The Vikings wildcard playoff game, and the season, ended not the way we wanted, but also in a way that was not unexpected.
The Loins won their game with the 49ers last night on Monday Night Football, and end the week with the same 14-2 record the Vikings have, tied for first in the NFC North division, and in the NFC in general.
It's a minor lead, as the Lions play Monday Night Football this week, but with the Vikings win over the Packers this afternoon, they have the lead in the division by a half game!
We got home from the Vikings game hosting the Bears a short while ago, where the Vikings clearly won, and are now tied with the Lions for first place in the division, while just three games remain in the season, and the last game is the Vikings at the Lions!
Posted by jkwarren on Sep 14 2012 in Sports
With tonight's loss to the White Sox, the Twins elimination number is now one. If they lose or the White Sox win, the Twins are eliminated from playoff contention.
Posted by jkwarren on Jun 14 2012 in Sports
PJ Walters started the Twins off, pitching against the Phillies last night. He left the game after pitching to only four batters (all of whom got hits and eventually scored). His shoulder wasn't working right, and today he's going to get an MRI to see what's wrong. At the end of the inning, the Phillies had run up six runs.
Posted by jkwarren on Apr 23 2012 in Sports
The Twins just played their 16th game this season. With 162 scheduled, that's about 10%. There's the old adage that says "you'll win 50 games and lose 50 games; it's what you do with the rest of them that counts." (I tried to find the original quote, but Google didn't help much.)
Let's see what the Twins have done with their first ten percent of the season, shall we? If we take ten percent of the 50/50/rest adage, let's see what happens if we remove five wins and losses. The Twins record is currently 5-11, so our subtraction makes them 0-6. They aren't doing very well with their other games.
It is still early in the season, but this isn't a very good trend.
For the more traditional, they're five games back from the division-leading Tigers, with a four-game span after the third-place Indians. It is a tight race at the top, with the Indians only a game behind the Tigers, and the White Sox splitting that difference. At least the Twins aren't in last place; they're a game-and-a-half ahead of the Royals. Hopefully this isn't a swing through the bottom of the division for a while, like the Twins struggled with in the '90's.