Here’s one of those situations where the way victories are handed out just isn’t fair. Pat Neshek, who found himself in a tough, tough spot (thank you, Juan Rincon) and kept the Twins in the game, should get that win, with an assist from Carl Crawford. Or what the hell: give the thing to Carlos … Read more
Game #78, Home Game #39–Dallas 105, Minnesota 88 1. KG “Hurt”–And Gone for Good? For the first time in a dozen years, there is a distinct possibility that the Minnesota Timberwolves will not take the floor with Kevin Garnett to start the year in the 2007-08 season. Garnett has been put on the shelf with … Read more
There, there now. We got that fat Bronx monkey off our backs until July. Doesn’t that feel a whole lot better? And after the bloodletting of the last couple nights wasn’t it nice to see Ramon Ortiz go out there and attack the Yankee hitters with what looked like a solid gameplan? To see a … Read more
Goodness gracious, as my mother would say. Goodness fucking gracious. What the hell can you say about a ballgame like that? Well… It only counts as one. It’s still early. Tomorrow’s another day. It’s a long season. It’s a marathon not a sprint. The sun ain’t gonna shine on the same dog’s ass every day. … Read more
Regular Season Game #77, Home Game #38: Toronto 111, Minnesota 100 1. The Kids Are Alright, Part 729 For a variety of reasons I wasn’t able to make it to the Target Center until 4 minutes were left in the third period tonight and the Wolves were up four. Since there was no television coverage, … Read more
The horror. It’s always a dozen different kinds of bad omen when Big Sid takes the hill. We all knew going in there was no way in hell the ball club was going to get through this day without incurring casualties. Thing was, though, was that there was really no way any of us could … Read more
Regular Season Game #75, Road Game #39, Minnesota 99, New York 94 Regular Season Game #76, Home Game #37, New Orleans 96, Minnesota 94 1. Hitting The Semi-sweet Spot Timberwolves fans and management couldn’t have choreographed a better game than Saturday night’s entertaining loss to the Hornets. At this point in an already collapsed, disheartening … Read more
I’m suddenly all in favor of giving Johan Santana all the extra time he needs between starts. Do you ever just pause for a moment and, out of sheer gratitude that this guy is pitching for the Minnesota Twins, show your teeth to whatever sort of god you might (or might not) believe in? You … Read more
Sure, a pat on the back to Carlos Silva. That was a decent outing all around, particularly given the conditions (even though I’d think such conditions could possibly be beneficial to a sinkerball pitcher like Silva, presuming that Silva still is a sinkerball pitcher). It would have been nice if he could have been a … Read more
You gotta be kidding me? They postponed the game in Chicago because the forecast was for “cold and blustery” weather? They made this decision in the late morning or early afternoon? I just checked three different reports and not one of them said anything about rain. Come on. It’s April. It’s the freaking Windy City. … Read more