There’s been a lot of discussion about this, but somebody made the point that if the top seeds had their choice of playing in the WC round or having a bye, they’d take the rest and the bye 100% of the time.
The Vikings whipsaw from the luck/clutchness last year to becoming a fumbling machine with bad clock management is jarring. I think this team might be a bit better than last year's 13-win team, but my goodness, stop fumbling!
The Twins are a lot of fun to watch. Pablo Lopez was such a great trade pickup and Correa is unbelievably clutch in the postseason.
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.