Wow. Perfect. It was exactly like that.

Awwww...if Nicky was that cute in real life, I might consider giving him co-boyfriend status.

Somebody get the groundscrew out to weed the field at Safeco.

Double-A, that was a perfect picture for the situation. It was a beautiful play!

As cute as this little kitten is - it is no way cuter then Little Nicky Punto - IMO =)

Wonder Woman

BG -
Well done - as was the inside scoop on Starters 1 and 2.
I am pleased Little Nicky was able to elude the former rodent catcher without getting eaten. Quite frankly, I was ready to eat Little Nicky - or go like Ozzie and bite off his little head - when he killed the rally in the 5th by going 4-6-3 DP. I hope Little Nicky will forgive me for having such violent thoughts.

Dear Wonder Woman:

I wholeheartedly agree.

Yours,
k-bro

I just spent 2.3 seconds of my life trying to make "ground screw" work in that sentence.

Laughed out loud, B-G. Too funny.

Gentle readers,

Batgirl can claim no credit for this brilliance. The intrepid person who captured this exciting moment in Little Nicky Punto's life is a Batling named "Whelliston" who posted this in the comments to yesterday's entry. Batgirl can only pass it on to others.

Sincerely,
BG

I'd know that kitten anywhere. It's the kitten from the "Everytime you masturbate, God kills a kitten" gag.

http://www.terminalbraindrain.com/archives/000161.php

It's good that the kitten's getting so much work - it's a very cute kitten.

Busted!

So does that mean that every time we masturbate we kill a middle infielder???

Dear Mr. Me,

Fortunately, we have plenty.

Sincerely,
BG

Dearest k-bro

Great minds - great minds......... =)

Much Love -
Wonder Woman

You guys may all know this already, but Jayson Stark has a nice piece picking the Twins to go all the way this year on the ESPN front page... of course, I'm the one who's supposed to be making dire predictions, not happy ones, so I won't comment.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=2027959

"Derek Jeter left the New York Yankees' game against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday after he was hit in the helmet by a pitch and was taken to a hospital for a precautionary CT scan.

Jeter was also hit on the left hand by Matt Clement's pitch Tuesday"

Looks like Jeter is trying to be our Young Master Morneau.

Haplo/Whelliston - I've seen this picture also with a similar tagline but with ninjas as the avengers. They're also photoshopped in the background as if they're chasing the kitten and are wielding swords to guard against onanism. I wish I knew where I'd seen it, because I laugh just thinking about it.

Kurtis wonders if anyone else is excited for the Masters, which should be one of the greatest weekend of televised golf in the history of the game. Kurtis also knows that there are unsophisticated sorts, the kind that make Martinis with vodka and triple-sec, who will laugh at that sentence. The Masters, plus the Frozen Four, plus the home opener, will make for a sportsific weekend. Go Mikkelson. Go Sioux. Go Twins.

Good job, Whelliston!

I was so happy to even see this game as my cable co is giving us a few days of MLB Extra Innings for free. Little Nicky did do some awesome base running there.

Did anyone hear the story that LeCroy called his HR before he went to the plate?

Oh, and this from the Strib today-

"Former Twin Eddie Guardado sneaked into the Twins' coaches office and put shoe polish inside bench coach Steve Liddle's shoes and cut up his underwear. Revenge is being planned."

Kurtis,

I'm jacked about the Masters as well...although I'll miss most of it since I'll be on my way to or from Minneapolis to catch my Sox in action against your beloved. I'd love to see the lanky Lefty repeat.

As for the Frozen Four, with my Big Red out of it, all interest is gone.

Worried about our bullpen but still swelling with Bitch Sox Pride,

Ilk

I wish I could take credit for the image. But my Photoshopping skills are not as ninja-assassin fine as Whelliston's.

I merely commented on the gritty determination in the eyes of "Litty Nicky Punto"

And I *thought* that kitty looked familiar.

pssshh. Jeter WISHES he were as awesome as Young Master Dr. Kenny Morneau.

Little Nicky also got props last night from Harold Reynolds on Baseball Tonight for his skills at push-bunting. Apparently that's how you're supposed to hit lefthanders -- not wth you head, as the Good Doctor showed us.

Skorch:

You can find that image on realultimatepower.net. A long-time favorite of mine that I haven't looked at in, well, a long time. Thanks for jogging my memory.

Every time you masterbate, you kill a golfer; a good one;every time you masturbate, you kill a catcher, which explains the 4 catchers deal. Al

Found a great picture of Punto motoring towards home:

http://www.jwrc.com/photos/2003/neste/neste_011.jpg

That pic is amazing! lol, looks just like he did!