Because of the close race for a playoff spot, the Twins haven’t mailed season ticket holders notice yet about buying post-season tickets, according to Patrick Klinger, Twins vice president of marketing.
Twins outfielder Jason Kubel tied his career high with four hits and scored a career-high four runs in yesterday’s 11-8 win over Seattle.
Twins catcher Joe Mauer has hit safely in 10 consecutive games, batting .359 (14-39) in that period. He’s tied for the American League lead in average with Dustin Pedroia of Boston. Both are hitting .321 average.
Francisco Liriano is 3-0 with a 1.45 ERA since his recall from Triple A Rochester on August 1.
A source reported via e-mail that the per capita expenditures on concessions for the recent Ultimate Fighting Championship event at Target Center was $21.40. Much of that were beer sales from the announced crowd of 15,082 that set an all-time record for gross ticket revenue in the building. Press credentials issued were about 120, double the total for a Twins or Wolves game, according to the source.
The basketball Gophers are in aggressive pursuit of two power forwards and two point guards, according to rivals.com. The Gophers have reportedly made scholarship offers to power forwards Sam Dower of Osseo and Torin Walker of Columbus, Georgia. They’re also pursuing top 15 point guards Darius Smith of Chicago (reportedly made offer) and Eric Bledsoe of Birmingham, Alabama.
The Timberwolves will unveil the team’s new uniforms today beginning at noon in the IDS Crystal Court. This will be the third uniform design in franchise history which began in 1989. The previous uniform change occurred prior to the start of the 1996-97 season. The Wolves introduced a re-designed primary and new secondary logo earlier this summer.
Also today the franchise launches a new online store at www.shopwolves.com. The team website, www.timberwolves.com, will undergo cosmetic changes to reflect the team’s new look.