Twins have a third baseman who looks reasonably competent in Mike Lamb,
and leaves only Johan Santana, Joe Nathan, the whole pitching order, and
center field unsettled. This infield looks like former MVP Justin
Morneau at 1B, Brendan Harris at 2B, Adam Everett at SS, and Mike Lamb
at 3B, with a lot more offensive output from the infield than the Twins
have had in years. Brian Buscher will push Lamb for a starting job at
third, while the two remaining super-quick guys who couldn't get on base
(Punto and Casilla) will be pretty good depth, and I have hope for
Buscher and Casilla to win starting jobs in the next year or two.
Personally I love lamb, so this news makes me hungry.
The bad news is Vikings strong safety Dwight Smith was picked up on
charges of misdemeanor possession and obstructing traffic, partaking of
the good herb while his car was double parked outside Schieks. I really
don't get this guy, last year he got suspended when the cops caught him
getting a hummer in a stairwell at a club, now he's capping off a night
at a strip club by smoking up in his car in the middle of 4th St? Can't
we get Dwight Smith some sort of pied-a-terre downtown for cakes and
weed if he doesn't want to go all the way home? I know rent is high,
but when our starting safety is risking suspension on the eve of the
critical Vikings-Bears game that will effectively eliminate one team
from the playoffs, getting a roof over his head when he's smoking up or
getting his pole smoked would be well worth it for the team and for
Vikings fans.
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