I'm Still Not Convinced

Let me just say that if Torii Hunter was not on the D.L., I would really like the Twins chances of coming back and getting the wild card.
Really.
But with Torii still on the shelf, I just don't see it happening.
Everyone's all excited about Nicky 'walks, bunts, 'N' steals' Punto, Brent Abernathy, the resurgence of Cuddyer and Ford, etc., but no matter how great the pitching is, I don't think they can catch the Yankees. (Screw the A's, they won't be there)
I will say it was really nice to sweep the White Sox, and nice to see LeCroy hit 2 homers. A little satisfying, and they even beat Mark Buehrle (I know I spelled that wrong but I'm not going to look it up).
The team's actually been fun to watch this week. Frisbie is doing cartwheels.
Here's the thing about the Twins, though - their everyday players are not only not as good as they'd hoped, but not even as good as the Twins think they are now.
At this point in his career, Shannon Stewart is not Rickey Henderson, he's a right-handed Randy Bush.
Justin Morneau is not Kent Hrbek (yet), he's Tony Clark.
Joe Mauer is not Don Mattingly (yet), he's Jeff Cirillo.
Nick Punto is not Chuck Knoblauch, he's Denny Hocking.
Jason Bartlett is not Greg Gange (yet), he's Jeff Reboulet.
Michael Cuddyer is not Gary Gaetti, he's Scott Leius.
Lew Ford is not Dan Gladden, he's Chad Allen.
Jacque Jones is not Shane Mack, he's Bobby Higginson.
And so on.
Everyone (for the most part, present company included) nodded in agreement when the Twins said this year's lineup would score more runs. But use those other names: Clark, Cirillo, Hocking, Reboulet, Leius, Allen, Higginson, Bush....that's one shitty lineup. And that's what the Twins, essentially, have.
But now with the Twins playing well again, several questions are raised.
Is Santana regaining his 2004 Cy-Young form, and is he still in the hunt to win the award this year?
Will Abernathy get a shot at the starting 2B job next year?
What the hell are we supposed to make of Michael Cuddyer?
Will Scott Baker replace Joe Mays in the rotation soon?
Will Francisco Liriano replace JC Romero as the LH setup guy?
Will Torii Hunter be rushed back to help, even if it's only to DH?
Will Terry Ryan try again to make a deal for a hitter, and if so, can he sneak it through the waiver wire?
Will a Twins hitter ever hit 3 homers in a game again?
Why did Matthew LeCroy stop dying his hair?