The Twins, the playoffs, and you

I decided to call my friend, March ElGringoLoco, to discuss this year’s baseball playoffs.
Me: How’s it going. You know, the Twins won 88 games this year.
MEGL: 88, huh? Probably good for 3rd in the AL Central.
Me: Not really, actually, the Twins went 88-75
MEGL: 75? That means they played a one-game playoff? Lemme guess, they lost [...]

It’s over

My beloved Twins have played MUCH better than I thought they would. 82 wins is 4 more than last year, with the Left Arm of God and 2nd Coming of Willie Mays playing for los Twinks. The fact the Twins are within a game of the White Sox at this point is a bonus for [...]

Our long national nightmare is over

Finally, thank God, Francisco Liriano is back. Liriano, whose agent was worried would never get back to the majors this year, will Start for the Twins Sunday afternoon when hopefully, they will be going for a 3-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians.  This move comes on the heels of the AL Central leading Whtie Sox picking [...]

Stabler gets DUI. Again

Former Alabama and Oakland Raider great Ken “Snake” Stabler was arrested in Robertsdale, AL (a Baldwin County burg not too far from his hometown of Foley) after being pulled over and cited for reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol. His first came in 1995, and his 2nd in 2001. Stabler, who has lately been [...]

I’m soooo voting for this guy in November

My buddy Collin over at ArmchairTalkingHead has already written about it, but Winston County native Mark “Rodeo Clown No NCAA No War” Townsend is running for senator as a Democrat. Or, at least he was, until Mobile businesswoman Vivian Figures destroyed him (and, to be fair, the other candidate as well) in the primaries on [...]

Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1959

Although my father and uncles are undoubtedly nostalgic for the NBA Finals this year, I can say I’m MORE stoked because two of my least favorite basketball teams, the San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons, are gone. However, for the first time since 1987 (coincidentally, the very first NBA Finals of my lifetime, as the [...]

The Tigers still suck, and Jim Leyland is tired of it

Ex-Tiger pitcher Jason Grilli recently stated one of the reasons the Tigers were struggling so mightily in 2008 was because he felt the team’s chemistry was stale.
“It seems like they kind of broke up our team chemistry when they got rid of Sean Casey and good people like that. You wanted guys like that around. [...]

Finally, our long national nightmare is over

Well, at least for this blog, as Mike D’Antoni is OFFICIALLY out of Phoenix, to take the head job of the New York Knicks.
Some will criticize the move, noting that the Knicks really don’t have the personnel (or personality) to play the up-tempo, free-wheeling, everybody going 190 mph down the court style D’Antoni runs. Me? [...]

Twins nearly no-hit…to the surprise of noone

Despite the Minnesota Twins surprising AL Central lead (thanks in large part to the surprising struggles of the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians), by almost any standard their offense isn’t very threatening outside Justin Morneau, Joe Mauer, Michael Cuddyer, and hopefully Delmon Young. So, when I found out they had been one-hit, my reaction was, [...]

Boston Fans Haven’t Always Sucked

Since their 2004 World Series win, as well as the 2004 and 2005 Super Bowl titles by the Patriots (as well as their undefeated season pre-Super Bowl), the fans of New England have been characterized as loutish, arrogant, obnoxious, and probably racist. And these are their good points. However, as this 1982 NBA Eastern Finals [...]