Weekend stew

FELDY: First off, a belated Happy Mother's Day to all moms out there. I spent a chilly Mother's Day indoors with Mrs. Feldy and Toddler Feldy. I think Toddler Feldy got her eating habits from me, as we both had about the same amount of spaghetti smeared on our faces and clothes. Mrs. Feldy happily received a vase full of tulips. She enjoys flowers and I've learned over the past two years that I'm better off paying a little more for the flowers that will last more than, say, 12 hours.

Now, on to the weekend that was in the sports world ...

GOLF: YOU KNOW SERGIO!?! LET'S GO SEE SERGIO!! ... Naaaaahhh. (Bonus points for any Faceoff rubes who remember that beer commercial from a few years ago. If you don't remember it, here it is, courtesy of YouTube.). On the subject of another Sergio, Garcia finally broke through with a big-time win. So The Players Championship might not officially be a "major" but it's about time to add it to the list, whoever it is that actually keeps that official list. I'd still like to see Sergio stare down Tiger on a Sunday at a major before I'll put him in the class of elite golfers such as Tiger and Phil.

BASEBALL: As I've said before, give me another month or so to decide how I feel about our Twins. I definitely like seeing them do well, but they're just a little better than average right now, which just happens to be good enough for first place in the A.L. Central. This lineup isn't loaded enough to hold up to the long haul if it has to produce 5-6 runs every night out. That might be the case if Scott Baker takes a whlle to heal and they can't find someone to fill the valuable role that Pat Neshek filled. It's sure looking like I was wrong on the Carlos Gomez front, though. I didn't think he'd be a valued contributor this season, but he's already become a threat at the top of the lineup. And I don't know that Twins fans have ever said "Wow, that was a really good walk" as much as they did after Gomez walked in the bottom of the ninth on Friday, eventually scoring the game-winning run.

NHL: How come everyone I listen to or read on the subject of this year's Stanley Cup playoffs has basically awarded the Cup to Detroit already? Have they seen Pittsburgh play? It's no knock on Detroit, but when these teams meet in the Finals, I'll take Sir Sidney and the Pens in six games.

FOOTBALL: ESPN.com has the Vikings ranked 12th in their first power poll of 2008, two spots behind the Packers. You have to believe if the Vikes had a real QB they'd be a top-8 team, maybe top-5. As Phersy put it to me this morning, though, the Vikes are in a win-win situation this season. If they get to the playoffs, the fans will be happy to be in the postseason again. If they don't, Chili gets fired. I'd much rather it be the former than the latter, but the latter isn't such a bad alternative.