I didn't know about yesterday's Wolves game until it was over. I hate that.
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I missed the Wolves game, too. I'm glad they won, but I wish I could have given it some attention as it was going on.
Gophers going to Frozen 4, Mens NCAA BB Final 4 set, Gophers Men in NYC for NIT, Baseball starts in a week, Wild officially eliminated from playoffs, Kevin Love has an epic weekend, 2 fantastic boys high school bb finals and what does Paul Allen start his 9:00a show with? The Vikings signing Erin Henderson to a one year deal.
Not to live blog The P.A. show or anything, but after having a segment about Gophers Hockey, KFAN is back to the Vikings signing something called Zachary Bowman.
in all fairness, football season is just around the corner.
I know you're joking, but this is the exact sentiment that finally drove me away from the NFL and football altogether.
I enjoy watching football the sport. I just hate almost everything else about it.
same here.
Hmm... I think you're on to something here. As long as I can keep the cloud of nonsense separate from the game itself, I might be able to stomach another season of football.
As long as it doesn't start until fall.
I enjoy watching football the sport
I have a hard time watching football at all due to the increase in on-field violence. The news coverage of HS football in W. Texas regularly features a montage of 'hard hits' which I gather it's an honor to be featured. That, and the culture Rows describes below, make the sport unwatchable in my opinion.
In Nebraska there is only ONE season, it lasts all year long and it's called Husker Football. Everything else takes backseat to even the most trivial Husker football trivia.
That sounds horrible.
Oh, it is. Trust me.
And the folks there seem to think that "Big Red" is known and respected nation wide.
Before 1900, Nebraska football teams were known by such names as the Old Gold Knights, Antelopes, Rattlesnake Boys and the Bugeaters. In its first two seasons (1890-91), Nebraska competed as the Old Gold Knights, but beginning in 1892, Nebraska adopted Scarlet and Cream as its colors and accepted the Bugeaters as its most popular nickname until the turn of the century. Named after the insect-devouring bull bats that hovered over the plains, the Bugeaters also found their prey in the Midwest, enjoying winning campaigns in every year of the 1890s until a disappointing season in 1899.
That just sounds like a story that Grandpa Simpson would tell about the Springfield of yesteryear.
THE Zachary Bowman?!?! I didn't know he could play fullback!!!
In KFAN's defense, an NFL team hiring a woman is quite notable. Is she a kicker? What happened to Longwell?
Placeholder I think. Good manual dexterity.
A bitter pill for the Fighting Slough, for sure.
Chew on this:
Love had his seventh career 30-20 game, which leads all active players. At 23 years old, he already has done that more times than Tim Duncan (six), Kevin Garnett (five) and Dirk Nowitzki (two).
And to think that I wanted OJ Mayo.
So is Mayo the new Prior?
tread carefully, my friend
Okay, now I won't be happy until Love has as many 30-20 games as ALL ACTIVE PLAYERS COMBINED!!1!!!11!!
When Duncan and KG retire that's going to be pretty close to the truth.
Huh- I read that same blurb that the boss posted, and assumed that those three guys were the other leaders in active 30-20's.
He doesn't have to wait, he just has to keep playing like he's playing, and he'll get there.
Right.
I'll take the under on Kevin Love getting 28 games like that.
Not sure where you get 28, but Dwight's 6 came in several more seasons than Kevin's 7. Duncan and Garnett retire much sooner, and it still comes down to Kevin doing what he's doing.
Total of all the players, including Howard.
Then I stand by what I said. He might have to wait for a few others to retire, but not necessarily for Howard.
And this:
The Nuggets outscored Minnesota 29-2 in fast-break points
How is it possible to run a team out of the gym like that and still get completely dominated?
Fast-break points are easy to come by if you're cherry-pickin'.
I swear Kenneth Farried was just sitting at the half court line, then when a shot was taken started running toward his basket. It seemed like he had 30 points on easy layups.
On another note, I saw somewhere where Pek! is going to have surgery to clean up his ankle in the offseason (if not sooner). Damn.
Farried is terrific in those situations, not so much though when in the half court set.
Sheenie always fills me in on the latest news in IP law.
I found Youngs in Ohio, Maryland, Oklahoma/Arkansas and Utah. I have one aunt in Oklahoma, but none of the other Youngs are very closely related to me.
I didn't see any Novaks listed anywhere (nor did Poland make the countries of origin list).
that Williams guy got around, apparently.
Imagine that, the Irish surnames cluster around Boston.
It is interesting how persistent immigration patterns remain over time. English/Scottish surnames predominate in the South, Scandinavian and German surnames predominate in the upper Midwest despite most of those waves of immigration occuring centuries ago. I reading a paper in undergrad about how those same patterns continue to impact regional political culture.
Olson, Peterson, Larson, Carlson.
Yup.
That Peterson around the middle part of the eastern MN border got a little smaller when I moved away.
It's measured in quantity, not volume. 😛
Teach me to not read a map, I just assumed the size of the name indicated awesomeness.
damn, i was going to make a joke on the quality per capita increasing.
doesn't look like minor league guy played well enough to make the team this year.
That is phenomenal.
Found a sampler pack of lesser-known Czech beers at the grocery the other day. This so far as been my favorite.
Huh, Baker gave up 4 runs in the first? Nibbish, you still want him?
Yeah, but the price is going down.
Your response displays a disturbing lack of irrational emotional attachment to you favorite Twin. You might be harder to fleece than I was hoping.
Phyllo, I hate to say it, but if you can't figure out which guy can be fleeced...you might be the guy.
It's kind of like how I always end up at a poker table without any suckers.
Gardy is in mid-season form:
“Our starting pitcher put us in a hole today,” Gardenhire said. “He got his work in, yes. But we chased the ball all over the field and spent eight hours in the first three innings out there.
“That ain’t good enough. He’s got to pick up the pace and get going now. He says his arm’s fine, everything’s good. Well then let’s go.”
Came home from work to learn that 8-year-old CousinWalt is embarrassed and disgusted his dad drafted Derrek Lee in last night's draft. I have a list of five players I'm to choose from off of waivers instead. I see who will be running this show this season.
Embarrassed and disgusted? He really doesn't like Derrek Lee, huh? Can't wait to see who he has you pick up!
Tried to explain that I was pretty sure Fred McGriff was unavailable, but that comment just resulted in a blank stare.
I missed the Wolves game, too. I'm glad they won, but I wish I could have given it some attention as it was going on.
Gophers going to Frozen 4, Mens NCAA BB Final 4 set, Gophers Men in NYC for NIT, Baseball starts in a week, Wild officially eliminated from playoffs, Kevin Love has an epic weekend, 2 fantastic boys high school bb finals and what does Paul Allen start his 9:00a show with? The Vikings signing Erin Henderson to a one year deal.
Not to live blog The P.A. show or anything, but after having a segment about Gophers Hockey, KFAN is back to the Vikings signing something called Zachary Bowman.
in all fairness, football season is just around the corner.
I know you're joking, but this is the exact sentiment that finally drove me away from the NFL and football altogether.
I enjoy watching football the sport. I just hate almost everything else about it.
same here.
Hmm... I think you're on to something here. As long as I can keep the cloud of nonsense separate from the game itself, I might be able to stomach another season of football.
As long as it doesn't start until fall.
I enjoy watching football the sport
I have a hard time watching football at all due to the increase in on-field violence. The news coverage of HS football in W. Texas regularly features a montage of 'hard hits' which I gather it's an honor to be featured. That, and the culture Rows describes below, make the sport unwatchable in my opinion.
In Nebraska there is only ONE season, it lasts all year long and it's called Husker Football. Everything else takes backseat to even the most trivial Husker football trivia.
That sounds horrible.
Oh, it is. Trust me.
And the folks there seem to think that "Big Red" is known and respected nation wide.
That just sounds like a story that Grandpa Simpson would tell about the Springfield of yesteryear.
I know. Pretty
awesomeridiculous, aintit?THE Zachary Bowman?!?! I didn't know he could play fullback!!!
In KFAN's defense, an NFL team hiring a woman is quite notable. Is she a kicker? What happened to Longwell?
Placeholder I think. Good manual dexterity.
A bitter pill for the Fighting Slough, for sure.
Chew on this:
And to think that I wanted OJ Mayo.
So is Mayo the new Prior?
tread carefully, my friend
Okay, now I won't be happy until Love has as many 30-20 games as ALL ACTIVE PLAYERS COMBINED!!1!!!11!!
When Duncan and KG retire that's going to be pretty close to the truth.
Have to wait until Dwight Howard retires.
Huh- I read that same blurb that the boss posted, and assumed that those three guys were the other leaders in active 30-20's.
He doesn't have to wait, he just has to keep playing like he's playing, and he'll get there.
Right.
I'll take the under on Kevin Love getting 28 games like that.
Not sure where you get 28, but Dwight's 6 came in several more seasons than Kevin's 7. Duncan and Garnett retire much sooner, and it still comes down to Kevin doing what he's doing.
Total of all the players, including Howard.
Then I stand by what I said. He might have to wait for a few others to retire, but not necessarily for Howard.
And this:
How is it possible to run a team out of the gym like that and still get completely dominated?
Fast-break points are easy to come by if you're cherry-pickin'.
I swear Kenneth Farried was just sitting at the half court line, then when a shot was taken started running toward his basket. It seemed like he had 30 points on easy layups.
On another note, I saw somewhere where Pek! is going to have surgery to clean up his ankle in the offseason (if not sooner). Damn.
Farried is terrific in those situations, not so much though when in the half court set.
Sheenie always fills me in on the latest news in IP law.
Supercool (at least to me, the maplover).
Yup, that's cool.
I found Youngs in Ohio, Maryland, Oklahoma/Arkansas and Utah. I have one aunt in Oklahoma, but none of the other Youngs are very closely related to me.
I didn't see any Novaks listed anywhere (nor did Poland make the countries of origin list).
that Williams guy got around, apparently.
Imagine that, the Irish surnames cluster around Boston.
It is interesting how persistent immigration patterns remain over time. English/Scottish surnames predominate in the South, Scandinavian and German surnames predominate in the upper Midwest despite most of those waves of immigration occuring centuries ago. I reading a paper in undergrad about how those same patterns continue to impact regional political culture.
Olson, Peterson, Larson, Carlson.
Yup.
That Peterson around the middle part of the eastern MN border got a little smaller when I moved away.
It's measured in quantity, not volume. 😛
Teach me to not read a map, I just assumed the size of the name indicated awesomeness.
damn, i was going to make a joke on the quality per capita increasing.
doesn't look like minor league guy played well enough to make the team this year.
That is phenomenal.
Found a sampler pack of lesser-known Czech beers at the grocery the other day. This so far as been my favorite.
Huh, Baker gave up 4 runs in the first? Nibbish, you still want him?
Yeah, but the price is going down.
Your response displays a disturbing lack of irrational emotional attachment to you favorite Twin. You might be harder to fleece than I was hoping.
Phyllo, I hate to say it, but if you can't figure out which guy can be fleeced...you might be the guy.
It's kind of like how I always end up at a poker table without any suckers.
Gardy is in mid-season form:
Nothing sells shampoo like Hitler.
Too soon.
Dick and Com-dog are in form for the season, which is terrible news for us.
I first read "Corn-Dog" and thought to myself "You know, replacing Bert with a corn-dog would improve the broadcast."
And Atteberry is doing his best to make Dazzle palatable. Failing, but he's trying admirably.
Zing.
Jeff Passan does a great job profiling the sad story that is Matt Bush.
Came home from work to learn that 8-year-old CousinWalt is embarrassed and disgusted his dad drafted Derrek Lee in last night's draft. I have a list of five players I'm to choose from off of waivers instead. I see who will be running this show this season.
Embarrassed and disgusted? He really doesn't like Derrek Lee, huh? Can't wait to see who he has you pick up!
Tried to explain that I was pretty sure Fred McGriff was unavailable, but that comment just resulted in a blank stare.