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| TheGoldSeat.com |
| Multiple author blog covering all things sports in Minnesota. We cover the Vikings, Twins, Wild, Wolves and Gophers. The blog with daily updates and insights to sports in the land of 10,000 lakes. |
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| Ode to the Newest ‘Pup |
| 2008-07-17 11:19:24 |
Ok, ‘California’ Kevin Love isn’t flashy like OJ Mayo, but he absolutely has the potential to be a Carlos Boozer-type power forward next to Big Al, and Mike Miller might be our highest scoring player for the next 5 years. Meanwhile, Mayo absolutely has the potential to be the next Larry Hughes or Ricky ‘Avis..
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| Why Favre Should Keep Playing |
| 2008-07-11 18:21:50 |
The legacy argument is overrated. If Favre wants to keep playing, then let the man keep playing. Who cares if it isn’t with the Packers. Jerry Rice spent time with the Raiders and the Seahawks - I still think of him as a 49er. His best years were with the 9ers [...]...
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| We Need a Nickname |
| 2008-07-04 16:56:32 |
Its a little to early to assume the group will continue to produce or even play together, but it still might be time to suggest a good nickname. Piranhas, sharks, nats, mosquitoes, speed burners, small ballers and base stealers. When you put Span, Gomez and Casilla together you’re guaranteed to see three guys trying everything [...]...
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| Off To The Poor House, Reilly Is Simply Hilarious |
| 2008-07-02 13:05:04 |
Articles like these help explain why Rick Reilly is the worlds best sports satirist. Here he explains why a majority of athletes file for bankruptcy after they retire. What would our economy be like if it were not for hundreds of millions athletes waste each year?
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3469271
Some great quotes:
“Baseball slugger Jack Clark had 18 cars and [...]...
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| Cardinals knock Vikings out Tecmo style |
| 2008-06-29 22:14:47 |
This should make you chuckle and shed a tear at the same time. It is a sound clip of the Vikings’ radio play-by-play voice Paul Allen during the final play of the 2003 season when the Cards beat the Vikes on the last play and miss the playoffs. The funny part is that it is [...]...
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| Twins Win Streak Hits 10 |
| 2008-06-28 12:57:34 |
The team with the leagues 25th worst payroll continues to roll in June. The Twins have continued this seasons trend of AL teams beating up on NL teams. So far in interleague play the AL has dominated wining 135 games to 88 losses. The Twins have had fun beating up Milwaukee, Washington, [...]...
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| Kevin McIdiot |
| 2008-06-27 15:21:23 |
It’s official, we now have the Timberwolves Trilogy. Go out and buy the box set and please, please, please buy tickets to watch our team lose 50 games next season.
Episode I - Ray Allen traded on draft day for Starbury - Oh what a joy it was to watch this deal materialize into some [...]...
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| Mauer as a Gopher? |
| 2008-06-25 08:31:22 |
Now we know what Mauer would have looked like as the Gopher’s QB.
Thanks to Ben the professor for posting this pic in the first place.
The actual person wearing the number 7 jersey is Eric Decker a junior WR from Cold Spring, MN....
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| Welcome Mr. Allen |
| 2008-06-22 19:49:20 |
ESPN the magazine did a great Jared Allen piece.
“Anybody can be who they want to be in a 48-hour interview,” Childress says. “But I could feel the changes he made coming through.”
Story Link - http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3450260...
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| Pitching v. Hitting, Take Pitching |
| 2008-06-14 10:07:57 |
With the Twins struggling to win 3 of their last 10 I thought I’d dive into some AL stats.
As a team the Twins rank 3rd in batting avg and 4th in runs in the AL. But they rank 12th in ERA and 14th in both opponent batting avg and OPS. There is no [...]...
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| Kobe is not MJ |
| 2008-06-03 10:16:29 |
Let’s stop all of these comparisons. It is not doing anyone any good and those who dare to make the leap (yes I said leap) to put Kobe at Jordan’s level is nothing short of asinine.
I’m not trying to make the case that Kobe isn’t a great player. He is a great and very [...]...
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| How Far Spree Has Fallen? |
| 2008-05-14 23:40:33 |
The man needs to feed his family. Never mind that the yacht and now house have been foreclosed, Spree Motors hasn’t paid its creditors in 6 months and $72,000 has gone unpaid in taxes. Spree, you now find yourself as THE poster boy for pro athlete’s going from Broke to Rich to Broke. I have [...]...
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| Where’s Troy Hudson?? |
| 2008-05-13 15:31:40 |
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I know Jim Rome has nothing to do with MN sports, but let’s all look back longingly on how Jim Rome got his start: Claiming that Jim Everett (QB of the Rams) was a girls tennis player (Chris Everett).
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| Wittman? Really? |
| 2008-05-02 17:30:41 |
Can you imagine living in a world where Avery Johnson loses his job after going 194-70 (.735) and Mike D’Antoni possibly moves on after going 267-172 (.608), all while Randy Wittman keeps his gig after going 96-192 (.333)?
-Aaron Gleeman...
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| Jared Allen what? Doesn’t anyone care that the Gophers got new uni’s? |
| 2008-04-25 15:02:04 |
I know that the NFL draft is tomorrow and I didn’t really break it down like I did last year. Well, I guess that’s because second round projections aren’t that interesting. Here are my two scenarios: 1) Vikings trade down to the late second or early third round to get an additional 4th round pick. They [...]...
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| LA Developer Unveils New Stadium With Purple Seats |
| 2008-04-18 12:36:08 |
The Trib is reporting that LA Developer Ed Roski announced plans today to build a $800 million dollar NFL stadium on land he already owns near Los Angeles. Roski said the stadium could be completed by 2011, the same year the Minnesota Vikings lease expires with the Metrodome.
Could we see Adrian Peterson rushing his way [...]...
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| Wednesday Night Video Cures For Boredom |
| 2008-04-17 00:31:00 |
Can’t Say It Any Better Than This Video
Marleau Destroyed by Sarich
Miikka Has a New Friend
A Little Wild Pump Up Thing
Why Shaq Needs To Get Back To Rap
All Carlos Needs is 3.1 Seconds...
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| Welcome to LOL Park??? |
| 2008-04-03 10:24:31 |
Stickandballguy is reporting that he:
came across the following nugget: the top-level domains www.landolakespark.com and www.landolakesfield.com have been purchased by the Minnesota Twins. According to my WHOIS searches (see graphics below), club itself is the Registrant and the technical contact given for the domain is John Avenson, the Twins’ Vice President of Technology.
Here is the [...]...
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| The Gomez Mauer Cuddyer Effect |
| 2008-03-31 23:40:12 |
It’s way too early to be making predictions based on the season opener but if Gomez continues to hit in front of Mauer and gets on base…I could see Mauer adding 20 points to his batting average or drawing more walks this season. With opposing pitchers worrying about the steal, the SS covering the [...]...
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| The State of the Franchise: Timberwolves |
| 2008-03-28 15:20:00 |
Here is an incredibly accurate and poignant editorial on exactly what is going wrong with our favorite pro basketball team. It’s written by a college student in Boston, of all sources. Thanks for the insight, Ross!
http://media.www.tuftsdaily.com/ - Keep Your Mouth Shut Article...
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| NFL: High Picks = Top Performers?? |
| 2008-03-28 13:16:25 |
This year the Minnesota Vikings will have the 17th overall selection in the NFL Draft. Midway through last season it looked like we were a lock to land a top 5 pick. Then Adrian Peterson realized that he was one of the 3 most explosive, game-changing players in the league and all hell broke loose. The [...]...
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| Minnesota Twins 2008 Predictions: |
| 2008-03-25 11:37:17 |
Ok, with Denard Span being sent down to AAA and Joe Nathan being inked to a 4 year, $47 M payday, the Minnesota Twins opening day roster is rounding into shape. Here are my predictions for the upcoming season. The opening day lineup will look like this:
1. Carlos Gomez, CF
2. Joe Mauer, C
3. Michael Cuddyer, [...]...
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| He wanted to be a dunking Kirby Puckett |
| 2008-03-19 16:00:46 |
Potentially one of the best articles written on Kevin Garnett and why Glen Taylor continues to fail him.
From Yahoo sports writer Johnny Ludden-
HOUSTON – Kevin Garnett leaned over the scorer’s table, clapped his hands together and out burst that familiar cloud of chalk. As the dust settled into the air, Garnett turned to walk onto [...]...
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| March Madness |
| 2008-03-17 11:09:17 |
http://thegoldseat.mayhem.sportsline.com/
Group Name: thegoldseat
Group Password: gophers
Each user can fill out 2 brackets. Once you fill out the first and save it, you’ll see a link in the top right above the orange bar that says add bracket.
Scoring and Rules:
The rounds are worth 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 plus the total of the seed, so if [...]...
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| Great Moments in Minnesota Twins History |
| 2008-03-13 12:25:58 |
Following the 1960 season the Washington Senators moved to the Twin Cities and became the Minnesota Twins. Since becoming the Twins they have had their share of memorable moments. Here is a list of the ten greatest moments in Twins history.
April 11, 1961. The Minnesota Twins defeat the New York Yankees 6-0 in their first [...]...
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| Lazy Wednesday |
| 2008-03-12 22:31:18 |
Bored on a Wednesday night…might as well make your beer league basketball skills look silly. Look at Garnett’s expression…hilarious
With Gerald Green gone and cut by Houston, are these the dunks we might have missed out on? If anyone could have done them it would have been Green.
Had to throw in the Vince Carter [...]...
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| New Twins Ballpark |
| 2008-03-12 15:29:02 |
Well, for those of you who are anxiously awaiting a new year of Twins baseball and longing for the sights and smells of outdoor baseball, here are some really interesting specs, pictures and comparisons between the new ballpark and our beloathed Metrodome. Not sure if I just made up the word beloathed or not, but it [...]...
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| What could have been? |
| 2008-03-11 17:13:05 |
It’s official. Larry will not be joining the Vikings anytime soon. Sorry to see it, especially when he told everyone who would listen he wanted to play in MN. I kind of always like the idea of getting a faster more athletic version of Cris Carter. Fitzgerald signed a 4 yr [...]...
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| How To Properly Build An NBA Team |
| 2008-03-07 12:40:45 |
After watching a thorough beat down at the hands of the Utah Jazz, it made me wonder, how does a successful NBA front office compare to the Wolves GM? The Utah Jazz have made the playoffs 21 times in the last 28 years, this includes a Western Conference Finals appearance last year. They [...]...
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| Nathan, He’s Good |
| 2008-03-07 11:43:09 |
Along with discussing his impending free agency and how it relates to Jonathan Papelbon, a recent article in the Boston Herald noted that Joe Nathan “has the lowest ERA of any reliever with at least 200 innings since 2004.” That’s the year when Nathan joined the Twins and during that four-year span he’s gone 19-8 [...]...
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| Vikings Final Offseason Need: DE |
| 2008-03-04 11:38:51 |
Entering this year’s off season the Vikings needed to fill major holes at DE. A total lack of the pass rush last year and unexpected health complications have left the Vikings scrambling. Last week the Vikings addressed needs in pass coverage and at WR by adding a deep threat in Bernard. [...]...
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| Twins Update March 1st |
| 2008-03-01 10:54:52 |
With spring training starting here’s a Twins update.
Twins ownership will throw in an additional $22 million in ballpark upgrades, bringing the ownerships share to $152 million of the $412 projected cost. The upgrades will include a high-def 103 ft x 57 ft screen. I love the quote from Twins exec Kevin Smith, “Our feeling is [...]...
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| Another Viking Signs, WR Rumors |
| 2008-02-29 16:45:42 |
AD’s FB just got a lot younger. Another Eagles Childress connection comes in the form of Thomas Tapeh. Tapeh is a former Gopher who now returns to the Twin Cities to replace last years FB Richardson. The deal was announced today. LINK>>
Could another signing be coming? Rumors are still floating around Eden Prairie as WR [...]...
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| Vikings Pass Coverage Now in Safe Hands |
| 2008-02-29 12:04:45 |
The Vikings announced today that they have agreed to terms with former Bengal safety Madieu Willams (www.madieuwilliams.org). The deal now makes Williams one of the highest paid safeties in the league. ESPN LINK >>
What it all means?
Well for starters we’ll be getting some serious nutrition via the SuperBun. But more importantly it [...]...
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| Which is more impressive? |
| 2008-01-03 12:09:30 |
I know its early, but I was surfing the net trying to get a feel for what is out there for draft picks. While doing so, I stumbled upon some video of Cal wideout/punt returner Desean Jackson. The return is impressive, as well as Jackson’s speed, but what may be more impressive (and rather funny) [...]...
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| Delmon Young…we got him! |
| 2007-11-29 16:02:53 |
To be fair, the pitch really should have been called a ball… The ump undoubtedly learned his lesson....
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| Another record breaking rookie |
| 2007-11-05 20:15:32 |
The Thunderdome has seen its share of records broke in it. As Minnesota fans, we should be used to the fact that records have been, and will continue to be, broken on our clock. Often, its a washed up veteran breaking out of a 100 year slump, or a young rookie busting out of his proverbial shell. This time [...]...
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| Al Jefferson - See what HE can do! |
| 2007-11-02 13:42:57 |
The Timberwolves start the post-KG era tonight at 7 p.m. at Target Center against the best team in the NorthWest division - the Denver Nuggets. Although tonight is just one game in a season that almost definitively will result in another Timberwolf absence from the playoffs, it does serve as an early litmus test for the new centerpiece in [...]...
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| New Twins Ballpark Model Unveiled |
| 2007-10-31 15:08:07 |
Follow this link to see a 3-d animation of the new Twins ballpark. Let us know what you think are the biggest positives and negatives of the future home of our favorite baseball team.
http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl.jsp?w_id=607100&w=mms%3A//a1503.v108692.c10869.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1503/10869/v0001/mlb.download.akamai.com/10869/2007/open/teams07/min/video/103007_min_stadium_400.wmv&pid=gen_video&vid=7778&mid=200710302288859&cid=mlb&fid=gen_video400&v=2&mType=w&urlstr=&mUrl=&type=v_free&_mp=1...
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