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by Jean Gabler | 8/29/09 • For those of you who have missed my entries, I apologize. I did write an entry shortly after I returned from vacation but I just found out that it was lost in cyberspace. Continue Reading
by Jean Gabler | July 23, 2009 • I am off tomorrow for a week of vacation. I have my satellite radio packed so I will be able to catch the Twins games while I am away. It should be two good series against the White Sox and the Angels. It seems that the Twins play a better game against the stronger teams.
The Night Birds by Thomas Maltman (Soho Press) is a historical novel of life in south-central Minnesota in the 1850s and 1860s. I grew up in New Ulm and I was 10 years old when the 100th anniversary of what was then called “the Sioux Uprising” was commemorated. The stories I heard then have stayed with me to this day. This book told me more about the hardships of life for both the German immigrants and the Dakota who were being uprooted and I gained more understanding of the losses they both suffered. It also became clear to me that there was no way that these historical events could have ended any differently than they did. Continue Reading
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat played to near-capacity crowds at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres in 2007. Continue Reading
by Jean Gabler | 7/4/09 • In a recent blog entry, I started to tell you about the rules of baseball that affect the movement of players between the major league and minor league teams. Here is a quick recap: Major league teams are limited to 25 players on their roster. Continue Reading
Every time the Minnesota Twins win you can get a free regular roast beef sandwich from Arby’s. After the game text TWINS to 27297. You will receive a text back asking for your ZIP code. Continue Reading
by Jean Gabler | 6/23/09 • Wednesday at 2:03 p.m. is my seat selection time for Target Field. Each season ticket holder is given access in three-minute intervals in order of priority.
I think the Twins have done a great job of managing priority and getting information out. I finally spent some time today looking over all the material the Twins have sent out and spending time on the Web site. If anything the Twins have given us so much information that it was hard to get some of my basic questions answered. Continue Reading
Singin’ in the Rain opened this week at the Ordway, the last production in what the performing arts center refers to as their “season-long celebration of the American Dream.”
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by Jean Gabler | 6/7/09 • There is a set of baseball rules that most fans are not familiar with but that can affect the players more than balls, strikes, hits, and outs. These are the rules that determine players’ eligibility to be sent to the minors or traded to other teams. Today I am going to write about the 25- and 40-man rosters, waivers, and options. There is also the Rule 5 draft and salary arbitration. These rules all pertain to the younger players. Continue Reading
by Jean Gabler | 5/18/09 • It has been a while since I have written. I have had an unusually eventful spring. The high has been the birth of my second grandchild, Samuel, in March. For those of you who have not had the experience of being a grandparent, it is a love as strong as any I have experienced. Continue Reading