(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
No respect: Preview originally says Yankees vs. Minnesota Wild
Newsweek did a roundup Wednesday of how various experts see the MLB playoffs shaking out, but got something terribly wrong.
October 2, 2019 at 9:20PM
The Twins are projecting confidence as they head to
New York for the American League Division Series against the Yankees.
But they don't seem to have a lot of believers outside their own clubhouse. Vegas odds have the Twins, even after a 101-win season, a distant third in the American League behind the Astros and Yankees.
Most publications at least — AT LEAST — get the Twins' name correct on first try.
That was not, sadly, the case with Newsweek. The publication did a roundup Wednesday of how various experts see the MLB playoffs shaking out (spoiler alert: lots of talk about the Yankees, Astros and Dodgers), and in the initial swing Newsweek referred to the Yankees playing the "Minnesota Wild."
It was fixed a couple hours later, but … ouch.
I will say this, though: If the Wild's goal total this season can somehow match the Twins' home run total (307), we could be talking about the Twins — sorry, Wild! — in the Stanley Cup finals.
Brandon Winokur, who at 6-6 is also being tested in the outfield, fielded flawlessly and had a hit and stolen base for the big-league team Tuesday.
