The Friday Link for 7/31/26

Hi all!

I love baseball, and being a Twins fan, the last few seasons have been BRUTAL.  It all came to a head last year when the ownership sold off most of the team for pebbles and twigs, and the fans were left to wonder what the heck we had to look forward to.

This year has been...fine.  We're a .500 team in a league that is best described as bland. There have been a few moments of enjoyment, but the Twins' season has been more of a feeling of eventual elimination. 

But yesterday something amazing happened.  For the first 26 outs of the Twins game versus the Kansas City Royals, the Twins looked atrocious: no fight, no spunk, no hope.  Heading into the final inning, the Twins trailed the Royals 3-0

Then with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning, something amazing happened. 

I'll come back to sports in a second, but I also want to feature a great little video from Simon Whistler's Sideproject Channel.  With the popularity of the Odyssey lately, no surprise that a lot of history shows/podcasts are featuring a look at ancient Greek myths.  

In this video, Simon talks about a few ancient myths that ended up being true in the end. 

Finally tonight, I go back to sports and relive a great moment in the Minnesota Vikings' recent history.  The Vikings started their training camp this week, and as we wonder if we will recover from the milquetoast last season of JJ McCarthy, there is one game in recent memory that I can't get out of my head.

No, it is not the Colts game where they came back from 33-0, but rather an even better game, and outright boxing match with more twists and turns than you can imagine.  The 2022 Week 10 matchup between the Vikings and the Buffalo Bills. That catch by Jefferson was insane, and the fumble recovery in the end zone was magic.

It's nice to remember when the team wasn't letting me down.  The NFL makes you watch this on YouTube.  Please click the link!

That's it for this week!

Have a great weekend and make sure to stay up to date on your vaccinations.

I do not want you sick, dead, or in medical debt for the rest of your life.

PEACE!