Dancing around 500

Twins 8 Jays 5

The Jays jumped out to a 4 run lead and couldn't hang on. AJ was a little wonky, k-ing everyone and then breaking down. Very old school AJ. He also apparently threw his glove into the stands and ripped his jersey in the dugout. Perhaps the big boy pants stayed on the DL. Torii "Contract Year" Hunter had two jacks. But the big news is, of course, Frank Thomas getting his 500th career homerun in the first. He rounded out the game by getting tossed in the 9th for arguing balls and strikes, taking Gibby out with him.

Hurt was visibly moved when he rounded the bases and his teammates were waiting for him. By the time he rounded third, the Metrodome crowd was cheering loudly for him. Classy, Minnesota. Thomas may be one of the only big sluggers of his generation without the taint of drugs on him.