Test your Twins playoff trivia knowledge with the following two questions (answers in last section of column):
Who was the Twins starting pitcher in the game three and final playoff loss last year to the Yankees? What Twins hitter drove in the most runs in the 1987 World Series against St. Louis?
In the last 20 seasons only twice (1991 and 1992) have the Twins won the regular season series against the Yankees.
The Yankees are the pick to win this year’s ALDS by six of 10 ESPN.com experts. https://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2010/matchup/_/teams/yankees-twins
Twins left fielder Delmon Young hit three home runs in his last nine regular season games, totaling five in September-October. Young finished the season with a career high 21 home runs, and had a .298 batting average and 112 RBI, best on the team.
Twins center fielder Denard Span told KSTP Radio on Sunday morning that the “sky’s the limit” for Young. Span said on the air he believes Young can hit 30 home runs and compared his potential with Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera who may win the 2010 American League MVP award.
Stubhub.com was listing Champions Club tickets with seats near home plate for $2,500.00 each on Monday.
The Big Ten could have six basketball teams in the top 25 of polls during the early weeks of the season this fall. “The Big Ten is as deep as it’s been in a decade,” said Shon Morris who is a Big Ten Network analyst.
Morris told Sports Headliners that Orono’s Jon Leuer, who will be a senior for Wisconsin, might be the conference’s preseason Big Ten Player of the Year.
Toby Gerhart has played minimally in three games and hasn’t been impressive, but an NFL source predicted to Sports Headliners that the Vikings rookie will be an outstanding pro running back.
Vikings All-Pro rusher Adrian Peterson reportedly will earn $10.72 million next season. Back in the mid-1960’s a starting running back for the Vikings made about $6,000.00.
The Vikings play the Jets in New York on Monday night, facing a team that had four players included on the Sporting News Magazine list of the NFL’s top 100 players. In its September 13 issue the publication included New York cornerback Darrelle Revis (No.7), center Nick Mangold (No. 50) offensive tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson (No. 62) and defensive tackle Kris Jenkins (No. 85).
The Vikings, with seven selections, have more players on the list than any franchise, followed by the Ravens and Steelers at six each. https://shamasportsheadliners.com/Archives/September%2015,%202010.htm
The 3-1 Jets have only one turnover in four games. “That’s huge,” Vikings coach Brad Childress said. “They don’t put themselves in trouble.”
Childress talking about what he looks for when his team is coming off a bye week: “It’s important that they have a fresh attitude, fresh outlook and that they come out here and don’t forget everything they knew before the bye. …”