Based solely on his infectious smile and demeanor, I predicted a few seasons ago that then-draft-pick Wes Johnson would own the Twin Cities as a star for the Timberwolves.
Whoops.
Undeterred by history, I am now predicting that Jose Orlando Berrios — the #32 pick of the Minnesota Twins in this week’s baseball draft — will be a fan favorite, based on a single fact. This:
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
Bob Collins