It would be so small town of me to complain that the media giants don't pay attention to the Twins. Here's CBS Sportsline's take on Corey Koskie.
Reason to sign him: Provides right-handed pop, evidenced by 25 homers and 71 RBI in 422 at-bats last season. He's a Canadian -- something that could be a positive [...]

NBA
Here is a quick look at the relative strength of each division in the NBA.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
17 Games under .500

Central Division
2 Games under .500

Southeast Division
4 Games under .500

Western Conference

Northwest Division
18 Games over .500

Pacific Division
9 Games over .500

Southwest Division
4 Games under .500

Right now, the Timberwolves have not played all that well, but, it's early. Note that [...]

I have been threatening to write an "NFL Manifesto" for some time, well before I began this blog. Personally, I think that the NFL has become almost unwatchable. I know, I know, I'm in the minority on this one (I'm used to that). However, I think that as players have gotten bigger, [...]

Hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving Day.

Here's what the big fella had to say about the incredible riot that occurred in Detroit on Friday night.
NBA games are played for the fans, and for the fans only. It has nothing to do with the players. I cannot imagine a scenario that would come up that would cause a player to go into [...]

STICK AND BALL GUY'S 2004 TWINS ANALYZER

Michael Cuddyer
6'2" 222 Lbs.
Age: 25
R/R UT

AVE: .263
OBP: .339
SLG: .440
GPA: .263

G: 115
AB: 339
HR: 12
RBI: 45

Offense
Michael Cuddyer is a decent offensive player. Let's get that out there right away. He hit 12 home runs in 339 at bats (a much better rate than Lew Ford). He slugged about the same as [...]

If you are a Timberwolves fan, you probably know that Kevin Garnett has been a 20/10/5 man for each of the past five seasons, joining Larry Bird as the only two players in NBA history to achieve those levels for five consecutive seasons. It is a testament to Garnett�s overall game � and his unselfishness [...]

To Aaron Gleeman. He gives his two cents on the FCC today. Nice work, Aaron.

I was just doing a little research for my next installment of 2004 Twins -- ???? when I came across an article by Buster Olney on ESPN.COM. In it, Olney writes that the Mets (giggle) are pursuing Sammy Sosa (chortle). Olney thinks this is a bad idea. OMG, I agree with Olney on something.
In the [...]

If you are a regular reader or semi-regular reader of this site, you probably know that I held a contest to predict the 25-man Twins Roster for 2005. The winner of the contest will receive two tickets to a Twins game of their choice in 2005.* I had eight brave souls submit entries. Each of [...]

When I got home last night, I was hoping to find out that in my tired state I failed to realize that my brand new computer was not plugged in. No such luck. After an excruciatingly long service call with Dell, the technician (was he in India? his accent sounded Indian) told [...]

I got my new computer Monday and I set it up and did a little work on it. Then, this morning I tried to fire it up and write about Cristian Guzman's new contract and... nothing. No power. Zilch. Sigh.
Stay tuned for more fun and games. Hopefully, I will [...]

It's back! The Stick and Ball Guy's post mortem analysis of the 2004 Twins. In this installment, S&BG looks at the bright new star of the Twins, Lew Ford.

STICK AND BALL GUY'S 2004 TWINS ANALYZER

Lew Ford
6'0" 195 Lbs.
Age: 28
R/R OF

AVE: .299
OBP: .381
SLG: .446
GPA: .283

G: 154
AB: 569
HR: 15
RBI: 72

Offense
Amazingly, Lew Ford started the season in the [...]

Stick and Ball Guy continues his review of the 2004 Twins with Torii Hunter.

STICK AND BALL GUY'S 2004 TWINS ANALYZER

Torii Hunter
6'2" 211 Lbs.
Age: 29
R/R CF

AVE: .271
OBP: .330
SLG: .475
GPA: .267

G: 138
AB: 520
HR: 23
RBI: 81

Offense
For the first half of 2002, Torii Hunter looked for all the world like a superstar having a breakout season. At the All-Star [...]

Thursday morning I'm sitting at a light on Yankee Doodle Road (seriously). The light changes and I got the green to go left. Before I move I see this guy on a bicycle out of the corner of my eye and he's going as fast as he can against the light -- right [...]

Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins was a unanimous pick for the American League Cy Young Award on Thursday, rewarded for a stellar second half that helped his team win its third straight division title.

Update: Even though the vote was unanimous, not everyone in the baseball world agrees. Fatso (who obviously didn't have a [...]

Memphis won their first game of the season last night, drilling the Lakers 110-87. Here is an exerpt from the AP story.
Kobe Bryant had 20 points on 4-for-19 shooting for the Lakers, who shot 37 percent.
"It was a tough night for us as a unit," Bryant said. "I can go off solo and get 50 [...]

Friends, if you are a regular reader of this blog, you may have noticed a drop off in the amount of posting lately (some of you may be thinking Hooray!). I don't want to scare you away with the lack of posting, and I want to assure you that I will continue to post at [...]

News Item: Houston Astros free agent center fielder Carlos Beltran is seeking a 10-year contract, his agent told a television station on Thursday.
Comment: It's not clear how much Mr. Beltran wants, but 10 years is a very long contract (just ask the Texas Rangers). Beltran will be 28 years old in April 2005. A ten [...]

But I'm not particularly fond of these two guys.

The powers that control this blog (that would be me) have decided that I should write some articles about baseball besides what is currently happening on a daily basis, especially now that it is the off-season. Part of baseball's allure is undeniably related to the history of the game. I thought I'd write some articles [...]

If you hate the Lakers, this is gonna be a great season. Last night, the Jazz pounded the Lakers 104-78. Kobe Bryant scored 38 of the 78 points. Bryant had one assist in the game. No word if he called for the ball. In two games, Bryant is averaging 31.5 [...]

I mean really, Derek Jeter as a gold glove shortstop. How ridiculous is that.