I'm doing this from my new web browser Opera. It seems my current Mac operating system and latest versions of Safari and Firefox don't currently work well with Blogspot's latest update.
This is merely a test. There should be more tomorrow.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Friday Stuff
Looks like Blogger has stopped working with my Mac. I can edit old posts but I can't make new ones. So I'll keep updating here for awhile until I can get new posts.
The Vikes had 560 yards of offense last night and still only scored 24 points. It was all second, third and forth stringers anyway.
The Twins lost. Willingham had an error that allowed a run to score AND hit this 33rd homerun. Hoping Blogger will work differently soon.
OLD STUFF NEXT...
Mauer On Trade-Waiver List PLUS THURSDAY
The Twins actually placed Mauer on this list to gauge interest from other teams. Though Mauer has a no-trade clause in his contract, he's always said that he wants to play on a competitive team. No one expects anything to happen THIS season, but it sure opens up the door for the future.
Mauer is a good ball player but he's getting paid like someone who is an elite superstar. IF the Twins can ditch that contract and start acquiring reasonably priced talent again, the team's potential will grow by leaps and bounds.
We might even be able to keep Willingham.
MY BLOGGER ISN'T WORKING THIS MORNING SO I'M POSTING HERE!
DEDUNO!!!!
Sam Deduno had a rough start last time out. Last night he gave up just two hits AND NO WALKS in seven innings of work as the Twins offense suddenly came to life as well. The final was 10-0.
The 3D's of Diamond, Deduno, and De Vries really are starting to look like Twins starters and not just guys filling in. Deduno's extreme wildness simply vanished last night. He was amazing.
Other great stuff? Willingham hit his 32nd homer. Plouffe ended a homerun drought that had went more than 100 at bats and Joe Mauer responded with three singles after his waiver announcement.
All in all it was a great night of baseball.
And I'm still stoked about the "future" Twins. It's just the current product that's difficult to watch.
VIKINGS
Webb gets the start in the last preseason game of the season. I figure I'll miss most of the first half as I'll be in New Ulm tonight. I was hoping to see Webb, but I'll probably see Sage by the time I get home. I'm just hoping they look good before the regular season starts.
I know that's hoping for a lot.
Sure hope blogger fixes their problems by tomorrow.
The Vikes had 560 yards of offense last night and still only scored 24 points. It was all second, third and forth stringers anyway.
The Twins lost. Willingham had an error that allowed a run to score AND hit this 33rd homerun. Hoping Blogger will work differently soon.
OLD STUFF NEXT...
Mauer On Trade-Waiver List PLUS THURSDAY
The Twins actually placed Mauer on this list to gauge interest from other teams. Though Mauer has a no-trade clause in his contract, he's always said that he wants to play on a competitive team. No one expects anything to happen THIS season, but it sure opens up the door for the future.
Mauer is a good ball player but he's getting paid like someone who is an elite superstar. IF the Twins can ditch that contract and start acquiring reasonably priced talent again, the team's potential will grow by leaps and bounds.
We might even be able to keep Willingham.
MY BLOGGER ISN'T WORKING THIS MORNING SO I'M POSTING HERE!
DEDUNO!!!!
Sam Deduno had a rough start last time out. Last night he gave up just two hits AND NO WALKS in seven innings of work as the Twins offense suddenly came to life as well. The final was 10-0.
The 3D's of Diamond, Deduno, and De Vries really are starting to look like Twins starters and not just guys filling in. Deduno's extreme wildness simply vanished last night. He was amazing.
Other great stuff? Willingham hit his 32nd homer. Plouffe ended a homerun drought that had went more than 100 at bats and Joe Mauer responded with three singles after his waiver announcement.
All in all it was a great night of baseball.
And I'm still stoked about the "future" Twins. It's just the current product that's difficult to watch.
VIKINGS
Webb gets the start in the last preseason game of the season. I figure I'll miss most of the first half as I'll be in New Ulm tonight. I was hoping to see Webb, but I'll probably see Sage by the time I get home. I'm just hoping they look good before the regular season starts.
I know that's hoping for a lot.
Sure hope blogger fixes their problems by tomorrow.
Reality TV
It's seems weird, in the past I never watched any "reality shows" other than American idol. I even stopped watching that last season as I just didn't care any more.
I've also stopped watching most sports on a regular basis. I can't stand watching the Twins lose all the time and the Vikings have been bad just long enough for me to become more indifferent than angry with their losses.
So what do I watch? Not the idiotic reality shows like Big Brother, and Jersey Shore, but the good shows that show people at their actual jobs. As a result sports has been almost completely replaced by Auction Hunters, Storage Hunters, Storage Wars, Pawn Stars, American Pickers. Counting Cars, and American Restoration.
The common theme of these shows? Making money by finding or restoring something collectible. Finding out the history of the things they find makes each even more compelling.
Until the Twins or Vikings become winners again, I have found something to watch and enjoy. I'd prefer local sports teams that win, but until then I can watch augmented reality shows to take their place.
In local sports news: The Twins lost while Target Field was awarded the 2014 All-Star Game.
meh
I've also stopped watching most sports on a regular basis. I can't stand watching the Twins lose all the time and the Vikings have been bad just long enough for me to become more indifferent than angry with their losses.
So what do I watch? Not the idiotic reality shows like Big Brother, and Jersey Shore, but the good shows that show people at their actual jobs. As a result sports has been almost completely replaced by Auction Hunters, Storage Hunters, Storage Wars, Pawn Stars, American Pickers. Counting Cars, and American Restoration.
The common theme of these shows? Making money by finding or restoring something collectible. Finding out the history of the things they find makes each even more compelling.
Until the Twins or Vikings become winners again, I have found something to watch and enjoy. I'd prefer local sports teams that win, but until then I can watch augmented reality shows to take their place.
In local sports news: The Twins lost while Target Field was awarded the 2014 All-Star Game.
meh
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Liam Hendriks
We all know the Twins are having one of their worst seasons of all-time. But even in theses horrible times there are reasons for optimism. Felix Hernadez may be the best pitcher in all of baseball right now, that he shut the Twins out is not a surprise.
What was a nice surprise last night, however, is that he was outpitched last night by a 23 year=old Aussie named Liam Hendriks. One bad pitch, a homerun ball, was all Hendiks gave up last night. Yes, we lost 1-0, but Hendriks could be another potentially great starter for the Twins in the future. He still has not won a game at the major league level, but he sure looks like he knows what he's doing out there.
The Three D's (Diamond, DeVries, and Deduno) have all showed major flashes of brilliance this year. Hendriks can now be added to that list. The present is putrid, but there are a few rays of hope shining in the darkness.
What was a nice surprise last night, however, is that he was outpitched last night by a 23 year=old Aussie named Liam Hendriks. One bad pitch, a homerun ball, was all Hendiks gave up last night. Yes, we lost 1-0, but Hendriks could be another potentially great starter for the Twins in the future. He still has not won a game at the major league level, but he sure looks like he knows what he's doing out there.
The Three D's (Diamond, DeVries, and Deduno) have all showed major flashes of brilliance this year. Hendriks can now be added to that list. The present is putrid, but there are a few rays of hope shining in the darkness.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Lydia Ko
At 15 years old, Lydia Ko won the LPGA Canadian Open yesterday. She's the youngest female to ever win a pro golf event.
Her plans? Remain an amatuer. Finish high school. Graduate Sanford. THEN join the pro tour.
She would have won $300,000 yesterday if she had elected to go pro. Instead, second place finisher Inbee Park received the winner's purse.
I'm really not sure that was the right decision. She could still finish high school, go to Sanford and be a pro at the same time while earning money to PAY for college.
There's simply not a lot of part-time summer jobs that pay you $300,000 for a week's work.
Her plans? Remain an amatuer. Finish high school. Graduate Sanford. THEN join the pro tour.
She would have won $300,000 yesterday if she had elected to go pro. Instead, second place finisher Inbee Park received the winner's purse.
I'm really not sure that was the right decision. She could still finish high school, go to Sanford and be a pro at the same time while earning money to PAY for college.
There's simply not a lot of part-time summer jobs that pay you $300,000 for a week's work.
Twins Win
This really has become my once a week headline. Cole DeVries was good through five innings. Ben Revere was 4 for 4 and scored three times AND the Twins ended a huge losing streak by finally beating Texas in the last game of the series.
Horrible season. Good game.
Horrible season. Good game.
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