There are not enough [redacteds] to describe the 2011 Twins season, which means the team is probably delighted to be distracting you already with thoughts of 2012. The season schedule was released -- no game times yet -- and we offer first a quick look at what we see as the highs and lows:
HIGHS
*June 8-17: That's your three-team Interleague homestand featuring the Cubs, Phillies and Brewers, in that order. Those are three teams that are intriguing to us. That's a very nice stretch.
*Friday-Sunday of Memorial Day weekend series with the Tigers.
*Five out of nine total weekends in June-July at home.
LOWS
*Only one home weekend in August.
*Red Sox (April) and Yankees (September) are big draws at strange times, unless the Twins are in the pennant chace in September next year (ahem).