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Hold Steady frontdude Craig Finn, talking baseball? An event as commonplace as finding A-Rod rocking The Immaculate Collection in his car. Craig Finn talking baseball on the internet, however? Now that's something.

Minnesota Twins fan numero uno Finn will take to the web on September 10 to answer all your burning questions about Twin Cities sports, kicking out the jams with that band of his, and just what he thinks his fave rave's chances might be of edging out the White Sox for the AL Central title. You can hop onto the website of ESPN's The Show and throw your suggestions out there. The hour-long chat begins at 3 p.m. EDT, shortly before Finn's Twinkies take on the Kansas City Royals at the Metrodome.

Next up for Craig and the boys is a pretty damn hot date with Sonic Youth in Philly, which they'll follow with a trip to Europe circa playoff season before attending to all those dates with Drive-By Truckers and Counting Crows.

The Hold Steady:

08-29 Philadelphia, PA - TLA !
09-29 Oxford, England - Academy
09-30 Manchester, England - Manchester University
10-01 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC
10-02 Wolverhampton, England - Wulfrun Hall
10-04 Bristol, England - Anson Rooms
10-05 Nottingham, England - Rock City
10-06 Portsmouth, England - Pyramids
10-08 London, England - Roundhouse
10-09 Paris, France - Nouveau Casino
10-11 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
10-12 Cologne, Germany - Luxor
10-13 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
10-15 Oslo, Norway - Rockerfeller
10-16 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Slussen
10-17 Goteborg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers
10-19 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
10-20 Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
10-21 Vienna, Austria - WUK
10-22 Munich, Germany - Ampere
10-30 Louisville, KY - Coyote's at City Block *
10-31 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium *
11-01 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle *
11-02 Tallahassee, FL - The Moon *
11-03 Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre *
11-05 State College, PA - The State Theatre *
11-06 New York, NY - Terminal 5 *
11-07 New York, NY - Terminal 5 *
11-08 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory *
11-09 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre *
11-11 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Theatre *
11-12 Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Music Hall *
11-13 Bloomington, IN - Bluebird *
11-13 Chicago, IL - Riviera *
11-15 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
11-16 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
11-19 Boise, ID - The Big Easy *
11-20 Seattle, WA - Showbox *
11-21 Seattle, WA - Showbox *
11-22 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
11-23 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore *
11-24 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore *
11-25 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern *
12-16 Den Bosch, Netherlands - Brabanthallen ^
12-20 Dublin, Ireland - The O2 ^
12-21 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Odyssey Arena ^

! with Sonic Youth
* with Drive-By Truckers
^ with Counting Crows, Melee