These two guys of Minnesota sports flowing in their veins.

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Better late than never. Conduance of trouble for this week.

We're recording on a Friday lot going on this week, obviously.

As always, Zolgadian, Star Tribune Sports columnist Chip Skagans, who was at Target Field

for the double dip on Wednesday. Chip Skagins, who was at Target Field for the double dip on Wednesday.

Chip Skagins, where do you stand as far as the twin's early season struggles?

They did avoid being swept by the Red Sox by coming back to win in a walkoff on Thursday.

But what is your takeaway so far from what we've seen from the boys?

Yeah, it's weird, Judd.

This might sound crazy.

I still think they're a good team.

But it's been flat.

I think their performances have been flat.

I don't get a lot of, don't seem to lot of energy or urgency yet from them, whether they're at bats, you know, Rocco's insistence

on taking starters out early is maddening.

You know, the injuries with Donaldson and Buxton, that's what we talk about before the season.

That's key.

The lack of production and clutch situations, which I think will even out over the year, because I think they do have

good enough hitters that that'll even out.

So it's just been kind of, is blah, the word?

It's kind of blah, I think.

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