Torii is off to the Left Coast, to bathe in Disneyfied baseballery. So be it. We will miss him, but I can't be too angry at the Twins for not matching a 5 year, $90 million dollar deal for a 32 year old outfielder who has a tendency to run into shit at high speed. That just doesn't seem like a good deal for anyone but Torii.
Who thinks Mike Scioscia is full of shit here?:
Although Hunter's arrival would appear to make Matthews the odd man out in an outfield with Guerrero in right and Garret Anderson in left, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said it gives him more opportunity to use Guerrero and Anderson to DH.
"Torii is going to be in center field virtually every day. Gary will be in the outfield almost every day, so the other two guys will split up the DH," Scioscia said. "We want all four of those bats in the lineup."
Gary Matthews is busy arguing that he wasn't cheating with the Human Growth Hormone. I don't think Anaheim has any use for two kick-ass center fielders, no matter what scenario Scioscia articulates. You are a damn dirty liar, Scioscia! I'm glad you got radiation poisoning!
Good Lord, first Garnett, and now Hunter. Who will fill the hole in the Twin Cities market of bad-ass, yet marketable Black Man? There's always Fancy Ray, I suppose, though he specializes in "niche markets". Corey Brewer? Al Jefferson? Purple Jesus?
Regardless, let's bid adieu to Mr. Hunter. Thanks, Torii. You helped rescue a moribund franchise.
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I feel like I should be sad about this, but ... we all knew it was coming. So, whatever.
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