Following yesterday's 7-0 thrashing of the Tigers, the Twins are now 9 games over .500 and have won 8 of 10 and 13 of 15. They're even actually starting to get offensive production and score runs, thanks largely to the strength of Mauer and Morneau, and the unlikely emergence of Brian Buscher and Alexi Casilla, and- finally!- the power-hitting prowess of Jason Kubel.
However, it doesn't seem like the Twins are getting much national press. I've read more than one piece this year that "ran down" the AL Central, and either omitted the Twins entirely or only mentioned them in passing. Meanwhile, Shysterball noticed this:
Google News Search Results as of 5PM on July 2, 2008I bet that would change if one of their stars were romantically linked with Madonna... Posted by Stephen Silver at July 3, 2008 12:38 PM"Chicago White Sox" 25,620
"Detroit Tigers" 15,926
"Cleveland Indians" 15,827
"Kansas City Royals" 14,253
"Minnesota Twins" 12,913