Twins ’26
July 31: Tom Pohlad says the Twins will be “buyers” at trading deadline, while there is strong sentiment to “keep the guys together.” This raises the question: if you add someone, whom will you subtract without hurting the chemistry? While for most of the year it was obvious that the Twins needed to upgrade their […]
Vikings Finale
The Vikings closed their disappointing 2025 season with a win over the Packers in a “meaningless” game that was thrillingly satisfying for its small moments as much as its decisive 16-3 final score. First, the victory gave the Vikings a winning record for the year, 9-8, and meant they technically finished ahead of the Lions, […]
World Series ’25
Every great baseball game–and the Dodgers’ 5-4 seventh-game win was a great one–has a myriad of small moments a little flip of which might have altered the outcome. That, plus the amateur’s ability to see and second-guess so many of these moments, is one of baseball’s enduring virtues. Here are some of the things I […]
Twins Wait Till Next Year
The 2025 Twins’ 70-92 season is officially in the books. Because they traded away one-third of their roster at the trading deadline, the last two months have effectively been a try-out for the 2026 season. All the free agents were sent away early. There will be new ones next year–there had better be!–but it is […]
Vikings Flop
I awoke at 6:30 Sunday morning and figured that was the message for me to watch the Vikings-Steelers game being broadcast from Dublin. A mistake, except it kept me from signing up for the NFL Sunday Ticket TV package. The 24-21 final score was misleading, as the Steelers dominated both sides of the ball. What […]