Just to be clear

i wrote that little poem from yesterday, i stole it from no one. I also surprised a few folks and made them cry with it (the good kind)

I obviously dedicate it to my beautiful wife and daughter. No writing, no matter how beautiful, does them justice.

Life Begins with a look

it started with a look

two people deeply in love

a magical moment

becomes a heavenly gift

of innocence, purity, and love

I am a New Dad

Last night my wonderful wife gave birth at 9:01 pm to Abigail Grace Olsen. She weighed in at a healthy 8lbs 1oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. (thats right in the slot limit).

15 hours of labor and 9 months of waiting for the ultimate gift.

Welcome to the world Abigail.

Live from the Delivery Room

Well, my wife is currently IN LABOR. I am in the room at Queen of Peace Hospital in New Prague. Contractions are currently around every 3 minutes for a minute a piece. (not that i know, thats what i’m told)

Bethany conveniently waited until AFTER i was done with work, so i have been without sleep for a long while…and from what people tell me i will not get to have a good nights sleep for a long while.

It all seems so surreal. 9 months have come and gone and now its the big time. Its definitely real now.  It hit during the phone call when i was leaving work. I didn’t know the Stratus could do 90, but she can. Perhaps what i was actually waiting for was a police escort home, but instead…just arrived home.

I thought i was organized at home, but had to remember everything. I fell UP the stairs…do you know how hard it is to fall up the stairs. Bethany has already told me she won’t let me forget it.

I am trying to catnap a little as we have a long ways to go, but at the same time I don’t want to miss anything.   I realized that although the hospital gets Game Show Network and the History Channel, they do not get FSN…i will definitely follow the Twins somehow, but perhaps for the first time ever the outcome seems trivial.

Enough random thoughts for now. perhaps more to come.

The Official Start of Spring

The official start of spring comes when baseball is back and games matter. Many “professional” sources are saying the Twins will finish below terrible teams like the White Sox and the Royals. Ridiculous. Sorry, but the offense is better. Delmon Young is good enough to make even the casual fan say, “Torii WHO” after this season. We also improved by subtraction in relegating Nick Punto to the bench (where he belongs). The rotation is sketchy, but exciting. Anyway on to the game….

Surprises:

1. Livan Hernandez with a quality start…amazing!…..DO NOT GET USED TO IT.

2.Carlos Gomez took a walk…..all the reports say he has no patience. He could be the first person to steal 100 bases since Vince Coleman if the patience wasn’t a one time deal.

3. Carlos Gomez caught a ball (at chest height) that Torii Hunter would have had to dive for. Now thats speed.

4. Craig Monroe gets a start over Kubel (and against a right handed pitcher) this is the reason that Gardy is overrated as a manager. Monroe has nothing left in the tank and Kubel is a very bright piece of the future. Kubel should get all at bats against right handed pitchers and most against left handed pitchers.

THINGS I NOTICED BUT WAS NOT THE LEAST BIT SURPRISED

1. When Kubel entered the game he got a hit…monroe was an OFER.

2. Torii Hunter 0-4. He looked like a fool against Nathan. Oh he also let a ball drop he could have caught. that should go in the surprise section after playing so many seasons here.

3. People cheer Torii, but Boo Pierzynski….unbelievable. AJ netted us Nathan, Liriano, and Boof. He never made a single negative comment to the press about our team while he was here. Torii netted us negative comments towards the team in the press on a consistent basis. He also tried to punch Morneau and hit Punto. He also dove for a ball against Oakland in the playoff series that basically led to getting swept.

4. Carlos Gomez is fast…and I mean the fastest player to ever play the game.

Anyway, I’ll end it there. Perhaps I will post again tomorrow when Torii goes 0-4 again tonite.

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