The Twins are who we thought they were!!!

PHERSY: I think this week's series against the Chicago White Sox revealed exactly what the Twins are ... an inconsistent bunch with a decent amount of talent.

The inconsistency shouldn't come as a surprise, though, because this is a very young group.

On Tuesday, the Twins were lifeless. They almost were no-hit by White Sox pitcher Gavin Floyd; but Mauer broke up the no-no in the ninth. (Mauer is killing the ball right now ... which is fun to see).

On Wednesday, the Twins went off, scoring 13 runs in a blowout win. Young Carlos Gomez hit for the cycle, and Twins fans were buzzing.

On Thursday, the Twins crashed back to earth, and the White Sox earned a 6-2 win. The bats were silent again for the Twins, with the exception of Mauer.

Thursday's loss dropped the Twins to 17-16. Is that a good record? Nope, it's average. But I think for this group, they're doing just fine. With the rest of the division struggling, Twins fans will probably be a little more excited about their team's chances for much of the season.

What are your thoughts Feldy? I know you're down on the club because of the offseason moves, but are you starting to come around or no?

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FELDY: I'm down on the club in the sense that they didn't make themselves better in the offseason, and you can't use the argument that they're trying to build a team for the opening of the new stadium because the GM said they added players to try to win this year.

As for how they're playing right now, they're exceeding my expectations right now. I figured they'd be about five games below .500 at this point, but they've received contributions in spurts from their starting pitchers, relief pitchers and their lineup. Carlos Gomez has been a pleasant surprise so far and, as Phersy said, Mauer is raking right now.

Still, I'm holding off judgement until at least early June. If they're still hovering around first place in a month, I might start to believe. As of now, though, this division still looks to strong for the Twins reach the playoffs.