Monthly Archives: January 2012

T.W.I.M.S. Notes: Wolves Don’t Show Beasley the “Love”

January 27, 2012
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T.W.I.M.S. Notes: Wolves Don’t Show Beasley the “Love”

One of the great things about being a Minnesota sports fan is that there’s never a shortage of teams to follow and games to watch. In the midst of all the hubbub, there is a lot that often slips past the busy sports fan. It might be an obscure bit of news. Or maybe a bizarre occurrence that’s worth a second look. To help capture all the moments you might have missed, TC Huddle gives you T.W.I.M.S. Notes…a look back at the obscure news blotter from This Week In Minnesota Sports.   Why Aren’t The Wolves Showing Beasley the...

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TCH Tweet of the Week: @BrentAugustine

January 27, 2012
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TCH Tweet of the Week: @BrentAugustine

On Wednesday, Kevin Love signed a 4-year extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves worth over $60 million. By now, we’re sure you’ve all heard that Love wanted the 5-year $80 million max deal Russel Westbrook received from the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Wolves wouldn’t budge on offering a fifth year, though. So as a compromise, they agreed that the fourth year would be optional, allowing Love to opt-out of his deal to test the free agency market after three years. As in, rather than locking up a record-setting, All Star forward for five years, the Wolves decided it was better...

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You’re bringing WHO to the Vikings Game!?!?

January 25, 2012
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You’re bringing WHO to the Vikings Game!?!?

Editor’s Note: Stephen Frethem is a guest writer to TC Huddle. He has been a Vikings season ticket holder for a decade. For those of us living in the frozen lands of Minnesota it’s been no secret that our sports franchises are struggling. Throughout a Vikings season tied for the worst record in franchise history, I had to get more and more creative in finding someone to use my other season ticket. I ended up bringing folks like my friend and Twin Cities blogger Mo Perry to her first ever professional (albeit pre-season) football game. Another friend of mine...

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Is The “Fire Spielman” Crowd Already Buying Ads?

January 24, 2012
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Is The “Fire Spielman” Crowd Already Buying Ads?

The “Fire Spielman” crowd is already so fired up, it appears they are spending money on advertising. When I was on Facebook today, I was served a Facebook Ad for the “FireSpielman.com” Facebook page. Now, Facebook doesn’t do this on their own. You have to actually pay money to promote a Facebook page.   Here’s the ad I saw today:   It certainly doesn’t cost a lot of money to post ads on Facebook (unless you want to do it in lager volumes). And I was likely seeing the ad because one of my listed  interests on Facebook is...

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