“I sure do wish that Danny and Gordo would wear helmets if they’re going to ride that Harley all the over the field. They might hit TC, and that would be a disaster for everyone involved…” Read more →
“I sure do wish that Danny and Gordo would wear helmets if they’re going to ride that Harley all the over the field. They might hit TC, and that would be a disaster for everyone involved…” Read more →
…at least for this dismal, miserable season.
Call it what you will–a collective collapse on the part of suddenly mediocre players, a perfect storm of injury after injury after injury, a sickening revelation that the youth of tomorrow are totally inept, or one of various curses (the curse of the trees, of the Metrodome, of J.J. Hardy)–this has been the worst baseball season in Minnesota since my wife and I moved here in 1994. Nothing, virtually nothing, went right. Read more →
Peter Schilling Jr. is the author of the acclaimed novel, The End of Baseball. He has been a sportswriter, film critic, and freelance writer for over seven years, with work appearing in the Minneapolis City Pages and Star-Tribune among many others. This is in addition to writing non-fiction, graphic novels, plays and screenplays, as well as the blog entries you read here. Originally from Michigan, he lives in St. Louis Park, MN.
The Bug image next to the logo at top has been cribbed from John Batteiger's wonderful archy and mehitabel page, at his larger Don Marquis tribute website.
