Hey San Francisco…this is supposed to be a happy occasion! Rioting is not appropriate behavior after your Giants win a World Series Championship…drinking is. Mellow out! (Photo courtesy y entonces)
LeRoy Neiman, American Impressionist
Saint Paul artist LeRoy Neimman, considered the American impressionist, died Wednesday at 91 years of age. From the New York Times:
Mr. Neiman’s kinetic, quickly executed paintings and drawings, many of them published in Playboy, offered his fans gaudily colored visual reports on heavyweight boxing matches, Super Bowl games and Olympic contests, as well as social panoramas like the horse races at Deauville, France, and the Cannes Film Festival.
Quite consciously, he cast himself in the mold of French Impressionists like Toulouse-Lautrec, Renoir and Degas, chroniclers of public life who found rich social material at racetracks, dance halls and cafes.
LeRoy Neiman Painting of Minnesota Twins Hall Of Famer Harmon Killebrew
LeRoy Neiman Self-Portrait
My Favorite Sports Moment: Hank Aaron’s 715th Home Run
I recorded this for the new HBO series Sport In America, which is asking people for their most memorable or significant sports moments. Mine, obviously, was Henry Aaron’s home run that broke Babe Ruth’s all time record. The reason it is my favorite sports moment is not due primarily to Aaron’s athletic prowess but for the moment’s historic significance for which I was blessed to experience a unique persepctive. Found at YouTube from davideerickson.
Hank Aaron’s 715th Home Run
Found at YouTube from TheStoreAtReinabiz.
Minnesota Twins Spring Training, 1987
Here’s some awesome home video of the 1987 Minnesota Twins team at Spring Training in Orlando, Florida, that would go on to win Minnesota’s first World Series Championship against the Saint Louis Cardinals. Found at YouTube from TheSportsDaddy.
Jim Thome Hits 598th Home Run
Minnesota Twins slugger Jim Thome’s 598th carer home run was about the only highlight in last night’s dismal 7-1 loss to the Angels, which heightened the prospect of Thome hitting the 600 milestone at Target Field. Found at YouTube from X.
Fan Video: Jim Thome’s 490 Foot, 596th Home Run Blast
This is a pretty good highlight, too. Some fan caught the entire at-bat of Jim Thome’s crushing 490 foot, 596th home run at Target Field. Found at YouTube from johnnykool327.
Best Twins Highlight This Year: Ben Revere’s Somersault Triple
Twins centerfielder Ben Revere kicks it into high gear and takes a tumble on his way to third base.
We’re Number 12!!!
According to a Harris Interactive poll, your Minnesota Twins are the 12th most popular team in Major League Baseball. They are first, of course, in our hearts.
Circle Me, Bert!
Hall of Fame pitcher Bert Blyleven, a former Minnesota Twins pitcher and their current television color commentator had a habit of circling fans on screen. And fans, of course, have reacted by bringing Circle Me, Bert! signs to the ballpark.
Michael Cuddyer Drives In A Run
Minnesota Twins OF/IF Michael Cuddyer knocks in the Twins first run en route to a 8-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday, June 11, 2011. During a complete game performance, pitcher Scott Baker gave up only one run on five hits. Rookie centerfielder Ben Revere went 2-5, scoring two runs and making a highlight reel diving catch of a fly ball in center and shortstop Alexi Casilla had three hits and scored two runs, one on a wild pitch. Michael Cuddyer RBI from David Erickson.