I opened up my virtual Sunday morning newspapers, and this is what I saw.
Top Jimmy: Brett Favre is tarnishing his reputation because he still wants to play. Maybe so, but hasn't he been doing this for years? Favre is going to want to play right up until the day they order the artificial hips. By the way, I'm pretty sure Top Jimmy wrote this column without leaving the comfort of his mother's basement.
Patrick Reusse: Profiles Ron Streck, who's playing in the old codger's golf tournament in town this weekend. Turns out Streck was the first player to win on the PGA tour using a metal wood. Includes this quote from some golfer, when seeing the metal wood: "That looks like a practice club. I'll never use one of these." That golfer was Jack Nicklaus. Here's Reusse's genius. He writes a column about someone you've never heard of and it's interesting. Nice piece.
Sid Hartman: ZOMG! Both the pitcher (Glen Perkins) and the catcher (Joe Mauer) are from Minnesota! And they are teh awesum!
Charley Walters: The Vikings should trade for Brett Favre (really!) and the NFL might make it happen. I have to quote this so you don't think I'm making it up:
If Brett Favre wants to play for the Vikings, which he seems to want to do, and if the Vikings want Favre, which they seem to, there would seem to be a deal to be made, with the NFL steering it behind the scenes.
A deal for the future hall of fame quarterback could be good business for the league.
Well, if the Packers trade Brett Favre to the Minnesota Vikings, you heard it here first. Also, this should make you all cringe and rethink your vote on the Billy Smith poll from earlier this week.
Twins general manager Bill Smith, on Livan Hernandez, who improved to 10-6 with a 5.29 earned-run average with Saturday's victory over Texas: "I'll take the (10) wins. Who do you want, a guy who's 10-15 with a 2.80 ERA or a guy who's 16-8 with a 7.00 ERA? I'll take the 16-8."
Tom Powers: He profiles Tom Streck [actually, Tom wasn't speaking to the media, so he profiled Ron, just like Reusse], too! Suddenly, the Reusse column isn't looking so great. He even has the Nicklaus quote. Strike all that about Reusse's genius.
Bob Sansevere: Profiles some other codger golfer, Loren Roberts. Wow. I guess he was unable to make the Tom Ron Streck press conference.
I'd have to say that Shooter wins for best column. It's funny (although presumably unintentionally so) and he's got that Billy Smith quote.
Look for dozens more athletes to "retire" this next offseason, and then ask for release from their contracts.
And I sure hope BSmith is speaking in hindsight. Because, when all is said and done, 16 wins is better than 10 wins.
I'm hoping the same for Bill Smith. Maybe it's just his way of looking at the glass half full and not saying Livan sucks in the papers. I mean, no halfway intelligent person could possibly mean what he said.
Yeah, he's probably just covering for Livan, but I'm sick of always having my intelligence insulted.
I mean, look at what ubelmann wrote yesterday. He said Livan's peripherals are better than what his ERA says. Billy could have said, we think he's pitched better than what his ERA says.
And, to be fair, he did have a great game yesterday against one of the best offenses of the past five years.
Yeah, I think (or at least I hope) that he's saying that when it's all said and done, the important thing is for the Twins to win, no matter how they do it.
Not a bad feature, sort of like David Brauer's "Daily Glean" at MinnPost.
Ditto. Now if the Boss would ramp the funny up a notch higher, we could have a print analog to Talk Soup.
What, you didn't like the Patrick's a genius, whoops I take it back bit?
I think 'Ol Patrick must be close to callin' it quits but I surmise he's hanging on for the health insurance coverage. He probably doesn't need the dough, but that ticker of his has got to be workin' pretty hard, even if he is off the sauce.
Billy's made the big time. Is Ken Tremendous reading this site? A girl can dream.
Hate to be nit-picky, but
Probably should read
Unless that was intentional, and it's something I'm missing...
Hey, somebody's actually reading what I write! Thanks for the catch.