Ax, I am not a die hard baseball fan but fan enough to know AAA.........I know what u mean when u compare central as a AAA team, and I also know what Angels have and what Yankees have in terms of lineups.........so basically the fact that Twins do not get to play enough games with Yanks, Sox and Angels in regular season would imply whatever record they have against those teams do not reflect their true ability(or inability as u might say).............you r right about AL west as 3 teams are still in the race for one playoff spot and that race was never on as far as the central division concerned..........coz twins pretty much ran over the wsox, indians and all............but u cannot just say they would be ranked 4th if they played in west division........i remember last yr when yanks eliminated twins in postseason.....but as every red sox and cubs fan would tell u.....every yr is different and that's why they actually play the game......and as i mentioned before, yanks from last year and this yr cannot be compared when it comes to pitching, they SUCK............. I know Yanks and SOx matchup is mostly desired by the fans but that may never happen at all if twins rattle up the Yanks.............