ODDS AND ENDS

By Jon Guttormsson

For my column for the week, I had intentions of sharing with you good readers another one of my "interesting" experiences with a prescription drug that I take, but have decided to put it on "hold" for another time.
I’m sure that you good readers of this column can hardly wait, but you will have to.
This week, I’m going to use the space that Byron has so graciously allowed me to use to comment on the Minnesota Twins and the season that they have had.
By the way, and speaking of, or rather writing of, Byron, have many of you had the opportunity to meet him?
You couldn’t find a nicer guy, plus an excellent newspaper man. I’m absolutely delighted with what he has done so far with the Mascot, and am sure he will continue to do.
Byron loves Minneota and the surrounding area and all of the people that reside therein.
So — now we will continue with my original theme  — of the season that the Minnesota Twins have had. This column is being written on Sunday evening, after the Twins defeated Kansas City in four straight, and have tied the Detroit Tigers with an identical record at the end of the season.
There will be one playoff game Tuesday evening at the Metrodome, with winner "taking all" as well as the right, as winner of the division, to play the New York
Yankees. Bad deal.
Anyway, what I wanted to comment on was how much I enjoyed the season that the Twins have had, what an excellent manager that they have in Ron Gardenhire, how well he has handled all of his players, getting the maximum out of them and having the ability to place each player in situations that they are capable of handling.
It has been just a lot of fun watching them for the season. And what a season they have had!
Regardless of the outcome of the playoff game between the Twins and Tigers on Tuesday evening, what a "whale" of a season the Twins have given us!
"Hats off" to the Minnesota Twins!