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He wanted to be a dunking Kirby Puckett 2008-03-19 16:00:46 Potentially one of the best articles written on Kevin Garnett and why Glen Taylor continues to fail him.
From Yahoo sports writer Johnny Ludden-
HOUSTON – Kevin Garnett leaned over the scorer’s table, clapped his hands together and out burst that familiar cloud of chalk. As the dust settled into the air, Garnett turned to walk onto [...] Read more:Kirby
, wanted
Minnesota Twins 2008 Predictions: 2008-03-25 11:37:17 Ok, with Denard Span being sent down to AAA and Joe Nathan being inked to a 4 year, $47 M payday, the MinnesotaTwins
opening day roster is rounding into shape. Here are my predictions for the upcoming season. The opening day lineup will look like this:
1. Carlos Gomez, CF
2. Joe Mauer, C
3. Michael Cuddyer, [...] Read more:Predictions
Awareness Test 2008-03-25 00:14:07 This has nothing to do with sports. It will still make you laugh hysterically. Read more:Awareness
The State of the Franchise: Timberwolves 2008-03-28 15:20:00 Here is an incredibly accurate and poignant editorial on exactly what is going wrong with our favorite pro basketball team. It’s written by a college student in Boston, of all sources. Thanks for the insight, Ross!
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NFL: High Picks = Top Performers?? 2008-03-28 13:16:25 This year the Minnesota Vikings will have the 17th overall selection in the NFL Draft. Midway through last season it looked like we were a lock to land a top 5 pick. Then Adrian Peterson realized that he was one of the 3 most explosive, game-changing players in the league and all hell broke loose. The [...] Read more:Performers
The Gomez Mauer Cuddyer Effect 2008-03-31 23:40:12 It’s way too early to be making predictions based on the season opener but if Gomez
continues to hit in front of Mauer
and gets on base…I could see Mauer adding 20 points to his batting average or drawing more walks this season. With opposing pitchers worrying about the steal, the SS covering the [...]
Welcome to LOL Park??? 2008-04-03 10:24:31 Stickandballguy is reporting that he:
came across the following nugget: the top-level domains www.landolakespark.com and www.landolakesfield.com have been purchased by the Minnesota Twins. According to my WHOIS searches (see graphics below), club itself is the Registrant and the technical contact given for the domain is John Avenson, the Twins’ Vice President of Technology.
Here is the [...] Read more:Welcome
Minnesota Wild 2008 Playoff Predictions 2008-04-07 12:22:55 After clinching the Northwest division with 98 points the MN Wild will open the 2008 playoffs as the #3 seed. The Wild will face off against a familiar rival the #5 seeded Colorado Avalanche.
After breaking down the the other 3 Western Conf. matchups I will make this prediction - The Wild will play in [...] Read more:Minnesota
, Predictions
Coin Flip for Second Slot in Lottery? 2008-04-10 11:33:53
Ok, with 4 games remaining the Timberwolves are currently slotted in the 3rd best position in the draft lottery, which would give them a 15.6% chance of landing the #1 overall pick. However, at 19-59 the Timberwolves are only one game in the win column ahead of the Seattle Supersonics (18-61). This means that to catch [...] Read more:Second
, Lottery
Wednesday Night Video Cures For Boredom 2008-04-17 00:31:00 Can’t Say It Any Better Than This Video
Marleau Destroyed by Sarich
Miikka Has a New Friend
A Little Wild Pump Up Thing
Why Shaq Needs To Get Back To Rap
All Carlos Needs is 3.1 Seconds Read more:Wednesday
, Night
, Cures
, Boredom
LA Developer Unveils New Stadium With Purple Seats 2008-04-18 12:36:08 The Trib is reporting that LA Developer
Ed Roski announced plans today to build a $800 million dollar NFL stadium on land he already owns near Los Angeles. Roski said the stadium could be completed by 2011, the same year the Minnesota Vikings lease expires with the Metrodome.
Could we see Adrian Peterson rushing his way [...] Read more:Stadium
, Purple
, Seats
Jared Allen what? Doesn’t anyone care that the Gophers got new uni’s? 2008-04-25 15:02:04 I know that the NFL draft is tomorrow and I didn’t really break it down like I did last year. Well, I guess that’s because second round projections aren’t that interesting. Here are my two scenarios: 1) Vikings trade down to the late second or early third round to get an additional 4th round pick. They [...] Read more:Jared
, Allen
, Gophers
Wittman? Really? 2008-05-02 17:30:41 Can you imagine living in a world where Avery Johnson loses his job after going 194-70 (.735) and Mike D’Antoni possibly moves on after going 267-172 (.608), all while Randy Wittman keeps his gig after going 96-192 (.333)?
-Aaron Gleeman
Where’s Troy Hudson?? 2008-05-13 15:31:40 &hl=en”></param
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I know Jim Rome has nothing to do with MN sports, but let’s all look back longingly on how Jim Rome got his start: Claiming that Jim Everett (QB of the Rams) was a girls tennis player (Chris Everett).
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How Far Spree Has Fallen? 2008-05-14 23:40:33 The man needs to feed his family. Never mind that the yacht and now house have been foreclosed, Spree
Motors hasn’t paid its creditors in 6 months and $72,000 has gone unpaid in taxes. Spree, you now find yourself as THE poster boy for pro athlete’s going from Broke to Rich to Broke. I have [...] Read more:Fallen
Kobe is not MJ 2008-06-03 10:16:29
Let’s stop all of these comparisons. It is not doing anyone any good and those who dare to make the leap (yes I said leap) to put Kobe at Jordan’s level is nothing short of asinine.
I’m not trying to make the case that Kobe isn’t a great player. He is a great and very [...]
History of the Fist Bump 2008-06-12 14:29:40 From the clever marketing folks behind the now #1 selling MLB hat, the Tampa Bay Rays. Read more:History
Pitching v. Hitting, Take Pitching 2008-06-14 10:07:57 With the Twins struggling to win 3 of their last 10 I thought I’d dive into some AL stats.
As a team the Twins rank 3rd in batting avg and 4th in runs in the AL. But they rank 12th in ERA and 14th in both opponent batting avg and OPS. There is no [...] Read more:Hitting
Kevin McIdiot 2008-06-27 15:21:23 It’s official, we now have the Timberwolves Trilogy. Go out and buy the box set and please, please, please buy tickets to watch our team lose 50 games next season.
Episode I - Ray Allen traded on draft day for Starbury - Oh what a joy it was to watch this deal materialize into some [...] Read more:Kevin
Mauer as a Gopher? 2008-06-25 08:31:22 Now we know what Mauer
would have looked like as the Gopher
’s QB.
Thanks to Ben the professor for posting this pic in the first place.
The actual person wearing the number 7 jersey is Eric Decker a junior WR from Cold Spring, MN.
Welcome Mr. Allen 2008-06-22 19:49:20 ESPN the magazine did a great Jared Allen
piece.
“Anybody can be who they want to be in a 48-hour interview,” Childress says. “But I could feel the changes he made coming through.”
Story Link - Read more:Welcome
Why Favre Should Keep Playing 2008-07-11 18:21:50 The legacy argument is overrated. If Favre
wants to keep playing, then let the man keep playing. Who cares if it isn’t with the Packers. Jerry Rice spent time with the Raiders and the Seahawks - I still think of him as a 49er. His best years were with the 9ers [...]
We Need a Nickname 2008-07-04 16:56:32 Its a little to early to assume the group will continue to produce or even play together, but it still might be time to suggest a good nickname. Piranhas, sharks, nats, mosquitoes, speed burners, small ballers and base stealers. When you put Span, Gomez and Casilla together you’re guaranteed to see three guys trying everything [...]
Off To The Poor House, Reilly Is Simply Hilarious 2008-07-02 13:05:04 Articles like these help explain why Rick Reilly
is the worlds best sports satirist. Here he explains why a majority of athletes file for bankruptcy after they retire. What would our economy be like if it were not for hundreds of millions athletes waste each year?
Some great quotes:
“Baseball slugger Jack Clark had 18 cars and [...] Read more:House
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