This is five sports thoughts for today, Sunday September 26, 2010.
1. I really like watching football. Working on Sunday's is a real cramp in my sporting life. (might as well second that for Saturday too)
2. Did the Twins win the Central Division early and then go home and wait for the playoffs? Their losing streak is at three games and they are one game behind the Tampa Bay Rays for the best record in the American League. The New York Yankees are hot on their tail as well; if it was not for my beloved Boston Red Sox taking two of the first three games from the Yankees (who lead 2-1 in the top of the 8th at this moment at Yankee Stadium) they could also be ahead of the Twins for the best record in the league.
The Twins own the best home record in the American League at 52-25 (New York is second at 51-29). So, I know the Twins clinched first, long ago, and I know some guys need some rest. But why start playing 'sprint' (thinking they can turn it on with the flick of a switch) with a baseball season when they've been playing 'marathon' all season long. I think they need to keep winning, winning now, to claim the best record so they have home field advantage the whole way through.
The Yankees won the World Series in the first year of their new stadium, now why can't the Twins?
They only will if they can grab home field advantage throughout the American League Playoffs.
Though, I'm not sure they can without Justin Morneau's bat either. But that's a whole Top 5 Sports Thoughts for Today on its own.
3. I saw a quick, in-game highlight package of today's Lions vs. Vikings game. It was a montage of all of the hits Brett Favre took in the game. If the Vikings let him get hit like that every week or every other week, he could be in for a longer season than it already feels like for him. It only takes one hit for him to go down, especially at his quadragenarian status.
4. Shannon Rowbury won the NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile this afternoon in New York City with a time of 4:24.12. She edged out Sara Hall who was just under a quarter second behind in second place, 4:24.34.
Alan Webb, who's had an average running career, finished fourth in 3:53.72 but is coming back from Achilles tendon surgery this season. Now that it's over, we'll have to see more from him next year, but I'd love to see him fill his potential that he established in high school at the Prefontaine Classic where he set an American record for the mile run for high schoolers.
5. A big rivalry: Green Bay at Chicago tomorrow on Monday Night Football.
Prediction: Green Bay 27 Chicago 20
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