On the subject of journalism, please try to give all the crabby sportswriters and talk show hosts everything they want for Christmas. I doubt it will help much, but just maybe their spirits will brighten.
A typical day time high in Minneapolis during April is almost 60 degrees. Please give us at least 50 degrees and no precipitation during the first week of games at Target Field.
Oh, and all Joe Mauer needs for Christmas is a $150 million contract under his tree. You know that naughty and nice criteria? Well, Joe is the Poster Boy for Minnesota nice sports guys.
Santa, please ask the baseball Hall of Fame selection committee to punch the “admission” tickets for Bert Blyleven and Jack Morris. Way up at the North Pole you probably heard me groan earlier this year when Jim Rice was inducted. Help us with Blyleven and Morris.
Could you talk to the Twins or WCCO Radio about playing some old TV or radio tapes of broadcaster Halsey Hall? Generations don’t even know who he is but Halsey’s baseball storytelling and humor are timeless. Halsey hasn’t been a Twins broadcaster since the 1970s but we still miss him. If you get a chance to listen, Santa, he will make your big belly shake from laughter.
Let everyone who can sing or hum “We’re Gonna Win Twins” enjoy at least one visit to Fort Myers to watch the Twins in spring training. The spring training atmosphere is unlike anything else in sports, plus the Fort Myers area including nearby Sanibel Island is special.
Give us a long, cold winter so kids and adults can enjoy the magic of pond hockey. (Let me visualize that scene while walking the beaches in south Florida or the Caribbean).