Twins Relievers
In last week’s games, in which the Twins went 2-6, these relievers gave up runs while pitching an inning or less: Lopez, Jax, Pagan, DeLeon, Stewart, Alcala, Moran. Sands was asked to pitch multiple innings, so I’ve left him off the list. The only reliever without a bad outing was Duran, and he barely pitched […]
Twins Update
The Twins’ relatively hot start in 2023 makes my end-of-year preview already look unduly gloomy. Their off-season additions have pleasantly surprised: while Byron Buxton has yet to play an inning in centerfield, newcomer Michael Taylor has been more than adequate defensively and an asset in the number nine hole. For one thing, he’s the only […]
Twins Preview ’23
After last season I thought: at least the Twins won’t try to rely on Max Kepler or Emilio Pagan again. Whomever they get will have to be better. Starting the 2023 season, however, Kepler is still in right field and Pagan is back in the bullpen. How, therefore, can the Twins be improved? Short answers: […]
Super Bowl ’23
Did the Chiefs win or did the Eagles lose the Super Bowl? Or did the officials decide it? By my eyeball test, the Eagles were the better team, and statistically Jalen Hurts was the better quarterback. But the teams were close enough in quality that mistakes made the difference: I count five for the Eagles, […]
Vikings ’22
The Minnesota Vikings’ miraculous 2022 season was brought to a merciful close by the New York Giants last Sunday. The 31-24 loss was a respectable score to bow out with, and it saved the Vikings from being utterly humiliated in the next round. Maybe they wouldn’t have lost as badly as the Giants did to […]