Sports

Sweep

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Wow. Three straight bunts in the seventh –a couple for base hits, and a sacrifice. That’s winning ugly, but I guess it’s still winning. I hate small ball, though. And I hate bunts. I really do. I particularly despise the sacrifice bunt. That sort of stuff is rinky-dink baseball. Or piranha baseball, if you’re buying … Read more

Wolves Season Wrap

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This will not be a comprehensive or otherwise definitive take on the current state of the Timberwolves. I’d like to think that anyone who read the 60 or so Three-Pointers I put out this year has a pretty good glimpse into what I think are the strengths and weaknesses of the team. And what should … Read more

Bummer, But Sort Of A Good One

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I guess this is one of those occasions where you could label a victory a bit of a disappointment. The whole game after the first inning certainly qualified as anti-climactic, but given the match-up going in, the win qualifies as a gift. You could already tell that Felix Hernandez was off as he was throwing … Read more

Last Night Was A Very Satisfying Appetizer

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If you’re a resolute glass-is-half-full sort of character I suppose you could find something to bitch about from last night’s game. I’m not sure what, but I’d be delighted to hear from you all the same. I’m always delighted to hear from crackpots. Another entertaining and efficient Ramon Ortiz performance (fifteen ground balls). How often … Read more

The Three-Pointer: A Little of Everything

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A Small Appreciation of Bracey Wright First off, thanks to those who gave me feedback on how to handle this disheartening point of the season, when the only intelligent thing for the Wolves to do is lose. Which is a bittersweet bit of good fortune, because about the only thing this squad is capable of … Read more

Ouch, That Smarts…

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Take another kick at my heart. Or as Tom Kelly would say: Oh my. It must have something to do with cosmic vibrations or something. Joe Nathan can take comfort in the fact that Mariano Rivera blew his own first save today, on a two-out, three-run walk-off homer to Oakland’s Marco Scutaro, who in this … Read more

Hey, Tampa Bay Devil Rays: You've Been Ponsoned!

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Damn straight! There’s not much finer than seeing the Twins’ offense living as large as its starting pitcher, and when that starting pitcher is Big Sid, brothers and sisters, that is very large indeed. Large and in charge, and very, very greasy. The guy allowed eleven base runners in five-and-a-third innings yet surrendered only two … Read more

A Spot Of Tough Luck, And That's That

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So Johan Santana’s 24-game unbeaten streak at the Dome comes to an end at the hands of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. I figured it was going to happen one of these nights. Actually, I figured it was going to happen tonight. It’s a law of averages thing, and it also happens to be Friday … Read more