I had to search for the actual press release. Despite the hindcast successes, I am skeptical of a climate model for seasonal forecasts.
https://news.ucar.edu/132912/ncar-experimental-prediction-system-calls-super-el-nino-winter
Minnesota sports are a special breed of mediocrity. The Vikings, Wolves, Wild, and Lynx (WNBA) all made the playoffs and had a first round exit in the past year. Hard to imagine the Twins don’t pull the same feat.
I don't know if you saw the first fumble. The RG (who is just awful) started to pull immediately and managed to jab his left arm into Kirk as he was collecting the snap. So, our RG effectively stripped the QB near the red zone in a game we lost by 3. Payback for all the good luck last year.
The two teams cited for completely over performing last year were the Giants and Vikes. The Giants got manhandled and the Vikes made a comedy of errors to lose to a subpar Tampa teams. Regression, baby!