Sano and Milone

Wow.

About a month ago I had given up hope of a Twins playoff spot. The starting pitching, which had been effective nearly all season was starting to break down. The bullpen, which had been absolutely stellar, was wiped out quickly by the starters sudden early inning failures.

And the hitting tanked.

But, it seems, just like that, the team has found new life. Sano has obviously been a major part of that resurgence, but so have the once slumping staters. Milone looked incredible last night. So did Santana before that. And Gibson, who pitches again today, had his best outing of the season last time time out.

Let's not forget about Jepson. With Perkins ailing he has proven much more than an eighth inning set-up man. He's the new stopper. And until Perkins is truly healthy, he's looking like someone who can do the job until Perkins returns.

Texas won again last night, which of course is a bit of a bummer, but the Twins are matching them now game for game.

I had forgotten how much fun September baseball is. No matter what the final result is this year, it's been a very good season.

Go Twins!