Minnesota Twins Enjoying Some Fresh Air

The Minnesota Twins have played baseball indoors for 27 seasons in the Metrodome in Minneapolis. The franchise and their fans have finally got their wish to play the beautiful sport of baseball outside, the way its supposed to be played. The new stadium is called Target Field and is simply a site to see. The stadium is a 39,504-seat open-air ballpark in the Warehouse District west of Downtown Minneapolis between 5th and 7th Streets, across I94 from the Target Center. The stadium’s opening day this last weekend was a compete success for the Twins organization. They pulled in a solid victory over the Boston Red Sox winning 5 to 2 on a perfect Spring day.

A Successful Master’s Tournament

The year’s first major in golf was filled with dramatic success. The ever anticipated return of Tiger Woods kept everyone on their toes but the Tiger was slayed by its own mistakes and a difficult golf course. Hats off to Phil Mickelson for a well deserved Master’s Victory. The man has really been through a lot this past year with his wife’s cancer situation. It was great to see Phil’s emotional celebration with her on the 18th hole. Lee Westood has fallen short again but it is only a matter of time before he wraps up a major victory. It was noted that Mickelson congratulated Westwood personally in the clubhouse on a terrific few rounds of golf. He also gave him some advice telling him to keep at it because he was in the exact same position a few years ago. Mickelson has now joined the few legendary golfers who have won this difficult tournament 3 times.

Some young guns to look out for…

Anthony Kim: Ak has been playing some incredible golf this year and if he stays healthy he will really be a force to be reckoned with. The man has proven time after time that he is capable of going low on any golf course in any conditions. Once he figures out his tee ball the man will really be scary.

Rory Mcllroy: This 20 year old phenom is said to be the next Tiger Woods.  That is saying a lot but this youngen from Northern Ireland has tremendous potential

Ryan Moore: The NCAA player of the year not too long ago is going to be a world ranked player for years to come. This is a young player who plays on amazing feel. Literally though, the man does not use yardage markers on some shots according to his caddy.  He guesses the yardages judging strictly by feel. Now that is impressive.

Dear Mr. Woods,

Dear Mr. Woods,

You’ve made your mistakes, you’ve lost a majority of sponsors, and your credibility has gone from 10 to -10 but guess what? You are still the best golfer to walk the planet and the golf world is not going to be the same with out you. The season has begun and you have already held out of multiple tournaments including next weekends colorful tournament at Doral but one of the best tournaments in golf is coming up real soon. I’m sure you can guess it because in multiple SI articles you have said it to be your favorite major to play in. THE MASTERS! I hate to quote Bob Costas on the CBS trailers but the Masters really is “a golf tradition unlike any other.” This tradition has made a name for itself because of players like you and relies on you to keep it decorated with epic success. It’s a fact that golf fanatics everywhere have a date with their recliners come Master’s Sunday because this tournament never disappoints. My dad is not a very sensitive guy and I have only seen the man cry twice. The first time was at his mother’s funeral. The second time was when you won the Masters in 2001. You disappointed a lot of fans in the world but the fact is we as legitimate sport fans still want to see your talented ass strike that golf ball again. So lace up those Nikes while their still sponsoring, hit the driving range, and we’ll hopefully see you on the 1st tee in Augusta, Georgia.

Save The Drama..Favre Will Return

This NFL offseason will be filled with a talented combine, leading to a highly anticipated draft, followed by some fun trade negotiations… Missing anything? Well, if its anything like last offseason, Brett Favre will be making some unnecessary headlines again. Is he coming back? When will he make a decision? Blah Blah Blah. Been there done that. Lets hold the drama and just assume the old man will return for his final season. It only makes sense that he returns. Brett would be returning to the same Viking team he led to the NFL Championship and has already built reliable chemistry with. Also, with the type of player Brett Favre is, it’s extremely hard to believe he will end his career on the last toss he threw which ended any Vikings Super Bowl aspirations. Childress has already learned his lesson from last year and has notified Favre to “take his time.” Childress also should recognize that Brett is going to skip training camp again and you can’t blame him. You know Brett still has the talent in him after last season’s performance so why put a 40 year old champion through 4 months of QB training in the muggiest months Minnesota has to offer. Let the 3 time MVP milk his wounds, relax in his Missouri rocking chair, and prepare mentally not physically for the up-coming season. Save the drama.

Nuggets 118 Cavaliers 116 : Future Finals Preview?

Lebron James and company hosted the Denver Nuggets last night in a game that screamed, “NBA Finals Basketball.” The two prominent stars, Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony, battled all night lighting up the stats sheet. James finished with 43 points, 13 rebounds, and 15 assists while Anthony showered 40 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists. It was a shoot-out all night between the two but it was Anthony who got the last laugh. Anthony hit his last 7 of 8 shots including the game winner with 1.9 seconds left with James missing his last 4 shots including the final shot of the game. The game was nothing short of incredible and after all said and done I kept telling myself, “I think I may have just got a 2010 NBA finals sneak peak.” Denver is playing terrific basketball this season and coach Karl’s health situation is just going to spark even more emotional motivation to keep the Denver road paved for the finals. I’m not disregarding the dominant Lakeshow and the red hot Jazz right now but I believe the Nuggets are making some NBA playoff noise this year. Moving to the East side, Cleveland isn’t going anywhere but holding down that top spot. Lebron is proving once again that he is hungry for an NBA title and the acquisition of Antawn Jamison can only be seen as a plus for the Cavs. A lot of basketball left this season but I wouldn’t mind catching that show again in the postseason.

No More Football Huh? What’s Next?

The football season has come to an end after once again another entertaining finish. The Saints pulled it off and I’m pretty sure beads are still falling on Bourbon Street. Hats off to the franchise and the city for a well deserved victory. As far as the Colts, I have no sympathy. I can’t say I have ever been a Colts fan but I lost true respect for the organization and the rookie head coach when they decided that a perfect season is just not a top priority. Pulling their starters week 16 against the Jets with only a 5 point lead to sacrifice a 23 game win streak along with the road to perfection in my opinion seized some internal motivation from their Super Bowl performance. Don’t get me wrong, the Colts played their hearts out and left it all on the field but something tells me that if they entered that game 17-0 results may have differed. But we’ll never know will we.

So football is over, so what’s next sports fans. The Winter Olympics of course. For those of you who say, “meh, that’s not really my thing” make it your thing. Take some pride in your country and get excited about a kid named the Flying Tomato(Shaun White) soaring double cork 1080′s out of a halfpipe, or Apollo Anton Ohno leavin foreign speed skaters in the dust. Share the blood and tears these athletes have poured out to put another medal on the United States resume. What else you gonna do, tune into the NBA All-Star weekend? Kobe’s not playing and Lebron backed out of the dunk contest. I will say rookie Brandon Jennings deserves an eye ball or two during the skills contest and little Nate Robinson should be fun to watch elevate for a third slam dunk title.

The football season is over but don’t let depression set in yet because we got plenty of sports entertainment on the way. Tune into the Olympics, catch an NBA facial or two, then subtly prepare for that event that never disappoints: MARCH MADNESS