Second coming of Reggie White trade.

Listening to Prine songs & found evidence David Allan Coe is still with us. That’s miraculous.

Cambridge-Isanti 21 Sartell 14 Osseo 36 Coon Rapids 0 The Reusse jinx … humbug! I’m 2-0 with preseason prep column subjects.

Don’t look now but Las Vegas has won 11 in a row. Bad*** Becky has ‘em rolling. www.startribune.com/cruising-ear...

Micah Parsons to Packers. #cheapWilfs

Micah Parsons. We didn’t need him.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #InMemoriam Bill Withers Day 27 Bill Withers - Lean On Me www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtC1...

Luke Keaschall: “The Hittin’ Hack.”

Aroldis Chapman has gone 14 appearances & 41 batters w/o allowing a hit as Boston closer.

Seattle is going to be sneaky team in AL playoffs, assuming good health.

Byron Buxton only needs one more home run to tie his total in a game in this ballpark eight yrs ago TODAY.

Great column by The Whick: Don't get tied in knots over Travis and Taylor open.substack.com/pub/markwhic...

Walker Jenkins was 0-for-4 in triple-A debut last night, and that included being struck out by Randy Dobnak. Another phenom bites the dust.

MLB’s scheduling bozos strike again. Twins: 17 home games in April; 29 home games among 50 scheduled through May 20. Another **** Minnesota: Yankees series here again during week (Mon.-Wed.) in mid-September.

I’ll bet B’SM’s OPS+ is dang near 4 after tonight.

I am very happy to have turned off Twins game after the various base-running follies. If I had been watching when Bad ‘Stache Mick homered, there would’ve been strong possibility of an aneurysm.

And every morning when I take my plunge, I’m supposed to spend a half-hour rolling up a bubble wrap tarp? What in the hell is wrong with you? I’m morally opposed to servile work on Sundays — as well as Mondays thru Saturdays.

Actually, he loosened up & was very informative.

John Cook: Tremendous volleyball coach. John Cook: Tremendous boreass as TV volleyball analyst.

6:54: Turn on Twins telecast. 6:58: Find something else.

Automated job performance survey from pro-Trump operation. Here’s hoping it was a surprise the Trumpeter received a (sincere) F from a 79-yr-old white guy. Of course, it could’ve been a scam to make electronic contact w/ a 79-yr-old white guy.

If you do nothing yourself as far as weekly maintenance & have pool outfit do it, as do I, quite a bit. If you’re a cheap ass as is my pal Jay in the neighborhood & do most everything yourself, it’s not bad.

I’m not sure what that dark blotch is at bottom of pool. It’s either a congregation of stray leaves from backyard trees or the oft-seen, all-black member of neighborhood’s family of feral cats. *Hoping for latter, meaning one less of those bird killers.

I was shocked when Legion XIII knocked off the Crushers yesterday in Plymouth, Mich. Forget the Ryder Cup. Golf fans will be buzzing about this upset for months.

Steam arising from backyard money pit as our orange dog watched in puzzlement. Yes, those are dollars wafting into sky.

Otherwise, I said it having lunch with somebody. I get those tasks confused, since conversation is about the same other than the choice of adjectives.

On one of my too-frequent podcast and/or radio appearaces after Tommy Fleetwood let another one get away in Memphis at start of FedEx series, I said: “After all this ‘choked-again’ stuff, Fleetwood will win the FedEx Cup final b/c that’s the way sports work.” I need validation …

Now that trade bounty Mick Abel and Taj Bradley have locked down places in Twins’ 2026 rotation, there could be an excess of starters that makes it advisable to trade Joe Ryan this offseason.

Everymeal Erasmo.

Reaction to Sam Howell trade, Carson Wentz signing and what it means for the depth chart. juddzulgad.substack.com/p/vikings-mi...

We fat guys are always being discriminated against.

I approve. Good to have veteran with track record as emergency third QB as McCarthy & Brosmer continue battle for starting job. www.startribune.com/minnesota-vi...

I want to know if this kid supports those cheating ******* Trumpeters in his home state stealing House seats on orders of the Orange Menace before approving this. (But that’s just me.) www.startribune.com/san-antonio-...

I don’t think Loons really will have made it here as major sports entity until they get action photo in early-deadline, final Strib print sports section stating “our heroes played last night & check Strib website to find out who won.” Twins get that glory this AM, but Loony Tunes … nuttin’.

Admittedly, Pohlads peaked early as saviors.

World Series records: Pohlads 2-0 (1.000) Padres 0-2 (.000)

Charles Barkley and I want to know: “ Who HE play for?”

Padres with their 57th home sellout of 2025 tonight vs. Dodgers. Incredibly, that is 57 more sellouts than combined total for San Diego’s NFL, NBA, NHL & WNBA teams.

Rodning was released from minors by ‘Stros on Aug. 4. He’s back home and rumor at Walsh Field today was he’s headed to Mexico in couple months to pitch in its winter league. That’s the spirit, Brody. Never give up. You’re a lefty.

Those of us in Gaylord watching baseball today have another question for TwinKs: If you were forced to take a player from Houston in Correa deal & decided it would be LHP, why not make favorite son Brody Rodning rather than this Mikulski guy who was in Class A?