02 April 2007

herb carneal

...died today (actually yesterday, though only by 28 minutes here on the left coast), mere hours before the season opener against the O's. his was a voice of my childhood -- or at least, his voice mediated by whatever snap-crackle-pop version of WCCO we were getting in whichever of our minivans we were driving at the time.

in other, happier twins news, they are playing six games in cali during the first week of june. i am going to the oakland coliseum with my homer hankie. whee.