Entries Tagged as ‘Minnesota Twins’

May 18, 2007

It’s pronounced “mill-e-wah-que” which is Algonquin for “the good land.”

That’s right. Racing Sausages, High Life at the ballpark, Bill Hall and tailgating. What a great weekend coming up. I figured Randall Simon deserved to be memorialized.
Today we embark on Milwaukee, in the search of watching Scott Baker pitch. (Wait….what?? Last year we at least saw Liriano.)
Okay, so Scott Baker sucks. Hopefully by the [...]

May 9, 2007

He’s not a machine! He’s a man!

Joe Mauer is the greatest catcher and baseball player ever to grace a baseball diamond. Joe Mauer’s seeing-eye singles make men cheer, women faint and children weep. He sees through walls. He can jump 10 feet in the air, flat footed. He runs the 40-yard dash in two seconds flat. He’s from St. Paul, too.
Joe [...]

April 9, 2007

Archives: Tear the roof off!….Wait, what?!

Baseball at the Metrodome sucks.
Personally, I think it’s an acquired taste akin to ramen noodles. If you don’t know any better, it’s terrific, but once you take those same noodles, add an Alfredo sauce and throw some bits of chicken into the mix, you can’t look at Maruchan Chicken Ramen [...]

April 11, 2006

Archives: It’s baaaaaaaaack - Opening Day 2006

Ahhhhhhhhhhh. Twins Baseball is officially here. Yes, the season already started, but it’s not official until the home opener. However, right off the bat, I was faced with a dilemma. I once bought an official Cristian Guzman jersey about 5 years ago. He wasn’t that good then. The Twins weren’t that good then. He [...]

March 7, 2006

Archives: Kirby Puckett = Minnesota Twins

“Touch em all - Kirby Puckett!!”
-John Gordon, countless home games
“Annnnnnd we’ll see ya.Tomorrow NIGHT.”
-Jack Buck 1991 World Series Game Six.
Kirby Puckett provided Minnesota sports fans with one of the magnificent moments in their lives among several other incredible moments during his career. Stop into Hubert’s Sports Bar and look at some of the walls. Stop [...]