Detroit at Twins. Weekend Round-Up.
Thursday. Ligers 7, Twins 2.
Friday. Twins 9, Ligers 5.
Saturday. Twins 2, Ligers 1.
Sunday. Twins 12, Ligers 1.
Oh, my dears. Batgirl is so happy right now she can barely speak. Two games out. A game and a half in the wild card lead. Wins! Bats, bats, bats, triples (which are, as you may know, hott), defense--and Johan Santana, triple crown winner? Cy Young? MVP? There was so much to love this weekend, Batgirl can do nothing but throw her arms around the world--and not in a dysfunctional, U2 kind of way, but in the-whole-world-is-Johan-Santana-and-maybe-I-can-get-a-squeeze-of-bicep-way. There was so much damned hustle and heart and all the things we love about Twins baseball, including Torii "Gimp" Hunter singlehandedly creating a run in the second inning today. You missed it? Oh, that's terrible! Well, as a service to her readers, Batgirl presents a reenactment, using Legos.
Please note: the Spiderman Lego who used to play Torii Hunter has gotten a little uppity in his demands, and he was replaced with a more humble Lego actor. There's no "I" in Legovision.
It's the bottom of the second. One out. Torii Hunter at the plate.
Jeremy Bonderman has one strike against Hunter.
Torii rears back and...
...hits it up the middle. Base hit!
With Torii on first, Jason Kubel comes to the plate. Bonderman pitches. Boy, that's a high leg kick!
Hunter's going for the steal!
SAFE!
Strike three! But the ball bounces past the catcher.
Kubel hustles down the line as Wilson prepares to throw to first. ...What's that look in Torii's eye?
It's the spark of hustle! Torii breaks for third!
Wilson's throw to first was slow, the relay across the diamond not in time!
Torii looks into the Twins' dugout and claps. I'm a piranha too!
Tyner comes to the plate. Surely he can lend Torii a hand...
Oh well, it's just a foul pop to shallow left...Monroe will catch it easily.
What?? Torii breaks for home!
Shocked at Hunter's gall, Monroe throws wildly.
Torii scores!! ...Two runs: more than enough for Johan K. Santana, president of the United States of Batgirl.
The dugout celebrates! Twins are going to WIN!
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