HOLY FREAKIN’ COW

Did you see that blast off Butera?

HOW ABOUT THOSE TWINS?

Did you SEE Drew Butera hit that homerun? THAT'S why stats can't predict the future.
Holy freaking cow.

It totally made me feel like this:







That's me in the blue Kirby Puckett jersey, looking like I am about to give birth after O.C.'s home run in game 163. The Phillie game today definitely had this feeling. Gardy agreed, saying:

"We are never going to top game 163 last year, but this one was similar. It had a lot of stuff flying around. You never felt very comfortable."

Of his home run, Drew Butera said:

"When I hit it, I started running and then I thought, 'Whoa, it has a chance.' "

Whoa indeed.

Somehow a Twins fan caught Butera's home run ball, and was kind enough to give it back to him--in exchange for a ball signed by Joe Mauer.

And did you know Drew Butera's Dad--former Twins' backup catcher Sal Butera--was at the game, and it was the first time he had ever seen his son play in the major leagues? Happy freakin' fathers day Sal!


My only piece of advice is to check out Curve For a Strike sometime soon, as I know Topper was at the game in Philadelphia today!

10 More Videos...

For the first time this season, the Twins have lost three in a row.

But I like to be optimistic over here at Kirby's Left Eye. So here are 10 more videos to entertain the Twins fan.

#1 Metrodome Time-lapse




#2 Joe Mauer Gets Sprayed with Champagne, Doesn't Care




#3 Bert Blyleven: Dick's Shirt




#4 Justin Morneau Opening Day 2007: MVP




#5 Cool Jobs: Twins Organist




#6 3-year-old Wins Game 163 with his Lucky Hat




#7 年11月13日 東京ドーム




#8 Justin Morneau and His Childhood Dream to Win the Stanley Cup




#9 Happy Birthday Orlando Hudson




#10 ESPN: Joe Mauer (and his Mom) Open Fan Mail

10 Videos to Give Twins Fans the Warm Fuzzies

With the disappointing loss to the Detroit Tigers today, I thought I’d try to send out some good vibes.

Here are ten videos sure to give the Twins Fan the warm fuzzies:

#1- Loose Cannon #1 brings home Loose Cannon #2, Game 163 (Turn your volume on max for the best experience!)




#2 1991 Twins Dancing (with Tony Oliva)




#3 Al Newman Twins' Commercial: "YOU GOTTA GO! GO! GO! GO!"




#4 1991 Twins Coming Home Celebration on the Runway




#5 Blowing Out of the Metrodome




#6 Johan Santana wins bet, gets shout-out; shaves Bert Blyleven's Head.





#7 Jacque Jones: Already Home





#8 1991 Minnesota Twins Music Video: "One thing's certain about the Minnesota Twins, win or lose: they are one loose bunch of cool customers."




#9 Joe Mauer: "I made it really clear when we started this process: This is where I want to be. . . ."





#10 Take Me Out to the Twins Game


Tomorrow is a new series! Go Twins!

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

The world is as open as the ceiling of the sky; and in the Dome, time is again moving at the frequency of the foul ball.
It soars up; until it drops, into the fielder’s glove—two away. My third beer goes down like the hope for a Twins comeback;
and all we can do is wait; within the dull roar that lives under the Teflon sky,
where the grass will never grow, and the game will never die.

(A.K.A. 54,088 Twins fans sing Journey during game 163)