Twins at the Start, II

The previous column dealt with the position players, in this one we’ll go through the Twins pitching staff.
This offseason saw Johan Santana leave the Twins after he was traded to the Mets. It was a necessary move as the Twins have so much pitching depth that it didn’t make sense not to utilize that [...]

Query
If it were possible to manage the economy in such a way as to defeat the business cycle and prevent periods of slow downs and negative growth, wouldn’t we have figured it out by now?

Twins at the Start I

There have been a lot of changes in the Twins organization since last year. The most prominent is the departure of longtime GM Terry Ryan and the ascendency of Bill Smith to the throne. Smith appears as bland as his name and little is known about what kind of GM he’s going to [...]

Rediscovered bit of Personal History
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Packs or Singles

From Joey Abna writing at Beckett.com:
One of the questions I have gotten more than once in my inbox relates to the best way to grow your collection. It normally goes something like this, “I am a new collector with a limited budget, should I just buy the cards I need or should I buy packs [...]

Local Government Aid
“We believe local government aid is a property tax relief program.”
— John Sundvor, a media consultant for the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, which in February called for the state Legislature to assist local governments in rural Minnesota. (Source)
Despite the fact I was on the parliamentary debate team in college, I hated [...]

Leftover Reviews
One of my personal rules is I have to, in some form, review every book I have read. Sometimes I write full “feature” reviews, other times I throw something together at the last minute. So, you’ve been warned, here we go:
Next, Michael Crichton
In the early decades of the previous century a new [...]

Personal Update
Just wanted to say thank you to the NightWriter for hooking me up with a new, fast and reliable laptop which I have been using for the past two weeks. (None to soo either, my previous laptop blew its motherboard a few days after I got the new laptop).

I Broke the Thing

You’re Not Exactly a Hippie…

While you’re not a hippie, you’ve got the spirit of one.
Like most hippies, you have deep beliefs and unusual interests.You may not buy into hippie fashions, music, or heavy drug use.
But at heart, you are a free spirit and suspicious of the status quo.

Are You a Hippie?
I think this test poorly [...]

John McCain’s Spring Training
With the continuing constest between Clinton and Obama on the Democratic side, John McCain has a unique opportunity to campaign direct to the American public without the typical mano a mano interplay between the political parties. This is a great time to get a little feisty, or “authentic” and keep the ol’ [...]