OK, I’ll admit it. The Celtics were on the big screen last night with the Twins relegated to the picture-in-picture corner, except during breaks in the basketball game when I hit the miracle button that flipped the two. Ah, technology.

Watching like that is just about the only way to make Senor Smoke Free look tiny, all the more when he’s in the little box and KG is on the main screen.

It was nice to see Livan get back to innings-eater style last night, although the plate approach of the Nationals last night made them the kind of team against which he could find himself. That’s what happened — for one night, at least — not many pitches and not many hits and just enough offense from the Twins for a 2-1 victory. I hope Livan found something in the extra bullpen session between starts that he talked about, but I remain a bit skeptical, based on the promising bullpen sessions during which Carlos Silva always seemed to find his stuff.

I hope this one’s really different.

Someone who watched the game should take the liberty of filling us in on the offense, as I suspect that I wasn’t the only one paying more attention to basketball than baseball last night. How good was John Lannan, the Washington starter? I know that he’s last in the league in run support (or leading the league in lack of run support) and he looked pretty slick the first time through the order.

If you want some interesting reading and visuals, check out today’s New York Post coverage of the Randolph firing. I’m assuming everyone has seen that Torii got a two-run double off Johan last night in the Angels’ victory.

And finally a couple of totally unrelated questions:

1) What’s the Twins starting rotation in April 2010? I suggest picking from the current crop here and in the minor-league system as Brandon Webb and Carlos Zambrano aren’t likely coming.

2) You’re the commissioner, so what rule would you change? Instant replay doesn’t count because that one appears a done deal. Me? I think I’d raise the pitcher’s mound.

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