Daily Archives: July 20, 2011

Another “biggest series of the year” ahead for Twins

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Say what you want about the Minnesota Twins, losing record or not. But they are just five games out of the AL Central lead, and that’s really the only number that matters.

But here are a few more:

  • Minnesota has won 29 of its last 43.
  • Joe Mauer – despite the lack of power – is hitting nearly .500 over the last couple of weeks.

With first-place Detroit in town for a four-game series starting Thursday, the Twins find themselves in the middle of a key stretch of games against division foes.

I counted the Twins out back in May, and that might have been a mistake. The old cliche that baseball is a marathon certainly has come into play, as has a pretty weak division.

To me, the Twins feel more like a bad habit: It’s hard to turn your back on them, no matter how much you think you should. They are flawed, but very much alive.

A couple links of interest:

Ominous words from a Vikings official

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Noticed a quote in the Minnesota Vikings stadium story tonight that I thought was worth repeating on this blog.

“All I can tell you is that we are assessing our options,” Minnesota Vikings official Lester Bagley said, declining to elaborate.

Not sure what to make of that, but it has an ominous feel to it, does it not?

I’ve long said that I don’t think the Vikings are going anywhere. The Twin Cities market is a valuable one for football, and even though the stadium situation is troublesome, there can be a bright future.

At the same time, I just don’t see how a Vikings stadium is anywhere in the near future, in light of the Minnesota budget crisis. I can’t imagine lawmakers are jumping at the idea of building a stadium right now, or at any point in the next year.

So I’m torn on what will ultimately happen. If you have any feelings on how you think this will end up, I’d love to hear them.

And finally, apologies for the lack of blogging. I write a lot of my blogs at home, but my home computer is not well right now. I’m getting it looked at this week. I’m not the type who has a lot of patience for a slow computer, so I’ve mostly been avoiding it.