Herb Carneal Passes Away
The radio voice of the Minnesota Twins, Herb Carneal, passed away today. He began calling play-by-play for the Twins in 1962, the same year I was born. I have many fond memories of sitting in my old bedroom, listening to Herb call the games, trying to visualize the action based on his words, the crack of the bat, and the sound of the crowd. Herb's call was one of those things you thought would be around forever, and it makes a person pause for reflection when you start to lose people and things that brought you great joy as a boy. Time marches on, but summers in Minnesota just won't be the same anymore.
Randy Moss is Unhappy Again
Minnesota’s former hero turned a-hole Randy Moss is at it again. Here is his latest quote, when asked why his performance with the Raiders has been sub-par:
“Maybe because I’m unhappy,” Moss said. “Maybe because I’m not too much excited about what’s going on, so my concentration and focus level tends to go down sometimes and I’m in a bad mood. All I can say is you put me in a good situation and make me a happy man, and you’ll get good results.”
Wouldn’t it be great if you could go to your employer and demand to be made happy before you produce acceptable results? This is one seriously messed-up individual who is completely oblivious to everything that is going on in the real world right now. At least we don’t have to deal with him in Minnesota anymore.
Good Year for the Minnesota Twins
Well, the Twins didn’t show up for the playoffs and were swept in 3 games by the Oakland A’s. The team I watched in the playoffs wasn’t the same team I saw in the second half of the season, when they had the best record in the majors. Even though they tanked in the clutch, the future still looks bright with Santana and young guys like Liriano, Mauer and Morneau. This should be a fun group to watch over the next few years if they can keep the core players together. Unfortunately, the Twins have a long tradition of being cheap and letting their top players go. Hopefully with a new stadium on the horizon it won’t happen this time.
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