Joe Buri

Ranking the NBA Mascots

January 10, 2013
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Ranking the NBA Mascots

Editors Note: Joe Buri wrote this piece during the NBA season two years ago. It’s still fantastic to read over. Enjoy it. Whether you love ‘em or you hate ‘em, mascots have become a staple of the NBA gameday tradition, from their daredevil tricks to their worn-out gags. The Minnesota Timberwolves have Crunch and he stacks up quite well compared to the other NBA mascots. The brute, however, doesn’t even come in as one of the top ten NBA mascots. I know you’re probably wondering what the heckinheimer a brute is, or why the Timbewolves Crunch is comparable 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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Remembering Harmon Killebrew

May 20, 2012
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Remembering Harmon Killebrew

Editor’s Note: Minnesota Twins legend Harmon Killebrew passed away just over a year ago on May 17, 2011. TC Huddle ran a number of stories remember the legend. This article originally ran the day after Killebrew’s death a year ago.   As a Twins fan growing up in the 1980’s, my field of vision as it pertained to Twins baseball was pretty limited. Don’t get me wrong…I loved the Twins, and loved their teams. Kirby Puckett…Kent Hrbek…Gary Gaetti…those were the objects of my youthful affection. Sadly, though, I knew little about the history that made the Twins who they...

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Rules For The Perfect Fan

May 18, 2012
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Rules For The Perfect Fan

Analyzing the Star Tribune’s 20 Reader-Submitted Rules If you’re a regular follower of TC Huddle (and I know you are), you probably know that I’m a big fan of the list – any list, really. Top 10 ABC TGIF Sitcoms…Nicolas Cage Box Office Bombs…Best of the Best Celebrity Dogs. You name the list, and it’s probably one that will pique my interest. In fact, I love the list so much that, in the past year alone, I’ve created several of my own – including the top ten coaches who never won an NCAA title, the greatest NCAA tournament team...

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