Good Day, SBG readers. SBG had hoped to present to you the 2004 Twins Analyzer with regard to a certain left-handed arbitration eligible outfielder who recently signed a one year deal with the Twins, much to the chagrin of SBG. But, Alas and Alack! This will not happen tonight (SBG did promise it either tonight [...]

Welcome, loyal SBG readers! SBG is back, ready for another week of sports talk! Here's what's on tap for this week, so far. SBG will pull out his 2004 Twins Analyzer again, looking at a certain outfielder who has been discussed on this page just a little bit in the Off Season. That's right! Everybody's [...]

Okay SBG fans, it�s time for Pepper! Playing Pepper! today are SBG and Moss! All right, Moss! In Pepper! there are ten topics and each player gets 50 words to discuss. Only has to be tangentially related to the topic! All right, Let�s Go!
Topic #1: Red McCombs
Moss: He�s the real-life Boss Hogg. Probably corrupt, definitely [...]

SBG doesn't really have one major topic to write about tonight. He does however, have a couple of minor topics to write about. SBG's feeling a little acerbic tonight, as he is wont to do.
Item #1 -- Deion Sanders
SBG heard on the radio today that Deion Sanders, who was openly critical of Randy Moss just [...]

Back from hibernation, it's SBG's 2004 Twins Analyzer! Today, SBG takes a look at the Twins starting left fielder, Shannon Stewart.

STICK AND BALL GUY'S 2004 TWINS ANALYZER

Shannon Stewart
5'11" 200 Lbs.
Age: 30 R/R OF

AVE: .304
OBP: .380
SLG: .447
GPA: .283

G: 92
AB: 378
HR: 11
RBI: 47

Offense
Shannon Stewart, meet Lew Ford. Mr. Ford, meet Mr. Stewart. Stewart's rate numbers were [...]

There's been increased traffic lately on this site, and SBG appreciates all of you who have stopped by to read this humble little blog. If you happen to read the comments at all, one name that keeps popping up is "Butch". Butch reads the site a lot, and he comments a lot too. Some of [...]

Good morning! Hope you all had a good weekend. SBG's post is going to be short this morning, but he promises a Twins-related post tomorrow.

Wolves Weekend
Apparently, there's still hope. After the embarrassing loss in Los Angeles, the Wolves put together two of their better efforts of the year, winning at Seattle [...]

For those of you who are new to this site today, welcome! This site is primarily a Twins website, although SBG does enjoy other sports and teams, particularly the T-Wolves. SBG has been following the Wolves in the Twins' off-season. Check out some of the recent columns on the right.
In addition, check out the some [...]

As promised to The 7th Angel, here is an update to the great SBG Twins Roster contest.
For those of you who are new to this site, here were the rules to this contest.
1. Choose 25 players that you think will be on the Twins opening day active roster (disabled list doesn't count), that is the [...]

If you have ever gone over and read the Greet Machine, you know that the author is quite passionate about the stadium issues in Minnesota (very pro stadium). SBG is generally pro-stadium as well, and he thinks that the Twins should have priority based on the fact that SBG goes to Twins games and will [...]

Welcome to History on the Stick and Ball Guy�s website! For 10 Topics, 50 Words, SBG has invited both Moss and Drew to contribute. Moss hemmed and hawed until it was too late. No entry from Moss. But, Drew has come through! For the first time in the history of this website, someone other than [...]

KG

I'm writing before the T-Wolves game against the Lakers tonight. Yes, they have to win this game, especially with Superboy out. (Are they better with him or without him? A couple more wins and we're talking Ewing theory.) Today, ESPN.COM had an article about KG written by Eric Neel. Neel is an admitted Laker fan, [...]

Well, the Twins had until 11AM today to get deals done with Carlos Silva, Kyle Lohse, and Johan Santana. Not surprisingly, they did not get a deal done with any of these guys. Today wasn't a big deal, except that if the deals weren't done, each side had to give out their numbers for the [...]

Tonight SBG's sister and her family took Lucy and SBG out for dinner in honor of SBG's big 40th birthday. SBG is a professional uncle and enjoys his little nieces tremendously. SBG certainly appreciates that sis and family drove the 150 miles to see him. Thanks for making my day enjoyable.
The Dogs
It's a good thing [...]

SBG had intended to write a special post today, on this momentous (at least for him) occasion. However, he was overcome by events, and so you get an executive summary.
Today is SBG's 40th birthday. It's also a national holiday. Fitting, he thinks. It's hard to believe that 40 years have passed since Butch drove Mrs. [...]

Tonight I am going to try something a little different. I am going to tackle ten topics, giving no one topic more than 50 words. Let�s see how it goes.
Topic 1: The Timberwolves
Should the Timberwolves stay pat or make changes? They could fire Flip or make a trade. Moss (not Randy) thinks McHale should go. [...]

The Wolves lost again tonight. They are now 17-17 and tied for the eighth seed in the West. This team cannot beat anyone right now.
On December 10th, SBG saw the Wolves in person. They beat Sacramento in a fabulous game. KG was tremendous, with maybe his best all around game of the season. The Wolves [...]

This is really a dead time right now for Minnesota sports. Or at least today is. The Twins are no longer shuffling their lineup, the Wild may never play again, the Vikings of course are still going, but it's Tuesday and all the self righteous furor has died down over the latest attack on civilization [...]

I watched the Timberwolves game tonight with dread. I knew that the way they have been playing they can't beat anybody and tonight it was the Lakers. Oh, how I didn't want them to lose to the Lakers.
The Wolves got off to a nice start in the first quarter, opening up a double digit lead. [...]

Contrary to every expectation that SBG had, the Vikings actually won at Green Bay on Sunday and made their season. And, they didn't just win, they completely dominated the Packers at Lambeau Field in January. The Favre era, for all intents and purposes, is over.
In one respect, this is a huge upset. SBG didn't think [...]

I read this by Marc Stein, ESPN senior basketball writer.
It might just be another New Year's resolution I can't keep. Even so, it feels right.
Easing up a tad on Kobe Bryant, that is.
The thrust of the article is that everyone, the author included, has been too hard on Kobe. After all, all he's done [...]

She'll expose you when she snows you
Off your feet with the crumbs she throws you
She's ferocious and she knows just what it takes to make a pro blush
All the boys think she's a spy She's got Bette Davis eyes
Yeah, I know, that's kind of a crappy little tune, but I've always wanted to see Bette [...]

Rip Hamilton lead the Pistons in scoring tonight with 14 points. Not that weird. But, he did not make a field goal. That's weird. It's the first time in NBA history that a player lead his team in scoring without making a field goal.

I was pretty disgusted by the Timberwolves performance last night. I was pretty disgusted by the Vikings performance all year. I pretty much wanted to forget about sports for a while. Then, I got an e-mail from my aunt and it made me smile.
It seems that my aunt, who lives here in the Twin Cities [...]

I sent an e-mail to Seth today, thanking him for mentioning my article on the Vikings. Seth has a pretty optimistic view on things, which I like. I mentioned in my e-mail that I had written a couple of negative postings in a row and that I was thinking that tonight I'd take [...]

I mentioned in my rant yesterday how I'm frustrated with the Timberwolves this season. Tuesday night's game with Phoenix represents the 'Wolves' season in a neat little package.
Kevin Garnett scored 47 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and dished out 4 assists. With his 47 points, Garnett set personal and franchise bests. He showed that the Suns, [...]

Who wants to be a sports columnist in a market where the prospects for success are huge for nearly every team? -- Patrick Reusse, September 6, 2004
Just four months ago, Mr. Reusse of the Star Tribune "lamented" the fact that seemingly every sports team in town was doing so well that there was no one [...]

Stick and Ball Guy was at the Twins Blogger night tonight in Uptown. A number of prominent Twins bloggers were there, having a few beverages, eating some food and talking Twins. It was a fun night. The two pillars of Twins blogging (in SBG's opinion), Twins Geek and Aaron Gleeman were there. [...]