I Need A Refill

When you've been a Twins fan your whole entire life, it would be easy to say that this year's slide is borderline "normal".  Since the day I was born nearly 28 years ago, we have had 14 losing seasons.  You'd think that isn't so bad, considering there have also been 2 World Series victories sprinkled in there.  But, when only 1 of those 14 losing seasons occurred in the last 11 years, it's a little hard to swallow a record of 15-31 right now - good for last in the Central Division, the American League, Major League Baseball, and probably the world.

As I've mentioned before, my wife says one of my best qualities is my endless positivity.  I have to confess, though, that I haven't had the best feeling about my favorite team lately.  Every time I think we're about to turn the corner (ex: sweeping the Indians, Lirano's no-no, Cuddyer's homer against the Jays = really hard high fives that make your hands turn red - and we give up 6 in the 11th to lose, our offense finally scoring runs in bunches vs. the D'Backs - only to get swept, and Span going 3-5 with a homer and Thome's 2 bombs last night - only to see us blow it in the 8th and 9th again), everything that could go wrong does go wrong.

Frankly, I'm getting weary of hearing about how "that's the Twins for ya'", or "leave it to the Twins to let you down".  I am proud that I have grown up loving the Twins, getting to see 2 World Championships and many division titles.  Sure, we've crumbled in the playoffs lately.  Sure, we're dead last in baseball right now when it seems like our talent should have us right in the mix.  Sure, it seems like every Minnesota sports franchise is in the tank right now (the Wolves can't even get the #1 pick for cryin' out loud!).

What I need today is a refill.  I heard a good friend of mine say last week in an unrelated situation, "It won't matter in the morning."  In the grand scheme of life, will it matter whether the Twins get 1st or last this year?  I think we could (or should) all agree that it won't matter in the morning.  However, it sure is fun to invest my emotions and energy into something I have no control over.  I need a refill of that positivity today.  If you've made it to the end of this post, I sure do appreciate you taking the time to read my rant.  Give me some positivity in the comments and remind me again why "it's gonna be ok".  Go Twins!