Our editors wanted a quick chart with some first impressions of the Twins after watching them lose three of four to the Angels. The chart ran on the front page of sports but couldn’t be reproduced on the web.

Anyway, here’s what came to mind:

1. Their offense looked weak, but Justin Morneau won’t go 0-for-12 every series.

2. The infield has less range, and that became more evident on the Dome’s FieldTurf.

3. Carlos Gomez can change a game for better or worse. The Twins will see both sides of that all season.

Also, here’s Thursday’s game story, which ran in our first editions but wasn’t posted online until a few minutes ago. As a reminder, the best way to catch up on all the Star Tribune’s Twins content is to bookmark our Twins page. (After saying that, I realized there was no obvious link to today’s notebook and the latest Kevin Slowey update. Another glitch that’s being addressed.)

La Velle is back in the saddle for the Royals series, so check out his blog for updates over the weekend, and I’ll catch up with you again Monday in Chicago.

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