Comments on: Friday Baseball http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9062 Minneapolis + St. Paul Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:23:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: TheRat http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9062#comment-30734 TheRat Mon, 17 Apr 2006 02:24:22 +0000 #comment-30734 I liked it when ESPN magazine called the Twins "The team that saved baseball." <br /> <br /> But face it, if you're watching day-in-day out television or catch a sports update on the fly, it's Yankees and Red Sox. <br /> I liked it when ESPN magazine called the Twins “The team that saved baseball.”

But face it, if you’re watching day-in-day out television or catch a sports update on the fly, it’s Yankees and Red Sox.

]]> By: champs http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9062#comment-30726 champs Sun, 16 Apr 2006 15:48:28 +0000 #comment-30726 Wake me up when the Vikings hit Mankato for the start of training camp -- then I'll hit the snooze a couple times until that last week of preseason games. Wake me up when the Vikings hit Mankato for the start of training camp — then I’ll hit the snooze a couple times until that last week of preseason games.

]]> By: matt http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9062#comment-30675 matt Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:26:30 +0000 #comment-30675 The Twins have always been the darlings of the press, though. Every year for the last 5 or 6, at least a few ESPN or Sports Illustrated guys have picked them to go all the way. The Twins have always been the darlings of the press, though. Every year for the last 5 or 6, at least a few ESPN or Sports Illustrated guys have picked them to go all the way.

]]> By: TheRat http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9062#comment-30671 TheRat Sat, 15 Apr 2006 17:54:10 +0000 #comment-30671 If the Twins take this series, they may actually get some coverage in the major sports media. <br /> <br /> Because for them, it's all Yankees, all the time. And a little Red Sox. If the Twins take this series, they may actually get some coverage in the major sports media.

Because for them, it’s all Yankees, all the time. And a little Red Sox.

]]> By: Mary http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9062#comment-30647 Mary Sat, 15 Apr 2006 03:57:34 +0000 #comment-30647 Break up the Twins. Four in a row, and how sweet to beat Mussina. Break up the Twins. Four in a row, and how sweet to beat Mussina.

]]> By: hipmn http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9062#comment-30603 hipmn Fri, 14 Apr 2006 21:44:18 +0000 #comment-30603 Omaha was my home for six years. And, but for all the oversized people in red jackets and sweaters, I really enjoyed it. Omaha was my home for six years. And, but for all the oversized people in red jackets and sweaters, I really enjoyed it.

]]> By: chuck t http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9062#comment-30597 chuck t Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:51:02 +0000 #comment-30597 Will's win-probability charts are awesome in the dorkiest way possible. Will’s win-probability charts are awesome in the dorkiest way possible.

]]> By: TBartel http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9062#comment-30596 TBartel Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:47:10 +0000 #comment-30596 No trash talk on Omaha, the home of the College World Series, where I saw Dave Winfield, Reggie Jackson, Tom Seaver, Pat Burrell and more, play as mere college kids. Also saw Bob Gibson as a minor leaguer when I was eight. The barbecue on the patio is great, and the zoo is just behind the right field fence. T No trash talk on Omaha, the home of the College World Series, where I saw Dave Winfield, Reggie Jackson, Tom Seaver, Pat Burrell and more, play as mere college kids. Also saw Bob Gibson as a minor leaguer when I was eight. The barbecue on the patio is great, and the zoo is just behind the right field fence. T

]]> By: rew http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9062#comment-30593 rew Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:21:40 +0000 #comment-30593 <a href="http://www.wyoung.net/twins/" target="_blank">Here's another good one</a>.<br /> <br /> (Okay, actually I know nothing about basesball, and this is my cousin, but strangers have told me he's really good.)<br /> <br /> Here’s another good one.

(Okay, actually I know nothing about basesball, and this is my cousin, but strangers have told me he’s really good.)

]]> By: The Rat http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9062#comment-30591 The Rat Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:05:40 +0000 #comment-30591 Coming back on the plane Thursday night, the guy sitting next to me was paging through a couple fantasy league magazines. Someone asked him if they do any good. He said no. There's too much raw information and nothing in them about what's inside the players' head. <br /> <br /> Coming back on the plane Thursday night, the guy sitting next to me was paging through a couple fantasy league magazines. Someone asked him if they do any good. He said no. There’s too much raw information and nothing in them about what’s inside the players’ head.

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