October baseball in Minnesota means something new this year. Instead of the pulsing hot Metrodome crowd, the new open air Target Field offers Twins fans and the visiting New York Yankees a blast of cold fall air from the upper Midwest. Welcome to Minnesota!
The American League Divisional Series opens Wednesday evening with Francisco Liriano on the mound for the Twins and C.C. Sabathia for the Yankees. This time is going to be different, I can feel it. Go Twins! Our eternal optimism in the face of market forces and the will of the gods is our most interesting attribute. One of these years it will pay off. Statistically, this is inevitable.
(Can you imagine a November series in Minneapolis? Can you imagine?)
As much as I like baseball, I still conclude that the season is too long.