Vern Gagne

I'm going out on a limb and picking the Tigers to win Game 1.

I'm putting 50 on the Rangers to win it all next year.

If they win Game 2 than the Twins are in trouble. The last three playoff series, the Twins went up 1-0 and went 0-10 the remaining games.

They'll be fine. Game 1 nerves from the lads.

What went into you picking God's other son for AL MVP?

My sister works in advertising, and NBC is a client of the company she works for. She told us Sunday the station was disappointed in Studio 60.

Don't tell me I'll be stuck with Nebraska-Iowa St. in prime time?

Fred G. Sanford is leaving the Nationals.

AL MVP 1.Joe Mauer 2.Derek Jeter 3.Johan Santana 4.David Ortiz 5.Jermaine Dye 6.Frank Thomas 7.Justin Morneau 8.Grady Sizemore 9.Vladimir Guerrero 10.Travis Hafner NL MVP 1.Lance Berkman 2.Albert Pujos 3.Ryan Howard 4.Miguel Cabrera 5.Carlos Beltran 6.Jose Reyes 7.Alfonso Soriano 8.Garrett Atkins 9.David Wright 10.Brian McCann AL Cy Young 1.Johan Santana 2.Roy Halladay 3.CC Sabathia NL Cy Young 1.Roy Oswalt 2.Brandon Webb 3.Chris Carpenter AL Manager of the Year 1.Ron "Gardy" Gardenhire 2.Jim Leyland 3.Joe Torre NL Manager of the Year 1.Willie Randolph 2.Joe Giradi 3.Bruce Bochy AL Rookie of the Year 1.Francisco Liriano 2.Justin Verlander 3.Jonathan Papelbon NL Rookie of the Year 1.Hanley Ramirez 2.Ryan Zimmerman 3.Dan Uggla

How did chicken fingers and fries last that long?

You don't need to shove MNF down people's throats.

First time in a non-strike, or shortened season that no pitcher won 20 games.

The show is not doing well in the ratings. It lost 40% of the Heroes audience last week. Things could get ugly with the uber-fans.

TSM I and TSM II champion.

Padres by the default.

Zito is the exactly the type of pitcher that gives the Twins problems.

Bases drunk for the Tigers with 2 outs.

Boise St. doesn't seem to miss their ex-coaches who move on they bail on the program. 84-21 .800 since Houston Nutt left. Former Boise St. coaches 96-76 .558

It doesn't matter with my lousy team.

The Twins have gone into a hitting slump this past week.They do this all the time. Look like the best team, and turn around and get shutdown by Mark Redman. The good news is they've always been able to breakout of these slumps at the right time. Hopefully it happens next week.

Cunningham punted for the Vikings in a game against Buffalo. I believe it was 1997.

THURSDAY BYU at TCU FRIDAY Rutgers at South Florida SATURDAY Navy at Connecticut Akron at Kent State Boise State at Utah Oregon at Arizona State Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech Texas Tech at Texas A&M San Diego State at San Jose State Central Michigan at Kentucky Troy at UAB Kansas State at Baylor Ohio State at Iowa Washington at Arizona Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Oregon/Arizona State game? 70 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Iowa's Drew Tate have against Ohio State?188

Detroit's the only new team in so far. Minnesota is making its fourth appearance in five years, and Oakland its fifth in seven seasons.

1972 ALCS rematch A's vs Tigers

Oakland is three outs away from clinching.