Just for fun last weekend, my darling wife and I went to see the Jordan Jaguars volleyball team play among the best of the best in the Apple Valley.

First things first: We ate two hot dogs, a Twix, Rollos, popcorn, two walking tacos, and three pops. Whew!

I was a Ken Griffey Jr. fan until five minutes ago, when I checked ESPN.com's story about him being traded to the hated Chicago White Sox.

It's over. The Twins playoff chances are nill. Say goodbye.

This hired gun, Griffey, is a difference maker. The Twins are in big, big trouble. You think the White Sox hit a lot of home runs? Well, add to the lineup one of the best homer hitters and see how many more homers the others in the lineup get just because they're going to see better pitches.

Four errors by the Cincinnati Reds.

Five hits by the Minnesota Twins.

One run.

That's all the good guys got today, in their first official Spring Training game. (Of course, there was that exhibition almost-loss a day earlier to Concordia College of St. Paul.) It'll take a while, as it does every year, to get the bats warmed up. Come the All-Star break ... well, I digress.

At least new third baseman Michael Lamb, catcher Joe Mauer, and outfielder Michael Cuddyer are batting .500.