Ten to go
These are exciting times as a sports fan in Minnesota. The Minnesota Wild pre-season games are being played, and the team has new management and coaches, and of course, new faces on the team. The Vikings have a new quarterback who’s name I just can’t seem to remember at the moment, which has caused quite a stir. The Twins are vaguely hanging onto a thread of hope that they might make the playoffs, PLUS they will be playing their final regular-season games in the Dome in a little over a week. Exciting times, indeed!*
*Err, and the Timberwolves will be starting pre-season games the day the Twins finish their regular season. However, I’m pretty sure only the die-hard Timberwolves fans really know or care about that.
I’ll be honest, baseball is the only sport which I get excited about well before it starts. I know when pitchers and catchers report. I follow off-season moves. Hockey always comes about slowly—as baseball ends, I need something to distract me. I can’t tell you much about the Wild’s offseason moves until the season is rolling along. I really can’t tell you about the Vikings’ offseason moves, other than I’ve heard mixed reviews on Favre, which means he’s probably doing an acceptable job. (I’ve heard no mixed reviews on Adrian Peterson, however. People seem pretty well set that he’s a star—which of course reminds me of a young Randy Moss, and makes me kinda nostalgic…) I probably won’t be able to tell you much about the Timberwolves unless they start to do something crazy and wild, like actually winning more than 35% of their games…
With ten games left for the Twins, and hanging on by the thinnest thread to hope of a playoff position, I’m a bit distracted right now. I don’t have time to worry about anything else. My brain is focused—as much as possible for my easily distracted nature—on baseball, and the Twins. So what are the main questions about the Twins?
Will Joe Mauer win the batting title? (Odds point to “yes”.) Will Joe Mauer win the MVP? (Answer is hazy.) Will Francisco Liriano start on Sunday, after being relegated to the bullpen after injury? (Probably.) Will Scott Baker break my heart again? (I hope not.) Is Michael Cuddyer having a crazy September? (Yes, but I knew he had it in him, even if other’s didn’t.) Should Carlos Gomez get more playing time with Cuddyer playing first base? (Yes! The Twins have a lot of fly ball pitchers, so put the best defensive outfielder on the field. He can’t do much from the bench!) Should rookies be forced to wear Teletubbies costumes? (Yes! Or anything else to amuse the fans.)
Should the Twins win? (Most definitely!)
*Err, and the Timberwolves will be starting pre-season games the day the Twins finish their regular season. However, I’m pretty sure only the die-hard Timberwolves fans really know or care about that.
I’ll be honest, baseball is the only sport which I get excited about well before it starts. I know when pitchers and catchers report. I follow off-season moves. Hockey always comes about slowly—as baseball ends, I need something to distract me. I can’t tell you much about the Wild’s offseason moves until the season is rolling along. I really can’t tell you about the Vikings’ offseason moves, other than I’ve heard mixed reviews on Favre, which means he’s probably doing an acceptable job. (I’ve heard no mixed reviews on Adrian Peterson, however. People seem pretty well set that he’s a star—which of course reminds me of a young Randy Moss, and makes me kinda nostalgic…) I probably won’t be able to tell you much about the Timberwolves unless they start to do something crazy and wild, like actually winning more than 35% of their games…
With ten games left for the Twins, and hanging on by the thinnest thread to hope of a playoff position, I’m a bit distracted right now. I don’t have time to worry about anything else. My brain is focused—as much as possible for my easily distracted nature—on baseball, and the Twins. So what are the main questions about the Twins?
Will Joe Mauer win the batting title? (Odds point to “yes”.) Will Joe Mauer win the MVP? (Answer is hazy.) Will Francisco Liriano start on Sunday, after being relegated to the bullpen after injury? (Probably.) Will Scott Baker break my heart again? (I hope not.) Is Michael Cuddyer having a crazy September? (Yes, but I knew he had it in him, even if other’s didn’t.) Should Carlos Gomez get more playing time with Cuddyer playing first base? (Yes! The Twins have a lot of fly ball pitchers, so put the best defensive outfielder on the field. He can’t do much from the bench!) Should rookies be forced to wear Teletubbies costumes? (Yes! Or anything else to amuse the fans.)
Should the Twins win? (Most definitely!)
Labels: G-g-g-girl, Minnesota Twins
posted by thisisbeth | 9:15 AM
1 Comments:
I disagree on Gomez, but on everything else I agree on!
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