What they <i>might</i> be doing today ...

April 15, 2011 at 7:18AM

WHAT THEY MIGHT BE DOING TODAY ...

The Lynx might be ready to seize some momentum in a town full of losing pro teams.

Pitching to contact might be the baseball equivalent of football's "game manager" term for quarterbacks.

The NFL draft might be a better distraction if it didn't make everyone think about football not being played.

FOUR THINGS

Troy Tulowitzki homered in all four games of the Rockies' series with the Mets.

Game 1: 2-run HR, 8th inning

Game 2: 3-run HR, 5th inning

Game 3: Solo HR, 7th inning

Game 4: Solo HR, 6th inning

Have a good list? Send it to mrand@ startribune.com

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"The human element of the game, to me, is one of the best parts about baseball. Honestly, if they didn't have replay at all, that wouldn't bother me." -- Alex Avila, Tigers catcher.

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about the writer

Michael Rand

Columnist / Reporter

Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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