Words on birds and teams that don’t yearn; 2019 words for 2019; words on players liked for their words
Frankly, it’s embarrassing to watch the Minnesota Twins hit juiced-ball aided home run after home run. It’s unseemly. Gauche. It is not how these things are done. Not around here. For decades, the club was too modest to hit too many home runs. They were nice when they happened and all, but discerning Twins fans…
1. The crows complaining from the maple tree outside the window sound enough like that one row of fans in Philadelphia in 2006, Mike Lieberthal at the plate in the second game of the September 3 double-header against Atlanta, the one that isn’t the one where Ryan Howard hit three home runs. Lieberthal stands in…