Still in Rochester. Yesterday's game. It made Sportscenter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og6FxuFttUQ
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Andrew Luck
Wow. $140 million over 6 years. $87 million guaranteed. Both are NFL record contracts.
And Andrew Luck had an awful season last year for the Colts.
I don't see him as the best young player in football. Bob Irsay, the owner of the Colts, says he's worth it. I guess we'll all just have to sit back and wait to see.
And Andrew Luck had an awful season last year for the Colts.
I don't see him as the best young player in football. Bob Irsay, the owner of the Colts, says he's worth it. I guess we'll all just have to sit back and wait to see.
Iranian Hulk
Sajad Gharibi has become quite an internet sensation the last few days. Pictures of this massive 24-year-old, 345 pound powerlifter have been showing up on a number of media feeds. If you haven't seen him yet, I thought I'd share him as well.
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Gibson, Dozier Great, Twins Win
It's hard to believe that Kyle Gibson had 25 wins the last two seasons. It took him almost half a season to get his first win this year. That came last night. And he was brilliant. So was Brian Dozier. His TWO homers accounted for all four of the Twins runs.
I even watched about half the game. All I've ever asked is that they look competitive just so there's a reason to watch. The last two games have exceeded that.
Go Twins!!
I even watched about half the game. All I've ever asked is that they look competitive just so there's a reason to watch. The last two games have exceeded that.
Go Twins!!
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Sano
The Twins have decided to keep him in right field for now. They now expect Plouffe back sooner than later.
Sano in Rochester last night on his rehab assignment? One homer. Struck out twice. Error in right.
The Twins think he's rusty and are going to leave him down there for another few games. Me? He sounds like he's already back to normal.
By the way, Twins GM Terry Ryan, is promising trades in the coming weeks.
We're all on the edge of our seats with that information...
Sano in Rochester last night on his rehab assignment? One homer. Struck out twice. Error in right.
The Twins think he's rusty and are going to leave him down there for another few games. Me? He sounds like he's already back to normal.
By the way, Twins GM Terry Ryan, is promising trades in the coming weeks.
We're all on the edge of our seats with that information...
Evenly Matched
I've always said that soccer was an average sport. It's not that the players aren't great athletes, it's just that they are all so similar. So the games themselves are mostly low scoring affairs, often decided by one point.
Take yesterday for example. Iceland is being credited with this huge upset of England, but in reality, Iceland now has a very good team consisting of very good players, very similar to all the other teams in the tournament.
At that level ALL the teams and players are interchangeable. And of course it was a low scoring game decided by one goal. Just like every other BIG soccer game.
yawn
Lucky bounces and balls just barely making the net look great on the highlight reel. But the other shots all missing by a few inches are never shown. Why? Because it exposes the sport for the fraud it is. You kick enough shots, some are bound to in. It's just like hockey.
Only slower.
Take yesterday for example. Iceland is being credited with this huge upset of England, but in reality, Iceland now has a very good team consisting of very good players, very similar to all the other teams in the tournament.
At that level ALL the teams and players are interchangeable. And of course it was a low scoring game decided by one goal. Just like every other BIG soccer game.
yawn
Lucky bounces and balls just barely making the net look great on the highlight reel. But the other shots all missing by a few inches are never shown. Why? Because it exposes the sport for the fraud it is. You kick enough shots, some are bound to in. It's just like hockey.
Only slower.
Monday, June 27, 2016
Perkins Update
Remember how I said a while back that Perkins might be finished? The news gets worse. Perkins didn't just tear his labrum. It somehow became unattached. Surgeons have miraculously reattached it with surgery, but the time-frame of him coming back just got a lot longer. This injury is so rare that there doesn't seem to be a way to determine how successful the surgeons were. This is whole new territory.
In other news, Arcia had four hits for his new team, the Rays, this weekend. They got him as their primary DH, an option the Twins didn't have because of Park. What's funny is that they used him in the outfield, he looked awful, and they lost both games despite his excellent hitting.
There was reason the Twins got rid of him. I always like Arcia the hitter. I can't stand Arcia the fielder. The Rays would be smart to just use him solely as the DH.
Speaking of fielders, with Plouffe out with an injury, and Sano returning, it looks like the Twins are thinking about making Sano the regular third baseman again. They are not calling it a failed experiment, but they were never happy with him in the outfield. There is a reason the Twins are the worst team in baseball this season. And it's not all the pitchers and hitters fault. Good, solid defense in the outfield can change a team dramatically. Arcia and Sano not being there would be a step in the right direction.
I'm bummed that Plouffe's days in Minnesota may be numbered, but he's been hurt so much this year, that at this point it probably won't matter.
I'm not sure where Nunez will play, but he gives them more options than Arcia or Sano.
In other news, Arcia had four hits for his new team, the Rays, this weekend. They got him as their primary DH, an option the Twins didn't have because of Park. What's funny is that they used him in the outfield, he looked awful, and they lost both games despite his excellent hitting.
There was reason the Twins got rid of him. I always like Arcia the hitter. I can't stand Arcia the fielder. The Rays would be smart to just use him solely as the DH.
Speaking of fielders, with Plouffe out with an injury, and Sano returning, it looks like the Twins are thinking about making Sano the regular third baseman again. They are not calling it a failed experiment, but they were never happy with him in the outfield. There is a reason the Twins are the worst team in baseball this season. And it's not all the pitchers and hitters fault. Good, solid defense in the outfield can change a team dramatically. Arcia and Sano not being there would be a step in the right direction.
I'm bummed that Plouffe's days in Minnesota may be numbered, but he's been hurt so much this year, that at this point it probably won't matter.
I'm not sure where Nunez will play, but he gives them more options than Arcia or Sano.
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