09.23.10 The game plan

September 23, 2010 at 12:09AM

THE BUZZ At this point, it seems as if the Twins could put Al Newman, the organ player, six hot dog vendors and the Kirby Puckett statue in the lineup and still win.

REMOTE PATROL The saving grace during an otherwise light Thursday of sports programming is Miami vs. Pittsburgh in college football (6:30 p.m., ESPN).

Click pick Yardbarker.com compiled some of the best #MLBnovels posted on Twitter. Among them: "The Lovely Ricky Bones" and "Of Mice and Mientkiewicz."

STAR GAZING Along with the Vikings' signing of WR Hank Baskett comes his wife, Kendra Wilkinson -- star of a reality TV show, among other things.

FAST FACT That didn't take long: QB Kevin Kolb was the Eagles' Week 1 starter. With Michael Vick having taken his spot, teams are calling the Eagles about a trade.

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