Monthly Archives: May 2012

Twins .500 Over Last 22 Games

May 31, 2012
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Twins .500 Over Last 22 Games

A beleaguered Twins team came up shining over the last few days. Just one day after giving his team a walkoff homerun victory on Tuesday night, Josh Willingham came right back on Wednesday afternoon with an RBI single in the first inning and a two-run homer in the fifth. The hitting by the Twins offseason free agent signing helped give his squad its first series sweep of the season. In a season nearly a third of the way finished, the Twins now have their first series sweep and their second 3-game winning streak of the year. Not to mention,...

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Wolves Fans Are Nervously Optimistic

May 26, 2012
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Wolves Fans Are Nervously Optimistic

It feels like the pieces are in place doesn’t it? We have the centerpiece and star of the team. As one of the 10 best players in the entire league, Kevin Love is now a dominant force to be reckoned with. Stationed side-by-side with Pekovic down low, the Wolves look to have a 1-2 low post combo that can bruise, punish and out-hustle opposing teams. Add to it the flashy Spanish point guard that brings to this team both a sense of urgency and unselfishness that it became contagious, not only to the rest of the team, but to...

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Rules For The Perfect Fan- Part 2

May 22, 2012
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Rules For The Perfect Fan- Part 2

Analyzing the Star Tribune’s 20 Reader-Submitted Rules If you missed Joe Buri’s apt and hilarious Part 1 of Rules for the Perfect Fan, you need to check it out. If for nothing else than to enjoy his vitriol at Michael Rand of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, who recently compiled a list of reader-submitted rules. Now let’s look at Joe’s breakdown of lists 11-20.   Rules 9-12: Rules for In the Heat of the Sports Talk Battle (continued) Rule #11 – Do Not Pretend That You Know More Than You Really Do Because People Will Figure It Out “Have you...

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Minnesota Vikings’ Brian Robison: On and Off the Field

May 21, 2012
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Minnesota Vikings’ Brian Robison: On and Off the Field

When Vikings defensive end Brian Robison walks into a room, his large frame is hard to ignore. When he takes a football field? He’s impossible to ignore. At 6’3”, 265 pounds, Robison is entering his sixth season for Minnesota. He delivered a breakout season in 2011, recording 27 solo tackles, 17 assists and eight sacks, and his 54 pressures ranked him No. 11 overall among 4-3 defensive ends. According to the Daily Norseman blog, “In 385 snaps run defending, Robison missed just a pair of tackles, posted very similar numbers to Allen, and earned a positive PFF grade over...

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