This Week in Minnesota Sports

Hello out there to all my followers.

I apologize for the absence of my blog, graduating from college, working two jobs, and spending a lot of time with family and friends has taken a majority of free time, that does not mean, however, that I have not been paying attention to the sports world. Here is what I have to say about what has transpired this week in Minnesota.

First and foremost, welcome back Vikings, and a warm welcome to Donovan McNabb. I am excited about McNabb's presence in Minnesota. He saves this season and potentially next season, he is going to be a great mentor for Christian Ponder, and he will sell tickets which will hopefully keep the Vikings in Minnesota for many years to come. Goodbye Sydney Rice, you will be missed, though you did not have the best year last year due to injuries, you were a dynamic offensive threat, and I am sorry you are being sent over with Tavaris, try to make the best of it.

15-4: Lucky win last night, Lynx, but a win is a win. Now extending our Western Conference lead to 4 games with a league best 15-4 record, the Lynx are finally stirring up a new buzz in the state. I can not deny the fact that since drafting Maya Moore, I have paid close attention to the Lynx and after watching them on tv this week, we are a very good team. Taking down Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury proves how good our defense is, keeping them to a low 73 points in that home win. Looking ahead, we should be able to handle our opponents as easily as we have in our first nineteen games and will be a big threat in the playoffs, a place we have not been in years.

Perhaps we should have been buyers: Since the trade deadline, the Twins have not looked good. Losing 7-1 last night and scoring our only run from a solo homerun by Powdered Toast Man himself, Jim Thome (thanks for that one 93X). Our starting pitching has looked shaky at best and Valencia's defense is not looking so hot either. Perhaps the Twins should have made a move at the trade deadline, I for one would have like the Twins to have gone for Ubaldo Jiminez and another relief pitcher in exchange for Span. People may disagree, but with an outfield currently consisting of Kubel, Span, Cuddyer, Young, and Revere, I think giving them Span would be a fine trade with a young, speedy, determined, flashy, and most importantly healthy Revere still on the team.

Thus concludes this edition of my blog, I promise more will come soon. I forgot how much I love writing on here, even if I have fewer than 10 followers :)

The Minnesota Sports Man