Category Archives: Sporting Events
Holy Grail, Lost
On Saturday, I made the trek up I-94 to take in the St. John’s Homecoming game along with 16,420 other football fans. It was a NCAA Division III record for attendance, and it really was the perfect storm- Homecoming, big … Continue reading
Filed under College Football, Sporting Events
One More Final Last Game
At last Sunday’s “Farewell to the Dome (sort of)” celebration, Kent Hrbek got the crowd all riled up by saying “when we needed a win, where did we go? To the Dome.” Well, what do you do when you need … Continue reading
Filed under MLB, Sporting Events
The Never-Ending Game 163
For three years, I’d been beating myself up about not taking my friends up on the opportunity to catch the final game of the 2006 season at the Metrodome. I’m sure you’ve all heard the story a zillion times by … Continue reading
Filed under MLB, Sporting Events
Really…a Pennant Race?
I don’t know what to say. For the last few weeks, I’d been saying that the Twins were done, that they were just a .500 team that somehow needed to play .800 ball down the stretch to have a shot … Continue reading
Filed under MLB, Sporting Events
The Game Within The Game
It’s mid-September, which means that fans of most Major League Baseball teams are already looking forward to next year. (Sure, you could say that fans of the Pirates and the Royals are perpetually looking forward to next year, but that’s … Continue reading
Filed under Gambling, MLB, Sporting Events
