Rest in peace Carl Pohlad

Carl Pohlad died today at the age of 93. While it's true that the Twins have always been a bit on the stingy side, and when MLB wanted to reduce the number of teams, he was ready to throw the Twins to the wolves, his team still provided me the highlight of my sports-watching life: attending games six and seven of the 1991 World Series. I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for anyone associated with that series -- Kirby Puckett, Kent Hrbek, Bob Casey, Jack Morris, even Charlie Liebrandt. And even the curmudgeonly owner. I've always respected the fact that he seems to have let baseball people run the operations, as long as it was within the financial parameters he set. Sure, I'd like to see the Twins spend a little more in the free agent market, but when it's all said and done, at least I can look back on '91 and smile.

Dealing with a death in the family

Just got back from an unexpected week in Pierre. One of Sayra's nephews, Adam Maberry, died unexpectedly. He was only 23 years old and had a bright future ahead of him. Although I didn't have a chance to get to know Adam that well, I could tell he was a great guy. I wish I would have had more time to spend with him. And it broke my heart to see how this affected his parents, his sister, his grandmothers, Sayra, Ashlie and Michael, and the whole family. I've been blessed with great in-laws, and to see them in this much pain was difficult. They're an extremely close family, and certainly didn't deserve to lose Adam so soon.

Snot's dead?

Nobody told me Joe Kudla, a.k.a. Thomas Snot, died. Total bummer. Kinda reminds me of Bob Casey's death. There's something else that's never going to be quite the same, ever again. I still get a little choked up at the beginning of every Twins game I go to. Probably a sign I spent a little too much time at the Metrodome after moving to the Twin Cities.

It'll be interesting to see another Puke n' Snot show without Kudla. Not gonna be quite the same.

Bernie Mac, dead at 50

Reports out of Chicago are that Bernie Mac died this morning due to complications from pneumonia. Are you kidding me? That's way too young. I'm a fan of his sitcom. Every once in a while, my TiVo will record an episode, and I still find the re-runs highly entertaining.

Bernie Mac, you will be missed.