Twins Weekend

In a half hour, Laura and I will be hitting the road for Kansas City for a couple Twins games. Last week the Twins completed a stellar homestand, beating the White Sox three out of four games and finally gaining first place in the AL Central over the weekend. They proceded to lose first place the next day when they lost to the cellar dwelling Mariners. After salvaging the series in Seattle yesterday with a win, the Twins find themselves a half game back with an off day today. The Royals are a team the Twins need to beat to stay in the thick of the playoff race. Losing a series to a team of the Mariners caliber is inexcusable for a playoff contender. While the Royals aren't as awful as the Mariners, they are well behind the Twins in the standings. Two wins in KC is satisfactory, but I'm predicting a sweep. The Twins have been great against teams in their own division and I expect it to continue this weekend.

We have been greatly slacking on blogging and vow after Kansas City to post two or three items a week. After going to KC, there is nothing on the schedule until the middle of September. With the MLB season heating up and the Premier League starting in a week, there will be much to talk about in the sports world. And how funny is it that Favre ended up with the Jets? What a terrible team for him to end up with. I couldn't be happier. If only he had ended up with the Vikings. Then I would have laughed all season.