Archive for September, 2005
Tuesday, September 27th, 2005
Call your congressman
Ok, time to call your favorite Congressman. Johan Santana has a good shot to get his second Cy Young award. His competition is Bartolo Colon, so I would really love Santana to beat him out.
Here’s Johan’s stats:
223 strikouts (leads MLB)
.212 opponent BA (leads AL)
22 quality starts (leads AL)
2.98 ERA (second in […]
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2005
Vikings reach deal with Anoka County
Sounds almost exactly like what most fans wanted. Retractable roof, on site team facilities (practice fields, offices, etc) and a ton of parking for tailgating. Get it done!!!
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Thursday, September 15th, 2005
Rivas pulled for not chasing pop
I hope this is another sign that Rivas will not be stinking up the Twins roster next year. Gardy is starting to see that he just doesn’t care to play.
Gardy, Please! Please! Please! make Minnesota a No-Rivas Zone.
Liriano’s First Start
Check out Seth Stoh’s writeup on Liriano’s first start. Just imagine a starting lineup that […]
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2005
Don’t worry about struggling QBs
Just saw this on SI.com. Makes you feel a little better after last week.
Daunte Culpepper
Just throw out Culpepper’s three-pick, zero-TD performance against Tampa Bay. Bucs defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin owns the Vikings QB. In six starts against Kiffin’s D, Culpepper is 2-4 with five touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Last season, Culpepper struggled against good […]
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2005
Rapid fire
Just a bunch of thoughts, random though they may be.
Zygi Wolf partially revealed his vision for the new Vikings stadium. Although he didn’t go into specifics (at least according to the article) he did divulge that the price tag would be between $700 and $760 million dollars. Of that, the Vikings and Anoka county would […]
