Category: Sports

  • Abbreviated Three-Pointer: Last Second Victory

    Game #69, Home Game #33: Minnesota 94, Portland 93 1. Two Cheers For Wittman, Davis and James I originally wasn’t going to post after the Portland game, if only because I usually only go once on the weekend when the online traffic is down and already posted yesterday after Friday’s loss. But the Wolves pulled…

  • The Three-Pointer: New Depths

    Game #68, Road Game #36, Seattle 85, Minnesota 82 1. Listless in Seattle I realize the competition is stiff, but last night’s travesty is probably the worst basketball game collectively played by the Wolves and an opponent thus far this season. Without their KG-equivalent, Ray Allen, the Sonics showed every sign of wishing to roll…

  • Get Out Your Erasers, Class

    Carlos Silva’s performance against Pittsburgh today (3.1 IP, 11 hits, nine earned runs) should make Ron Gardenhire’s decision a whole lot easier. The Twins love Silva, and he’s a first-rate clubhouse character, but given the way he’s pitched this spring, and the way he pitched in what was clearly a make-or-break game for him this…

  • Crunch Time

    Although it goes against the organization’s general philosophy, it sure seems like Alexi Casilla, the kid the Twins nabbed from the Angels in exchange for J.C. Romero, deserves a spot on the roster when the team breaks camp at the end of the month. As much as Terry Ryan and company might want Casilla to…

  • The Three-Pointer: Breakthrough on the Road

    Game #67, Road Game #35, Minnesota 95, Sacramento 89 1. Fine Points There probably was a game way back in the Casey-coaching days of ’06 when both Randy Foye and Mike James played with confidence, aggression, and efficiency, but it sure felt like a revelation in a water-for-the-parched win over Sacramento last night. It matters…

  • The Three-Pointer: Sunburned

    Game #66, Road Game #34, Phoenix 108, Minnesota 90 1. The Last To Know Do the Minnesota Timberwolves have any idea how silly they are appearing to fans who have watched them play this entire season? Right now this team has a choice: Give the young group of players you have been touting for the…