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5 Minutes with evil_twin

evil_twin manages the Montreal Saracens in the AL North. He is on his fourth stint and team with Capra (surely a record for a returning owner!). evil_twin was also an original Capra owner when he founded the San Juan Rumrunners (currently the Nashville Sounds in the NL South). 

1/What If Sports. How long have you been on the site, and how did you end up here? What is your favorite game here? Favorite team or experience on the site? 
          On July 27th 2002, I clicked on an ad on mlb.com looking for something different than typical fantasy sports or games and have been hooked ever since.
          My favorite moment on the site would be my first progressive league championship, the 70/71 original Beer League, with a team highlighted by the postseason rotation of Catfish Hunter, Claude Osteen and Don Gullett.

2/Sports. What are your favorite teams in the real world? Favorite players and/or sports memories? What drives you crazy about sports or sports culture? 
          As a Minnesotan, my favorites are the Twins, Vikings, old North Stars, Wild and Timberwolves.
          My favorite sports memories are the 87 World Series, when the team I'd grown up with reached the pinnacle. That's followed closely by the 1991 Series, and the greatest Game 7 ever played.

3/Music. What are the last three things you listened to? All-time three favorite artists? Best show you've seen? 

          The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker
          The Prodigy - Firestarter / Breathe
          Megadeth - Black Friday
          Favorite Artists? Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan, Black Sabbath
          Best Show? June 91, Clash of the Titans - Alice In Chains, Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth

4/Aside from sports and music, what are your favorite hobbies, films, books, etc? What might surprise us about your interests?
          Non sports hobby? Poker
          Favorite movies : Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Godfather, Shutter Island
          Current read : The Icelandic Sagas

5/Survival. Where are you from originally, and where are you living now? How do you pay your bills, assuming you do? 
          Lifelong Minnesotan, aside from five years in the Navy. I pay my bills online. Mailing checks is so passe.

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