GAME 2: BOS @ MIN

Date: Saturday, 5/10/08
Time: 6:05 PM (CT)

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 26,511.

Weather: 72° F, In Dome.

Winner: BOS, 5-2

Comments: Matsuzaka is a master. With 7 strikeouts and 2 earned runs (one of which he WALKED IN), he stymied the Twins long enough to let the powerful Boston lineup win the game with the long ball. Mike Lowell, Coco Crisp, Kevin Youkilis and Jed Lowrie all hit home runs that game.

A special thank you to the Twins Organization for getting my name on the Jumbotron! It is a very kind gesture. Not many teams yet appreciate the trip I am taking, and your recognition makes it that much more exciting.

The Metrodome is huge and ugly, outdone in its largess and ugliness only by the terrible weather in Minneapolis itself. I drove straight through downtown on my way to meet my cousin, and I still do not know what it looks like. It was entirely shrouded in an angry white mist.

The Twins ALWAYS play exciting baseball, and have such a loyal fan base that it really does not matter where they play baseball. Thank god they are moving to a new stadium soon, it is good for the team, the city and the fans. This coming from a White Sox fan, you gotta respect the Twins.

It seems like I am just driving from rainstorm to rainstorm. Every morning I start in a sunny place, and I drive towards the clouds. I already know the Milwaukee game is going to be the same way.

My cousin Rahul and I took a slight detour to the Mall of America. Wow. That place is the symbol of everything that is, at the same time, terrible and wonderful about the United States. I'll just say that I do not think I'd actually ever go there to buy anything, it is just a bit too rediculous.