October Ball!
By Mitch Berg
Berg’s Fourth Law of Media/Sports Inversion says:
The Vikings will be contenders until the moment the local media actually believes they will be contenders. At that moment – be it pre-season or Week 12 – the season will fall irredeemably apart.
I probably wrote that during one of the Twins’ “rebuilding” seasons. It probably accounts for them, too.
A month ago, the local sports media were writing the Twins off; I thought “Hm. Berg’s Fourth Law rarely lets us down”.
So will it affect the playoffs (and I say that knowing that it sounds like I’m saying “it’s all about me and my little aphorism”, which isn’t…well, yes, it is my intent)?
The local media may be catching on; at least a few of them seem to be working to injecting some sobriety into the proceedings:
The Twins went 0-7 against the Yankees this year, and they are 5-26 against the Yankees in New York under Gardenhire, counting the postseason.
But…
Of course, the Twins haven’t faced the Yankees in three months, and they will enter this series riding a 17-4 streak.
“We can play with anybody; we’re playing pretty good baseball,” Gardenhire said. “We’re not afraid, I can guarantee you that.”
We’ll keep our fingers crossed.
