We interrupt the daily agony of following the Twins with a link to the best baseball story I’ve read all season. (Hat tip to MinnPost’s BrauBlog.)

(** Note, the former clubhouse leader for best baseball story all season was Lee Jenkins’ piece on Mark Buehrle’s perfect game in Sports Illustrated. That was a fun behind-the-scenes look at history, describing how the people closest to Buehrle experienced that day. The above story, by Todd C. Frankel in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, is a tale that transcends sports. You’ll see Albert “The Machine” Pujols in a very different light. )

OK, now that I’ve softened you up, here’s a more constructive way to follow the AL Central “race” from K-Bro’s Baseball Blog. Kristen Brown’s plan is to donate two food shelf items for every Twins victory and one item for every Tigers loss the rest of the season.

For reverse psychologists, you could also pledge two items for every Twins loss and one for every Tigers victory. That way, even as the Twins get closer to elimination, you’ll be helping a good cause.

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