First of all, I want to express apologies to all of you because I wasn’t able to acquire naming rights for The Blogpark at Section 220 Field.  Apparently my offer to establish an endowment fund to teach major-league ballplayers not to dive into first base wasn’t deemed as attractive as the Target offer.

Second of all, I have no apologies for not having much to say about last night’s game. I had the good fortune to be teaching my Monday night writin’  class. I have a funky AV set-up in the room, so I was able to sneak peeks at the linescore while the students were doing a couple of exercises, and I made a command decision not to watch when I got home.

After all, my fantasy team rallied from a 13-point deficit to even its record at 1-1 (even with DeSean Jackson going Punto on his way to the end zone) and, after teaching for three hours, I’m all about rewards rather than punishment.

So here’s your challenge: Instead of commenting on anything I’m writing, throw down your best 100-word mini-post about the game and what’s going on with the Twins right now. No worries if you go a few words over, but please keep in mind that I said “hundred” not “hundreds” of words.

(off-stage voice: “Howard, tell the people what they’re playing for!”)

The winner, as judged by me, will receive … a rare 1991 Twins magnet schedule. Entries will be judged on content, creativity, originality, personal whim and the ability to avoid writing an entire post about Nick Punto.

Start writin’

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