21.   The Twins have history.

22.   The Twins have a one-year lease in what is considered a terrible ballpark, the Metrodome.

23.   The Twins have no redeeming qualities, the cops are corrupt and the leader of the town is crooked and abusive.

24.   The Twins have their management team intact, including Ron Gardenhire, who was named manager last month.

25.   The Twins have to replace second baseman Chuck Knoblauch.

26.   The twins not only have to live up to the image their fans have for them.

27.   Thus their twins have a sibling.

28.   Together the twins have a combined one career start and it belonged to Mat Ball on Saturday.

29.   Today, the twins will have to wait until after lunch for math.

30.   Twins have that bond, they shared the womb, they usually share their lives all the way to adulthood.