The Twins got back on track with a second-half-starting sweep of the cellar dwelling Oakland A’s over the weekend, but the three wins did not come easy. In Game 1, they nearly beat themselves. In Game 2, they coughed up a huge lead and in Game 3, the Twins had to rally from a 3-0... Continue Reading »

Nineteen years ago the Oakland A’s were the talk of baseball, a franchise that had seemingly found a magic elixir that allowed them to win and win often with the tiniest of payrolls. A year later author Michael Lewis explained it all in a best-seller called “Moneyball.” Baseball would never be the same. Surprisingly, Lewis... Continue Reading »

Forced to stay home during the outbreak, I finally took it upon myself to repair my Brad Radke bobblehead, which had been missing its left arm for years. It wasn’t like I had lost it, though. The left arm sat on the shelf next to the rest of the bobblehead, waiting to be reattached. Strange... Continue Reading »