1.   The Husayn twins wanted to be together.

2.   Especially when the Craven twins wanted to commit the summer before their senior seasons.

3.   In interviews with reporters from area newspapers, Lawton said he was only doing what the twins, Sheena and Tara Raymond, wanted.

4.   OUTLOOK - Losing all four of the waived players would hurt their depth, so the Twins want to re-sign Merullo, Leius and Cole.

5.   That was not what the Sutton twins wanted to hear.

6.   The Twins want to get outfielders Matt Lawton and Jacque Jones, pitcher Eric Milton and third baseman Corey Koskie signed to long-term deals in the off-season.

7.   The Twins want to follow the trend toward baseball-only ballparks similar to Camden Yards in Baltimore, Coors Field in Denver and Jacobs Field in Cleveland.