Sunset 4-21-05

This is the first sunset that I've taken a picture of this year. I've been getting home after dark quite a bit. I've been waiting for a still night and tonight it came. Sounds like it's going to get colder here in the next couple days. The warm weather has been nice. Summer is coming. We just have a little detour on the way.
Life takes some strange turns and when you look back over the road you've traveled, you see the hand of the Creator pointing out the right way to go. Follow Him and He'll get you where you need to be. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Twins baseball!!!

Tomorrow it starts. Brad Radke takes the mound in Seattle to kick off the 2005 season. If Morneau and Mauer live up to expectations we could have our best team since the early 90's. The pitching staff is intact with Joe Mays looking like he did two or three years ago. The biggest question mark for the Twins is their middle infield. Will Rivas finally have a solid year at the plate? Can Jason Bartlett handle the pressure of major league baseball? There are other questions, Will Mauer stay healthy? What can he do over a full season? How will Lohse rebound from a disappointing season last year? One of the top baseball analysts picked the Twins to win the World Series this year. I'm watching the Red Sox and Yankees play right now and wondering how much better the Yankees could get. Their offense and pitching both look better than last year. The Red Sox don't look as strong. Their pitching staff lost Pedro Martinez and Derek Lowe and replaced them with Matt Clement and David Wells. Edgar Renteria is a good addition for them at shortstop. I don't see them winning the division over the Yankees, but they didn't win it last year and won the world series. They look like the wild card to me and once you get to the playoffs anything can happen. The Twins have a shot at being really good this year but I'll save any predictions til I see them play a few games. The season starts in less than 24 hours and I'm excited to see this years' team. Go Twins!