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00:02 You have a team like the White Sox,
00:04 who we actually were worried about for a few years
00:06 with all the talent that they were stacking.
00:08 They basically sold everybody away.
00:10 You take a look then at the Detroit Tigers and say, "Who?"
00:13 And then you see the Cleveland Guardians,
00:15 a quality lineup here that can challenge you
00:17 for a division championship, who go with the deadline.
00:19 You know what?
00:20 Let's not make any moves.
00:21 Let's trade big pieces away.
00:23 So the twins sit back and go,
00:24 "We're not gonna make any moves,
00:26 "and we're gonna be the cream of the crop in this division."
00:28 The twins at minus 320.
00:30 Is there a chance that the Guardians can catch them,
00:33 or rightfully so, at the Fandler Sportsbook,
00:36 the twins are the team to beat here?
00:38 - Wow.
00:39 I mean, my goodness.
00:41 Yay!
00:42 Congratulations.
00:43 You won the Central.
00:45 Yay!
00:46 Like, I mean, it's kind of head-scratching
00:49 how terrible this division truly is here.
00:53 But yes, listen, I mean, listen,
00:55 the twins are without a doubt,
00:57 as bad as that division is,
00:59 they are heads and tails above the other options there,
01:01 right?
01:02 Because the other options are already,
01:03 they were in cell mode.
01:05 They're already looking past this year into the future.
01:08 The one team that has not done that is the twins.
01:13 So give them credit.
01:14 They have stayed steadfast.
01:15 They didn't, there weren't a whole lot of moves to make,
01:18 right?
01:19 So they weren't gonna be in the ballpark
01:22 of the Verlanders and Scherzers.
01:24 That was never an option for them.
01:27 So, hey, listen, they did what they had to do
01:29 to kind of stay steadfast.
01:30 And now every other team is giving them an opportunity
01:34 to run away with this division.
01:35 Now, whether they take advantage of that
01:37 is a whole different ball game.
01:39 But keep in mind, this is a twins organization,
01:42 and they know it,
01:43 that has not won a playoff game since 2004, Bonnie?
01:47 I believe it's been.
01:49 So this is quite a, you know, great.
01:53 Congratulations.
01:54 You win the Central.
01:55 Oh, look at that.
01:56 They lost in the first round of the playoffs.
01:57 What a shocker, because that's what they do.
02:00 It's kind of amazing,
02:02 but they have not won a playoff game since 2004.
02:06 And the rest of the division said,
02:08 well, go ahead, let's make it what?
02:10 Eight, 19 straight.
02:11 Come on, let's go.
02:12 We'll make it 19 straight.
02:13 Come on.
02:14 It's theirs to lose, Donnie.
02:16 And lose they will at some point.
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