Whew! This new Online Magazine is hard work! Back when SBG was just a blog, posting was easy. Any old tripe would do. Now that we've upgraded to SBG, The Online Magazine (SBG, TOM), the work is tremendous. Writing articles, submitting them to an exacting editor, rewrites, deadlines, pressure... it's all so much work! But, [...]

Here at SBG, the Online Magazine, we strive to bring you the best coverage of a few topics of interest to our editors, whether or not you are actually interested. One of our faithful readers from New York sent us this tasty tidbit, and because we are committed to giving you the best news and [...]

Almost twenty years ago, when I cared about such things, there was a high school basketball player in North Dakota who made quite a splash. He lived in a little town in North Dakota, and he was a little guy himself. Listed at 6'0", but barely above 5'10", this kid was fast, a gunner who [...]

I watched part of the game tonight and even though the Twins won the game, it certainly wasn't pretty. It's a good thing that Kansas City is in town. The Twins need to right themselves. They can work on some things -- get things straightened out, if you will, and not have to worry too [...]

If you know me, you know that I have almost zero (0) interest in college basketball. Used to be a big, huge, enormous fan. It just doesn't do it for me anymore. Sorry. Anyway, I bring this up not to knock college basketball or anything, rather just to say that I have never seen Rashad [...]

Hello, SBG fans and welcome to another entry from the leader of the free world.*
*The author of this site is prone to fits of delusion.
I conducted a poll here yesterday, asking where people thought the Twins would end up at the end of the regular season. It would take a major, major collapse by the [...]

My favorite big man, Shaq-Fu recently got his MBA from the University of Phoenix (a private, for profit school). I think that's pretty cool that he wants to do things with his life other than dominate the NBA. But, of course, the Shaq quotes are always the best. Says the Daddy:
"It's just something to have [...]

No time to post deep thoughts here today.
I was reminded this weekend of a story from when I was a kid. I don't know if it is this little cat who keeps growling at her brothers or what. I was about seven and the next door neighbor, Curt (real name there -- all you [...]

Poor Jags. He's had a hard day. Elly has been hissing and growling at him all the time. He's just too good natured. I kind of wish he'd just growl back. But, he won't. Now, he's very upset. I'm trying to get some work done and he needs [...]

Lucy and I have a new cat, Eleanor Rigby.
We just brought Elly home from Last Hope adoption. She is four months old and is meeting her new brothers, Jags and Theo. Lucy and I were afraid that Jags and Theo would be hissing and growling, but it's the opposite -- Elly is hissing and growling [...]

Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All [...]

Lucy and I went out for dinner tonight to one of our very favorite places, i nonni. I just love that place. The atmosphere is wonderful. It's small, very nicely decorated and perfectly lighted. The food was absolutely fantastic. We each had a Romaine salad with an anchovy vinagrette (trust me, it's great). Then we [...]

Well, now.
I think in the interest of closing some loose ends here, I am obliged to post once again.
First of all, as I stated in the comments to the previous post, I can understand why the game threads went away at B-G. I was amazed at the number of posts that these threads generated, but [...]

I went over to Bat-Girl today just to see how the crew over there were holding up under the stress of an extended slump by the Hometown Nine. And wow, was I surprised.
B-G has instituted a new policy -- no more game threads and a stricter enforced comments policy. It seems that it's gotten a [...]

The stink coming from the Twins play lately is pungent enough to adversely affect the air quality in Minneapolis. Once again, the Twins went down tonight, 8-1 to the Detroit Tigers. The Twins pitching staff allowed a season high nine walks. The Twins have gone seven consecutrive games without a quality start and have just [...]

SBG fans, I am back and living large with my cable modem hooked back up. Good God, I can research for my columns, I can type with all ten fingers instead of just with my thumbs (actually nine fingers, the left thumb gets no work, but you know what I mean). What can I say? [...]

Hello SBG fans. I am driving home from the Twins blogger night. Actually, the big story was the Admission Possible benefit. Approximately 100 people bought tickets to support this worthy cause. My hat goes off to Jon Bonnes, the Twins Geek, for getting the blogging community involved in this event. [...]

Hello, SBG fans, and welcome to anothwr edition of phone/train blogging. Last night I was plunking away furiously on the cell phone, writing about the Strib's coverage of the Twins in response to comments made by Twins Geek and Aaron Gleeman. I got about halfway through the article when I found out that [...]

Sometime early this afternoon, a storm rolled into Downtown Minneapolis that was hard to believe. To say that the skies were dark is quite the understatement. It was pitch black, like the middle of the night, only darker, if that's possible. I work in a high-rise and the building was creaking rather [...]

Lucy and I moved this weekend and we are without Internet access for a few days so it's phone blogging time!
I didn't get a chance to see any baseball this weekend other than the scores. I'm not sure, but I think we're closer to fourth than first. With Cleveland jumping back into the [...]

ESPN: Do you ever see the day where it would be possible for you to sit down, have a talk with Kobe Bryant?
Shaq: Who?
ESPN: Kobe Bryant.
Shaq: You know what I am not familiar with that name, I know a lot of names and I have a lot of names in my head, but I [...]

Guess who our esteemed manager was talking about when he said this:
Maybe I should just let him play and not try to expect him to be Superman.
Hunter? Morneau? Mauer? Santana? Nathan? Radke? Jones?
Nope. Luis Rivas.

So, the Twins bullpen performed poorly for the second consecutive game, and the Twins got blown out 14-7. Lucy and I are moving this weekend, and we are preparing for the move. I believe that the game wasn't on TV (or was it?), and I only listened to snippets of it.
Sometimes you lose games big. [...]

I mentioned the Twins blogger night early this morning. I was unable to spend enough time to give you the details, but here they are. This is a Twins Blogger night at the Dome on June 21. It�s a chance to meet and chat with those of us crazy enough (about the Twins, that is) [...]

If you are a Viking fan, head on over to Cheer or Die's site today. He has plenty of great pictures and a good rundown of what happened with his Vikings Developmental Camp report. Great work, COD!

Sorry, SBG fans, Blogger was giving me fits last night so I couldn't post. I will be going to the Blogger night at the Twins. I encourage you to attend as well. Imagine this scenario.
1. You are going to a Twins game.
2. It's Costing Carl Pohlad money.
3. You get a chance to sit with Tony [...]

I've posted a couple of times already below, but I thought of something that I wanted to add and forgot. Yesterday, Cheer or Die had a rant that I found to be rather amusing. He started with the St. Louis Park boys being late to our meeting at Chipotle and carried on to a [...]

Every time I turn around, someone else is starting a new Twins blog and is writing something interesting about the team. I see that sometime commenter here at SBG, AMR has started a Twins blog. There's Nick and Nick's blog. Of course, there's Brad Zellar's new gig at the Rake. A lot of people are [...]

I wasn't planning on dignifying Mike Tyson's latest "fight" by mentioning it on my web site. However, I had a thought today about it. Back in the day, when Tyson was the most feared boxer on the planet, there was a video game called Mike Tyson's Punch Out. This was a fantastic video game where [...]

On Saturday, I met some of my blogging buddies for a little fun. I drove over to Hopkins and met Shane from the Greet Machine, Cheesehead Craig, and Cheer or Die. If you remember, these three guys combined to write probably the best edition of Pepper! ever, the marital advice edition. Even though these guys [...]

Yes, SBG fans, Your Benevolent Ruler has finally updated the projected contest results.
With about a month to go, our new leader is AAC, with 43.50 points. AAC has been right near the top almost since the beginning of the contest, but he's got some stiff competition. Your Benevolent Ruler, in an attempt to make almost [...]

Hello SBG fans, and welcome to more train blogging. I watched a little of the Twins game last night and I saw the Twins go down weakly in last two innings against a bad D-Backs bullpen. Can't win them all.
Missed my brother's birthday yesterday. Sorry Putzer. I was working late. [...]

Hello SBG fans and welcome to a blogging entry coming to you from the Hiawatha Light Rail line. I'm typing this into my cell phone as I ride home on the train. I have a new cell phone with a qwerty keyboard and although the keys are small, I can type reasonably fast.
Well, [...]

Johan Santana threw a four hit shutout tonight. And (I love to say this) he helped his own cause with a single and a run scored. The Twins won 10-0. The Twins train just keeps rolling along.

Update: Thanks to Repoz for providing some clarification to the story. On May 29, Jeter hit a grounder in the third inning of a 5-2 game. Apparently, David Wells was slow to get off the mound and field the ball. When he did, he threw wildly to first, pulling off the [...]

Update: Be sure to click the link at the end of the medallion discussion! Well worth it!!!!!
I don't know what got into me last night when I wrote that post. I guess I am pretty frustrated with the lack of progress on the stadium among other issues. With regard to the stadium issue, I think [...]

Last night I jokingly stated that I was anti-stadium, if a new stadium meant the Twins would have kept Cristian Guzman. My blogging friend Frightwig took this comment and fleshed it out quite a bit. As usual, he wrote quite a column, which covered two separate themes. In the first part of [...]

Yes, SBG fans, I'm now firmly against the new stadium. I'm against any stadium, no matter how it's financed.
Why would I change my mind? It's simple. I was listening to WCCO on Saturday afternoon and they were talking about the merits of the new stadium. And Steve Thompson said that if [...]

Yes, SBG fans, the mighty have been brought down. The New York Highlanders (AKA Yankees since 1913) left Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon with their tail between their collective $200 million legs. Those of us who are not properly enlightened can only wonder how a team such as the Highlanders can lose three in a row [...]

Tonight, Mrs. SBG and I are hosting our first house guest. Who is it? Why, it's none other than Butch! We went out for pizza tonight (surprise!) and Butch told me some great stories about the goings on in ND. I'll talk about that later, but I'm tired and don't want to write too much [...]

Cristian, you are the best! I love how you make that bionic sound when you run.
Here are the numbers.

G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
CS
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS

51
178
10
33
3
1
1
7
9
32
1
2
.185
.223
.230
.454

Now all we need is a cute little nickname like Guzy Woozy, or is it Woozy Guzy?
Join the Cristian Guzman fan club!

As you probably remember and I am sure you have read, I have reported recently that billions of people read this website. Apparently, Mr. Torii Hunter is one of the billions. Yesterday, I called out Mr. Hunter because of my frustration with his "hitting." No doubt spurred on by my chastisement, Mr. Hunter got five [...]

I've sort of decided to take a few days off. It wasn't a conscious decision, it just kind of worked out that way. With the long weekend and a bunch of stuff to do around the house, blogging has come in down the list a little bit.
I did watch most of the game [...]