11/23 Torrii Hunter signs with the Angels

Minnesota Twins centerfielder Torii Hunter signed a five year deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Associated Press reported that the deal is worth $90 million.

"These guys shocked me," Hunter said of the Angels deal that came quickly together. I wanted to play with these guys. For me, they were one of the teams I was looking at, but I didn't know if they were looking at me. We shocked the world. Now I'm an Angel. I'm going to hopefully finish my career as a Halo, and hopefully get about three [World Series] rings out of this thing."

I have to admit I thought Hunter was destined for Chicago or Texas, not the sunny beaches of California. Hunter will be missed by Minnesota Twins fans. He was definitely one of the reasons to buy a Twins Ticket.

Twins Get Timely Win

Thank goodness the Minnesota Twins were able to pull out an 8-5 win over the Anaheim Angels on Wednesday night to salvage an overall dismal West Coast road trip. The Twins enter interleague play this weekend, where they have traditionally dominated National League teams. Wednesday night’s win helped to gather momentum going into the series with the Washington Nationals, one of the National League’s worst. Hopefully the Twins will be inspired to go for a home-stand sweep against them before taking on some tougher National League foes.

It doesn’t feel like it, but the Twins finished 2-4 on the road trip, sandwiching four straight losses versus some uncanny opponent pitching. They would like to play .500 baseball on the road but after how bad the offense performed in the four losses, the Twins should feel lucky. The offense will most likely be bolstered this weekend, as manager Ron Gardenhire plans on activating Joe Mauer from the disabled list. Gardenhire wants to bat Mauer in the No. 2 spot in the order in hopes of getting greater production from the spot. The move also allows Michael Cuddyer and Justin Morneau to stay in their current batting spots.