The WGOM

Inspired by The Colbert Report's "Better Know A District", I bring you "Better Know A Citizen". This is just a fun little thing to get know each other better. It's a mix of serious questions and some goofy ones. To kick it all off, our fearless leader himself, SBG. Email me at sbg-bkac at hotmail.com or SBG if you would like to be featured. I'll be posting new ones during the day of the second game of each series. Don't go answering these for yourself in the comments, or else the series will come to a screeching halt.

Name: SBG
Hometown: SBGville
Sports Allegiances: Minnesota Twins, Minnesota T-Wolves (why, I ask myself) NDSU Bison. (I don't really consider myself a Vikings fan anymore)
Favorite Book: Crime and Punishment
Favorite Baseball Movie: I don't know. I liked Field of Dreams and Bull Durham.
Favorite Non-baseball Movie: Really, I'm not good at picking my favorites. I can't think of a favorite movie. So knowing that I'm not someone who can easily pick a favorite is knowing something about me.
Favorite Food & Drink: Pizza and beer.
Favorite TV Show(s): Twins baseball (preferably with the sound off). Countdown with Keith Olberman. The Daily Show.
Favorite Twins Player, historically: Killer. Although, he was pretty much washed up by the time I was old enough to know better. Carew. Puck.
Favorite Twins Player, currently: Johan Santana
Best Twins Memory: Here are some highlights in particular order.

1. Watching the final out of the 1987 World Series with my college buddies.
2. Driving around SBGville with my dad and listening to the last game before the 1994 strike. It was Hrbek's last game. The Twins won 17-7. Puckett hit a grand slam and a three run homer. Hrbek came up three times with the bases loaded, but couldn't hit a home run. It was a bittersweet game, because everyone knew it was Hrbek's last game.
3. Attending my first game. Eddie Bane made his major league debut. The Twins scored three in the bottom of the eighth to go ahead 3-1, but coughed up the lead in the ninth and lost 5-4.
4. 1991

Favorite Sport to Play: Basketball. I was a much, much better basketball player than I was a baseball player.
Favorite Sport to Watch: Baseball, of course.
If either of the previous two questions was answered "baseball", what is your second choice: I like to watch basketball.
If I could live anywhere in the world, I'd live in: a much warmer climate. I'd like to live on an island.
Who would win in a fight and why - bear vs. tiger? ninja vs. pirate?: Tiger wins. The Bear had a great game, but I think that Tiger is better. That 1986 Masters, though, whew. That was something. Wait a second. This isn't a golf question is it?
If I was commissioner for a day, I'd: revamp the schedule. This unbalanced schedule is crap.
If I had Terry Ryan's job for a day, I'd: call every general manager in baseball and ask them which position players they'd be willing to trade and what their asking price is.
SBG - great on-line magazine, or greatest on-line magazine? Greatest. Of course.
If given the chance, would you sky dive? Bungee Jump? Sky dive, maybe. Bungee? Nah.
Favorite Ballpark (except the Dome, of course): Including the dome, my favorite park is Wrigley. Too bad the Cubs play there.
First MLB Game: See above.

Well, there we have it. I hope we all feel like we know a bit more about the man, the myth, the legend - SBG. Remember to throw your name in the hat if you want to play, and we'll get your "interview" lined up.