Monday morning QB

My favorite Major league team finally looked really good yesterday. Even if it were for only one game. They got some excellent pitching from rookie sensation Francisco Liriano, who is pitching out of his mind. He gave up 1 hit and no runs through 7 innings. Joe Mauer continued his hitting streak but had a "bad day" according to the recent standards that he has set for himself having only one hit. Justin Morneau got another clutch homerun right after manager Ron Gardenhire got thrown out for arguing a terrible call against Michael Cuddyer. Hopefully the Twins can turn it around and get a streak going here with the Red Sox coming to town on Tuesday.

The United States opens World Cup play today at 11. I have to say that I am very excited to be able to watch part of this game. It should be a good first test to see if this team is for real like they say, or it is just another disappointment like the majority of U.S. teams in international competition lately.

Shots were fired outside of the Minneapolis Convention Center last night as people were exiting Minneapolis Henry's graduation ceremony. The 8 police officers that were there said they heard up to 4 shots. Thankfully no one was hurt, but it certainly leads one to ponder. This is a high school graduation. You would think that 8 police would be enough, but come on. This was a venue for some of these kids to celebrate making it to a goal that was once not possible. I have a feeling that whomever fired the shots could benefit from the same ceremony if they put the effort in.

Violent crime is up nation wide from last year. Moreover the highest rate within the nation is in the Midwest... Awesome.

Kind of a slow start to the week here.