We discuss another Twins acquisition, Kirk Cousins becoming a star, the Wolves' wicked bad history keeping leads, how the Wild are staying alive, and why you should watch the Whitecaps.
Twins Get Even Deeper
Twins sign veteran infielder Donovan Solano, 35, to a one-year, MLB contract
The guy flat out hits
.289/.342/.397 against righties over the past four seasons but has crushed lefties to a .321/.363/.461 line. That split largely continued last year, even though he was less productive overall. He hit .301/.348/.422 with the platoon advantage but .277/.335/.369 without it.
The fuck happens to Nick Gordon?
Kirk Cousins Being Featured in Netflix Docu-series “Quarterback”
Never thought him interesting, but the chains and dancing on the planes have made him a star
#DidYouKnow the Wolves are Wicked Bad at Keeping a Lead
In their last two games in which they led by a combined 46 points, the Timberwolves have a -5 point differential.
Running eighth in the West but Golden State is a half game back with three games in hand
Hell, Oklahoma City is just a game back with four games in hand
NBA2K expert and my favorite cousin, Joel, thinks it’s time to move on from head coach Chris Finch
Check out his breakdown of the NBA Trade Deadline winners and losers
Enjoy the shitty NBA All-Star Weekend, featuring a Dunk Contest in which no one knows the contestants (Mike put a $100 bet on team Giannis and it paid off—saved my nascar bets)
The Wild are Stayin’ Alive
Absolutely no scoring from bottom two lines in the last five games; one assist over last 10 games
The Wild recalled 21-year-old LW Adam Beckman from the Iowa Wild
18 goals through 43 games in the AHL
Led Iowa in shots on goal (155); second in goals and sixth in scoring
Played left wing on the second line with Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy vs. Dallas, a huge shootout win
Had his first goal taken away due to offside play on power play in 1-0 win over the Kings last night
The Wild really need a top-line center, per Shayna Goldman of the Too Many Men podcast, but trading for a rental is unlikely
They’re all unrestricted free agents after the season
Ryan O’Reilly was traded to Toronto
We got Toronto’s 2025 fourth round pick
Toronto crushed Buffalo last night
Bo Horvat already traded to the Islanders
Leaves Jonathan Toews, 34, Sean Monahan, who’s dealing with a foot injury, and Ivan Barbashev, who’s struggling offensively
Guess if the Wild were to make a move, it should be for the Blues’ Barbashev, who would likely improve playing next to Kaprizov, but he wasn’t even the best center on his own team
Sara Civian, also of Too Many Men, thinks we miss the playoffs
Three points behind Edmonton for the top Wild Card spot with a game in hand
Calgary four points behind us
Central Division basically out of reach despite being tied with Colorado, who has two games in hand
The Whitecaps are Pretty Good
Whitecaps hadn't lost in 2023 until Saturday and Sunday; were 10-2 since December
I was there Saturday as they lost, 4-2, to the Buffalo Beauts, the worst team in the PHF on Hockey is for Everyone Day; lost 1-0 the next day
Premier Hockey Federation playoff format released
Top four teams play a best-of-three semifinal series in Boston (March 16) and Toronto (March 17), which will be home games for the (current) top two seeds
Minnesota is running third by three points with a game in hand
Final is winner-take-all at a neutral site on Sunday, March 26
Had the pleasure of covering an Isobel Cup Final, and it was the best hockey game I’ve seen played
Ended in an OT winner off the faceoff for the Whitecaps in their expansion season
First team in the league to turn a profit and sellout season tickets
Watch every PHF game this year and next year on ESPN+
Next Whitecaps game is against second-seeded Toronto on Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. CST
Twins Got Deeper, Wild Got a Goalkeeper, and Whitecaps Got Game