FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[OzJohnnie]

Maybe they'd like to take up a little Irish hurling.

Rumor is it is called hurling because the audience has to maintain such a high level of drunkenness to stay interested that half of them end up hurling before the match is finished...

American football is looking better and better.

Hard to argue with that.  Go Johnnies!

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

33+ hours without a post on the MIAC board?

Is everyone OK!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[Rugman]

Did anyone out there watch all four ot's in the Sharks Stars game?  I only made it to the end of the first OT.

[Rugman]

33+ hours without a post on the MIAC board?

Is everyone OK!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Just one of those weekends where everyone had something more important to do.  Me, I went out to visit some of my cousins at the Como Park Zoo.

[DuffMan]

33+ hours without a post on the MIAC board?

Is everyone OK!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Finally a beautiful weekend in MN.  Gotta get outside and enjoy it.

[kubiack78]

Oxy, big props for the Wesley Willis link...if I could give karma I would double down...my second favorite Wesley is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp3Cs3tDuR8

Man I love youtube and Wesley...I really relate to him and how is brain functions...

"rock over london, rock on chicago, wheaties breakfast of champions"

Anybody else hit up the Festival of Nations at the RiverCentre in St. Paul the last few days?...went there yesterday...phenomenal experience...I highly reccomend it...

-straightcashhomey

Huh??  Silly love you being on the board but sometimes I dont have a clue what you are talking about like the chilli's tag though.

[tmerton]

Did anyone out there watch all four ot's in the Sharks Stars game?  I only made it to the end of the first OT.

I feel asleep during the 3rd OT.  Great game; great series.

[tmerton]

33+ hours without a post on the MIAC board?

Is everyone OK!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Finally a beautiful weekend in MN.  Gotta get outside and enjoy it.

It snowed in Ely yesterday.

[TC]

In honor of the Twins being in first place after a 5-0 homestand (and in hopes of changing the sports talk back to a real sport), here's a little Top 10 List.  The folks over at Friar Forecast (http://friarforecast.com/?p=445) made a list of the 10 2008 Padres with the best chance of making the HOF.  Here is my Twins' list, counting only players who have played in the majors already this year.  I'm interested in hearing where I went wrong.

1. Joe Mauer - Started young and started well, premier defensive position, first overall draft pick, local hero, Baby Jesus, etc., etc. I think he's the only Twin with a non-negligible chance of making the HOF, but his durability issues and inability to develop power are starting to get worrisome.

2. Delmon Young - The only real positive is that he played regularly at 21. He has to start hitting soon.

3. Carlos Gomez - The only real positives are that he is getting a chance to play regularly at 22 and he has a unique and legitimately HOF-level skill, his speed. He needs huge amounts of development across the board to even stay in the majors, let alone excel, but at least there are some skills to build on.

4. Francisco Liriano - 2006: 22 years old, 12-3, 2.16 ERA, 144/32 K/BB, 121 IP. It's going to be a long road back. I really hope he gets there.

5. Justin Morneau - The 2006 MVP award is nice, but 27-year old 1B's with 110 HRs and 118 OPS+'s aren't exactly rare. Fred McGriff Lite?

6. Joe Nathan - Do people realize how awesome his now 4 1/2 year peak has been? Unfortunately, he was 29 at the start of his run and only has two All-Star selections to show for it. Who knows what the HOF will end up doing with closers, but I doubt Nathan ever sees the inside of the Hall without buying a ticket.

7. Boof Bonser - Nearly interchangable with...

8. Scott Baker - In fact, they score an amazing 986 on B-Ref's similarity scores. Both are 26, with roughly .500 records and slightly worse than average ERA+'s. I'll take Boof because of a higher K rate and better health thus far.

9. Jason Kubel - His minor league numbers suggested the possibility of MVP-level seasons in his future. Unfortunately, he's 26, has already had a career-altering injury, and is just now establishing himself as an ML regular.

10. Kevin Slowey - Already 24 and only has 12 major league starts to his credit and he doesn't really strike anyone out.

[bennie]

Did anyone out there watch all four ot's in the Sharks Stars game?  I only made it to the end of the first OT.

One of the advantages of being on the west coast is that I was able watch the whole thing! It was after 11pm when it ended, but who really needs to be alert Mondays at work? I don't mind Dallas, but I wish that it hadn't been Morrow that scored the winning goal.

[snoop dawg]

You gotta admit, them Pens are playing good hockey!

[The White Silly]

Oxy, great find on that article.  That interview was outrageous.  I'm still laughing.  Itsgood, itsgood.

[Rugman]

(in hopes of changing the sports talk back to a real sport)

Gotta be happy that Paula Cremer won on the LPGA tour yesterday and didn't blow a lead for the second straight week.

[Touchdown Tommy]

TC you punk.  How bout some golf chatter??  The President will be in Ponte Vedra Beach this weekend for The Players Championship.  Who is the favorite with Tiger on his couch?  Think the players and/or patrons will mind if TDT hops in the lake between 16 & the island green on 17 for a refreshing cool dip when the afternoon heat becomes overbearing??

[wildcat11]

Think the players and/or patrons will mind if TDT hops in the lake between 16 & the island green on 17 for a refreshing cool dip when the afternoon heat becomes overbearing??

So that's where Ponte Verda Beach sets up their homeless tent city.