At the risk of making too much out of geography and scheduling symmetry, I’d nevertheless like to say this: the two highest-profile teams in Minnesota have a defining weekend coming up in New York.
It doesn’t feel like a stretch because taken separately, I feel the same way about both the Twins and the Vikings. It’s particularly convenient that their combined Friday-Saturday-Sunday schedule happens in roughly the same place.
The more important one, obviously, is the Twins. Their five-game American League Division Series starts Friday at Yankee Stadium.
The Twins feel like they’re at the beginning of a stretch that could see them reach the playoffs a bunch of times in the next half-decade, so whatever happens in this series can be viewed through that lens.