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April 29, 2012

Vikings Draft 2012

We can go a number of ways with this one - unfettered excitement, guarded optimism, managed expectations, casual avoidance, stout indifference . . . point is they're moving to LA.  Until that's solved, I'm in the 'guarded arousal' category.

7 Comments:

Blogger RedTigerShark said...

They already took the Lakers, why not take the Vikings too.

April 29, 2012 at 5:46 PM

 
Blogger MCA said...

Wait - have things deteriorated? I haven't been paying attention to the stadium thing, not surprisingly. I thought there'd been some progress and the prognosis was much improved. No?

April 30, 2012 at 6:02 PM

 
Blogger BG said...

Don't get me going on the stadium situation. Oh, and hello, I'm back.

I can't vouch for the lower part of the Vikings draft, but for once, wasn't it great to see them make the right move at the top? Spielman actually created a market for the #3 spot (where no market existed) and managed to get 3 picks in exchange. Then, he took the guy we all wanted. A safe pick, but one that should reap rewards for 10 years.

If this stadium deal gets voted down (or never makes it to a vote), I am going to lose my shit. Some of these "out-state" representatives are so small-minded it's unbelievable.

April 30, 2012 at 6:03 PM

 
Blogger BG said...

BTW - did we really split a series with the Yankees a couple weeks ago? I figured MCA might be doing cartwheels in Chicago. Then again, we followed it up by getting swept in Tampa. Hooray.

April 30, 2012 at 6:11 PM

 
Blogger MCA said...

And losing the first two of three to f'ing Kansas City. We've got the worst record in the Majors. Yippee.

April 30, 2012 at 10:27 PM

 
Blogger Jan said...

Welcome back BG, always missed both for your commentary and for our tracking "user" stats.

It's very FLTOSBW of us that a Vikes draft post morphed into a "Twins suck" discussion.

Quick hits -

The Vikes stadium is being held up by Minnesota Republicans. It's embarrassing now.

Corrections - BG, the Twins won the first game of that series against Tampa. After the split in NYC I was excited. When they dropped the next two to the Rays and got swept by limping the Red Sox and lost last Friday night to the Royals, I gave up. Also, MCA, the Twins only lost that one game to the Royals, they won on Sunday after a rainout on Saturday. I say this only because I apparently care enough.

Also, Morneau is a pussy.

BTW - who else misses the Holy Bejebus! section? I for one do. First, I don't know where to go for my daily news now that the section is gone (RTS, I too can't figure out how to get it back so I apologize for the image of a monkey banging on a computer keyboard that popped into my head when I learned you erased it, sorry.) Secondly, how do I continue this blog's pro-Marijuana agenda?

May 1, 2012 at 4:56 PM

 
Blogger RedTigerShark said...

Any luck figuring out how to add a poll? Oh it is easy to find suggestions how to monetize the blog, but to do anything creative that is buried deep deep in the archives. I love Google. I owned Google at a cost basis of $120 but they have screwed this all up. Note to Google, no matter how many times you ask me for my mobile number for security reasons, I am not going to provide it, nor am I going to add people to my circles. Sorry BG you were the latest person it suggested.

I got 99 problems but a stadium issue isn't one. Oh wait, I do have that problem.

With the exception of winning 2 against the Yanks, the Twins are exactly where I thought they would be when I posted the schedule through May the first. It was a brutal schedule. What really hurt was when the struggling Red Sox found their groove against the Twins. Didn't the Royals break a long losing streak too? Over under on games Morneau misses this year? 81 sounds good.

May 2, 2012 at 11:50 AM

 

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