Category: Sports
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Thursday Update: Disgrace By The Lake
Yeah, well, you know…uh, boy…ummm, that was…that was…uh, that was….I’m sorry, give me a moment to compose myself…I, ummm, I’m just trying to, you know, I’m trying to get my head around this…I don’t know, it’s, uh, it’s just…it’s just really, really…I mean, seriously, Jesus, it’s really hard…that was…that was, well, I’m not really sure,…
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Mistake By The Lake: Game One In Cleveland
I’ll have to do some more digging around to figure out what exactly happened, because I left the room for what seemed like five minutes during tonight’s game, and when I came back Jesse Crain was gone and the Indians had tacked six unearned runs on the board. I used to think I had a…
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Blind Man In The Bleachers: A Different Sort Of Lost Weekend
First of all, let me say this: the new radio home of the Twins sucks. I spent much of the weekend driving. I left Friday night with the game underway, and before I was even properly out of the Twin Cities I had lost KSTP’s signal, and spent the next two hours –headed south along…
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Broken Record: Breathing Life Into The White Sox, And The Catch
What? What? What the hell do you want me to say? Everybody and their crazy uncle is out there saying something, saying all manner of ridiculous somethings, and you expect me to shed some fresh light on this baseball team? Forget it. I’ll say this, I guess, even though I’m sure it’s already been said…
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Lost Weekend
Things would seem to be trending downward at the moment, wouldn’t you say? The Twins have scored a total of 12 runs in their last five games, and managed just five in the weekend series with Boston. Their best hitter is headed for the disabled list –he’s already there, actually. The reigning MVP is batting…
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Ain't That Pretty At All: Debacle In Tampa Bay
Those were some of the most rinky-dink baseball games we’re likely to see all year (knock wood). Thank God, at any rate, that we’ve seen the last of the Devil Rays and that convention center/monster truck pit they call a baseball stadium. Seriously, can you recall a series that contained more serious weirdness than that…