see that, and get rid of guys like that."

Careful drafting, minor league grooming and clubhouse vigilance -- not to mention payroll restrictions that prevent the pursuit of players like Sosa -- usually keeps problem players from the Twins' clubhouse.

Batgirl has every faith that this is true, but the Twins have always been very successful keeping jerks out of the clubhouse--they just can't afford it. And Batgirl wonders if the problems some of the former Twins have been having out in the world are due to this lack of mitigating influences. At least the Bitch Sox should be able to keep A.J. in check.