Category: Sports

  • Dome Again, And Facing Yet Another Left Hander

    The Twins thus far vs. right handers: .304 BA, .375 OBP, .451 SLG. And vs. southpaws: .240, .274, .343. That last number isn’t much helped by the fact that two of the Twins’ right-handed power guys, Michael Cuddyer and Torii Hunter, are hitting .207 and .208, respectively, against lefties. The real problem for Minnesota at…

  • Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots…

    …until the bullpen (Version ’06) stepped in and put an end to the mess. Torii Hunter, who had 21 doubles in all of 2006, already has eleven. The Go-Go Twins: though they’ve been out-homered 23-9, Minnesota now has 46 doubles to opponents’ 25 (and 19 stolen bases to opposing teams’ four). Boof is going to…

  • What Is The Sound Of One Hand Clapping?

    One hand, feebly –or perhaps enthusiastically– waving goodbye. Have we seen enough of Siddhartha? Yes, I believe we have seen enough.

  • Sweep

    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…

  • Wolves Season Wrap

    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…

  • Bummer, But Sort Of A Good One

    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…