Monthly Archives: December 2013

Miscellaneous

Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome Memories

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Sunday is the last day at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.  Even though its quite ugly it has held many famous/infamous events through the years.  Let's use this post to look back on one of the last truly public sports venues.  Here are mine:

1.  Game 6 and 7 of 1991 Word Series (naturally)

2.  At a Gophers-Northwestern football game with a bunch a bigwigs in a suite while watching the 1988 World Series when Kurt Gibson hit his famous HR.

3.  Bosox-Twins game in 2006.  I  think Juan Castro was traded that day.  I got to be on the field during BP and Manny be Manny completely iced me when I said Hi.  I got to see Tony O hanging in the bowels of the Metrodome and Papi hit a ball that a certain monster HR but hit a speaker for a long single.  Ball would have easily hit the Hrbek banner in Center Field.  I think it was this game.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN200606150.shtml

What are your memories, good or bad?

NBA

Wolves @ Bucks

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I had a good time last night at the Wolves game.  Three minutes into the game and they were down 9-0, but by the middle of the 3rd quarter, the game was pretty much a blowout.  After the game, I saw Rubio leaving in his vehicle (he drives a Range Rover) and was about 10 feet away from him, which was pretty cool.

The Wolves have struggled big time in the second half of back-to-backs, but they have an easier task tonight against Milwaukee and their starters got a lot of rest in the 4th quarter last night.