The 2008 U.S. Women’s Open at Interlachen Country Club attracted about twice the TV audience locally on the final day of the championship as compared with the last day in 2007. Among the numbers were a 7.5 rating and 20 share in 2008 versus 3.6 and 10 in 2007.
Major League baseball is partially through an announcement process of the Hall of Famers who will be honored during a special pre-game on-field ceremony prior to the 79th All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 15from Yankee Stadium in New York. It’s being billed as the largest gathering of baseball stars in history and the list includes former Twins Harmon Killebrew and Dave Winfield.
The Twins finished 2008 Interleague competition with a record of 14-4 after winning two of three games from Milwaukee over the weekend. The Twins are 120-90 all-time in Interleague play. Since the beginning of 2006, they are 41-13 while winning 15 of the 18 series. The Twins have been winners of five straight series and have won five of their last seven series versus Milwaukee.
The Twins, who defeated Detroit last night, have won 14 of their last 17 games. Their starting pitchers are 11-2, with a 3.00 ERA in those 17 games.
Twins’ first baseman Justin Morneau has hit safely in 19 of his last 22 games since June 8. During that period he has hit .368 (32-for-87) with nine multi-hit games and the Twins are 14-7.
Canterbury Park’s Extreme Race Day is Sunday, July 20 and includes exhibitions of camel and ostrich racing. The public can’t wager on the races.
Larry Fitzgerald, who covers local sports in print, radio and TV, recently did a one-on-one interview with David Stern, the NBA’s commissioner since 1984. In an e-mail to Sports Headliners Fitzgerald described Stern as a “man very much in control of the NBA and proud of the league’s growth under his leadership.”