Thursday, November 30, 2017
Wolves Win
On the road against a team above .500.
By 18.
I have to admit, one game losing streaks aren't too bad...
By 18.
I have to admit, one game losing streaks aren't too bad...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Twins
ByungHo Park has decided to go back home to Korea. He's already signed a deal with a Korean team. And as long as the Twins don't have to pay him for this upcoming season, they are okay with letting him go.
He will go down as failed Asian experiment number two.
And frankly, the Twins don't need him.
The emergence of Escobar at third base, as both an excellent fielder and unexpected home run hitter, means the Twins now have to find roles for both Sano and Vargas on the major league roster. Park would not be in our major league plans if he left or not. He was the third choice on a team that didn't even need two choices.
Good luck to him! And let's see if Vargas and Sano can have good full seasons this year.
It also let's us negotiate freely with the new Japanese prospect Shohei Ohtani, the man I talked about a few days ago. The next Babe Ruth...
The first step is freeing up money and roster space. It looks like the Twins are doing just that.
He will go down as failed Asian experiment number two.
And frankly, the Twins don't need him.
The emergence of Escobar at third base, as both an excellent fielder and unexpected home run hitter, means the Twins now have to find roles for both Sano and Vargas on the major league roster. Park would not be in our major league plans if he left or not. He was the third choice on a team that didn't even need two choices.
Good luck to him! And let's see if Vargas and Sano can have good full seasons this year.
It also let's us negotiate freely with the new Japanese prospect Shohei Ohtani, the man I talked about a few days ago. The next Babe Ruth...
The first step is freeing up money and roster space. It looks like the Twins are doing just that.
Monday, November 27, 2017
Sports!
Okay, yesterday wasn't exciting as usual with the Vikings playing on Thursday, but it was fun catching some of the action in other games.
The Eagles crushed the Bears. No surprise.
The Patriots won. No surprise there, either.
I was happy to see the Rams beat the Saints. That gives the Vikings the 2nd best record in the NFC all by their lonesome.
But the biggest surprise? I actually thought the Packers were going to beat Pittsburgh there for a while last night. They didn't, but you could sure tell the Steelers were rattled.
Finally, the Wolves won again last night. I like it when losing streaks end at one instead of 4 or 5.
Skol Vikings! Go Wolves!
The Eagles crushed the Bears. No surprise.
The Patriots won. No surprise there, either.
I was happy to see the Rams beat the Saints. That gives the Vikings the 2nd best record in the NFC all by their lonesome.
But the biggest surprise? I actually thought the Packers were going to beat Pittsburgh there for a while last night. They didn't, but you could sure tell the Steelers were rattled.
Finally, the Wolves won again last night. I like it when losing streaks end at one instead of 4 or 5.
Skol Vikings! Go Wolves!
Sunday, November 26, 2017
College Football
The unthinkable happened this weekend. On Friday, number TWO Miami got beat. Yesterday, number ONE Alabama got beat pretty badly by Auburn. Teams that get beat this late in the season don't usually make the top four rankings. Are both Alabama and Miami now out of the top four?
I don't think Alabama will be, but this once again shows how awful an idea the top four tournament is. ONLY the top two teams should play for the title. That extra game format minimizes those huge losses by Miami and Alabama.
Before the tournament, both would be gone.
Now, one will still probably get in.
The loss, in effect, means nothing.
Don't tell me this new way is better.
Sudden death throughout the season meant something. It no longer does. When losses don't matter, the games mean less. It's really that simple.
I don't think Alabama will be, but this once again shows how awful an idea the top four tournament is. ONLY the top two teams should play for the title. That extra game format minimizes those huge losses by Miami and Alabama.
Before the tournament, both would be gone.
Now, one will still probably get in.
The loss, in effect, means nothing.
Don't tell me this new way is better.
Sudden death throughout the season meant something. It no longer does. When losses don't matter, the games mean less. It's really that simple.
Gopher Basketball
The Gophers are ranked 15th in the country in the early goings of the season. At this point, that's nice but it really doesn't mean anything since basically all the top 60+ teams make the NCAA tournament at the end.
No, the reason I'm writing this is because of the odd occurrence that happened in yesterday's preseason tournament finals game against Alabama. The Gopher's won, just barely, but what was cool at the end was that there were just EIGHT players on the court. 5 for the Gophers and just THREE for the Alabama squad.
What happened? Well, bench players who aren't supposed to be on the court, are kicked out of the game if they come on the floor during some kind of foul or dispute situation. That rule's in place to prevent brawling.
Yesterday, late in the game, during a tense situation, Alabama's bench emptied. And they were ALL kicked out. That left Alabama with just the 5 active players on the court. One fouled out shortly after that. And another sprained his ankle so badly that he couldn't continue.
That left a 5 on 3 game at the end. The NCAA allows that as long as the team short of players wishes to continue. Since it was a close game to the end, Alabama elected to keep playing.
That was a first.
But you could see it happening again IF a team's benched gets riled up.
The Gophers? They are now part of a cool trivia question somewhere down the line.
No, the reason I'm writing this is because of the odd occurrence that happened in yesterday's preseason tournament finals game against Alabama. The Gopher's won, just barely, but what was cool at the end was that there were just EIGHT players on the court. 5 for the Gophers and just THREE for the Alabama squad.
What happened? Well, bench players who aren't supposed to be on the court, are kicked out of the game if they come on the floor during some kind of foul or dispute situation. That rule's in place to prevent brawling.
Yesterday, late in the game, during a tense situation, Alabama's bench emptied. And they were ALL kicked out. That left Alabama with just the 5 active players on the court. One fouled out shortly after that. And another sprained his ankle so badly that he couldn't continue.
That left a 5 on 3 game at the end. The NCAA allows that as long as the team short of players wishes to continue. Since it was a close game to the end, Alabama elected to keep playing.
That was a first.
But you could see it happening again IF a team's benched gets riled up.
The Gophers? They are now part of a cool trivia question somewhere down the line.
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